2024 Official Seed List Watch Party Thread

[Stoerner Fumbles]

As for preference, I’d rather play UConn than Houston. I’d rather play Purdue over either of them, but Houston is a particularly bad matchup for us. They’re a better version of the teams that give us fits.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Something has been trickling out to Katz/Lunardi. I mentioned this earlier in the week, but a few of the TV bracketheads have been showing us in the East. As BTO observed that doesn’t match the curve. It might have to do with organizing the brackets to avoid rematch rules. As more SEC teams qualify, it’s harder to avoid the rematch funnel.

Yeah this is about the only weekend where Lunardi and Katz are worth paying attention to and they have been on separate pages until now. We know Iowa State can’t be in the South and they likely aren’t headed West, which means they are probably going to the East/Midwest. Feels like we may be staying East.

 

[Unimane]

The 7-10 matchup is going to be tricky, too, one of the results of throwing away a shot at the #1 seed. The 7-10 game possibly will have dangerous teams who either have talent from an underachieving season (like a Michigan State) or a streaky team who was up and down a bit (like Nebraska).

 

[wtmvol]

Would you rather we sit around for the next 7 days and complain about how much we suck and have no chance to beat a 15 seed? Projecting how we match up in the 2nd weekend feels a lot more fun with how little time we may have left.

Naa. I’ve just gotten to the point where it doesn’t really matter where we get placed. There are a few teams in the 7-10 range that I’m hoping to avoid. That feels like the more relevant focus for us. Not trying to dictate what anyone else does though.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

That region is about the best you could ask for. Creighton is no slouch but I'd much rather play them than Illinois a second time or Baylor/Duke.

 

[Hulavol]

Houston looks very beatable - I know we gotta play a lot better or we won’t even get that far, but I think I’d rather be in their bracket- we can outscore them. Even as bad as we shot yesterday!

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Houston looks very beatable - I know we gotta play a lot better or we won’t even get that far, but I think I’d rather be in their bracket- we can outscore them. Even as bad as we shot yesterday!

Houston vs UT could be an 8-6 final score judging by this weekend.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

How precarious is Marquette as the last #2? Or with TN and AZ losing are they solid?

UConn, Houston, Purdue, Iowa State, and maybe TN and UNC are nearly locks as 1s and 2s. Two spots left for AZ and Marquette - but if Barn wins tomorrow?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Brown is a win over Yale tomorrow from stealing a spot in the NCAAT. Since we are no longer a bubble watcher I want to see as many bad teams get in as possible. If Temple wins tomorrow they are in with a losing record.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Kent State trying to steal a spot at 18-16.

Alton 59
Kent 59
1:41

ESPN2

 

[StoneokeyVol]

Iowa State is looking sneaky good.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Classic Lunardi. If Auburn wins and the Committee hasn’t decided to pack it up and start drinking, they’ll be a 3. But if the Committee decides it’s 5:00 somewhere, a win won’t matter.

 

[VolPack22]

Classic Lunardi. If Auburn wins and the Committee hasn’t decided to pack it up and start drinking, they’ll be a 3. But if the Committee decides it’s 5:00 somewhere, a win won’t matter.

I genuinely hope we have the region he is projecting. The worst defensive team amongst the 1 seeds. We automatically avoid having to play Auburn, Kentucky, and Alabama due to the top 16 seed rule. We get the 3rd best Big East team and avoid UConn and Marquette. And then we would have a hobbled Kansas team that probably won’t even make it past South Carolina. If everything fell into place I could see us playing South Carolina with an opportunity to make the Final Four. I look our chances in that scenario.

 

[VolArmy74]

I just read a story on Yahoo that we were still in play for the #1 seed on strength of wins vs the Net top 25 and lack of losses to non-NCAA teams. It actually said Iowa State was in contention for it as well as North Carolina. It pointed out that each had multiple worse losses than we did and fared worse vs the elite teams.

 

[JCP201]

Rough weekend for sports. Hopefully our bracket is good.

 

[Yeiser10]

What’s everyone’s final thoughts? 2 seed, but where at?

 

[Col_Cathcart]

I just read a story on Yahoo that we were still in play for the #1 seed on strength of wins vs the Net top 25 and lack of losses to non-NCAA teams. It actually said Iowa State was in contention for it as well as North Carolina. It pointed out that each had multiple worse losses than we did and fared worse vs the elite teams.

If we get the last 1 seed over UNC, we need to send DJ Burns some NIL money.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Lunardi published his final bracket and he has us as the 2-seed in the #1 overall seed UConn’s region. Surely we haven’t dropped to the last 2 seed….

 

[VolArmy74]

CBS gave Iowa State the final #1, which would mean the conference tournament meant everything this year and nothing when it should've helped us. It has us in the Midwest with Purdue.