Bracketmatrix 2021-22

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Looking at the Net Rankings our worst loss this year was to #28 Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, when we were missing KC and Fulky.

All of our losses our to teams ranked better:
Arkansas #20
LSU #18
Texas #16
Texas Tech #9
Villanova #6
Kentucky #4
 
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HiltonHeadVol said:
Everyone has us as a 3 right NOW after our win over Ky bro, except for SI. Listen, I hope we are a 2 but I have my doubts. If we beat A&M they will just say it wasn't a good metric win, thus no bump to a 2. We were a 2 one time, correct? It doesn't happen often.....its rare, and takes special set of losses by the blue bloods.
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I’m not sure what matrix you’re looking at but on the one I’m looking at, as of yesterday there were 29 different people that had us as a 2 seed. For the ones updated this morning, 23 have us as a 2 seed. So there will be more that update tomorrow which will increase that number.
 
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Honestly, Auburn should be a #3 seed. They had a favorable schedule this year and simply had their tougher games at home. They are a huge unknown on the road and after being ousted in their 1st game in the SEC tourney, they should be a huge concern.

Duke has 3 quad 2 losses and even a quad 3 loss. They played in a weak conference and the pressure is getting to them. They should drop to a #3 seed and even then I would say they aren't that good.

Also, upon deeper look, why is Kentucky a #2? Other than their win at Kansas, what other signature wins do they have? In league play they were 0-1 against Auburn, 0-1 against Arkansas, and 1-2 against us. What did they really accomplish to deserve such a high ranking? a win against UNC like us?

We beat UK twice, We beat Auburn, We beat Arkansas, we beat Arizona...we have some nice wins coupled with no bad losses.
 
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HiltonHeadVol said:
Everyone has us as a 3 right NOW after our win over Ky bro, except for SI. Listen, I hope we are a 2 but I have my doubts. If we beat A&M they will just say it wasn't a good metric win, thus no bump to a 2. We were a 2 one time, correct? It doesn't happen often.....its rare, and takes special set of losses by the blue bloods.
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There were 29 brackets in the matrix prior to our game today that had us as a 2 seed.
 
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golfballs said:
There were 29 brackets in the matrix prior to our game today that had us as a 2 seed.
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OK, so glad to hear that. Must be my battered vol syndrome peeking out. hope this holds true. Win today and I hope we get a 2. Next question is.....can we realistically hope for Greenville spot?
 
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I’m fine with all of this. Keep disrespecting this team and watch them play with a chip on their shoulder throughout the tournament. Chalk rarely holds anyway. If we keep winning, we’ll play some lower seeded teams. There is a decent chance the 2 or 1 seed in our bracket is upset before we even play them.

The thing I like about this team is a) guard play and b) defense, defense, defense. Those are the two best traits a team can have going into the NCAAT.
 
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HiltonHeadVol said:
OK, so glad to hear that. Must be my battered vol syndrome peeking out. hope this holds true. Win today and I hope we get a 2. Next question is.....can we realistically hope for Greenville spot?
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You aren’t necessarily wrong to be cynical. The committee does inexplicable things every year. I wouldn’t get my hopes up over anything they do
 
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golfballs said:
You aren’t necessarily wrong to be cynical. The committee does inexplicable things every year. I wouldn’t get my hopes up over anything they do
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Thing is we could get a three and come out better. The latest ESPN mock with us at three would be a dream come true.
 
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Another random thought I had was how often does the committee try to build in an extra day of rest for teams that play deeper into their tournament?

Like, A&M and Tennessee and Purdue and Iowa play on Sunday while most everyone else finished yesterday or much earlier if they lost. Is there a chance we’ll get a Friday/Sunday schedule?
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Another random thought I had was how often does the committee try to build in an extra day of rest for teams that play deeper into their tournament?

Like, A&M and Tennessee and Purdue and Iowa play on Sunday while most everyone else finished yesterday or much earlier if they lost. Is there a chance we’ll get a Friday/Sunday schedule?
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They don’t. The dates are pre set for each site and teams are assigned according to distance. I guess a high seed could request a different site for that reason but I’ve never heard of that
 
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