College Hoops Around The Country [TN opponents, RPI, others]

[VolGee4]

I’m beyond baffled that Lunardi has us as a 3 seed while “predicting” us as an AQ (meaning we’re obviously SEC champs). There’s not a 2 seed on his lines with a better resume, save maybe Auburn, and we won the head to head and they were the beneficiary of a weak SEC schedule. We’re ahead of every predicted 2 seed in RPI, NET, SOS, Q1 wins, Q1 games played (part of SOS obviously) etc. It doesn’t add up to me.

Purdue - 40th SOS, 6-5 Q1
UK - 13th SOS, 7-7 Q1
Duke - 58th SOS, 4-1 Q1
AU - 34th SOS, 7-3 Q1
UT - 4th SOS, 7-7 Q1 (Colorado dropped yesterday pulling a Q1 win from us)

We are 10-7 in Q1. Colorado is still at 70.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Good for EJ! He gets to play in March. Maybe we’ll see them in Round 1 depending on our seed.

 

[JCP201]

“3-seed. It’s been decided.”

-Lunardi/Palm

Yeah, I just got an update-- they don't care if Duke lost-- we are still a 3 seed and in their bracket.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Tennessee is 10-7 in Q1 games, Colorado is still QQ also.

10-7 NET Q1’s but 7-7 RPI Q1’s. That’s what I was referring to.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

It’s

No logical reason we are not a firm 2 at this point.

Hide the team names and we are no doubt a projected 2. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Come on Houston.

 

[ButchPlz]

Officiating in this AAC game is atrocious too.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Apparently Memphis is allowed to tackle players without a foul called

 

[ButchPlz]

Apparently Memphis is allowed to tackle players without a foul called

Memphis guy just grabbed the falling Houston guy by the leg and lifted and no call.

 

[DocVOLiday]

The Purdue / Iowa game has been good. Pretty close with a few minutes left

 

[Switch 625]

Purdue down by 8 with 1:00 left

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[SGMVols]

Jon Rothstein is reporting Mike White leaving Florida for Georgia. I guess he got out ahead of getting fired, because that move makes less than zero sense otherwise.

 

[Switch 625]

Down goes Purdue

 

[JoAllan]

Purdue losing definitely helps

 

[TheMookieMonster]

WHAT!?!?!?!

Guess Mike White saw the writing on the wall…..

 

[JCP201]

Do not want Iowa in our bracket.

 

[JoAllan]

Hate em but I wish Memphis would pull one out…….don’t look like it’s going to happen.

Shouldn’t matter but the puters love Huston.

 

[Volstylexx]

My god. The disrespect

 

[LeannaVol]

Yeah, I just got an update-- they don't care if Duke lost-- we are still a 3 seed and in their bracket.

UT should be a 2 but if we are a 3 with duke as the 2 and stay in the south I am good with that. Duke doesn’t scare me and like to stay closer to home.

 

[Creeker]

Oh gah, Loyola Chicago

 

[Vol49er]

Floored would be understatement if we beat UK again and don’t get a 2 seed.

Told ya

 

[GoBigOrange86]

Oh gah, Loyola Chicago

Will be great to bury them as we should’ve in 2018.

 

[omghulkhands]

Yea I totally disagree with that take, think a 2 is very likely at this point.

Not that you were wrong to believe this. But I feel like every year the committee disregards all those metrics they claim matter in favor of blue bloods, narratives etc.. and here we see it happen again. The selection of seeds and teams is a national embarrassment.

 

[VolsSportsFan]