I hate this Ohio State team, but I still wouldn’t want to play them.

They were unbeatable the first 10 minutes of the Michigan game. They can do some damage.

March is going to be fun.

Going to be a very wide open tournament.

//Still think Indiana rolls to the championship.

I almost always do that. I just have a feeling this year, past numbers can be thrown out.

/will probably still have the 1s and 2s in the Sweet Sixteen unless I see an obvious mismatch.

March is going to be fun.

That’s true with any of the top 2 and 3 seeds this year. Probably true with the 4 seeds. Any of Lisk’s 1 seeds would be nervous about playing MSU or Butler.

If you’re a 3 seed or better it really doesn’t matter which one you are. Wallace

Agreed. And like I just posted, you can probably throw the 4 seeds in as well. Going chalk in your tourney bracket this year ain’t going to cut it.

To me… you can usually start the bracket by putting all #1/#2 seeds in the sweet 16. I rarely have all four #3 seeds advance.

/never won a pool

To me there are 3 groupings of seeds (1,2,3) (4,5,6,7) (everyone else)

Just looking at the upset percent, 3 and 4 are nearly equal.

http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/5930/Sports++Recreation/NCAA+Tournament+Winning+Percentage+for+Seeds+in+First+Round.aspx

I don’t know. If it wasn’t for Jeff Withey, KU would have four or five losses. I think teams are starting to figure him out. They haven’t been winning, but Jeff has gotten into early foul trouble and is now out of position a lot. And not because he forgot how to play hoops. Teams have enough tape this year without Thomas Robinson to attack him.

And, I hate to say it, but college hoops is in a world of parity (some say down) this year if KU is considered the best team in the country. They have two players and one of them forgets to shoot the ball. McLemore only has 49 shots in five Big 12 games. This is something that can be fixed going forward. I am just talking about right now.

What amount of importance do you put on getting a high seed in the tournament? For a team like Indiana I don’t think seeding is so important just need to be playing their best at tournament time. Thoughts?

To me there are 3 groupings of seeds (1,2,3) (4,5,6,7) (everyone else)

If you’re a 3 seed or better it really doesn’t matter which one you are. Same for a 7 or better. It’s all about location. You want to be in a region that benefits you and your fans. Syracuse is desparate to be in the East. UCLA is the same out West. Butler/Indiana are begging for the Midwest. Seeds for those schools aren’t going to matter as much as where they are.

For a team like Indiana I don’t think seeding is so important just need to be playing their best at tournament time. Thoughts?

Uconn with Kemba Walker. Still only got a 3seed despite winning the Big East tournament, but played well at the right time

It’s a nice example of the PGA Tour making efforts to get its product to more people, especially young hip ones

As long as no one’s Tweeting.

#3 seeds: Miami, Gonzaga*, Minnesota, Oregon

i can see all of those teams out on the first weekend.

I feel the same way about the #1 and #2 seeds. Other than Kansas, there isn’t a single team in the country whom would surprise me by missing the Sweet 16.

I don’t think Duke makes it out of the Sweet 16…

If they are healthy there is absolutely no reason they shouldn’t.

/first weekend loss

Simmer down WWoS.

WTH?

#3 seeds: Miami, Gonzaga*, Minnesota, Oregon

i can see all of those teams out on the first weekend.