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We earn a 2 seed or 3 seed.

Duke, mich, Arizona are 1. Florida probably 4th

Houston, Iowa st, mich st are 2s.

Duke probably wins tonight. If Virginia does however, maybe they steal the 4th 2,
 
Brad Palmer said:
We'll be the top 2 seed (5th overall)...Florida in Elite 8 if seeds hold.
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Don’t think so.

Florida keeps #1 in the South and Houston will be #2. Houston should pass us on the s-curve so we can be #2 in the East (even if Duke stays #1 overall), as long as Purdue doesn’t beat Michigan and replace ISU as a 2 seed. Having two BIG teams on the 2 line would force us to the Midwest.
 
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Excalibur said:
Conference tournaments don’t change seeding all that much.
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Tell that to St. John's. If they had lost to Providence, they would have likely slipped to a 6 seed. Now that they did the conference double, they will likely be a 4 seed.
 
Virginia's profile with a win over Duke would be pretty comparable to the big jumble of Big Ten teams in the 8-12 rage, so I definitely think they could get up there. But they've got to win the game first, down 2 at halftime.
 
auror said:
Virginia's profile with a win over Duke would be pretty comparable to the big jumble of Big Ten teams in the 8-12 rage, so I definitely think they could get up there. But they've got to win the game first, down 2 at halftime.
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Agreed, I was disagreeing with the thinking UVA would bump US off the 2 line as opposed to ISU or MSU
 
bendm said:
Don’t think so.

Florida keeps #1 in the South and Houston will be #2. Houston should pass us on the s-curve so we can be #2 in the East (even if Duke stays #1 overall), as long as Purdue doesn’t beat Michigan and replace ISU as a 2 seed. Having two BIG teams on the 2 line would force us to the Midwest.
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I would hope we do not get put in their region, again.
 
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We will be a 2 seed. But I think this is the first time, as a 35 year Husky fan, where I think we are over-seeded. For anyone who thinks the NCAA has it in for us, this year should erase that idea. They believe in the brand and our tourney history and will reward us as such. We've earned the benefit of the doubt. Go Huskies
 
connVA said:
My guess is 2 in the West with Arizona with Florida/Houston in the South, Michigan/ISU in the Midwest, and Duke/MSU in the East. I'd be shocked if they stick us with Duke in the East.
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We have often done well in the West
 
connVA said:
I'd be shocked if they stick us with Duke in the East.
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Assuming we aren’t 5th in the s-curve, Why? East is our geographical preference.
 
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bendm said:
Assuming we aren’t 5th in the s-curve, Why? East is our geographical preference.
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Since when do 2 seeds get geographical preference? The #1s get their choice of region (starting with the top overall). The 2 seeds then follow the curve unless adjustments are needed to avoid intraconference matchups. Assuming Duke is still the top and therefore owner of the East, there is a pretty massive gulf between having to deal with MSU/ISU versus UConn/Houston in the Elite 8. I'd be shocked if the Committee "rewards" them for being the top team in the tourney by sticking them with us as their #2.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
We will be a 2 seed. But I think this is the first time, as a 35 year Husky fan, where I think we are over-seeded. For anyone who thinks the NCAA has it in for us, this year should erase that idea. They believe in the brand and our tourney history and will reward us as such. We've earned the benefit of the doubt. Go Huskies
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Agreed. This team will be a 2 based on early season wins. But they are overseeded and looks lately like a 5 seed.
 
connVA said:
Since when do 2 seeds get geographical preference? The #1s get their choice of region (starting with the top overall). The 2 seeds then follow the curve unless adjustments are needed to avoid intraconference matchups. Assuming Duke is still the top and therefore owner of the East, there is a pretty massive gulf between having to deal with MSU/ISU versus UConn/Houston in the Elite 8. I'd be shocked if the Committee "rewards" them for being the top team in the tourney by sticking them with us as their #2.
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Since ever. The only prohibition is sticking the 5 overall seed with the 1 overall seed And we are not going to be 5 overall.
How do you explain Houston being #2 in the South in almost every bracket even when we were 5th on the s-curve, which should have placed us in the South? it was due to their geographical preference. If the committe ships us west that’s a screw job.
 
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Jaydumo20 said:
We will be a 2 seed. But I think this is the first time, as a 35 year Husky fan, where I think we are over-seeded. For anyone who thinks the NCAA has it in for us, this year should erase that idea. They believe in the brand and our tourney history and will reward us as such. We've earned the benefit of the doubt. Go Huskies
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No. They go by your actual record and what you've done. The WAB is their top metric and UConn has a very good one because of all the wins over ranked teams. Then you have 5 losses. This is why. Not the brand.

The brand was already great a few years ago when our net was 5, we were ranked 6, and yet ended up with a 4 seed.
 
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