Big 12 #1

by 2Bearnest on Feb 19, 2008 10:17 AM CST

So at 9-2 in Conference Play tied with Kansas, I assume that we are #1 in the Big 12 winning the tie breaker. Since we don't play Kansas again, if we win out we will win the Big 12 Regular Season and be the #1 seed in the Big 12 touney?

Also I think we will get a #1 seed even if we were to drop one as long as we win the big 12 which would mean another win over KU.

Just needed to ramble a little this morning.

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tied at the end of the regular season

means co-champs, regardless of head-to-head (i believe). The head-to-head win does get us the #1 seed in the big12 tourney.

but that's getting ahead of ourselves. OU is never particularly easy, and at k-state is going to be an extremely tough game.

as for the ncaa's, i think the committee is probably going to look to give a #1 to either texas or kansas (though they claim they don't do this) so we've got a shot at it, but we probably have to win out (at least until the finals of the big12 tourney) to get it.

by billyzane on Feb 19, 2008 11:29 AM CST 0 recs

I don't follow this enough...

Help me out. Assuming that your theory is right and Texas gets a #1, what is the possibility of still being sent to the Houston Regional? Or is the Houston the #1 overall? How does that work?

by GoHorns on Feb 19, 2008 12:28 PM CST 0 recs

FWIW

The committee ranks within the seeds as well. So, if another #1 seed with a higher position has its most natural geographical tie to Houston, then they'll probably get it. But it's all a balancing act.

So this year the regionals are in Charlotte, Houston, Detroit and Phoenix. If the #1s are (in order) Memphis, Duke or UNC, Tennessee, and Texas, then the committee is going to put Memphis somewhere first, but Memphis is somewhat equidistant from 3 of the regionals (742 miles to Detroit, 635 to Charlotte, and 568 to houston). Given that Charlotte and Houston already have natural tie-ins to other #1 seeds (Duke/UNC and UT), the committee might just ship them to Detroit. But that would also send Tennessee to Phoenix, which wouldn't necessarily be fair since they're a higher #1 than Texas.

The point is that it's a balancing act. There are no hard and fast rules.

And to clarify, this is just an example to answer a question. No chicken/hatched problems here, damnit.

by billyzane on Feb 19, 2008 1:41 PM CST up 0 recs