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SeattleUte · 03-11-2007, 04:36 AM

If I were running the NCAA tournament:

Nevada would not get in. Who has it played? It played one ranked team--UNLV--on its own court, and lost. I recall times when Utah State finished roughly 28-4 with that kind of schedule and got snubbd after losing its tournament.

Duke would not get in. 8-8 in your own conference should not be good enough, I don't care if it is the ACC. And the ACC has not looked that great this year.

UCLA would not get a top seed. UCLA lost to Washington and Cal in the last week of the season, two mediocre teams that certainly would not get in.

Air Force would not get in. 10-7 in the MWC not good enough.

Memphis would not get a top seed. See Nevada. Who has it played? it won its tournament beating an 18-15 team. A lot of teams could be 30-3 playing a lollipop schedule.

BYU would get a sub-no. 9 seed; see Memphis and Nevada.

Top seeds would be Kansas, Ohio State (whatever happens vs. Wisconsin), Florida and Georgetown. NC didn't even win the ACC outright in a down year.

il Padrino Ute · 03-11-2007, 05:40 PM

If Duke gets left out, it would be a good thing and this season will end on a positive, but don't count on it. The NCAA just can't seem to survive if the Dukies don't go to the tournament.

Detroitdad · 03-11-2007, 06:47 PM

You wouldn't even be able to get to 65 teams by your reckoning. If you exclude all of the marginal teams from the BCS confereces, 8-8, 7-9, and then throw out the mid majors who did not play enough good teams, you throw out most of the MVC and the Colonial. If no Nevada then they can't be replaced by Utah State.

As far as the COugars go, if you seed them 9th or lower then you are letting marginal cases creep up the bracket, which they do anyway. I am expecting the Cougars to get screwed on seeding anyway.

cougjunkie · 03-11-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

You wouldn't even be able to get to 65 teams by your reckoning. If you exclude all of the marginal teams from the BCS confereces, 8-8, 7-9, and then throw out the mid majors who did not play enough good teams, you throw out most of the MVC and the Colonial. If no Nevada then they can't be replaced by Utah State.

As far as the COugars go, if you seed them 9th or lower then you are letting marginal cases creep up the bracket, which they do anyway. I am expecting the Cougars to get screwed on seeding anyway.

BYU has at least played ranked teams from its own conference. They beat AF when they were ranked, as well as UNLV. That should count for something. But i do expect an 8 or higher seed for BYU.

il Padrino Ute · 03-11-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

BYU has at least played ranked teams from its own conference. They beat AF when they were ranked, as well as UNLV. That should count for something. But i do expect an 8 or higher seed for BYU.

Good call.

Did you get an advance screening of the selection show with this 8th seed prediction?

03-11-2007, 04:36 AM	#1
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Will any of this that should happen happen? If I were running the NCAA tournament: Nevada would not get in. Who has it played? It played one ranked team--UNLV--on its own court, and lost. I recall times when Utah State finished roughly 28-4 with that kind of schedule and got snubbd after losing its tournament. Duke would not get in. 8-8 in your own conference should not be good enough, I don't care if it is the ACC. And the ACC has not looked that great this year. UCLA would not get a top seed. UCLA lost to Washington and Cal in the last week of the season, two mediocre teams that certainly would not get in. Air Force would not get in. 10-7 in the MWC not good enough. Memphis would not get a top seed. See Nevada. Who has it played? it won its tournament beating an 18-15 team. A lot of teams could be 30-3 playing a lollipop schedule. BYU would get a sub-no. 9 seed; see Memphis and Nevada. Top seeds would be Kansas, Ohio State (whatever happens vs. Wisconsin), Florida and Georgetown. NC didn't even win the ACC outright in a down year. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-11-2007, 05:40 PM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	If Duke gets left out, it would be a good thing and this season will end on a positive, but don't count on it. The NCAA just can't seem to survive if the Dukies don't go to the tournament. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB. Last edited by il Padrino Ute; 03-11-2007 at 05:43 PM.

03-11-2007, 06:47 PM	#3
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	You wouldn't even be able to get to 65 teams by your reckoning. If you exclude all of the marginal teams from the BCS confereces, 8-8, 7-9, and then throw out the mid majors who did not play enough good teams, you throw out most of the MVC and the Colonial. If no Nevada then they can't be replaced by Utah State. As far as the COugars go, if you seed them 9th or lower then you are letting marginal cases creep up the bracket, which they do anyway. I am expecting the Cougars to get screwed on seeding anyway.