Selection Show Open Thread

Submitted by enlightenedbum on March 12th, 2017 at 5:40 PM

Villanova #1 overall and #1 in the East. Duke is the 2, Baylor the 3, Florida 4. Relevant to our interests: Wisconsin is an eight seed, which seems like a real bad sign for the Big Ten and makes me nervous we're still a 7.

MGoBoard

N. Campus Tech

March 12th, 2017 at 6:05 PM ^

That's shocking.

Joined: 09/10/2015

MGoPoints: 6192

Sambojangles

March 12th, 2017 at 6:13 PM ^

I see Wichi did there

Joined: 12/15/2008

MGoPoints: 10985

oriental andrew

March 12th, 2017 at 6:32 PM ^

Screwed hard. What Say U?

Joined: 06/30/2008

MGoPoints: 56097

WorldwideTJRob

March 12th, 2017 at 10:11 PM ^

Was Indy for the regional a few years back and the UK/UL game was fascinating. Never seen that much vitriol between two basketball fan bases in my life. There were wives talking serious trash to their husbands and vice versa because they were fans of the other team.

Joined: 07/05/2010

MGoPoints: 31122

ironman4579

March 12th, 2017 at 5:58 PM ^

With these seeds, they're clearly still overvaluing RPI.

Joined: 11/08/2009

MGoPoints: 3872

Avant's Hands

March 12th, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^

The seeding makes no sense to me at all. Just all over the place it doesn't make sense.

Joined: 10/22/2011

MGoPoints: 9271

Bosch

March 12th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^

Hot teams get rewarded... except when they are the rival of the selection chair's school... and holy hell did Wisconsin get hosed.

Joined: 04/03/2009

MGoPoints: 8195

NJblue2

March 12th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^

I'm so confused, how is Minny a 5 seed and we're only a 7?

Joined: 08/08/2010

MGoPoints: 30972

N. Campus Tech

March 12th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^

That doesn't make any sense. Wisconsin had a better regular season than Minnesota and made it to the championship game in the BTT. Yet they are an 8 seed and Minnesota is a 5?

Joined: 09/10/2015

MGoPoints: 6192

YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

March 12th, 2017 at 6:11 PM ^

UW has also shown great results in the tourney the last few years. Absolute joke. These seedings are wacko.

Joined: 11/01/2012

MGoPoints: 18049

smwilliams

March 12th, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^

How the fuck did Minnesota get a 5 seed?

Joined: 08/20/2010

MGoPoints: 9917

Avant's Hands

March 12th, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^

MSU and Vandy both get a 9??

Joined: 10/22/2011

MGoPoints: 9271

UM Griff

March 12th, 2017 at 6:05 PM ^

In Indy. The Wolverines will persevere - this team is on a roll!!!

Joined: 12/03/2016

MGoPoints: 9833

kevin holt

March 12th, 2017 at 6:05 PM ^

This bracket fucking sucks negbang?

Joined: 03/16/2010

MGoPoints: 17447

enlightenedbum

March 12th, 2017 at 6:05 PM ^

ND gets a 5? Rough for them. West Virginia has a 4 is also rough.

These seedings are bananas.

Joined: 06/06/2009

MGoPoints: 64438

SF Wolverine

March 12th, 2017 at 6:06 PM ^

how can you consider a team's entire body of work without taking into account how they perform in the toughest situation. Idea that we are Sparty are that close is a fucking joke.

Well, fuck 'em, I say. Hope to boys make those dopes pay.

Joined: 10/04/2010

MGoPoints: 24906

ckersh74

March 12th, 2017 at 6:06 PM ^

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Northwestern gets to the Sweet 16.

Joined: 06/30/2008

MGoPoints: 41634

A Lot of Milk

March 12th, 2017 at 10:33 PM ^

Vandy getting in the tournament is a load of shit with 15 losses, let alone being a 9 seed that plays NW

Joined: 02/17/2013

MGoPoints: 48609

I Love Lamp

March 12th, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^

A 9 seed. Uh huh, nothing fishy there

Joined: 07/15/2014

MGoPoints: 8306

YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

March 12th, 2017 at 6:09 PM ^

Hollis needs to get back to EL and fix the mess in his AD ... unfortunately he should have done that before hosing us with a 7 seed.

Joined: 11/01/2012

MGoPoints: 18049

Newton Gimmick

March 12th, 2017 at 6:10 PM ^

Will be done after the first weekend.

Joined: 05/06/2015

MGoPoints: 33792

M_Born M_Believer

March 12th, 2017 at 6:13 PM ^

How did they get a 9 seed? Ned get to play a team they already played. Why do get the sense that the committee really mailed in this selection process.

Joined: 11/11/2009

MGoPoints: 11786

PeterKlima

March 12th, 2017 at 6:15 PM ^

who is the head of the selection committee?

Joined: 08/24/2008

MGoPoints: -313

M_Born M_Believer

March 12th, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^

I got Kansas and Kentucky mixed up.

Joined: 11/11/2009

MGoPoints: 11786

ak47

March 12th, 2017 at 6:13 PM ^

They clearly put a lot of emphasis on the regular season results and didn't really move teams too much as the tourneys unfolded

Joined: 05/05/2011

MGoPoints: 33614

COLBlue

March 12th, 2017 at 6:20 PM ^

to Wisconsin...

Joined: 11/28/2010

MGoPoints: 1498

COLBlue

March 12th, 2017 at 6:23 PM ^

So in summary:

Purdue a 4 seed (ok)

Minnesota a 5 seed (!)

Maryland a 6 seed (...)

Michigan a 7 seed (um)

Wisconsin an 8 seed (!)

Northwestern a 9 seed (ok)

Michigan State a 9 seed (um)

Joined: 11/28/2010

MGoPoints: 1498

Wolverine In Iowa

March 12th, 2017 at 6:45 PM ^

Minnesota as a five seed is just plain silly. Wisconsin took one on the chin, but other than that, everything else is pretty legit.

Joined: 06/30/2008

MGoPoints: 10767

Bill the Butcher

March 12th, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^

Hollis basically just admitted that the bracket was set way earlier in the week. The weekend games barely mattered except for the bubble

Joined: 09/23/2012

MGoPoints: 2908

A Lot of Milk

March 12th, 2017 at 10:32 PM ^

Still makes zero sense when you consider the last game of the regular season was Wisconsin thumping Minny

Joined: 02/17/2013

MGoPoints: 48609

Qmatic

March 12th, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^

Mark Hollis seems like a stand up dude.

Joined: 01/09/2013

MGoPoints: 32780

URNotGuilty

March 12th, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^

Mr Hollis is an Anus

Joined: 12/13/2008

MGoPoints: 1339

Luckey1083

March 12th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^

Watching fuckhead Hollis talk about "scrubbing", obviously they didn't have the sense to scrub Michigan to a 6 or 5 seed. Minnesota is toast in first round as a 5 seed!

Joined: 02/05/2015

MGoPoints: 490

LSAClassOf2000

March 12th, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^

I don't feel like #7 is a just reward for a job well done in being the conference champions, but as I am a mere fan and with no standing to question the committee - which means I have every right to question the committee - what do I know?

All the same, because I am officially sick of being in this building in which I find myself now, assuming we're all clear by the middle of the week, I will be taking a day or two for Tournament viewing.

Joined: 01/07/2011

MGoPoints: 130636