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LETTERL said:
I'm convinced a lot of what Creme does is to spur conversation. Moving UCONN to Greensboro makes no sense!

The NCAA needs UCONN in the Bridgeport region. That's where UCONN will be, regardless of what seed the Huskies end up getting.
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I agree.. what's more do you think the committee wants SC and Uconn in the same region I think not
 
LETTERL said:
I'm convinced a lot of what Creme does is to spur conversation. Moving UCONN to Greensboro makes no sense!

The NCAA needs UCONN in the Bridgeport region. That's where UCONN will be, regardless of what seed the Huskies end up getting.
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I agree about Creme. It would be an absolute travesty if UConn is in the Greensboro Regional with SC and I assure you no one from SC OR UConn wants that to happen. I can see them putting them ANYWHERE else but I would be stunned if they end up in the same bracket at SC - although I have seen some stunners over the years....
 
If I'm looking at it correctly, I see UConn being seen as the worst of the 3 seeds. I know I'm a UConn fan, but I really don't see that as being appropriate.
 
From the ESPN WCBB Bracketology page...

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I can't repeat on here what I said out loud when I saw this!
 
LETTERL said:
I'm convinced a lot of what Creme does is to spur conversation. Moving UCONN to Greensboro makes no sense!

The NCAA needs UCONN in the Bridgeport region. That's where UCONN will be, regardless of what seed the Huskies end up getting.
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I also believe that UConn will end up in Bridgeport, but I think the current Greensboro seeding does make sense. If you follow an S-curve seeding process, SC is clearly the overall #1 seed. The overall #1 seed typically is paired in the same bracket with the worst #2 seed (Iowa St) and the best #3 seed (UConn).

There are still many games to be played prior to the Big Dance. I expect UConn to win out. I also expect some of the teams currently ahead of UConn to lose games in the coming week or so. That all should move UConn to a #2 seed and a likely spot in the Bridgeport Region.
 
Cornell Lt said:
If I'm looking at it correctly, I see UConn being seen as the worst of the 3 seeds. I know I'm a UConn fan, but I really don't see that as being appropriate.
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We are the best of the three seeds, if he is using the s curve.
 
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oldude said:
I also believe that UConn will end up in Bridgeport, but I think the current Greensboro seeding does make sense. If you follow an S-curve seeding process, SC is clearly the overall #1 seed. The overall #1 seed typically is paired in the same bracket with the worst #2 seed (Iowa St) and the best #3 seed (UConn).

There are still many games to be played. I expect UConn to win out. I also expect some of the teams currently ahead of UConn to lose games in the coming week or so. That all should move UConn to a #2 seed and a likely spot in the Bridgeport Region.
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Yes...but WCBB doesn't follow a true S-curve for its national championship tournament; it did last year, because the entire tournament was held in San Antonio, due to COVID.

WCBB is still tied, in many ways, to a geographical curve for its national championship tournament. South Carolina, as the top seed, gets put at the regional site that is closest to them, as a reward for a fantastic season. UCONN will be in Bridgeport for proximity. NC State will likely be in Bridgeport as well, as the projected #3 overall seed and Bridgeport is the closest regional site to Raleigh outside of Greensboro, where South Carolina will be.
 
LETTERL said:
Yes...but WCBB doesn't follow a true S-curve for its national championship tournament; it did last year, because the entire tournament was held in San Antonio, due to COVID.

WCBB is still tied, in many ways, to a geographical curve for its national championship tournament. South Carolina, as the top seed, gets put at the regional site that is closest to them, as a reward for a fantastic season. UCONN will be in Bridgeport for proximity. NC State will likely be in Bridgeport as well, as the projected #3 overall seed and Bridgeport is the closest regional site to Raleigh outside of Greensboro, where South Carolina will be.
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I understand that the Big Dance doesn’t usually follow a true S-curve. It’s more of a guiding principle. But it’s my understanding that in order for UConn to truly assure themselves a spot in the Bridgeport Region, the Huskies need to be a #1 or #2 seed. If UConn takes care of business this weekend and next, that should happen.
 
LETTERL said:
I'm convinced a lot of what Creme does is to spur conversation. Moving UCONN to Greensboro makes no sense!

The NCAA needs UCONN in the Bridgeport region. That's where UCONN will be, regardless of what seed the Huskies end up getting.
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AND... can't believe the Committee wants to see a So Carolina vs UCONN match up in the Regionals... but rather at the Final 4...assuming of course that they both get there.
 
Creme is playing games with the regions and seeding.
 
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I've always felt that the committee has to demonstrate to the country a
(seeming) independence from Storrs.

This might involve (this year)...
1. A lower ranking than Olde Dude suggests.
2. Sending us out of Bridgeport (which is essentially a home game (s) for
Southern Ct Fans).

Even if it means a financial hit to the NCAA coffers.

I certainly wouldn't be surprised if that transpires.
 
Surprised that no one has stepped up to provide bracketing similar to Creme. This would be a relatively straightforward way for a past player that wants to get into sports journalism or broadcasting to make a name for themself.
 
Deb Antonelli is probably calling anyone she knows to tell her S Curve rant. She doesn't want to see her Alma Mata NC State in the Bridgeport Region with UCONN. lol
 
I agree that Creme is just trying to stir the pot, but moving UConn out of the Bridgeport regional sort of makes sense, given his current seeds. The problem lies with the Big 12. Creme projects them with three 2-seeds (Baylor, Iowa State, and Texas) and one 3-seed (Oklahoma). Well, Oklahoma can't be sent to the regional that the other three Big 12 teams are in because they try to prevent those intraconference matchups from happening that early in the tournament. So the only choice is to send Oklahoma to Bridgeport (which is geographically far from the Big 12 2-seeds) and to send UConn as the 3-seed to one of the regionals with the Big 12 2-seeds.

In reality, I don't think the Big 12 ends up with four teams in the 12, so it's all a moot point.

HopJim said:
Surprised that no one has stepped up to provide bracketing similar to Creme. This would be a relatively straightforward way for a past player that wants to get into sports journalism or broadcasting to make a name for themself.
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Autumn Johnson of ncaa.com does a bracketology but it's not updated as much. 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket predictions, less than a month away from selections
 
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HopJim said:
Surprised that no one has stepped up to provide bracketing similar to Creme. This would be a relatively straightforward way for a past player that wants to get into sports journalism or broadcasting to make a name for themself.
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Someone has. The fact that you're not even aware of him is a case in point.
 
oldude said:
I understand that the Big Dance doesn’t usually follow a true S-curve. It’s more of a guiding principle. But it’s my understanding that in order for UConn to truly assure themselves a spot in the Bridgeport Region, the Huskies need to be a #1 or #2 seed. If UConn takes care of business this weekend and next, that should happen.
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S-Curve my .

The committee follows the P-5 champs curve in choosing the top 8 seeds

Champs of the 5 conferences.
One non p-5 champ (always UConn) ,
Two P-5 runners up.

So far its:
South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, Louisville

UConn to whatever regional makes sense (Bridgeport)
Big 10 #1
Big 12 #1
A P-5 Number 2
A p-5 Number 2
 
HuskyNan said:
UConn is hurt by having the #16 strength of schedule and its best win remains Tennessee, no matter how many Big East teams they beat up

Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

Computer ratings and rankings for CBW (College Basketball Women's), with links to team predictions, scores, and schedules.
masseyratings.com masseyratings.com
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You may be right but, according to Massey, only SC, NCState and Stanford have better current SOSs among the top 8 schools.

So who knows? I can only agree with Azzi that we will be “nasty” cone tournament time.
 
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HuskyNan said:
UConn is hurt by having the #16 strength of schedule and its best win remains Tennessee, no matter how many Big East teams they beat up

Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

Computer ratings and rankings for CBW (College Basketball Women's), with links to team predictions, scores, and schedules.
masseyratings.com masseyratings.com
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All that said and more, will the Committee really want the now healthy UConn meet South Carolina (or Stanford for that matter) in a regional final instead of the FF?
 
Plebe said:
The NET also has North Carolina at #6 and BYU at #8. Does that mean they should be 2 seeds?

Folks ought to quit obsessing over the NET ranking because it doesn't determine seedings.
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Notice the question mark? The selection committee has moved as a source from the RPI to the NET, one source.

www.ncaa.com

Frequently asked questions about the DI women's basketball NET

Here's the information for all DI women's basketball NET questions, including what the NET measures.
www.ncaa.com www.ncaa.com
 
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FanFromMaine said:
You may be right but, according to Massey, only SC, NCState and Stanford have better current SOSs among the top 8 schools.

So who knows? I can only agree with Azzi that we will be “nasty” cone tournament time.
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UConn SOS is 16...
Louisville, a projected #1 seed has SOS of 28

Based on Massey Ratings today.
 
PAHuskeyFan said:
AND... can't believe the Committee wants to see a So Carolina vs UCONN match up in the Regionals... but rather at the Final 4...assuming of course that they both get there.
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I would think that the committee has learned its lesson last year when they put UConn and Baylor in the same region. Even though UConn does not have the body of work of some of the teams, they should be looking at the reasons for some of our mediocre performances, meaning they should treat us the way we are now, not what we were. I believe SC would agree with that.
 
Nick Pignatello said:
... The selection committee has moved as a source from the RPI to the NET, one source.
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All the more reason UConn will end up as a #2 seed. They moved up to 5th in NET thru last night's games:

www.ncaa.com

DI Women's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

Get NCAA women's college basketball rankings from the Associated Press, USA Today/WBCA and NCAA committee.
www.ncaa.com www.ncaa.com

P.S.-- I'm sympathetic to Villanova. They lost to Tournament darlings Princeton & Maryland out of the gate & had Maddie Siegrist, one of the Top 25 players in the country IMO, injured for the first part of their season. They beat UConn on the road, snapping our insane conference winning streak, swept Marquette, & split with projected Tournament entry Creighton & bubble team Depaul. Their NCAA bracket omission would be a tough pillow to swallow.
 
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