Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but imagine the reaction to a suggestion two weeks ago that we would be in line for a 4 seed.
Many people want to see the Hauser-Hauser match up but that is not how things are put together. Besides, i would be surprised to see UVA even make it.A 4 seed would be great. The 12 seed line seems to usually be where the last of the at-large bids go, where you play either a power conference team or a high-tier mid-major, both of which can put up a fight, while 13 seeds are more often the auto-bid winners from mid- and low-major conferences, and likely a bigger drop off in quality than from an 11 to a 12 seed team, or a 13 to a 14 seed. In other words, I think a 13 seed has a good chance to be a substantially easier opponent for us than a 12 seed, and makes a first round win and round of 32 appearance much more likely.
A couple matchups here that don't seem like accidents:
8 Michigan State vs. 9 Virginia. Michigan State knocked Virginia out of the NCAA tournament in both 2014 and 2015, and they were supposed to play this year as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, but the game was canceled.
3 Missouri vs. 14 Norfolk State. 15 seed Norfolk State upset 2 seed Missouri in 2012.
I have been looking for at least a #2 seed since we beat Iowa.Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but imagine the reaction to a suggestion two weeks ago that we would be in line for a 4 seed.
I have been looking for at least a #2 seed since we beat Iowa.
I demand satisfaction!
A 4 seed would be great. The 12 seed line seems to usually be where the last of the at-large bids go, where you play either a power conference team or a high-tier mid-major, both of which can put up a fight, while 13 seeds are more often the auto-bid winners from mid- and low-major conferences, and likely a bigger drop off in quality than from an 11 to a 12 seed team, or a 13 to a 14 seed. In other words, I think a 13 seed has a good chance to be a substantially easier opponent for us than a 12 seed, and makes a first round win and round of 32 appearance much more likely.
A couple matchups here that don't seem like accidents:
8 Michigan State vs. 9 Virginia. Michigan State knocked Virginia out of the NCAA tournament in both 2014 and 2015, and they were supposed to play this year as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, but the game was canceled.
3 Missouri vs. 14 Norfolk State. 15 seed Norfolk State upset 2 seed Missouri in 2012.
5 seed in Lunardi's update. I guess the good news is we likely wont be a 5 seed ha With a tough big ten feels like we get up to a 4 or higher of if we lost a few down in the 7-9 range.
overall a good "problem" to have!
They over-seeded us as a 5 when we should have been a 7. But made up for it by giving MTSU a 12 when they should have been a 10.I remember when we were a #5 seed a few years ago. Total trap game. That Middle Tenn team was probably also deserving of a 7-9 seed, not a 12. Let's avoid the #5 seed, lol. I'll take it but, total trap games!
I have a bad feeling that we're going to get Drake if we make the tournament