Official Selection Sunday Thread

[Freak]

Hey, we still still have a punchers chance at getting in the dance. Hell of a lot better than a 1 seed in the NIT like SUM.

Agree. Without question.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

No wonder NC State got in and we're in the play in game...The chair this year is the AD at Wake Forrest....sorry we kicked your teams A## man....smdh

Sounds like a complete maroon. Doesn't seem to know anything about why teams were shunned and why some seeds didn't make sense.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Wtf are you talking about?

Do you gear up for the big slate of games on Tuesday and Wednesday every year? Hell, most bracket games don't count them!

 

[VolFan_N_NC]

Honestly, I'll take it.

Play-in game or not, we're matched up against a team that has only had one win since mid-Feb. and it was against Purdue. And a potential 2nd round matchup against UMASS.

 

[KBVol]

SMU gonna get left out, wow

OOC schedule RPI >300.... SOS ~100.

 

[ToineMac]

No that means with out the extra game NCSU and XU would not have made a 64 team field. We would have still made it.

Without the play in round the 4 low major conference winners would just be in the tourney. Knocking the 4 major non winners out so we would be out

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

I am happy to get in but we could have easily been left out.

Technically......

 

[catchnburn]

By the same token, so would our next game should we win.

Actually if we beat Iowa were in round 2

 

[utvolpj]

This guy is an idiot - no wonder the seeding makes no sense.

Yeah his explanation didn't make much sense when looking at our situation

 

[Freak]

It's officially considered round 2 now, if I'm not mistaken.

Didn't realize. This whole play-in thing is screwy.

 

[k-town_king]

Just imagine if we could hit free throws. We would be in the top half of the bracket.

 

[omghulkhands]

No that means with out the extra game NCSU and XU would not have made a 64 team field. We would have still made it.

No, you don't follow. NCSU, XU and UT would all not have made it because we were all in the bottom 4

 

[patrick]

Good point. It was on the skids due to Pearl. We were picked 11 of 12 in the SEC when he took over for a reason.

In CBP's last year we were actually a #9 seed.........and the year before that, may I remind you that the Vols went to the Elite 8. Nevertheless, a 9 seed is better than CCM's NCAAT's resume thus far.....

 

[DocVol]

@ToddFuhrman: Before the bracket was unveiled, SMU was listed as a -2000 favorite to make the field (risking $20 would have paid $1)




Unreal.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

OOC schedule RPI >300.... SOS ~100.

Oh I know, but that was still a surprise. If you don't think so look at the matrix

 

[FleeceItOut]

It's hard for me to consider this as making the tournament. Say what you will but Cuonzo did the absolute bare minimum with possibly the best team he will have during his tenure at UT.

 

[Freak]

Actually if we beat Iowa were in round 2

So 64 teams get a first-round bye? This tournament makes less sense to me every year

 

[Insunseri]

We lost 1/3 of our games to no. 1 seeds(UF, Witchita St) and beat UVA by 35.

NCAA hates us!

Yeah, it's better than a 1 seed in nit, but getting shafted is still getting shafted

 

[catchnburn]

Didn't realize. This whole round 1 thing is screwy.

Fyp lol

 

[Sandvol]

This actually was a pretty accurate seeding based on RPI's. All the lower tiered conference champions are guaranteed non-play in games so if you're a major and your RPI is in the 40's or 50's you are competing probably for a play-in game. You have to be under a 40 to probably get a non play in game the way they did it. I think its pretty fair.

 

[Freak]

@ToddFuhrman: Before the bracket was unveiled, SMU was listed as a -2000 favorite to make the field (risking $20 would have paid $1)




Unreal.

wow.

 

[Unimane]

No that means with out the extra game NCSU and XU would not have made a 64 team field. We would have still made it.

No, we wouldn't. 2 of the 16 seeds that play in the Dayton play-in games, so they would've been spread out across the bracket and taken away the last 4 in, which includes UT.

 

[85Destiny]

It's officially considered round 2 now, if I'm not mistaken.

You are correct.

 

[omghulkhands]

So 64 teams get a first-round bye? This tournament makes less sense to me every year

yeah, they do that for branding purposes. If they didn't call it the first round then people wouldn't believe it counted as the actual tournament.

 

[volstatic]

Now Beat Iowa!!!