2025 Seed Watch Party Thread

[Col_Cathcart]

glad to know that since I was basically skewered by many of you for absurdly
mentioning the results of SECT could affect our seeding. This year is very different
from years past because of the closeness of several teams vieing for 1 seed.

And the fact that all 3 are from the same conference so swapping them has less impact on the rest of the bracket.

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

Central Connecticut losing was a big win for the Vols. We wanted no part of them

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Central Connecticut losing was a big win for the Vols. We wanted no part of them

Your takes never cease to amaze lol if we “want no part” of a team like that, then you must not think highly of our team at all.

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

Your takes never cease to amaze lol if we “want no part” of a team like that, then you must not think highly of our team at all.

They had won 15 games in a row. With Barnes track record in March that is not the kind of team we want in the 1st round

 

[YankeeVol]

They had won 15 games in a row. With Barnes track record in March that is not the kind of team we want in the 1st round

Ok D4H

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

They had won 15 games in a row. With Barnes track record in March that is not the kind of team we want in the 1st round

15 in a row in one of the worst five conferences in D1. In the non conference slate, they lost to a really bad Providence team that was several games below .500. Nothing about Central Connecticut was “we don’t want any part of them”. Nothing about any team in that conference would have been anything to think twice about.

If there is a 15/16 seed team to want to avoid, it would be one that can make threes in bunches (Colgate 2019). Central Connecticut is 234th nationally in threes made per game. Again, they would have been a nothing burger.

 

[Delmar]

Memphis fans are getting cocky on Twitter. They say Chaz Lanier sucks and we are overrated. Now I'm starting to want to draw them to shut them up

Your first mistake is paying any attention to that bunch of losers. Their hatred of anything orange prejudices any opinion they have.

 

[tev.sm]

They had won 15 games in a row. With Barnes track record in March that is not the kind of team we want in the 1st round

I’d imagine we would also win 15 games in a row if we played the likes of FDU, LeMoyne, and Wagner. NEC versus SEC are apples and oranges, especially this season.

 

[Delmar]

Central Connecticut losing was a big win for the Vols. We wanted no part of them

Is there any team in the field we can beat? Evidently we want no part of anybody.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Is there any team in the field we can beat? Evidently we want no part of anybody.

Some are convinced that Barnes couldn’t win a game against a team a dullard like me would assemble come tournament time. Never mind he just led us to just our second elite eight ever.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I gotta admit, I thought ABtheVolsFan was a legitimate poster that was just stupid for awhile, but these past few weeks it’s becoming clear he might actually be one of the better trolls we’ve had on this website.

 

[knoxvol52]

Central Connecticut losing was a big win for the Vols. We wanted no part of them

The same team that just lost on their home court vs a 15-17 St. Francis team?

 

[VolCalls]

Was that the year we were ranked 1 after the Memphis game?

The Memphis game was two years after that.

 

[VolCalls]

Interesting Lunardi bracketology hedging:

1. He has Auburn as the SEC automatic qualifier.

2. He has Tennessee as a 2 seed

3. He says FL, Bama, TN will duke it out in the SECT for the fourth 1 seed.

4. He has picked Tennessee to win the SECT. If this happens, 1 can't happens and 2 wont happen.

He lists teams like Auburn as “automatic qualifiers” because they won their league and the conference tournament hasn’t been played. His bracket is a snapshot in time, not a prediction for what’s going to happen in the future.

 

[GBO18]

I gotta admit, I thought ABtheVolsFan was a legitimate poster that was just stupid for awhile, but these past few weeks it’s becoming clear he might actually be one of the better trolls we’ve had on this website.

It is very entertaining.

 

[hUTch2002]

I'm retired, so I took the liberty of looking up the metrics of the last four in that year compared to A&M.

A&M
NET 36, KenPom 33, SOR 57, RPI 58, SOS 67
Quad 1: 5-11
Quad 2: 6-0
Quad 3: 6-2
Quad 4: 9-0

Wyoming
NET 58, KenPom 65, SOR 53, RPI 33, SOS 89
Quad 1: 1-6
Quad 2: 9-1
Quad 3: 4-2
Quad 4: 10-0

Indiana
NET 44, KenPom 48, SOR 58, RPI 68, SOS 58
Quad 1: 5-10
Quad 2: 4-3
Quad 3: 5-1
Quad 4: 7-0

Notre Dame
NET 43, KenPom 38, SOR 35, RPI 53, SOS 90
Quad 1: 4-9
Quad 2: 4-1
Quad 3: 9-1
Quad 4: 6-0

Rutgers
NET 80, KenPom 77, SOR 50, RPI 102, SOS 37
Quad 1: 7-7
Quad 2: 2-4
Quad 3: 4-2
Quad 4: 5-1

Rutgers had 7 Quad One wins and an SOS in the 30's, so that tells you how much weight those two carry with the committee.

Wyoming had a 33 RPI.

Notre Dame had a better SOR and one less Q3 loss.

The only thing Indiana had was one Q3 loss versus 2 for A&M.

Seems to me A&M got the shaft, but what's most glaring are the inconsistencies with many of these numbers. I think the Selection Committee generally does a good job each year, but this is one where the comparison doesn't make much sense.

That’s what I was thinking reading your post, the committee was really inconsistent. It’s like when the football committee left both undefeated FSU and 1-loss UGA out. You can leave one or the other out but not both. Most deserving included FSU. Best included UGA.

 

[camp_steveo]

If UT wins the SEC tournament, would that boost them back into the running for a #1 seed, or the #5 seed maybe? Or, will the Vols go out on Saturday, assuming 1 win, with no real intention of winning?

 

[wtmvol]

If UT wins the SEC tournament, would that boost them back into the running for a #1 seed, or the #5 seed maybe? Or, will the Vols go out on Saturday, assuming 1 win, with no real intention of winning?

We don’t know about the 1 seed part. Just speculation. We have a chance at it, but we don’t know.

Not sure what you mean by 5 seeds. Do you mean #5 overall? Then yes, that’s achievable.

The Vols will go into the tournament with every intention of winning it. They’re competitors.

 

[DocVol]

Championship Sunday hasn't meant anything to seeding the last few years. It's already baked in the cake by Friday night's committee ranking meeting.

 

[hUTch2002]

They had won 15 games in a row. With Barnes track record in March that is not the kind of team we want in the 1st round

So you want no part of Central Connecticut but want Memphis? Methinks you have that backwards.

 

[hUTch2002]

I gotta admit, I thought ABtheVolsFan was a legitimate poster that was just stupid for awhile, but these past few weeks it’s becoming clear he might actually be one of the better trolls we’ve had on this website.

There’s a genius to the stupidity? Is that what you’re saying?

 

[vol94]

Outside of being in Duke’s regional, I would take the rest of that draw in a heartbeat.

Yeah, me too @ Mookie. I don’t want any part of Duke to get into final four. It’s a bad matchup for TN imo.

 

[VolCalls]

If UT wins the SEC tournament, would that boost them back into the running for a #1 seed, or the #5 seed maybe? Or, will the Vols go out on Saturday, assuming 1 win, with no real intention of winning?

There is no "back into the running." We're in the running now and have been all year.

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

Gonzaga would be a tough draw in the 2nd round now that they are a 7 seed. We need to hope Kansas plays its way off the 7 line and then draw any of the other 7's beside Gonzaga

 

[Delmar]

Gonzaga would be a tough draw in the 2nd round now that they are a 7 seed. We need to hope Kansas plays its way off the 7 line and then draw any of the other 7's beside Gonzaga

Still going with the scared, hide-in-the-corner theme this morning I see. Let’s come at it from another angle. I wonder how many teams want to see the Vols in their bracket knowing they are going to get beaten up in a 40 minute rock fight? Ask Duke how much they enjoyed it the last time we played them in the tournament. As a high seed, once you get past the first game you will generally see a pretty good team no matter what bracket you get. Line up and play and let the chips fall where they may.