I seem to recall that this would mean that the NCAA would put us in a different regional than Michigan. Would we also be on the other side of the bracket from them?
About the only thing I am sure of is that polls don't matter where seeding is concerned.
phenomenon that I don’t quite understand. I will say this on every bracketology thread: Seeding matters, but it is more about location and matchups. When we got the one seed a few years back, we got a very unfavorable matchup for a 1 seed in the second round. We had a much more favorable draw as the 3 seed a couple years ago during the E8 run.Other than being placed in Chicago, the #1 vs. #2 or even #3 seed is like that 6-7
Sure, I’m hoping for a #1 seed because that means we will have finished strong. But this team has been so tough on the road and has been so battle-tested that I believe they can beat any team anywhere.
I agree, but it's worth pointing out that of the three variables mentioned, we...
You can start to speculate a little on our 2/3 seed partner. It’s likely a B12 team because all the current 2-3 seeds are mostly big ten and B12 teams that can’t be seeded with each other. Thats where the Kansas 2-3 partner is worst case scenario to me.
So one thing to note is that the committee attempts to put Top 4 seeds from the same conference in different brackets. So if Michigan were to get the 1 seed in the Midwest, the only way we could possibly get to Chicago is falling to the #5 team in the B10 (i.e. Michigan, Nebraska, MSU, and Purdue all have higher seeds). Really, our best shot at getting Chicago is either being the top team in the B10 and not having Chicago taken by anyone ahead of us on our seed line. Or hoping whoever wins the B10 does not get the Midwest regional (i.e. Michigan gets the 4th 1 seed and is forced to Houston because the Midwest 1 is already filled, and we're say the 1st 2 seed).
If my quick Reddit search is accurate, it appears that Feb 21.
I suspect the entire Loyalty board gives a higher priority to your bracket than to your work.
This will be very interesting to see, especially since it will be right before two Quad 1A opportunities for us (UCLA that night and Michigan on February 27). IIRC, some of these releases have contained some surprises in the past, and I think it's a super cool midseason indication of how the Committee is looking at things. If we are pleasantly surprised with where we sit in this top 16 reveal and we are able to knock off UCLA and Michigan ... the hype train will be back rolling at full speed!
I feel you, brother! Really wanted to do some real Loyalty posting today, though I certainly couldn't formulate my own bracket!
What I did want to look at quickly is if any of our borderline wins/losses/future opponents were close to changing Quad classifications. A few brief notes below based on today's NET Rankings.
I guess we'll just have to retake the title as "hottest team in the country" over the next couple of weeks!
I'll still say, I want absolutely nothing to do with St. Louis this year. The only thing killing their metrics this year is their weak overall schedule and they have struggled at times with ball pressure and doubles where they're prone to turning the ball over via steal. They are an exceptional shooting team from both 3 and 2. Absolutely exceptional. They have 4 3pt shooters who hit at over 40%, led by a 48.6% high volume 3 shooter, for reference, that's freshman Jamar Smith at even higher volume. If you aren't able to force them into turnovers, or force them off the 3pt line into a tall big, you're in some big trouble. I can easily see that team making a Sweet 16 or Elite 8 run. Let it be to someone who isn't us. St. Louis is probably the most vomit inducing 2nd round matchup any high ranked team could ask for.
It was ours to lose
I am a terrible person who worked until nearly 10pm and my brain is calling it a day. I'll run it tomorrow.
