Bracketology and games to root for the rest of the week.

[Cats192]

We'll find out where the committee views us Saturday.

As it stands, some of the Bracket Matrix guys (posting on Twitter) have moved us up to a 3 seed.

1 Seeds: Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Florida
2 Seeds: Tenn, Houston, A&M, Purdue (maybe even a 3)
3. Iowa State, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Michigan, Kansas, or St. John's
4. Seed: Arizona, Wisconsin, whoever didn't get a 3 seed from above.

I think a 2 seed is our ceiling. Florida is sitting at 3 losses, and their schedule seems to be hitting an easier patch. Amazing win for us, though.
2 or 3 doesn't matter too much in practical terms. I think we just want to be a 2 or 3 rather than a 4/5. That way we avoid any of the elite teams/1 seeds until the Elite 8.

Wednesday:
St. John's at Villanova--won't help us get to the 2 line but gives us breathing room.
AZ State @ Tx Tech: same as above

Saturday:
The top 16 seeds get released and maybe screws up this whole thread.

Arkansas @ A&M. Arkansas could help us catch up to A&M with a win here. I'm not counting on it.
Vandy @ UT.
Wisconsin @ Purdue: Tough one where a win hels Wisconsin close ground on us, but I think we root for the Purdue loss.
Houston @ Arizona--Hopefully Arizona is hungry coming off a loss.
Cincy @ Iowa State--unlikely, but would help us take command of the 3 line.
Kansas @ Utah--Screw Kansas regardless

Sunday:
Michigan @ Ohio State. Road game, Ohio State has a couple of decent wins.
Creighton @ St. John's--Again,not trying to hate on Rick, just need the breathing room.

 

[runt#69]

I think we have more of a look for a 2 seed than 3 right now, resume speaking. I guess the losses to Ark and OSU bring us down to a 3 at worst - right now.

lots of games left

watch them do something like what Lunardi has. We'll be in the East 4 seed opposite 5 seed UConn - or a 3 seed and St. John's a 2 seed. The #1 seed in the east will be dUKe. It'll be something like that.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I think ultimately Kentucky ends being a 3-5 seed, at worst 6, but I’m going 4 seed

 

[Fitch44]

A couple bad losses vs 7 wins against top 15 teams. Let’s see how they view us as of Saturday.
Assuming this will be halftime of the Wisconsin/Purdue game as this is only cbs game of the day?

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I still think our injuries are going to be a tough mountain to climb for the remaining road games. Assuming Jrob and Butler aren't done missing games, I think the best we can ask for is a 3-seed, but I'm thinking we might land in the 4-5 range.

 

[Digger-Cat]

We'll find out where the committee views us Saturday.

As it stands, some of the Bracket Matrix guys (posting on Twitter) have moved us up to a 3 seed.

1 Seeds: Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Florida
2 Seeds: Tenn, Houston, A&M, Purdue (maybe even a 3)
3. Iowa State, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Michigan, Kansas, or St. John's
4. Seed: Arizona, Wisconsin, whoever didn't get a 3 seed from above.

I think a 2 seed is our ceiling. Florida is sitting at 3 losses, and their schedule seems to be hitting an easier patch. Amazing win for us, though.
2 or 3 doesn't matter too much in practical terms. I think we just want to be a 2 or 3 rather than a 4/5. That way we avoid any of the elite teams/1 seeds until the Elite 8.

Wednesday:
St. John's at Villanova--won't help us get to the 2 line but gives us breathing room.
AZ State @ Tx Tech: same as above

Saturday:
The top 16 seeds get released and maybe screws up this whole thread.

Arkansas @ A&M. Arkansas could help us catch up to A&M with a win here. I'm not counting on it.
Vandy @ UT.
Wisconsin @ Purdue: Tough one where a win hels Wisconsin close ground on us, but I think we root for the Purdue loss.
Houston @ Arizona--Hopefully Arizona is hungry coming off a loss.
Cincy @ Iowa State--unlikely, but would help us take command of the 3 line.
Kansas @ Utah--Screw Kansas regardless

Sunday:
Michigan @ Ohio State. Road game, Ohio State has a couple of decent wins.
Creighton @ St. John's--Again,not trying to hate on Rick, just need the breathing room.

Michigan? Do you mean Michigan State? I haven't seen Michigan anywhere near the 3 or 4 seed talk.

Michigan state just lost at home to Indiana, so if our losses to Ark and OSU are going to offset 7 top 15 wins (laughable), then that should knock them down to a 5.

Purdue lost to Michigan last night

Arizona lost at Kansas State last night.

 

[know1]

We just need to get healthy. There's pretty much no way we get less than a 4 seed at this point. Most likely a 3 and if we get hot, perhaps a 2.

But a much, much bigger concern is getting guys back - even if that means sacrificing a win or two down the stretch. I'd rather be at full strength as a 4 than a 3 with 2-3 key players still out because we didn't rehabilitate/rest them enough.

 

[Cats192]

Michigan? Do you mean Michigan State? I haven't seen Michigan anywhere near the 3 or 4 seed talk.

Michigan state just lost at home to Indiana, so if our losses to Ark and OSU are going to offset 7 top 15 wins (laughable), then that should knock them down to a 5.

Purdue lost to Michigan last night

Arizona lost at Kansas State last night.

I think they're a 4.

I saw a few of the bracket matrix guys posting updates with them as a 4. I thought the updates were before the Purdue game was final, but it may have been after.

I think the Purdue win plants them firmly on the 4 line.

 

[Chief Paducah]

I think they're a 4.

I saw a few of the bracket matrix guys posting updates with them as a 4. I thought the updates were before the Purdue game was final, but it may have been after.

I think the Purdue win plants them firmly on the 4 line.

I agree, I think when the dust settles, we are a 4. We have an outside chance of a 3 if we win some road games against the lower half of our conference and an outside chance at a 5 if we stumble against them. Like everyone else has said, we need to hold the line until we can get healthy, hopefully by the Auburn game in March.

 

[JonathanW]

If injuries are as many of us think, with Butler and Robinson both out for a couple weeks (3-5 games), then it would be very difficult for us to not lose too many to remove any chances at a 2 seed, even a 3 seed may be tough.

Right now we just need to manage to win a few until we can get people back (say go 2-2 or even 2-3). When healthy we are as good as ANYONE.

So at this point, I am changing my focus from NCAA-T seeding to SEC-T seeding, to avoid the 9-16 seed round on Wednesday.