I’m tired of seeing AZ as 1 seed .

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vavolfan6 said:
I think they are being given alot of leeway becuase they are 8-3 in Q1 games, but its being overlooked they have 2 Q2 losses and a Q3 loss.

Also if you stack up their Q1 ganes to ours, I think we match up better.

Common Opponents are bolded:

 Arizona
W78-73Away(13)2 Duke
W74-68Neutral(24)21 Michigan St.
W98-73Home(23)23 Wisconsin
L84-92Neutral(2)3 Purdue
W87-74Neutral(6)Alabama
L95-96*Neutral(35)14 Fla. Atlantic
W97-50Home(30)Colorado
L70-73Away(38)Washington St.
W87-78Away(65)Oregon
W105-99*Away(50)Utah
W99-79Away(30)Colorado

Tennessee
W80-70Away(23)Wisconsin
L67-71Neutral(2)2 Purdue
L60-69Neutral(17)1 Kansas
L92-100Away(9)17 North Carolina
W86-79Home(16)20 Illinois
L72-77Away(31)Mississippi St.
W91-71Home(6)Alabama
W103-92Away(20)10 Kentucky
L69-85Away(58)Texas A&M
W92-84Home(7)11 Auburn
W 81-74. Away. (6) 14 Alabama

As you can see, upon a deeper look, Arizona's resume really isn't any better than TN. We both beat Wisconsin, though we did so in Wisconsin. We both beat Bama, though we just beat them in Bama. We both lost on nuetral courts to Purdue. They had a blue blood away win at Duke. We had a blue blood away win at UNC. They had Q2 conference hlme loss to top 25 team Wash St, we had one to USCe.

We are 6-4 against current AP top 25 teams, they are 2-3.To me we have more quality wins. And while I wouldn't argue against anyone who thinks Arizona is a better team, they simply haven't played any upper echelon teams since the beginning of the year. Their resume, simply put, is missing quality conference opponents.
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Barnes and Lloyd both believe in a demanding non conference scheduling policy.
 
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Believe me on this. Even in TENN wins last two AND loses in only in SEC tourney final, they will not be a 1 seed over AZ. And did anyone see the report that the Vols will play UNC in Charlotte no matter where they are seeded? Im not afraid of Carolina even tho they smoked us in CHill with an almost flawless shooting night, but that Charlotte locale seems like an away game.
 
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HiltonHeadVol said:
Believe me on this. Even in TENN wins last two AND loses in only in SEC tourney final, they will not be a 1 seed over AZ. And did anyone see the report that the Vols will play UNC in Charlotte no matter where they are seeded? Im not afraid of Carolina even tho they smoked us in CHill with an almost flawless shooting night, but that Charlotte locale seems like an away game.
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Wait… no. We will not be playing UNC in Charlotte. It’s just likely that both teams will play their 1st and 2nd round games there. But not against each other. Each of the 8 sites has 2 separate 4-team pods.
 
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cncchris33 said:
This. Be patient. The shine will wear off Arizona as it grows on Tennessee if we continue to win. The two résumés side by side of a Pac-12 winner Arizona at 25-6 and an SEC winner Tennessee at 25-6 will be judged in their entirety. Those résumés won't be comparable.

We have to take care of our own business, first and foremost.
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Agree. We went to Bama and won in hostile environment, and going into SC arena. We win that game, and close out w/ KY, we'll get a 1 seed. I could see us losing @ SC, but could also see us clamping down. SC plays good D and scraps, much like Vols. Don't think Dalton will have two "off games" in a row, but really good to see JJJ and Vescovi heating up. JJJ always seems to play well at his home state SC. We're going to need solid all around effort to win, and think we will...if the refs don't decide to manipulate the game.
 
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Willy14 said:
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I know we take Lunardi with a grain of salt, but it seems he believes Arizona has to lose 1 for us to pass them, no matter if we win out or not.
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I don’t know about that. We would have 8/9 Q1 wins depending on if Florida can get back into the top 30. Arizona doesn’t have much left to boost their resume. They have 8 Q1 wins too, but with much worse losses than us. If we win out I don’t know how you keep us off the 1 line.
 
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wtmvol said:
I don’t know about that. We would have 8/9 Q1 wins depending on if Florida can get back into the top 30. Arizona doesn’t have much left to boost their resume. They have 8 Q1 wins too, but with much worse losses than us. If we win out I don’t know how you keep us off the 1 line.
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I totally agree, I honestly don’t know how you can keep us off the 1 seed line if we win out. No matter what Arizona does
 
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Face it,,, The powers that be, NCAA, TV, fans (some) want a west coast team in it til the end. Having a west coaster as a one seed gives the west a chance at the final four AND TV a chance at better ratings by keeping the west interested.
 
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HiltonHeadVol said:
Believe me on this. Even in TENN wins last two AND loses in only in SEC tourney final, they will not be a 1 seed over AZ. And did anyone see the report that the Vols will play UNC in Charlotte no matter where they are seeded? Im not afraid of Carolina even tho they smoked us in CHill with an almost flawless shooting night, but that Charlotte locale seems like an away game.
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You obviously misheard or misread your info. We will play in Charlotte the first two rounds but the only way we would meet UNC in the tourney would be if we both made the Final Four, since we’ll be in separate regions.
 
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vavolfan6 said:
I think they are being given alot of leeway becuase they are 8-3 in Q1 games, but its being overlooked they have 2 Q2 losses and a Q3 loss.

Also if you stack up their Q1 ganes to ours, I think we match up better.

Common Opponents are bolded:

 Arizona
W78-73Away(13)2 Duke
W74-68Neutral(24)21 Michigan St.
W98-73Home(23)23 Wisconsin
L84-92Neutral(2)3 Purdue
W87-74Neutral(6)Alabama
L95-96*Neutral(35)14 Fla. Atlantic
W97-50Home(30)Colorado
L70-73Away(38)Washington St.
W87-78Away(65)Oregon
W105-99*Away(50)Utah
W99-79Away(30)Colorado

Tennessee
W80-70Away(23)Wisconsin
L67-71Neutral(2)2 Purdue
L60-69Neutral(17)1 Kansas
L92-100Away(9)17 North Carolina
W86-79Home(16)20 Illinois
L72-77Away(31)Mississippi St.
W91-71Home(6)Alabama
W103-92Away(20)10 Kentucky
L69-85Away(58)Texas A&M
W92-84Home(7)11 Auburn
W 81-74. Away. (6) 14 Alabama

As you can see, upon a deeper look, Arizona's resume really isn't any better than TN. We both beat Wisconsin, though we did so in Wisconsin. We both beat Bama, though we just beat them in Bama. We both lost on nuetral courts to Purdue. They had a blue blood away win at Duke. We had a blue blood away win at UNC. They had Q2 conference hlme loss to top 25 team Wash St, we had one to USCe.

We are 6-4 against current AP top 25 teams, they are 2-3.To me we have more quality wins. And while I wouldn't argue against anyone who thinks Arizona is a better team, they simply haven't played any upper echelon teams since the beginning of the year. Their resume, simply put, is missing quality conference opponents.
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We lost at UNC
 
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#39
They don’t have a single conference win over a ranked opponent. WaSu is the only other ranked team in the Pac aren’t they? Zona lost to them twice. Absurd to put them in over Tennessee.
 
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benholt06 said:
They don’t have a single conference win over a ranked opponent. WaSu is the only other ranked team in the Pac aren’t they? Zona lost to them twice. Absurd to put them in over Tennessee.
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It is absurd but the committee seriously might look at us and say they’d be doing us a favor to give us the top 2 seed over the last 1 seed. If we get a 2 after winning these next 2 games I bet that would be the reasoning. Objectively, we’ve played a tougher schedule. Arizona has done a good job of winning big against mediocre teams, for the most part. Those early wins at Duke and against Michigan State are carrying a lot more weight now too. MSU righted their ship and will be dangerous here in a couple weeks. Back to us, let’s just win these last 2 and let the chips fall where they may. No matter what we get it has been a helluva season and we have so much more to go get!
 
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If we are a 2 seed in AZ's bracket and we get to blast them in the elite 8, i'm ok with that. Gives us extra motivation to prove everyone that UT is a basketball school also.
 
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We sued the NCAA and won. Get ready for us being paired up against the best unknown in the country, followed by the most overlooked. The refs will be instructed to outright cheat to insure we exit early. Now, if we somehow reach the elite 8, it will be because we are so good that we overcame everything..
 
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#46
Mccage said:
Being selected a one seed would be nice but a 2 seed might be a better advantage to us. Closer to home.
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I find this narrative illogical and tiring. Barring upsets, a one seed faces lower seeds than a two seed. Every game is a neutral court so any advantage has to be very minimal at best. This week someone did a statistical dive proving one seeds make more final fours than two seeds. Facts are facts.
 
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#47
Lunardi has made it clear that there’s nothing Tennessee can do to get on that 1 line except have Arizona lose. What?
 
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#49
UTFanatic said:
If we are a 2 seed in AZ's bracket and we get to blast them in the elite 8, i'm ok with that. Gives us extra motivation to prove everyone that UT is a basketball school also.
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We won’t be a 2-seed in Arizona’s bracket. They will be in the West Region either way, and the only way we end up in the West is if we are the #1 seed.
 
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#50
VolBalls33 said:
I just don't understand the NET. UT has been stuck on 5 what seems like for 3 straight weeks. Beat 6 and 7 in the NET and didn't budge. A road win over #7 should move at least 1 spot. Also Arizona moved up a spot to #3 in the NET after a Q3 win and Q2 win both at home this week. What?????
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Agreed - the biggest flaw in the NET is zero weighting given for wins within the quadrants. Beating top 10 NET teams should be a better resume that beating teams in the 40-50 ranking. Hopefully the committee will use some common sense with their selections.
 
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