Selection Sunday

[ArtVanDelay]

Lunardi has Maryland as a 7 seed playing 10 seed Vanderbilt.  Seems like the tourney committee always drops us a seed or two from what we should be, so I see us as an 8 or 9 seed.  Which means a matchup with a 1 seed if we win in the Round of 64.

[Finisher]

7 or 8 imo. Because it's such a down year for college basketball, I think 7 but normal years 8 or 9.

Had we beaten NW, probably a 6 seed and avoid that brutal second round game.

[ArtVanDelay]

Uh, Wisconsin an 8?

Do we even make it?

[Finisher]

1 hour ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Uh, Wisconsin an 8?

Do we even make it?

Dear God. That doesn't bode well at all.

[Can_of_corn]

 

[ArtVanDelay]

Wow, a 6 seed lol how did we get a higher seed than Wisconsin? Oh well. 

We play Xavier on Thursday.

[Finisher]

I thought we were a 6 and the NW loss pushed us to 7 but looks like they didn't penalize us. HUGE HUGE difference getting that 6, road to Sweet 16 is doable but not like you can even look past Xavier. They did just have a 6 game losing streak though.

[Can_of_corn]

538 has Maryland/Xavier a toss up (51/49)

[Finisher]

How are Xavier's bigs? I think if we survive we can beat FSU. But then things would get comically impossible: need to probably beat Arizona then Gonzaga then Villanova then best of the other side of bracket.

[murph]

On 3/12/2017 at 10:47 PM, Finisher said:

How are Xavier's bigs? I think if we survive we can beat FSU. But then things would get comically impossible: need to probably beat Arizona then Gonzaga then Villanova then best of the other side of bracket.

I don't see how we survive FSU, they are so big and athletic, we may not get a single rebound.  Lol.  Don't know much about Xavier, but would be great to get that win at least.  Anything after that is icing on the cake IMO.  I was shocked to hear we got a six seed as well, but with our lack of inside presence, making it to the sweet sixteen with any seed would be a major undertaking.  Still excited to see the game tomorrow!

[ArtVanDelay]

On 3/12/2017 at 10:47 PM, Finisher said:

How are Xavier's bigs? I think if we survive we can beat FSU. But then things would get comically impossible: need to probably beat Arizona then Gonzaga then Villanova then best of the other side of bracket.

Xavier's strength is rebounding apparently.  I think that's good for us actually.  We can't rebound anyway, so I'd rather play a good rebounding team than, say, a good 3 point shooting team.