WOW! Respect for The American!

[A10 fan]

Four teams, whoda thunk it?

 

[4in16]

I don't even think Tulsa was watching the show after that clunker in the quarterfinals.

 

[Rocktheworld]

And yet our conference champion gets the 9 seed in the overall 1 seed's bracket. Four teams is a backhanded compliment when that happens

 

[MattMang23]

Four teams, whoda thunk it?

Respect? The champ got a 9 and the regular season champ a 10.

 

[mcs333]

4 teams! Makeup for what happen the last two years

 

[Jerry1714]

Respect? The champ got a 9 and the regular season champ a 10.

Do you realize everyone expected UConn to be a 8 or 9 and Temple to be out or last 4 in?

Guess not if your trying to make the arguement you are

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Respect? The champ got a 9 and the regular season champ a 10.

The regular season champ lost 7 non-conference games.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Jeff Borzello, whoever that is, tweeted the following:

"Tulsa being included in the field is baffling. Most projected brackets didn't even have them under consideration -- especially after losing by 22 to Memphis in the Conference-USA tournament."

Featured on the ESPN feed. Now that's some respect

 

[Jerry1714]

Cannot believe people are trying to turn this around into the AAC got screwed again. I did not think that was possible, but I guess I should not underestimate people.

 

[CTBasketball]

Getting 4 teams is amazing. We weren't screwed with the seeding, we were snubbed with the matchups. Each team got hosed.

 

[MattMang23]

Do you realize everyone expected UConn to be a 8 or 9 and Temple to be out or last 4 in?

Guess not if your trying to make the arguement you are

After seeing the brackets, I thought we would have worked our way up to a 7. Oregon St. is a flipping 7 and was said to be a bubble team. Cuse is a 10. No, we weren't respected.

 

[Jerry1714]

After seeing the brackets, I thought we would have worked our way up to a 7. Oregon St. is a flipping 7 and was said to be a bubble team. Cuse is a 10. No, we weren't respected.

Then you have no clue what you are talking about.

No one had Oregon state on the bubble.

 

[MattMang23]

Then you have no clue what you are talking about.

No one had Oregon state on the bubble.

They were literally listed as the first team on the bubble on CBS's show.

 

[2Husky]

the seeding of the entire bracket makes no sense, not to mention teams that shouldn't be in at all

 

[upstater]

I think the committee might be back to looking at RPI instead of other metrics. Only thing that makes sense here.

If UConn didn't beat Temple, UConn might even be out here.

Given Tulsa's OOC, UConn might want to reconsider having a tough OOC.

 

[BUHusky]

Getting 4 teams is amazing. We weren't screwed with the seeding, we were snubbed with the matchups. Each team got hosed.

Huh? Please elaborate.

Not sure how 9s, 10s, and 11s should be matched up so they don't meet the top teams...

 

[Jerry1714]

They were literally listed as the first team on the bubble on CBS's show.

So that is what you are going by? Ha, ok

 

[Hi-Low]

Obviously Kansas a very tough draw if get by Colorado but as 8/9 seed 2nd game was going to be tough regardless....may as well play the assumed best team in the country and see what happens...should be fun!

 

[auror]

I think the committee might be back to looking at RPI instead of other metrics. Only thing that makes sense here.

I don't think this is true. St. Bonnaventure left out with RPI #30!

Committee seemed inconsistent, didn't rely on advanced OR RPI. Which to me means they actually used their eyes and/or discussion, which is great.

 

[TasteofUConn]

And yet our conference champion gets the 9 seed in the overall 1 seed's bracket. Four teams is a backhanded compliment when that happens

Quite the contrary.

It's Kansas that should feel like they got the hose.

UConn is quite literally THE 2nd round matchup nightmare right now.

My apologies to Kansas for the manner in which the Committee has treated them.

 

[Jerry1714]

Obviously Kansas a very tough draw if get by Colorado but as 8/9 seed 2nd game was going to be tough regardless....may as well play the assumed best team in the country and see what happens...should be fun!

The tournament is not suppose to be a cake walk for a team who may have been watching from home without a 55 foot shot 48 hours ago.

 

[auror]

Obviously Kansas a very tough draw if get by Colorado but as 8/9 seed 2nd game was going to be tough regardless....may as well play the assumed best team in the country and see what happens...should be fun!

Agreed. Think Colorado is eminently beatable as an 8. Like that for us.

 

[MattMang23]

So that is what you are going by? Ha, ok

And you are going by? Since the committee has never released its criteria, you have no better idea of who was a bubble team and who wasn't than I do.

 

[4in16]

Since no one else has yet #AmericanRising.

 

[Jerry1714]

And you are going by? Since the committee has never released its criteria, you have no better idea of who was a bubble team and who wasn't than I do.

A 7 may be high but I am not sure you will find a bracket projection with them lower than 10.

The point is, the idea that AAC got screwed is ludicrous and completely unsupported.