UT or UNC for the Last #1 Seed

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pimo1 said:
correct and if NC State or even BC make the final that helps us also and thats whether or not UNC beats Pitt. It would knock down the net rating of Duke and Virginia which would not be great for NC their best wins this year were VS Duke..Best case scenario is they lose to Pitt and then Pitt turns around and loses to BC or NC State in the final. So far SEc brackets are working well for UT we want Florida to beat UGA tonight it would mean all the top seeds advance Miss State over LSU was two teams that were basically a wash. At this point, if we win out we are set because all the metrics will fall in place as we will gain more than UNC does.
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And I’m sticking with what I said from the beginning, we win 2 and it’s a lock. Even winning today might be enough but I’d rather just win 2 to be sure. Now we’re looking at back to back quad 1 games, if we win today. Sunday would be another quad 1 game if we made it that far. It’s insane to think we’re closing the season with potentially 7 straight quad 1 games. Regardless, I feel great about where we are and, as I said from the beginning, if we stay within a round of whatever UNC does I think we’ve got it. If they win theirs, we need to make the final to be a lock. If they lose in the final, we just need to make the semis. They lose today and it doesn’t matter what we do.
 
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If you look at UNC and UT against current top 25 NET teams, UNC is 3-2 while UT is 6-4. Yes the Quad 1 record is better for UNC at 8-3 but that’s because more than half of their Quad 1 games are against teams outside the top 25 while most of ours are in the top 25. Not all Quad 1 wins are equal. So 45% of UNC’s Q1 games are against current top 25 teams while that number is 76% for UT. Add in the fact that UNC has 3 Q2 losses to 1 for UT and I don’t see how it’s not UT for the last 1 as it stands right now.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
If you look at UNC and UT against current top 25 NET teams, UNC is 3-2 while UT is 6-4. Yes the Quad 1 record is better for UNC at 8-3 but that’s because more than half of their Quad 1 games are against teams outside the top 25 while most of ours are in the top 25. Not all Quad 1 wins are equal. So 45% of UNC’s Q1 games are against current top 25 teams while that number is 76% for UT. Add in the fact that UNC has 3 Q2 losses to 1 for UT and I don’t see how it’s not UT for the last 1 as it stands right now.
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Agreed.

We also haven't lost to an unranked opponent in over two months (Jan 10th)… which was at Mississippi St.

UNC lost to unranked Syracuse (away) and unranked Clemson (at home) in mid-February.

If the committee is really looking at body of work, they would clearly see this. I don't think any of these bracketologists are looking at body of work, seems as if they're going off of recency bias and media/Blue Blood influence.
 
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I should live so long to see UT snag a 1 seed over UNC. Hey, I'm gonna look at the bright side. As a 2 seed, it would still be a tremendous year to make it far enough to get our eyes beaten shut by Houston.
 
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Dougie_D said:
The teams we have beaten out of conference are doing great in their tournaments right now.
Our SEC losses so far ( SC, TxAM, Miss ST) have 1 win so far.
We beat Miss St tomorrow, I think it’s a wrap.
I mentioned that NC needed to at least play against Duke to get any more quality opportunities. With Duke out (especially against NCstate) makes the ACC tournament irrelevant
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What’s a wrap, you argued for days that the committee wouldn’t give us a 1 seed?
 
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Yeah Florida dropped to 35 after that win. They need to beat Alabama today to get back in the top 30 most likely to be Q1. But even then if they were to lose to Kentucky tomorrow chances are they will drop again. So feels unlikely we can count on Florida to be Q1 for us.
 
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hatingbamaisawayoflife said:
UNC looks better than us right now because they have played twice since we lost and looked very good doing it.
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Yep. Writing is on the wall IMO. Cut the starters minutes and play the bench a lot more in the SECT....a LOT more. Chasing fools gold with all the 1 seed talk. Get ready for the NCAAT.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Yep. Writing is on the wall IMO. Cut the starters minutes and play the bench a lot more in the SECT....a LOT more. Chasing fools gold with all the 1 seed talk. Get ready for the NCAAT.
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I understand having that 1 beside your name, but having Arizona as the 2 and then playing in LA is no picnic. Being a 2 in the South isn’t the worst thing in the world.
 
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Redheads said:
Personally, I want a one seed just because it’s historic. First time ever. Win 2 in the sec tournament and I think it’s a done deal. Also, a question. If we get the fourth #1 seed don’t we play the first #2 in the region finals? So either way, if we get fourth #1 or 1st #2 don’t we line up with North Carolina in the region finals? The good news is, if it comes to that, it won’t be in Greensboro or Charlotte where they usually get to play. Another thing. Did DK’s 40 points put him past Sears to lead the conference in scoring? I know Sears was ahead by a third of a point or something going in.
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The path to actually reach the regional finals is much easier for a 1 seed than a 2 seed.
 
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Tennessee’s 10 best wins (NET):
1. #6 Auburn (Home)
2. #8 Alabama (Away)
3. #8 Alabama (Home)
4. #16 Illinois (Home)
5. #18 Kentucky (Away)
6. #21 Wisconsin (Away)
7. #35 Florida (Home)
8. #46 TAMU (Home)
9. #47 SC (Away)
10. #69 NC State (Home)
Avg 27.4

North Carolina
1. #5 Tennessee (Home)
2. #10 Duke (Away)
3. #10 Duke (Home)
4. #36 Clemson (Away)
5. #40 Pittsburgh (Away)
6. #45 Wake Forest (Home)
7. #46 Oklahoma (Home)
8. #50 Virginia Tech (Home)
9. #60 Virginia (Away)
10. #69 NC State (Away)
Avg 37.1

Tennesseems Losses (NET)
1. #3 Purdue (Neutral)
2. #7 North Carolina (Away)
3. #18 Kentucky (Home)
4. #19 Kansas (Neutral)
5. #41 Mississippi St (Away)
6. #46 TAMU (Away)
7. #48 South Carolina (Home)
Avg 26

North Carolina’s Losses:
1. #2 Connecticut (Neutral)
2. #18 Kentucky (Neutral)
3. #36 Clemson (Home)
4. #39 Villanova (Neutral)
5. #87 Syracuse (Away)
6. #127 Georgia Tech (Away)
Avg 51.5
 
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CAVPUT said:
Yep. Writing is on the wall IMO. Cut the starters minutes and play the bench a lot more in the SECT....a LOT more. Chasing fools gold with all the 1 seed talk. Get ready for the NCAAT.
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You know Barnes and Company are not thinking that way. Winners don't do that and I agree with you but with this team, it is not in their DNA. and so....we will see...but Tennessee should be a one seed regardless of the outcome and maybe the committee will wake up. More than likely we end up on the 2 line.
 
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Sudden Impact said:
You know Barnes and Company are not thinking that way. Winners don't do that and I agree with you but with this team, it is not in their DNA. and so....we will see...but Tennessee should be a one seed regardless of the outcome and maybe the committee will wake up. More than likely we end up on the 2 line.
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No doubt that this team will want to win every time they take the floor. Same for Barnes. As a fan, I want to break thru that glass ceiling. Just think making a final 4 would be of greater benefit for the program than winning another SECT.
 
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