UMass got a higher seed than us

[ASweet3781]

Honestly I'm not complaining because I like how our bottom bracket but good lord if you can't be motivated with how our league was treated than you will never be motivated as a basketball player.

They basically yawned at us for beating Memphis and Cincy.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

They disrespected Louisville by giving them a four seed but they absolutely screwed Wichita St by giving them a one in the same bracket where Louisville is a four.

 

[upstater]

If they emphasize OOC so much, as the committee head is saying, then why is UConn a #7?

They are doing something wrong.

 

[uconnisgood]

Seeding low but I like it.

 

[ASweet3781]

If they emphasize OOC so much, as the committee head is saying, then why is UConn a #7?

They are doing something wrong.

Doug G is too busy asking about New Mexico.

 

[Peacefrog]

Really a head-scratcher. I guess you can point to UMass's better RPI although alone shouldn't have them with a better seed than us. Can someone explain why St. Louis has a better seed than us? We have a better RPI, more top 25 wins, more top 50 wins, better record in our last 12...............

 

[UCweCONN]

The NCAA guy explaining New Mexico and UMASS made no sense. If it's strength of schedule how could UMASS be ranked higher than us? Did they beat Florida? Memphis? Cincinnati? How many top 25 wins do they have? What a joke.

 

[mauconnfan]

The NCAA guy explaining New Mexico and UMASS made no sense. If it's strength of schedule how could UMASS be ranked higher than us? Did they beat Florida? Memphis? Cincinnati? How many top 25 wins do they have? What a joke.

I will tell you what though…….hate to jinx our game but I would rather have St Joes than the winner of Iowa/Tennessee…….

 

[MattMang23]

https://twitter.com/mattmang23/status/445335150768160768

A UMass fan is trying to justify their seed to me.

Look, they're not a bad team. They're actually pretty good. But they shouldn't be a 6 when we are a 7.

 

[MattMang23]

If they emphasize OOC so much, as the committee head is saying, then why is UConn a #7?

They are doing something wrong.

I think we are all learning the hard way what it's like to be in a mid-major league. If the criteria is play and win OOC games, we did that. But apparently when it came to evaluating us, the criteria shifted to what conference you play in.

 

[UCweCONN]

Maybe we should go independent in hoops and play the carnival circuit like the Harlem Globetrotters?

 

[TRest]

https://twitter.com/mattmang23/status/445335150768160768

A UMass fan is trying to justify their seed to me.

Look, they're not a bad team. They're actually pretty good. But they shouldn't be a 6 when we are a 7.

When you use the "who can you beat test" the A10 hasn't beaten anyone OOC.

 

[MattMang23]

When you use the "who can you beat test" the A10 hasn't beaten anyone OOC.

Exactly. Look at the list of teams he is thumping his chest about beating. It's a who's who of seeds 8-12.

 

[UCweCONN]

One word for UMASS fans : FLORIDA (#1 overall seed)....and we beat them.

 

[Leebo]

UMass is screwed. Iowa and Tennessee are way better than UMass on kenpom.

 

[UCweCONN]

The A-10 (#6) had a better conference RPI than the AAC (#8). It went 123-52 (.7039) in the OOC with the #8 SOS. The AAC went 88-35 (.7154) with a conference SOS of #26.

The A-10 had wins over NCAA teams such as:

Virginia
Gonzaga
Creighton
Providence
Nebraska
Brigham Young
New Mexico

What are the wins by A10 tourney team?

 

[gove1213]

Umass beat the last 4

 

[UCweCONN]

Umass beat the last 4

All except New Mexico had 11 or 12 losses. Just sayin'.

 

[TRest]

The A-10 (#6) had a better conference RPI than the AAC (#8). It went 123-52 (.7039) in the OOC with the #8 SOS. The AAC went 88-35 (.7154) with a conference SOS of #26.

The A-10 had wins over NCAA teams such as:

Virginia
Gonzaga
Creighton
Providence
Nebraska
Brigham Young
New Mexico

That looks like an NIT bracket.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

UMass is screwed. Iowa and Tennessee are way better than UMass on kenpom.

Winner of that play-in game beats UMass by a dozen (or more).

 

[David 76]

The 7 is nasty, 'Ville getting a 4 is nasty,
SMU being cut too. We were screwed. Nothing to do but win beyond our seed.

 

[mauconnfan]

Somewhere in Western Mass Clothy is leading a maroon appareled crew of Minutemen fans in a team circle jerk………..he is the pivotman!