Imagine being a 2 seed and Clemson is your 2nd round game. That’s a tough draw for a really solid seed to have. Have to think they will end more of 5/6 seed…
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I’ve seen enough of Tennessee this season to determine they do not shoot the 3 at a respectable clip which will lead to their demise in the NCAA Tournament.
It wouldn’t matter if they shot like Steph curry with Rick Barnes they'll never cut down the nets and likely not reach a final four
Hate seeing them win but Kentucky doing us a favor.
Auburn and Florida both win
Auburn and Florida both win
Tennessee and Purdue losing helps in the long run. I still could never bring myself to rooting for Kentucky though!
Personally, I don’t like Tennessee as a match up for Duke because of their style and how tournament games are called. Not that Duke would likely lose, just would like a different match up.
Duke is a matchup nightmare for Tennessee this season.
This Duke Team backs down from no team, they’ve lost a few games this season, but Duke has not gotten punked in any game this season and I am Confident they will not get punked at all the remainder of the season.
I cannot figure out Kentucky. They beat the teams they are supposed to lose to and lose to the teams they are supposed to beat. A 4 seed I guess but they have several top 10 wins so maybe a 3.
Georgia is on pace to score 8 points in a half. They score 4 points with under 10 minutes left. That has to be a modern day record low if it happens. They have been outscored 25-4 in the second half by A & M. Georgia was up 9 at halftime.
A few days ago I said Duke and Auburn were the two best teams. I’m now saying there’s a third team, Alabama.
They can flat out play.
They can flat out play.
The Auburn bama game Saturday is going to be awesome
Yeah he definitely does but I think you can still be a villain but not be a straight ass. Hope whoever knocks him out of the NCAA tournament will wave to him and say bye bye
He seems to be a very insecure man.
Injuries have hurt them, and they’re not a very good defensive team. But offensively, they can light up the scoreboard.
I was just talking to my Unc, chapel hill branch fan brother-in-law about this lol. Hurley is comical, it’s a new era that’s for sure. We’re a long way from the CEO type coach of the old days.
Wake with a bad loss at home to FSU. Whatever little chance they had to go to the tourney is done.
Think this is what the committee will reveal on the bracket reveal on Saturday on CBS, just my opinion:
South (Atlanta):
1) #1 Auburn
2) #7 Purdue
3) #15 Kentucky
4) #20 Michigan
West (San Francisco):
1) #3 Florida
2) #8 Texas A & M
3) #10 Iowa State
4) #17 Kansas
Midwest (Indianapolis):
1) #2 Alabama
2) #6 Houston
3) #11 Michigan State
4) #16 Wisconsin
East (Newark):
1) #4 Duke
2) #5 Tennessee
3) #12 Texas Tech
4) #9 St. John's
South (Atlanta):
1) #1 Auburn
2) #7 Purdue
3) #15 Kentucky
4) #20 Michigan
West (San Francisco):
1) #3 Florida
2) #8 Texas A & M
3) #10 Iowa State
4) #17 Kansas
Midwest (Indianapolis):
1) #2 Alabama
2) #6 Houston
3) #11 Michigan State
4) #16 Wisconsin
East (Newark):
1) #4 Duke
2) #5 Tennessee
3) #12 Texas Tech
4) #9 St. John's
I may have to drink myself into oblivion if St. John's plays Duke in the sweet 16.
Chris,
I thought about that as I was typing out the East Region. St. John’s in Newark, I’d prefer to have a different 4 seed. Duke has to handle business the rest of the way and hope any combination of Auburn/Alabama/Florida experience a slide.
If the East Region I posted were to come to fruition it would be nicknamed “The Defensive Region”
Tennessee - #1 Team in Defensive Efficiency
St. John’s - #2 Team in Defensive Efficiency
Duke - #3 Team in Defensive Efficiency
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Love the projections. But if Tennessee were #5 (top 2 seed) wouldn't they go to the south?? Because it is based off of geographic region preference?? Of course, that would put them with another SEC team as the 1 seed, but there are going to be so many SEC teams, the committee will have to pair some of them up.
I have a feeling if we get the #1 East seed that the top Big10 team is our 2 seed (MSU, Purdue, maybe Michigan).
I would be thrilled with Tennessee as our 2 seed though, Jon (and Tyrese) need to get some revenge on them for 2 years ago. St. Johns in Newark would be slightly scary though, but I would still sign up for that region right now.
DukeDallas, I believe a few years ago the committee stated they were going more to an S Curve while also taking geography and how many times (if any) top seeds had played each other during the regular season.
In my projections I have Florida as the 4th number 1 out West. As a result, Florida should have the top #2 seed. Florida and Tennessee have already played twice and have the potential to play a 3rd time in the SEC Tournament this is why I moved Tennessee to the East Region.
I have always been a proponent of the S Curve, it's by far the most fair, the regionalization has screwed Duke over too many times.
2019 the Zion year we were the #1 overall seed but drew the #1 2 seed MSU due to geography.
2013 the Mason Plumlee team (underrated team) we were the #1 2-seed (5th overall) but got placed in the region with Louisville (#1 overall) because again...geography. I truly think we were the 2nd best team that season but Louisville was just too good.
With chartered flights, there is no reason to not use the S Curve. None.
Think this is what the committee will reveal on the bracket reveal on Saturday on CBS, just my opinion REVISED:
South (Atlanta):
1) #1 Auburn
2) #7 Purdue
3) #15 Kentucky
4) #20 Michigan
West (San Francisco):
1) #3 Florida
2) #8 Texas A & M
3) #13 Arizona
4) #17 Kansas
Midwest (Indianapolis):
1) #2 Alabama
2) #6 Houston
3) #12 Texas Tech
4) #9 St. John's
East (Newark):
1) #4 Duke
2) #5 Tennessee
3) #10 Iowa State
4) #11 Michigan State
I had completely left Arizona off in my original post by accident. Long story short Wisconsin misses the Top 16 cut.
South (Atlanta):
1) #1 Auburn
2) #7 Purdue
3) #15 Kentucky
4) #20 Michigan
West (San Francisco):
1) #3 Florida
2) #8 Texas A & M
3) #13 Arizona
4) #17 Kansas
Midwest (Indianapolis):
1) #2 Alabama
2) #6 Houston
3) #12 Texas Tech
4) #9 St. John's
East (Newark):
1) #4 Duke
2) #5 Tennessee
3) #10 Iowa State
4) #11 Michigan State
I had completely left Arizona off in my original post by accident. Long story short Wisconsin misses the Top 16 cut.
I saw the last several minutes of it. WOW! Wake looked to be in pretty solid control of that game, that was a terrible collapse. And the Wake guard blew it taking that shot so far out from the basket when there was much more time remaining to get in for a closer shot. The defense was scrambling and not everybody was even back yet and he pulls a Caleb Love shot like a foot behind the three-point line.
I wouldn’t 100% say Wake is done yet since we do have the factor of the ACC tournament and they have a couple of big opportunities, including Duke in Cameron, but that was a very bad loss for them given the lack of quad 1 wins and the ACC this year. Even though their overall record is pretty decent. In the old RPI pre-Quad crap days, the Demon Deacons would be considered an NCAA tournament team right now. But that’s not how they assess teams anymore.
Would like to see FSU provide a favor and beat Clemson in Tallahassee this weekend.
That game pissed me TF off. I had Wake money line in a parlay and they were my only loss. 16 point lead with 10 minutes left and they get outscored 31-13 the last 10 minutes to sorry ass FSU.
Ironic, you guys were talking about Tennessee and St. John’s in terms of the NCAA seeding. Ironic because I have been thinking about those two teams actually fairly recently and I don’t want to see either one of them.
Barnes will absolutely thug it up like two years ago with his “well the refs can’t call them all” strategy. And in the case of two years ago, the refs barely called any on a team that was among the most fouling teams in the nation. Who was the team that played Tennessee the game after they beat Duke? I remember watching that game and that Eurotrash guy for Tennessee literally just shoves one of the other teams players off the ball and it was just an absolute dirty play.
Regarding St Johns, Rick Pitino is one of the best of all-time. If it were most other coaches, I wouldn’t be that concerned, but Pitino is a legend, just ask him, he’ll tell you. (lol).
Barnes will absolutely thug it up like two years ago with his “well the refs can’t call them all” strategy. And in the case of two years ago, the refs barely called any on a team that was among the most fouling teams in the nation. Who was the team that played Tennessee the game after they beat Duke? I remember watching that game and that Eurotrash guy for Tennessee literally just shoves one of the other teams players off the ball and it was just an absolute dirty play.
Regarding St Johns, Rick Pitino is one of the best of all-time. If it were most other coaches, I wouldn’t be that concerned, but Pitino is a legend, just ask him, he’ll tell you. (lol).
We need Wake to stay in the top 75 of net since our quad 1 opportunities are very limited. They are back down to 67.
I remember Bilas talking a day later about how bad the officiating was in our game. Like him or not, he carries a lot of weight, and that was the worst thing that could happen for Barnes. Had Bilas said nothing, I doubt Florida Atlantic beats them.
There was a time I could easily and quickly recall something like that. 😫 It all starts to blur together for Gen-X after a while lol 😅
