NCAA selection committee's initial rankings
NCAA Tournament top 16 seeds
Region 1: (1) Gonzaga, (2) Alabama, (3) Oklahoma, (4) Iowa
Region 2: (1) Baylor, (2) Illinois, (3) Tennessee, (4) Texas
Region 3: (1) Michigan, (2) Houston, (3) West Virginia, (4) Missouri
Region 4: (1) Ohio State, (2) Villanova, (3) Virginia, (4) Texas Tech
Going to change a lot for sure, however, I would gladly welcome this particular draw. Also somehow feel Coach Howard is going to have the team ready for UW after the layoff. Hope is not a strategy, but let's still hope BIG is not too stubborn to force too many games on them in the 3 weeks until tournaments begin.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:02 PM ^
Somewhat weird that neither Duke or Kentucky are good enough to be there. But a very good kind of weird.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:09 PM ^
Would love for the same kind of weird to come to football
February 13th, 2021 at 7:11 PM ^
Wouldn't ONE season without Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma in the playoffs be a great thing?
February 13th, 2021 at 7:25 PM ^
Speaking of weird, I don't see Tiny Tom and his weird guys anywhere in the initial seeding.
Wassup with that?
February 14th, 2021 at 12:44 AM ^
Unless those 2 teams win their conference tourney, they probably wont make March Madness. Duke could maybe make it if they get red hot over the next month but UK probably has to win the conference tourney to make it this yr.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
I'm pretty nervous/excited/pumped for UM basketball tomorrow. Really, REALLY curious to see how the guys fare after the layoff. But I'm just happy that we get to see them again.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:13 PM ^
trying not to look at how hockey and WBB seemed to have started 'hot' instantly, i still think the MBB lay-off, though too long, might nevertheless yield some benefits. specifically, even college kids' bodies get banged up and sore and maybe this will be like an NFL 'bye week' (x2) and the guys will show up with fresh legs and ready to rock. you have to think at a minimum austin davis' ankle will be 100%. probably were some other sore ankles/knees that benefitted from the time off.
we'll see in about 18 hrs.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:15 PM ^
Great points -- and it had been so damn long, I totally forgot about Austin Davis' injury. Yes indeed.
February 14th, 2021 at 1:31 AM ^
In the first half I am expecting somewhat of a shell of the product we saw in the first 14 games. But then the guys get it together in the second half and blow Wisconsin's doors off again.
February 14th, 2021 at 7:15 AM ^
JUST LIKE HOCKEY! *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap*
February 13th, 2021 at 7:28 PM ^
Should be interesting tomorrow. I’m hopeful our guys will be ready. Looking forward to watching and seeing how the team develops. Hoping to retain a top 4 seed our closing schedule will be challenging and most importantly that we get back to pre pause performance.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:58 PM ^
I’m confused by the seeding and the makeup of the regions. I was under the impression the committee would be using an “S curve” or “snake draft” for seeding the teams. Should that method not have yielded the top 2 seed (number 5 overall team) playing in the same region as the lowest1 seed (number 4 overall team)?
Such a method would give Ohio State, the lowest 1 seed, the “toughest” region, and give Gonzaga, the top overall 1 seed, the “easiest” region. But it seems UM is slotted with the easiest path with the lowest 2 seed (8th overall Houston) and lowest 4 seed (16th overall Missouri).
I’m not complaining since such a drawing certainly seems beneficial at the moment. But it just doesn’t seem that the “S curve” methodology is being implemented in the way I understand it to mean. Does anyone else have a better understanding of how the committee is exactly going about seeding the four regions?
February 13th, 2021 at 8:17 PM ^
I think you are correct, but the top 4 teams from each conference go to different brackets. Hence Illinois in Baylor's bracket, since they can't be in ours or Ohio State's. I assume the Big 12 teams are also messing things up but I haven't looked in as much detail.
February 13th, 2021 at 9:39 PM ^
Ah, I think you’re right. Appreciate the response.
February 13th, 2021 at 8:19 PM ^
Not that I believe it but maybe we're being rewarded for playing in the toughest conference while The 'Zags play Santa Clara. StFU etc.
February 13th, 2021 at 8:41 PM ^
Villanova will be a 1 seed over Ohio...
February 13th, 2021 at 9:01 PM ^
Nova doesn’t have a lot of Quad 1 opportunities left and Creighton just tapped that ass tonight.
February 14th, 2021 at 1:32 AM ^
Yes, Nova did lose badly to Creighton. I took that one on the chin because I had Villanova -2.5 in my bet.
February 14th, 2021 at 1:02 AM ^
Take out Gonzaga and Villanova and this could be a random year in college football.
February 14th, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
Agree with your well stated points just think its tough to come off this layoff and get back to the high level they were playing at right before the break. Of course sooner is better than later, so fingers crossed today.