Horns Get Some Love - NCAA #3 seed?

by 3llonghorn on Mar 8, 2007 8:57 PM CST

CBS Sportsline (i.e. take this with a huge box of salt) has Texas as a #3 seed.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9805295

There can't be anything bad about a higher seed, right?

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the conference tourneys are off to a crazy start

Depending on how far-reaching the upsets go, and how well we do in the Big XII tourney, we could seed anywhere from 2 to 6. Or is that too wide a stretch? It's late in New York ...

by NYCHorn on Mar 8, 2007 11:28 PM CST reply actions

Anything could happen, I suppose

Texas could possibly move up to a 3 seed if the Aggies are upset by the Cowboys tomorrow and Texas goes on to win the tourney. I don't see them making it up to a 2. So I think anywhere from a 3 to a 6 could just be possible.

But UCLA lost yesterday, so they now drop off the 1 seed line, to be replaced by UNC or Florida, if they win their conference tourney.

Officially a Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Mar 9, 2007 2:57 AM CST reply actions

Bruins

UCLA will stll receive a #1 seed. They will likely be #1 in the RPI after this weekend as well.

The only way they don't get a #1 is if Kansas, Carolina, Florida, and Ohio State/Wisconsin all win their conference tournaments. Possible but not likely. One of them is bound to go down.

--AW--

by awiggo on Mar 9, 2007 6:58 PM CST up reply actions

I'd say the odds are close to 100%

Florida demolished Georgia 74-57
UNC demolished FSU 73-58
tOSU held off Michigan 72-62
Wisconsin beat MSU 70-57

Both tOSU and Wisconsin should take care of their next opponents easily (poor Kelvin, his team couldn't get past the Illini last night), so one of those two teams will win the Big 10.

Both Tennessee and Kentucky are out in the SEC, I doubt Florida has much trouble with Mississippi and either Mississippi State or Arkansas.

UNC has the toughest road to a tourney championship, taking on BC tonight, but BC struggled to hold off Miami in OT, and if UNC gets past the Eagles they get either NC State or Va. Tech. Hardly a daunting prospect, regardless of who wins that semifinal. I expect an all-Carolina ACC final, and I expect Roy Williams to win his first ACC tourney title.

That leaves Kansas. And after the Horns' performance against Baylor last night, I don't see us stopping them from winning another Big XII tourney title.

So like PB says, there's not a team west of the Rockies that scares me right now, and I think UCLA drops to a 2.

Officially a Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Mar 10, 2007 1:03 AM CST up reply actions

Question For You

Do your beloved Hoyas replace the Aggies as a 2 seed if they beat Pitt and win the Big East?

Officially a Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Mar 10, 2007 1:09 AM CST up reply actions

G'town

Right now, I'd go with

#1 Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, Kansas
#2 Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, G'town, North Carolina,
#3 Texas A&M, Memphis, ___, and ___.

Others could be S. Illinois or Oregon.

--AW--

by awiggo on Mar 10, 2007 10:36 AM CST up reply actions

ipod omen

this morning when i took off to run the first song that came up on ipod shuffle was:

silversun pickups - "three seed"

so i'd say it's as good as a lock.

by Vice President Coco (40118) on Mar 9, 2007 8:58 AM CST reply actions

hmm

I say lose to BU - 6 seed
Lose to A&M/OKST - 5 Seed
Beat A&M/OKST - 4 Seed
Win Big 12 - 3 Seed

by 2Bearnest on Mar 9, 2007 12:17 PM CST reply actions

i think...

we're out of the realm of a 6-seed or lower, especially with everyone else losing across the country. bracketology has us as a 4-seed right now, and i pretty much agree with that. if we lose today, the worst we do is a 5, in my opinion.

if we win today and don't lay a total egg against a&m, we get a 4. we'll be borderline 3/4 if we beat a&m, and then i have no idea. probably not getting above a 3 though.

by billyzane on Mar 9, 2007 12:30 PM CST up reply actions

selection committee

Texas is a media darling right now (gotta love watching KD), so everyone's probably seeding us fairly high (2 or 3 is huge stretch).

Does the selection committee have the same kind of bias though?

by sharkbait101 on Mar 9, 2007 2:16 PM CST reply actions

USC Just Upset Washington State

So the seeds may still be in flux. AW last prediction:

No. 1: UCLA, North Carolina, Ohio State, Kansas
No. 2: Florida, Wisconsin, Memphis, Texas A&M
No. 3: Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Washington State, Maryland
No. 4: Southern Illinois, Nevada, UNLV, Tennessee

My prediction, pending the outcome of tonight's games (I'm assuming Texas beats OSU, Oregon beats USC and G-Town beats Pitt):

No. 1: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, Kansas
No. 2: UCLA, Wisconsin, Memphis, Georgetown
No. 3: aTm, Pittsburgh, Texas, Oregon
No. 4: Southern Illinois, Louisville, UNLV, Maryland

Officially a Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Mar 10, 2007 1:17 AM CST reply actions