Selection Sunday thread

[Flying Headbutt]

I too also suspect that Illinois will beat Va Tech.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

BTW, RPI is not the be all end all. Virginia finished tied for first in the ACC with Carolina. That has to mean something, especially when the team they tied with is a top seed in their bracket. The committee didn't just take the 34 highest RPIs with the exception of a handful they wanted to screw. It's just one, flawed tool they use among other flawed and subjective tools.

 

[Cosmo]

UVA also drew one of the easiest ACC schedules ... only saw UNC, Duke and BC once. The sweep of Maryland was nice, but losses Miami and Wake Forest were awful.

 

[beefncheddar]

UVA also drew one of the easiest ACC schedules ... only saw UNC, Duke and BC once. The sweep of Maryland was nice, but losses Miami and Wake Forest were awful.

At the end of the day, though, they were the co-regular season champion of the ACC. That team's in the tournament every year, whether it wins any non-conference games or not.

 

[Cosmo]

No, I'm not complaining about them being in the tournament. Of course they're in the tournament. But as a four seed, with that profile?

 

[farmerjerome]

No, I'm not complaining about them being in the tournament. Of course they're in the tournament. But as a four seed, with that profile?

True that. And what about Duke? They ship the bed this season and lost early in the ACC tournament. And they're a No. 6 seed. Gay. G-A-Y.

 

[beefncheddar]

No, I'm not complaining about them being in the tournament. Of course they're in the tournament. But as a four seed, with that profile?

One of the things that I sometimes thinks gets overlooked is how fluid the seeding really is. Don't various members of the committee always go out of their way to say how often they move teams from one seed to another based on outside factors? (already played, same conference, where they're playing, pod strength, etc.)

Should Virginia be a four? I don't really think so, but how far do you drop a team that finished as co-champion of what everyone seems to agree is the No. 1 conference? If you're looking to drop an ACC team, I'd suggest we start with Duke earning a No. 6.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

No, I'm not complaining about them being in the tournament. Of course they're in the tournament. But as a four seed, with that profile?

Pretty much where I am. I had them eighth in my stupid little attempt at doing brackets, thinking that their embarashing flameout (L at Wake Forest with the title in the balance to finish the regular season, then L vs. N.C. State to go one-and-done in the ACCs) would be enough to drop them a few spots. I'm almost scared to think where they would have landed had they gotten to the semis or finals.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Please tell me the committee "accidentally" threw Izzo and Crean together in Round One and then, if Marquette somehow wins, "accidentally" set up them and UNC in the rematch of the championship game 30 years ago. Which was in Atlanta, by the way.
I'm sorry for Drexel.
F-a-buncha Orange, though. Don't lose to Drexel at home.

 

[slappy4428]

Illinois... Michigan State... I am still forking floored.

No "BCS" fan boys, however, should bench about schools from other BCS conferences (IE: SEC Lil' rays of sunshine saying how this Big Ten team or that ACC team) getting in and overlooking their own dirty little problems, however.

 

[Bullrog]

Please tell me the committee "accidentally" threw Izzo and Crean together in Round One and then, if Marquette somehow wins, "accidentally" set up them and UNC in the rematch of the championship game 30 years ago. Which was in Atlanta, by the way.

Same way the committee "accidentally" set up a Georgia State-Maryland matchup in the second round of '01.
Driesell vs. Maryland in his last big hoorah.
There's no way anyone will ever convince me that the committee didn't do this on purpose.

 

[Jimmy Pips]

And TSP, again, boy do I hope you're right Re: Kansas.

Just curious, maybe I missed it, but what are Kansas fans saying about their seed/region? Getting put in the West with UCLA as the #2 seems like it defeats the whole purpose of being #1.