Men's Bracketology: Alabama joins Auburn as a top seed as SEC reigns
The Tide have overtaken the Duke Blue Devils as SEC teams continue to dominate bracket projections.
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Lunardi's latest bracket has 13 SEC teams with UK a 3-seed
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13 SEC teams in the tournament, but no Arkansas.
How many would've predicted that when Cal walked out the door?
How many would've predicted that when Cal walked out the door?
I do think Houston is too high at a 2 seed with their resume. Their metrics are great, but their resume doesn't really match a 2 seed.
I am not sure Tennessee still stick at the 2 seed line either.
I am not sure Tennessee still stick at the 2 seed line either.
Barring something crazy, your 1 seeds are going to be:
Auburn
Duke
Iowa State/Houston
2nd place SEC team (Michigan State as a bit of a dark horse).
I expect the SEC to continue to beat up on each other. If we can get healthy and take care of business, I think we still have a shot at a 1 seed. Obviously, we'd need Alabama to lose some games. Michigan State is on the rise, but they haven't played the stiffest competition. They have several top 25 opponents in February, and I'd expect the losses to come.
Auburn
Duke
Iowa State/Houston
2nd place SEC team (Michigan State as a bit of a dark horse).
I expect the SEC to continue to beat up on each other. If we can get healthy and take care of business, I think we still have a shot at a 1 seed. Obviously, we'd need Alabama to lose some games. Michigan State is on the rise, but they haven't played the stiffest competition. They have several top 25 opponents in February, and I'd expect the losses to come.
We’d have to do a whole lot to be a 1. A 2 is still in reach with a lot of breaks.
I think a 1 seed is out of reach unless we only drop @AL. It isn't really realistic I don't think. We probably have an outside shot at a 2 if we only drop @AL, @Missouri and maybe UA at home which is still a really tall task with how hard it is to win on the road. That would put us 12-6 in the SEC and 23-8 overall with a great SOS. It would be close.
I think we're currently right on the 2/3 edge.
A lot of the Bracket Matrix guys have us as a 2 (with updates since the UT win).
We have a strong enough schedule and enough Q1 games to get there. I don't think we need that much help to get to a 2 seed. I think we need some help to get to the 1 line. But we don't need anything outrageous at this point.
We would need to win out to get a 1 seed, IMHO.
A 2 seed is possible, but we would need to win most of our remaining games.
Dropping to a 4 or 5 seed seems more likely than moving up.
A 2 seed is possible, but we would need to win most of our remaining games.
Dropping to a 4 or 5 seed seems more likely than moving up.
13 out of 16 teams that's just amazing! I know he usually doesn't guess all that great where they go but the first 3 seeds in our bracket are lol :Men's Bracketology: Alabama joins Auburn as a top seed as SEC reigns
The Tide have overtaken the Duke Blue Devils as SEC teams continue to dominate bracket projections.www.espn.com
Auburn
Houston
UK
Talking about murderers row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think with our schedule and our quad 1 performance, 6 losses still gets us a 1 seed. 7 an outside shot. Everyone is going to keep getting beaten up except Duke and Auburn. Maybe Auburn loses some games upcoming even, but I think they're insulated to the tune of 3 losses before they fall to the 2 line.
I think we're probably a 2 seed this time next week, assuming we take care of business. We'll lose a few more and yo yo.
I *think* we're pretty safely in the 3-4 area unless something unforseen happens.
Other than being in the bracket with Auburn, I would take that seeding and side of the bracket.
Game with MD would be good.
Game with MD would be good.
Florida is there with Houston as a questionable resume. They both have one really good win, only 3 quad 1 wins. Florida is going to get tested, their next 4 games are a brutal stretch and they have 7 remaining against ranked teams. Houston 4 ranked opponents remaining.
Think Duke is an obvious #1 for obvious reasons. They play no-freaking-body.
I think the other #1’s will be from this list
Auburn
Alabama
Iowa St
Florida
Kentucky
Michigan St
Marquette
Houston (possibly)
Mostly depends on what carnage in the SEC ends up looking like
I think the other #1’s will be from this list
Auburn
Alabama
Iowa St
Florida
Kentucky
Michigan St
Marquette
Houston (possibly)
Mostly depends on what carnage in the SEC ends up looking like
At five losses already, we’d have to go like 9-2 at worst down the stretch and at least make the SEC final to get that 1 seed.
Houston and Florida’s resumes may lack right now, but if Houston dominates the B12 and Florida finishes 2nd in the SEC, it will be hard to deny them 1 seeds.
Just looking at the NET rankings I do not understand how UNC is still a quad 1 opponent. They are 1-8 against quad 1 opponents and 3 of their 4 quad 2 wins are by 2 points or less. They are a freaking joke.
UNC was a 2 seed in 2018 with 11 losses and a 6th place finish in the ACC but they got hot in the ACC tournmanet. The ACC wasn't as strong that year as the SEC is this year. So is a 2 seed likely? Probably not but if the past is any indication then they could slip into a 2 seed depending on how things shake out in the remaining conference games and conference tournaments.
I’m fine with us as a 3 seed. We’re a little bit MPD. Fully healthy and playing our most effective we’re at worst probably tied with someone else for being 1a after fully healthy Auburn.
At worst. If we were really to be fully healthy and play our best basketball with the availability of what Noah, Perry, and Chandler could easily be by tournament time, I wouldn’t actually give a fully healthy Auburn particularly great odds against us at all on a neutral court.
But we’re not nearly healthy. And we still have issues to overcome with education, with discipline, with toughness, and sometimes with game planning to a certain extent.
At worst. If we were really to be fully healthy and play our best basketball with the availability of what Noah, Perry, and Chandler could easily be by tournament time, I wouldn’t actually give a fully healthy Auburn particularly great odds against us at all on a neutral court.
But we’re not nearly healthy. And we still have issues to overcome with education, with discipline, with toughness, and sometimes with game planning to a certain extent.
So are you trying to point out that Duke beat Auburn and therefore is better?
I'm not sure I agree with Iowa St as a 1 seed since they have lost 2 of their last 4 games and they were both to unranked teams. To be honest Florida has a better resume.
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