So is Joe Lunardi not respecting the SEC with his seed predictions?

[volbound1700]

He has Tennessee as a 6 seed which is odd since we have beaten Colorado (who may win Pac12), Missouri, Arkansas, Florida 2x, Kansas, and Cincinnati

Similarly, he has Missouri at a 8 seed when they have beaten Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois (who may win B1G), Wichita State, Oregon, and others.

Both have an amazing SOS which usually gives you stronger seeds. Tennessee only has 7 losses (granted 2 were to crappy Auburn and UK teams). Still, if you look at the other leagues, they have teams that are a lot higher with weaker SOS and more losses. Missouri at an 8 seems like a joke when you look at their wins.

 

[omghulkhands]

I was thinking about this. The SEC has had a weird year. Lots of teams performed very poorly in the early non-con. (Bama included)

And some of those teams overperformed in conference play. We won the BigXII challenge. It’s just been a bizarre year.

I personally think the SEC is a top 2 conference right now. But I can understand why someone would feel differently.

 

[DocVol]

Lunardi has Tennessee as a 5 as of today.

 

[Vol49er]

I do think SEC teams have been under-seeded in his projected brackets, but apparently he's not very good, so I wouldn't worry about it

 

[Orangeblooded615]

I definitely don't get the Big 12 love. Texas seems about on par with us.

 

[Lankykong]

I do think SEC teams have been under-seeded in his projected brackets, but apparently he's not very good, so I wouldn't worry about it

Just worry about what teams he has in. His seeding isn’t very accurate

 

[bleedingTNorange]

This is your yearly reminder that Lunardi is not that good at his job

 

[Sudden Impact]

This is your yearly reminder that Lunardi is not that good at his job

with a win today where would you put us
with a loss today where would you put us.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

with a win today where would you put us
with a loss today where would you put us.

4
5

 

[DocVol]

with a win today where would you put us
with a loss today where would you put us.

Win today, TN gets a 4.

Win tomorrow, TN gets a 3.

It’s not a bad set up, all things considered.

 

[volbound1700]

IMO, Missouri is getting screwed more. Their profile reads at least a 6 seed. I can understand Florida and LSU being 8/9 seeds.

 

[DocVol]

IMO, Missouri is getting screwed more. Their profile reads at least a 6 seed. I can understand Florida and LSU being 8/9 seeds.

F Florida. Give them a 14 seed.

 

[JarrettClass79]

I believe Alabama, being our best SEC team to date, losing to Oklahoma hurt on the national comparisons. Lets put it on Bama! In really, there are really a lot of good teams in many conferences so it will work out. The top teams that deserve to be there (given not bad ref calls) will be there in the end.

 

[VolArmy74]

I wonder if the committee takes the Fulkerson injury into account and drops our seed. I've seen them factor injuries before.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

He has Tennessee as a 6 seed which is odd since we have beaten Colorado (who may win Pac12), Missouri, Arkansas, Florida 2x, Kansas, and Cincinnati

Similarly, he has Missouri at a 8 seed when they have beaten Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois (who may win B1G), Wichita State, Oregon, and others.

Both have an amazing SOS which usually gives you stronger seeds. Tennessee only has 7 losses (granted 2 were to crappy Auburn and UK teams). Still, if you look at the other leagues, they have teams that are a lot higher with weaker SOS and more losses. Missouri at an 8 seems like a joke when you look at their wins.

Lunardi is a hack.
GBO!!

 

[hUTch2002]

There won’t be a SEC team in the E8 this year. That pretty much never happens. The conference is full of decent but not great teams.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I do think SEC teams have been under-seeded in his projected brackets, but apparently he's not very good, so I wouldn't worry about it

I honestly don’t think seeding is going to matter very much this season.
You’re going to have some very talented teams, that may be young and struggled some this season, finally have the light bulb click and start playing very good basketball. You’re going to have teams that never could get into a rhythm due to breaks in the season, find that rhythm.
You’re going to have great teams that have played a full season, hit a wall.
Iona is a perfect example. Everyone wants to talk about Pitino’s 9 seed Iona, making a conference tourney run, when in fact that conference seeded teams based on number of conference games played. In a normal year, Iona is probably a 2 seed in their conference tourney.
GBO!!

 

[wmcovol]

If SEC wants respect, go out and earn it. Have a couple in Final Four, 3 or more in elite 8, instead of 3/4 of the league gone after first weekend.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

If SEC wants respect, go out and earn it. Have a couple in Final Four, 3 or more in elite 8, instead of 3/4 of the league gone after first weekend.

Even with KY not making the tournament the SEC will still be well represented In the NCAAT. The league has some talented teams.

 

[wmcovol]

Even with KY not making the tournament the SEC will still be well represented In the NCAAT. The league has some talented teams.

You say that but only Ky & Fla have done much consistently in the tourney in last 20 years. Pretty sad.

 

[Catbone]

Y'all pretty sure we get a 5 seed?

 

[PEPPERJAX]

You say that but only Ky & Fla have done much consistently in the tourney in last 20 years. Pretty sad.

There are a lot of conferences with legit programs that haven’t done squat in 20 years.

 

[wmcovol]

There are a lot of conferences with legit programs that haven’t done squat in 20 years.

Big Ten, Big 12 & ACC get more respect and deservedly so. That’s what everyone is bitching about.

 

[jarnol32]

I honestly don’t think seeding is going to matter very much this season.
You’re going to have some very talented teams, that may be young and struggled some this season, finally have the light bulb click and start playing very good basketball. You’re going to have teams that never could get into a rhythm due to breaks in the season, find that rhythm.
You’re going to have great teams that have played a full season, hit a wall.
Iona is a perfect example. Everyone wants to talk about Pitino’s 9 seed Iona, making a conference tourney run, when in fact that conference seeded teams based on number of conference games played. In a normal year, Iona is probably a 2 seed in their conference tourney.
GBO!!

Either way I like seeing Pitino back in the mix. He’s an all time great coach, who made a mistake, was given a 2nd chance, and is cashing it in.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Y'all pretty sure we get a 5 seed?

I think so based on everything I’ve seen/heard. 6 - 8 quadrant 1 wins