I don't want Houston or UConn. Bring on Otz round 2 in the S16.
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Give me any 6 seed and Houston all day
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
The Houston is a double whammy as it’ll probably be played in Houston as a true road game.
If we get St. Louis can’t get BYU on round 2 and doubt they’d give us Tennessee playing earlier in the year. Bet we’d getUNC or Louisville.
Regarding Houston playing in Houston, I don't think they would do that to the 1 seed right? Same reason we aren't going to get Chicago.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
We aren't getting Chicago simply because they're going to separate the top 4 Big Ten teams; I don't think it's out of consideration for the #1 seed there, as they have regularly put #2, #3 and #4 seeds in regions that are more of a home court advantage than the #1 seed over the last 25 years. If there isn't a Big XII team ahead of Houston that would want Houston on the S-Curve, I actually think they would give it to them. It feels like the Committee's stance is they want to protect the top 4 seeds (in descending order) as much as they can, but by the Elite Eight? If you've made it that far, it's just time to beat whoever is in front of you wherever the game is being played or go home!
NASchamp
- Atlanta
A 4-seed would be absolutely catastrophic with this year’s set of 1-seeds.
Not even counting that just a few weeks ago we thought we could be fighting for a 1-seed.
Not always, if there are inter conference matchups they are trying to avoid
I’m pissed but this is a bit dramatic
For all we know we could play a 14 and 11 seed again and then play ISU or a conference foe we know well. Im not scared of UCONN besides the coaching matchup
It’s not dramatic. You have to take everything into consideration.
1 seed.. lose first weekend..
Skyy/Epps/Mayer year… lose first game
4 seed.. lose first weekend..
Last year.. lost first weekend…
Brad rode TSJ’s back to an elite 8…
How many first team all big ten guys have we had walk through the door? How many all Americans? How many freshman of the year? 6th man of the year? Most wins in the big ten over last 7 years?
And what do we have? 1 extended tournament run….. pathetic.
Damn this day!!!
Purdue would get a 7 seed and still draw a better bracket.
Gonna get rewarded with an extra quad 2 win and 2 very winninable Q1A's.
Gonna get rewarded with an extra quad 2 win and 2 very winninable Q1A's.
Extremely unlikely.
Coming into this game here’s how I thought it out:
Win the BTT, compounded with a FLA loss and UCONN loss — fair chance for a 1seed, at the very worst 2seed.
Beat WISC and lose to scUM — 2seed
Lose to WISC — 3seed.
I think right now it’s unlikely that we get off the 3 line.
Win the BTT, compounded with a FLA loss and UCONN loss — fair chance for a 1seed, at the very worst 2seed.
Beat WISC and lose to scUM — 2seed
Lose to WISC — 3seed.
I think right now it’s unlikely that we get off the 3 line.
Yeah, we're a 3 most likely.
Thanks for the response. Just want to avoid a 4 seed at this point. That would not be good.
Will not be the top offense efficiency in the tourney
Ah I gotcha.
Does the committee prioritize location or strength of teams when seeding? For example, let's say the committe picks Duke as the #1 overall team and obviously they get put in DC. But they also pick UConn as the strongest 2 seed. Do they put UConn in the East or do they move them somewhere else because theoretically Duke should get the weakest 2 seed?
Looks like some people are starting to move Miami to the 6 seed and drop Louisville to a 7.
This would set up a 6 VS 11 Miami VS Miami! @Piotyr
I'm guessing that the NCAA sees the dollar signs on having Illinois there, but maybe not.
If Purdue wins tomorrow I could see us being a 4 seed.
We won't fall to a 4. We can both be in StL but in different regions.
It was a bad loss today but we will still be a 3.
You are probably right. But I don’t think it’s 100%.
I would love to be the 3seed there.
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