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NCAA Projected Seeds: March 15th

My final take on the top seeds is going to have to come before the Sunday finals. I have a previous engagement that will keep me away from a computer. Hopefully, I’ll be able to find a television. The brackets will be announced on CBS at 5 pm.

They are listed by strength within each seed as well.

No. 1: North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas/Texas winner
No. 2: Tennessee, Texas/Kansas loser, Georgetown, Duke
No. 3: Stanford, Wisconsin, Louisville, Xavier
No. 4: Pittsburgh, Drake, UConn, Notre Dame

Next Four: Butler, Michigan State, Clemson, Indiana

If I had to guess on the #1 and #2 by region:
South: Memphis and *Texas/Kansas loser
Midwest: Texas/Kansas winner and Tennessee
East: North Carolina and Georgetown
West: UCLA and Duke

*I am not advocating losing the Big XII tourney finals. I am merely pointing out a possible scenario. Another scenario could send the winner to the South as the #1 and the loser to Midwest as the #2. Another scenario could have the loser heading to the West as a #2, so that Duke and Georgetown could stay in the East and South.

Big 12 Bids (6)
Lock: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma
Likely: Kansas State (RPI 50, Strength of Schedule 28), Texas A&M (RPI 41, Strength of Schedule 58)
Bubble: Baylor (RPI 43, Strength of Schedule 43)

**RPI and Strength of Schedule numbers do not include Saturday's games.

Thoughts?

--AW--

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Optimistic guess

I like Texas to get the #1 in Htown if they win. I think a win tomorrow helps our confidence going into the tournament, plus look at our resume. I'm all for putting these Jayhawks away and proving who is the best in the Big XII once and for all. If I'm the Horns, you gotta just go for the win.  If you get punished for being totally badass, then so be it.

Hook 'em

by jimmer on Mar 15, 2008 11:06 PM CDT   0 recs

I'd list A&M as a lock

they're in.

I tihnk they were in before the conference tournament started, the ISU win just made it a lock.

The KSU win was just icing on the cake.

According to one bracketology I saw today, the loss puts KSU with the lowest RPI in the top 6, behind Baylor.

I think we'll get 6 teams in, though.

by Beergut on Mar 15, 2008 11:12 PM CDT   0 recs

With Georgetown losing tonight...

does that drop them from a 2 to a 3 seed?  I'd say if Wisconsin wins the Big 10 they're deserving of a 2 seed.

by AgentBurntOrange on Mar 15, 2008 11:17 PM CDT   0 recs

The #3 and #4 seeds

Wow... what's the difference between them? Pitt and UConn are both dangerous. Drake is one of the best mid major teams out there. They are arguably as good as the 3 seeds.

I wouldn't exactly be celebrating a 2 seed even in Houston if we had to play Pitt for sure.

I've been trying to gain more info on this whole S-curve thing. I read some stuff by posters on Hornfans  who know more about this crap than I do... it just doesn't look like we'd be in the South regardless of a W/L.

In that case, lets just beat KU and pray we don't have to face teams in our bracket that are horrible matchups for us like USC last year.

Houston Rockets winning streak currently at: 21 games

by goingforthecorner on Mar 15, 2008 11:51 PM CDT   0 recs

what's a horrible matchup for us?

we've matched up well against everyone all season

by abcdmetrius on Mar 15, 2008 11:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ummm

Wisconsin and Michigan State? Why do you think they beat us?

Houston Rockets winning streak currently at: 21 games

by goingforthecorner on Mar 16, 2008 3:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Move the game to Saturday?

This year more than most years the championship game really should have an impact on the final seeding. Too late.

Texas and Kansas will meet Sunday in what is evolving into the Big 12's clash of basketball titans.

It might not matter much in the grand scheme of most bracketologists -- particularly those who matter the most. It's hard to believe the NCAA selection committee will break out the Liquid Paper for a major late revision based on the final results of the Big 12's championship game that will end less than an hour before their show airs.

KU Preview

If the NCAA have already decided that KU is a 1 seed, and Texas wins today, would that be enough to get the Big XII to change its tourney schedule?

"I'd like to think that whoever wins the game tomorrow is among the top four teams in the country," Texas coach Rick Barnes said. "But I don't want to tell the committee how to do its job."

No, but you could tell the Big XII how to do theirs, Rick.

Life is an Occasion. Rise to it.

by patienthornsfan on Mar 16, 2008 1:37 AM CDT   0 recs

The Tourney is Moving Next Year

It'll be Wed-Sat. starting in '09, so this will no longer be an excuse to F### the Big 12.

by Blackjackhawk on Mar 16, 2008 1:41 AM CDT   0 recs

Lunardi's new bracket

came out early Sunday AM. He has KU as the #1 seed in the Midwest and the Horns as the #2 in the South (Memphis #1), with UCLA and UNC filling out the remainder. If the committee has it the same way, and we beat KU today, will we swap places?

ESPN Bracketology

Your thoughts?

Longhorns don't litter

by horndude on Mar 16, 2008 8:39 AM CDT   0 recs

Wondering the same thing

If the committee will allow for a last-minute swap, depending on who wins today.  Also agree with Beergut that the Ags ought to be a lock.  I guess o.u. will get in, but I wouldn't consider them a lock.  Not that great resume, 7-5 over their last 12, and a horrible performance on national tv vs the Horns yesterday.  

by NYCHorn on Mar 16, 2008 9:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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