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

[hUTch2002]

Let me give you even more material. We've come back to the pack with our play of late. The committee values how you're playing as we near the tournament. There are a handful of teams that might be a threat for a 2 seed that could bump us down a rung if we lay an egg in the SECT. Michigan State, Bama, Texas Tech, Saint Johns and aTm all are nipping at our heels. Before Ole Miss I was of the opinion that the SECT meant nothing and didn't matter. With the results of this past week, I'm of the opinion that it does matter where UT is concerned. We'd better show out in the SECT or we might just get jobbed by the committee....again.

0% chance we drop to a 3.

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

0% chance we drop to a 3.

if we lose the first game and Texas Tech and St Johns win their conference tourney a 3 seed is very real. I didn't feel this way until late tonight

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I like it. We draw Louisville in the 2nd round instead of Kansas. We already beat them once and they don't have a big man like Dickinson they can tear us a new butthole

MUCH rather be in that Midwest.
I don't fear Kansas and some may laugh at me but I could see Arkansas beating them. Especially if they get Thiero back.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

if we lose the first game and Texas Tech and St Johns win their conference tourney a 3 seed is very real. I didn't feel this way until late tonight

Zero chance

 

[hUTch2002]

if we lose the first game and Texas Tech and St Johns win their conference tourney a 3 seed is very real. I didn't feel this way until late tonight

Nah. I just don’t see it. Texas Tech got 0 good wins out of conference and lost 5 games in a far inferior conference to the SEC. St John’s has poor metrics for a 2-3 seed and also has 0 good out of conference wins. We have a far stronger resume than both. Even a loss Friday and them winning their respective titles won’t change that.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I'm pretty fond of this bracket myself

lol I'd say so, you @sshole

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

MUCH rather be in that Midwest.
I don't fear Kansas and some may laugh at me but I could see Arkansas beating them. Especially if they get Thiero back.

The fact that we can't beat Hunter Dickinson would rather have me in the East bracket with Duke just to avoid a 2nd round match with Kansas

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

The fact that we can't beat Hunter Dickinson would rather have me in the East bracket with Duke just to avoid a 2nd round match with Kansas

Meh, we got our own big man now.
Kansas don't scare me. Like I said, I wouldn't be surprised if Arkansas beat them and we didn't even have to play them.

 

[VolCalls]

Really? If seems they usually flame out around the Sweet 16 but maybe I’m wrong.

Final Four in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, Sweet 16 in 2023 and last year their All-American PG was injured in the first half of their Sweet 16 game vs Duke and didn't return - they lost by 3.

 

[VolCalls]

The final AP poll is as meaningful as the ASP poll.
( Anti-SunshinePumper Poll).
Ultimately matters not.

What he's saying is the discussion was about what the AP poll will look like tomorrow. Nobody was claiming we were going to be #8 in the committee rankings - that wasn't the topic.

 

[VolCalls]

if we lose the first game and Texas Tech and St Johns win their conference tourney a 3 seed is very real. I didn't feel this way until late tonight

You're out of your mind if you think we're getting a 3 seed.

 

[ABtheVolsfan92]

You're out of your mind if you think we're getting a 3 seed.

I think people don't want to believe it could us happen to us. But I'd not say it is impossible

 

[VolCalls]

Lunardi just said on ESPN, and I quote, "Alabama, Florida, Tennessee in whatever order you want to put them are 4, 5, and 6."

 

[VolGee4]

I think people don't want to believe it could us happen to us. But I'd not say it is impossible

It is. People are overthinking this. Our numbers are too good for a 3. St. John’s isn’t close.

 

[Titans4Vols]

Not really sure of another thread to put this in, but found it interesting as far as trying to predict who is gonna win it all:

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I think people don't want to believe it could us happen to us. But I'd not say it is impossible

It's more likely we get a # 1 seed than a #3 seed.

 

[hUTch2002]

Final Four in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, Sweet 16 in 2023 and last year their All-American PG was injured in the first half of their Sweet 16 game vs Duke and didn't return - they lost by 3.

So I was wrong. Weird that I don’t recall them making the FF.