We're NOT an 8-seed currently. 100% guaranteed. I can easily find 8 teams in the Composite Matrix who will be ranked behind us. A team that is 1/2 game out of 1st place in the Big 10 will not be an 8 seed.
Not to be rude, just curious. How does Chicago State still have a D1 basketball team?
Chicago State was headed to Seattle. Spokane is a couple hundred miles away, and all of the reported cases have been in Seattle. Unless there are reported cases extending out toward Spokane in the next two weeks, I wouldn’t expect a cancellation or move. But I wouldn’t be surprised if the NCAA is looking at backup plans right now.
You're right. We're not any seed currently. People have to relax about these mock brackets. Just people guessing based on the NET and their biases. Only seedings that matter are those released on March 15. Just win baby.
Still can't believe we lost that game.
I'm not sure that will be enough. Not much movement in the rankings this late in the season. Thursday @ OSU might not even get us into the top 30 with a win.
You do realize "into the top 30" and "in the 20's" are at most 1 number apart right?
Ah yeah, you're right, I misunderstood. I read the initial post as being in the top 20.
There was a nice interview with brad Evans on Werner’s latest podcast. He’s about as locked into the process as anyone. He specifically pointed out that conference record has zero bearing. They don’t look at it.
Don't want to fear monger, but I guess I will. My wife's best friend from her youth lives less than a mile from the nursing home in Kirkland and Seattle is the gateway to Alaska, so I have been paying a lot of attention to what is going on in Seattle. Estimates through DNA analysis by a reputable scientist (@trvrb) are now that there are likely around five hundred infected persons in the area (a range of 80-1500) as of March 2, and that it will double every 6.1 days. Lack of testing of anyone who is not severely ill and the long incubation time is keeping the official number low at present. One case has already made it to North Carolina from Kirkland. Teachers are threatening to boycott work because there is no effective containment measures being adopted. I expect the number to grow considerably over time and as testing becomes more available. Given the connections between Seattle and Spokane, it is not unreasonable to expect that there may well be coronavirus concerns in Spokane by the time of the NCAA tourney. There could be action taken such as limiting large gatherings occurring in the NW by that time.
Well, I didn't listen to the podcast, but I'd suggest that there's a way he's right without totally dismissing conference performance.
OK, how about the fact that we have more Quag 1A wins than anyone in the country and have a chance to add to that tomorrow?
Your last sentence was the decision maker. Anything where flights and people are coming in from overseas is a different animal.
While always painful to do do in the past ---- I also once again look forward to that game in the March Madness bracket where I finally have to go against my heart and choose our opponent to win.
