North Carolina has to beat Iowa State with an injury and Illinois to make the sweet 16. Illinois has been blown out by several teams since we blew them out. Seems unfair. Hopefully they lose to Iowa State. They play San Diego State first.
NCAA tournament seedings
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North Carolina and Illinois are not in the same region. I think you may be confusing UNC with UK.
UNC will have to beat SD St, Ole Miss, then Iowa St who has a key injury.
All I know is , Duke got into the tourney . That’s all I care about . Every team has to beat the team they go up against to advance . I’m simply waiting on the first game before I worry about the second . Baylor does not bother me at all .
This isn't the Baylor that won it all, or even the Baylor we beat in the EE in 2010. Still a talented team, but if we are a FF team we should be able to beat them or Miss State, who finished 9th in the SEC. Second round games are always a challenge it seems.
Lots to speculate chat about, and this is a CBB message board which exists exactly for that very reason!
I'm with Shey on this. Give me this Duke team with a healthy Cooper and possibly Brown by the second weekend (I know, a stretch) and I will take us against any team in the country. No way am I saying it's a cake walk. Duke has to show up and play tough every single game. And a little luck wouldn't hurt. Still, I have Duke for the win!
I'm with Shey on this. Give me this Duke team with a healthy Cooper and possibly Brown by the second weekend (I know, a stretch) and I will take us against any team in the country. No way am I saying it's a cake walk. Duke has to show up and play tough every single game. And a little luck wouldn't hurt. Still, I have Duke for the win!
I just don't want to experience a '17-level South Carolina letdown. Again, we've gone ten years without a championship, and this team is so special. To see them lose early would skyrocket this year to the top of my most disappointing losses.
Probably nothing will happen but at least it's getting more attention.
Good hope Indiana joins in. This is a bad look for Cunningham and his buddies
Louisville finishes the season at #10 in the final AP poll but is a 8 seed. Teams 1-8 were seeded accordingly to their rank even though there could be discussions on who is the best 1 or 2 seed. Texas tech is 3 seed
Final AP poll...
1-Duke
2-Houston
3- Florida
4-Auburn
5-St John's
6- Tennessee
7-Alabama
8- MSU
9-Texas tech
10-Louisville
Final AP poll...
1-Duke
2-Houston
3- Florida
4-Auburn
5-St John's
6- Tennessee
7-Alabama
8- MSU
9-Texas tech
10-Louisville
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The good thing Bleed is that unc will have to win in Dayton, OH, and then twice in Milwaukee, WI, to earn a Sweet 16 berth. Iowa State will bring the fans with them to Milwaukee.
This is insane. I'd bet Louisville gives Auburn a good game. I still say Auburn wins that game. But the Cards will be motivated.
Hoping Louisville get the Smith guy back but he's been out a couple weeks so he'll be rusty. I think something is going on in that Auburn locker room between the players. Maybe it's Baker Mazara and players are tired of his crap or maybe they're just playing bad at the moment. At least they'll have the home crowd and shouldn't be rattled too much against Auburn with their veterans
That's also true. Louisville does at least get the opportunity of playing in Kentucky. Which is unfair to Auburn. Not unlike us getting South Carolina in Columbia.
Auburn did shoot the lights out in Lexington a few weeks ago as they completely dismantled Kentucky. However, I'd be extremely irritated if I was an Auburn fan. I'm surprised Bubba and the committee didn't screw us over with Gonzaga as our 8.
Yep, I just remembered the sc fans doubled because unc and their fans played after or before. That was an away game.
Pure politics is the only way one can explain some of these seedings. Hafta look at quad 1 wins, and only quad 1 wins, to justify Auburn getting the overall #1. Hafta do the exact opposite and completely ignore quad 1 wins to justify giving UNC a bid.
Too much "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" going on in that committee room. Bottom line is, the NCAA has lost all credibility, as if it had any left. Time to flush that toilet, like they should have done after giving UNC a walk after 20+ years of systematic academic fraud and the titles they won because of it.
Too much "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" going on in that committee room. Bottom line is, the NCAA has lost all credibility, as if it had any left. Time to flush that toilet, like they should have done after giving UNC a walk after 20+ years of systematic academic fraud and the titles they won because of it.
I don't want this to come back and bite me, but this Duke team is nothing like the 17,18,and 19 teams. Even the title 15 team had some hiccups along the way. This team is the most enjoyable team I've watched in a long time.
Goal #9 - Earn the #1 Seed in The East (Newark) ☑️
Bleed it, first we’re gonna need you to take a Xanax and a few deep breaths. If Duke can’t win that second round game against either of those two, they don’t deserve to go to the final four. Relax, this Duke team is dialed in.
Also in terms of who the holes could play, Ole Miss blew out Louisville, beat Alabama, beat Kentucky, beat Tennessee, only lost to Auburn by five in the SEC tournament, lost to Mississippi State in overtime, they lost to Purdue by two points. As someone else pointed out, Mississippi State didn’t beat any of the upper echelon SEC teams.
Btw Ken Pom O/D rating sure looks good for Iowa State. I’m sure they would say they’re more than just one player as the ACC found out about Duke this weekend.
Also in terms of who the holes could play, Ole Miss blew out Louisville, beat Alabama, beat Kentucky, beat Tennessee, only lost to Auburn by five in the SEC tournament, lost to Mississippi State in overtime, they lost to Purdue by two points. As someone else pointed out, Mississippi State didn’t beat any of the upper echelon SEC teams.
Btw Ken Pom O/D rating sure looks good for Iowa State. I’m sure they would say they’re more than just one player as the ACC found out about Duke this weekend.
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Brakefield will finish the Cheats off for us if SDSU don't and I'd I take Chris beard over Davis
They don't give one shite about looking bad. They care about winning and getting over at all costs. And they're doing it.
To be fair, '18 and '19 are a Grayson Allen roll away and a Zion missed defensive assignment from the FF. So, those were pretty damn good teams that were two bounces away from two more FF's and probably a title in '19. This team now has all the intangibles but I just worry about our health the most.
I'm trying. My nerves have been shot since last Thursday.
I still go back to a play before the Grayson missed shot. Trevon Duval went for the steal on a Kansas player with Duke up three and he missed the steal leaving that player wide open for a three who tied the game.
I'm in the minority here, but I would rather UNC be in the tournament than West Virginia. West Virginia in 5 games above .500 and 5-5 in its last 10 games and lost to the worst team in the Big 12 tournament, and has an injury. The NCAA screwed the whole Acc, we should have been the top overall seed,we are the #1 team in the nation, and have breezed through our field. If the 4 teams we send to the dance perform well and the SEC has just 4 or 5 teams in the sweet 16, then the narrative shifts.
I’m referring to how frustrating those teams were to watch. The 17 team had more problems than Carter had liver pills. The 18 team was the most frustrating bunch to watch. They were oozing with talent, but a few of them didn't seem interested in playing team D. The 19 team was awful shooting three's. Offensively, we played 2 on 5. I knew we were doomed when we barely escaped the first weekend when Dawkins son missed that alley-oop, and another missed one by VT kept us out of overtime, just to get to the elite 8.
This team may lose early, but I don't get that feeling at all. And to compare each of those teams to this one before the tournament? This team has no weaknesses, and they all seem to enjoy playing together.
The Governor of West Virginia threatening legal action is a bit much, but the more you look at it, the worse the cheats getting in appears! Love the exposure its getting
I will never root for those fools....ever!! I do agree us along with Florida made really cases to be overall #1. It's almost as if the committee didn't care about the conference tourneys. They were going to make Auburn the 1 seed and they were going to let the Cheats in.
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What has hurt all this are the mega conferences ( B10/SEC) and the shifts in teams to various conferences. Some mid-majors are now in the P5, which is really a P4 since the PAC2 is irrelevant. It's the same in football and how they have tried to make the playoffs there. All conferences are not equal anymore in the P5. The whole process needs a rethink, but as usual, the NCAA is a year or two behind and playing catchup, applying their out-of-touch process to a new look landscape...and not doing that very effectively.
This is the best overall team we’ve had since 2001. This defense and togetherness is what makes me think they will get to the finals. Defense wins championships and we have that. My only concern is will we get Brown back.
Have to think Maliq is done. Pat has stepped up so damn much and brings way more offense and his defensive game has improved. Not the defensive presence as Maliq obviously but Pat will hold it down in relief of Mal.
People are legitimately upset about unc making the tournament over WV. If they get beat in that play in, it is going to look even worse on the committee.
I can't say that I am rooting for them! Thats a stretch, but in this very specific set of circumstances I do not mind that they were included.
Still don't agree but it's all good. Appreciate your opinion. There's no way they would want us to be included just to make the conference look good.
Yeah, I would never ever pull for them. I hate Kansas, UCONN, and Kentucky with every fiber of my being and I would pull for any of them, and have, over the Cheats.
Gotcha. I hope you're right and they go all the way. I guess it's seems like a pipe dream to me because something always seems to happen to us since 2015.
I would love for the ACC to have a great showing in the tournament, minus UNC.
It seems like everyone started putting the ACC down 3 years ago, but a few teams do well each year.
It seems like everyone started putting the ACC down 3 years ago, but a few teams do well each year.
Yeah, damn right. No true Duke fan wants the cheats to succeed at anything.
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