There have been many comments this week in this and the games thread about seeding for 2/3 vs. 4/5 and other teams losing and does it or doesn't it matter. For example, did Dayton losing help us? It absolutely does. Personally I think 3 is significantly better than 4. I'd rather play UConn in F4 or E8 than in S16. 2 and 3 are the same as are 4 and 5, it is matchups that count. So we are vying for top 12. Let's concede 5 of those spots to Net 1-5: Houston, UConn, PU, AZ, TN. There are 16-18 teams vying for the last 7 spots. As teams have 1, 2, 3 or more losses, at some point they drop out. Are we top 10? Yes we have warts and yes we need to keep improving, but everyone has warts and a number of the other teams don't have many great wins like us, perhaps more than in other years for top seeds. Do we have to go 9-1 or 8-2 to get top 12? Not necessarily. Of course I would rather control our destiny than relying on other teams losing but it surely helps us. So yes, the other teams below losing helps.
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