I’m excited and for some reason feel like UK’s gonna get some good matchups and surprise us all 🤨 maybe it’s the DO or DIE situation? Just got this feeling the whole teams gonna show up in this tourney…
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What we know.
UK is hosting on Thursday therefore, we will be playing on Friday.
If we are indeed a three seed, BYU will not be our six seed. As they do not play games on Sunday.
That leaves Illinois, UCLA, Louisville as possible second round opponents should higher seeds advance. Kansas, St. Mary's and Oregon would be other possibilities.
First round game will be in one of four locations. These are Friday locations.
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Raliegh
Seattle
Lipscomb, Troy, North Carolina Wilmington and Montana are the fourteen seeds on bracket matrix. Of course you need to look at some 13's and 15's as possibly being on the 14 line as well. Robert Morris, Wofford, Akron, and Grand Canyon.
Add BYU if they make UK play and host the same day. Kind of a prick move.
If we are indeed a three seed, BYU will not be our six seed. As they do not play games on Sunday.
That leaves Illinois, UCLA, Louisville as possible second round opponents should higher seeds advance. Kansas, St. Mary's and Oregon would be other possibilities.
First round game will be in one of four locations. These are Friday locations.
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Raliegh
Seattle
Lipscomb, Troy, North Carolina Wilmington and Montana are the fourteen seeds on bracket matrix. Of course you need to look at some 13's and 15's as possibly being on the 14 line as well. Robert Morris, Wofford, Akron, and Grand Canyon.
Add BYU if they make UK play and host the same day. Kind of a prick move.
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I’m pretty sure that host site rule and not playing on the same day doesn’t exist anymore. Kentucky can play on Thursday/saturday. I see Kentucky being in Milwaukee/cleveland/seattle/providence
I didn't know that had been taken away.
A host institution’s team shall not be permitted to play at the site where the institution is hosting. However, the team may play on the same days when the institution is hosting.
So we aren't guaranteed Friday and BYU is a possibility.
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I’d much rather draw UCLA out of that bunch or St Mary’s. Oregon is very long and athletic with some great guards. I wouldn’t want to play Louisville with how they have played without a healthy Butler. Kansas would be dangerous but they do have problems scoring, but do present athletic issues for us. Illinois could drop 100 on us but they are inconsistent too.
I don’t know about the BYU aspect, but im pretty sure Kentucky can play the same day as the Lexington regional. Now I still think we get Milwaukee, that just makes the most sense how honestly
One of my favorite days of the year. Wish we was looking at a 1 seed with a full roster. Miss the days of that feeling of F4 weekend and us being favorites.
@bucsrule8872 i think you are absolutely correct for what you said earlier this week. The more I look at it, Kentucky is getting one of UCLA/illinois/louisville. And I think Louisville is starting to make more sense as the team we get
You should be excited. This is a great time for CBB fans and we will likely be a 3 seed with a chance to make a run with a first year coach.
Just looking at this we kind of know quite a bit.
Duke is going East
Auburn is going South
Houston is going Midwest
Florida is going West
As a result, Bama and UT on the two line will have to go East and Midwest.
Leaving Michigan St and St Johns going South/West
UK most likely is going to be paired with Auburn/Michigan St in the South or Florida/Stjohns in the West.
I'd bet the house on this.
Duke is going East
Auburn is going South
Houston is going Midwest
Florida is going West
As a result, Bama and UT on the two line will have to go East and Midwest.
Leaving Michigan St and St Johns going South/West
UK most likely is going to be paired with Auburn/Michigan St in the South or Florida/Stjohns in the West.
I'd bet the house on this.
BYU doesn't play on Sundays.
If accommodated, they will be on Thursday, Saturday games throughout the tournament.
That’s why I don’t see us being paired with BYU. I just saw and Rothstein has us as a 4. I don’t think Kentucky will be a 4 seed but if we are, the Seattle, Denver, and Wichita come into play
Florida being ranked the 4th 1 seed is criminal IMO. How is Duke considered above Florida based purely on resume?
St marys is more like 8-10 seed in strength, this should be most favourable opponent
Do not want UCSD or Drake as our 11...
Regarding first round sites, I’ve always thought it was unfair that there are not any, or rarely ever, any sites in the southeast. Other than Lexington or Louisville why no S. Carolina, Florida, Georgia (except for Atlanta) , Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri? Makes fan travel a lot harder. Maybe it’s their plan?!?
Florida has a better resume than Duke. I don't think there's any question of that.
But the issue is not everyone has the same number of opportunities to get resume building wins. The SEC was historically good. The ACC was rather poor.
Say Duke played in the SEC tho. Would they have done better than UF? Entirely possible.
This is why I feel you can't just base everything on resume. That's why the NET was developed. So that everyone could be on a level playing field.
Hell has officially frozen over. Jerry Palm has UK a 3. He has had UK a 4 for quite some time and usually seeds UK lower than most other bracketologists.
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I would have to say this is pretty impressive for Pope's first year and with all of the injuries.
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Hell has officially frozen over. Jerry Palm has UK a 3. He has had UK a 4 for quite some time and usually seeds UK lower than most other bracketologists.
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Yep. There doesn't really seem to exist a combination where UK is not getting Auburn/Florida as the 1 and Michigan St/St Johns as a 2.
Not that I see this team making an elite 8 very likely but i think I'd prefer auburn. They seem more likely to get upset the way they been playing.
If auburn play like this, they may not make second weekend, could be upsetted by likes of Uconn, Creighton...
I feel like there's a bit of recency bias with Auburn. I think they will be fine. The results over the last two weeks doesn't really change my mind about that team. Lost some close games vs Alabama and UT who we also know are very good teams.
Even if Maryland was to jump to a 3, I'm seeing a lot of seed lists where we aren't the last 3. The general consensus seems to be we are one of the better 3 seeds so even if Maryland was to jump on that line, they probably are replacing another team from that line.
If we had a healthy team, I think a Sweet 16 was the hope.
Since we do not have a full healthy team but Butler gets to play:
Is it fair to say that the realistic expectation is: Win first round game, be competitive and have a damn good chance to win second round game. If we go to Sweet 16 or more we over achieved with our current roster make up?
Since we do not have a full healthy team but Butler gets to play:
Is it fair to say that the realistic expectation is: Win first round game, be competitive and have a damn good chance to win second round game. If we go to Sweet 16 or more we over achieved with our current roster make up?
That's my opinion. Win 1 and then it's house money.
Butler being available is vague. Does that mean he starts and can play 30 mins or that maybe he's off the bench next weekend ? Maybe can only play 10 to 15 mins?
Conspiracy theory me says:
Injury to Grant Nelson assures Alabama will be the two seed in the East.
I would assume that's likely as if you assume Duke n east and Houston n Midwest then UT is with one and Bama with other.
I assume indy is closer to Knoxville than Newark. I also assume UT is higher on the 2 line than bama so they will get geographical preference.
If Nelson is out, the 3 seed n their region is a beneficiary as well.
Houston may get the West region with Florida getting the Midwest.
I heard someone say Houston had the West as their preferred destination.
Every team is required to give the NCAA their preferred destination since the #1 overall seed gets that.
It be interesting to see if the committee ignores their request and puts them in the MW.
Metrics. Duke is above Florida on NET, Kenpom, Bartorvig, TRank, and there quad 1-2 record is close to the same. Florida has a MUCH better SOS though.
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