Bald Husky
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What the hell does distance have to do with matchups? There are 4 top flight teams with a NC as a goal for this year. Those 4 teams should have played one game involving them for the sake of the tournament. LSU is scheduled to play VT later, so I understand why they aren't matched up, although UConn and SC did play in the Bahamas even though they were scheduled later that season. So, to do the smart thing, UConn should be playing VT so LSU could play UCLA. I really don't understand why the defending NC are matched up with 2 of the weakest competitors. A mid- major and a low major, but of course these matchups reflect Kims OOC scheduling for the last few years. It is amazing how she gets away with this, so I'm hoping that UConn smashes both UCLA and Kansas and LSU struggles with the bottom feeders. As a result, UConn will take over the #1 spot in the polls.To me it looks like the teams that are traveling a farther distance get the better match ups, and those better match ups can increase their strength of schedule.
For instance, Niagara us traveling from far away, so they get UCLA & a top team to increase their SOS with LSU.
I don't believe that there's anything sinister going on with Kim. & LSU.
LSU plays a strong conference schedule & isn't traveling all that far, so they're playing Niagara, & Virginia is an upcoming SEC team that is traveling from farther away or similar to the distance that LSU is traveling.
So they're playing.
It all makes perfect if you use the distances traveled along with the conference that each team plays in & their SOS.
UConn & UCLA are both traveling from far away so that get to meet to avoid traveling again in the future to meet.
Both teams can enjoy the boost to their SOS, & Kansas is also traveling pretty far & gets to play UConn as a reward to their SOS.
It makes the best use of the travel investment.
IMO it's all perfect & without any conspiracy by the tournament officials.
The management simply scheduled the games that seemed to make the most sense primarily by travel distance.
Forget the conspiracy drama, just play the basketball games.
I'm sure that the tournament officials are aware of how each team performed in the post season last year.
UConn has more to prove than LSU, plus UConn plays a weaker conference schedule & is playing games in Europe.