two cents
03-10-2002, 03:09 PM
just a guess on the seedings with some sidenotes:
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(1)1---Connecticut (undefeated, 3-0 top 10)
(1)1---Oklahoma (won toughest conf by 2 gms, 10-3 top 25, 6-1 top 10)
(2)1---Tennessee (won SEC by 3 gms, 12-4 top 25, 4-2 top 10)
(1)1---Duke (undefeated ACC)
(1)2---Vanderbilt (#4 SOS, 7-5 top 25, 1 top 10 win, won conf tournament)
(3)2---South Carolina (6-2 top 25, 2-1 top 10)
(2)2---Baylor (2nd in toughest conf, 7-5 top 25)
*if BU drops to #3, it will be because of SOS #31*
(2)2---Purdue (won Big 10 by 2 gms, 3-2 top 25, #5 SOS)
(2)3---Stanford (undefeated Pac10 reg season, 2-1 top 25)
*if SU rise to #2, it will be because of politics--SOS #50*
(3)3---Kansas St (6-4 top 25, 1 top 10 win)
(4)3---Texas (6-7 top 25, 2 top 10 wins, #6 SOS)
(3)3---Iowa State (4-6 top 25, 2 top 10 wins)
(3)4---Colorado (4-8 top 25, 1 top 10 win)
*if CU drops below 4 it's political; all others w/ more than 1 top 25 win have double digit losses except Ariz St w/ RPI #49 & SOS #112*
(5)4---Minnesota (2nd Big 10, 1 top 10 win, 1-3 top 25, 6-4 top 50)
(4)4---North Carolina (2nd ACC, 4-5 top 50)
(4)4---Texas Tech (4-8 top 25, #2 SOS, 2 top 10 wins)
*don't acually think they'll have the guts to do this w/ Tech, but all possible teams have major flaws*
*consider this spot a wild card; could be anybody*
*contenders: Fla Intl, ODU, La Tech, Cincinnati, BC, Colo St., TCU*
I have no clue which region UConn goes into. OU should be the national #2 seed and bracketed opposite UConn. I would guess if UConn is in the East, OU would be Mideast, Tenn Midwest, and Duke West. If UConn is Mideast, OU West, Tenn Midwest, Duke East. My best guess at a grouping would be:
East: UConn, S. Carolina, Kansas St, wild card (Texas Tech or whoever unless BC)
Mideast: Okla, Vandy, Texas, Minnesota
Midwest: Tenn, Purdue, Iowa St, N. Carolina
West: Duke, Baylor, Stanford, Colorado
(5)5---Louisiana Tech (5-4 top 50, WAC champs)
(7)5---Colorado State (6-4 top 50, MWC reg season champs)
(5)5---Florida International (10-4 top 100, Sunbelt champs)
(8)5---TCU (9-3 top 100, CUSA reg season champs)
(6)6---Cincinnati (9-4 top 100, CUSA tourney champs)
(4)6---Penn St (14-11 top 100)
(6)6---Arkansas (6-5 top 25, 11-10 top 100)
(8)6---Pepperdine (10-7 top 100, WCC champs)
(6) 7---Florida (11-9 top 100)
(8) 7---Wisconsin (14-11 top 100)
(9) 7---Iowa (12-10 top 100)
(11)7---BYU (8-6 top 100, MWC tourney champs)
(5)8---Boston College (6-7 top 100)
(6)8---LSU (10-11 top 100)
(7)8---Drake (7-5 top 100)
(7)8---Old Dominion (3-5 top 100, Colonial champs, #16 RPI)
*if they focus on RPI could be much higher; otherwise, this is a little generous*
(9) 9---Arizona St (7-6 top 100, PAC 10 tourney champs)
(8) 9---Virginia (9-10 top 100)
(10)9---Georgia (10-10 top 100)
(7) 9---Notre Dame (7-9 top 100, 2nd Big East)
(10)10--New Mexico (4-6 top 50, 7-8 top 100)
(12)10--UNLV (9-6 top 100)
(11)10--Santa Clara (9-7 top 100)
(9) 10--Villanova (8-8 top 100)
(NIT)11--Rice (6-5 top 100)
(10)11--Tulane (8-7 top 100)
(9) 11--Indiana (11-13 top 100)
(NIT)11--Houston (5-4 top 100)
(11)12--Clemson (10-8 top 100)
*Clemson could be last at-large team*
(12)12--UC Santa Barbara (6-5 top 100)
(12)12--Creighton (4-5 top 100)
(11)12--St. Peter's (3-4 top 100)
(14)13--Temple
(13)13--Chattanooga
(13)13--Wisc-Green Bay
(13)13--S.F. Austin
(13)14--Harvard
(14)14--Southern
(14)14--Kent St
(15)14--Weber St
(15)15--Austin Peay
(15)15--Georgia State
(14)15--Liberty
(16)15--Oakland
(16)16--Hartford
(15)16--Bucknell
(16)16--Norfolk St
(16)16--St. Francis
Syracuse (7-11 top 100), Virginia Tech (5-8 top 100), Miss St (9-8 top 100), San Francisco (7-8 top 100) are just misses.
I always do this for fun. Thought I'd throw it out there, so I can be embarrassed if it's way off the mark. This is the quick and dirty version. Had to rush through it this year.
[This message has been edited by two cents (edited 03-21-2002).]
[edited to include actual seed in ()]
(1)1---Connecticut (undefeated, 3-0 top 10)
(1)1---Oklahoma (won toughest conf by 2 gms, 10-3 top 25, 6-1 top 10)
(2)1---Tennessee (won SEC by 3 gms, 12-4 top 25, 4-2 top 10)
(1)1---Duke (undefeated ACC)
(1)2---Vanderbilt (#4 SOS, 7-5 top 25, 1 top 10 win, won conf tournament)
(3)2---South Carolina (6-2 top 25, 2-1 top 10)
(2)2---Baylor (2nd in toughest conf, 7-5 top 25)
*if BU drops to #3, it will be because of SOS #31*
(2)2---Purdue (won Big 10 by 2 gms, 3-2 top 25, #5 SOS)
(2)3---Stanford (undefeated Pac10 reg season, 2-1 top 25)
*if SU rise to #2, it will be because of politics--SOS #50*
(3)3---Kansas St (6-4 top 25, 1 top 10 win)
(4)3---Texas (6-7 top 25, 2 top 10 wins, #6 SOS)
(3)3---Iowa State (4-6 top 25, 2 top 10 wins)
(3)4---Colorado (4-8 top 25, 1 top 10 win)
*if CU drops below 4 it's political; all others w/ more than 1 top 25 win have double digit losses except Ariz St w/ RPI #49 & SOS #112*
(5)4---Minnesota (2nd Big 10, 1 top 10 win, 1-3 top 25, 6-4 top 50)
(4)4---North Carolina (2nd ACC, 4-5 top 50)
(4)4---Texas Tech (4-8 top 25, #2 SOS, 2 top 10 wins)
*don't acually think they'll have the guts to do this w/ Tech, but all possible teams have major flaws*
*consider this spot a wild card; could be anybody*
*contenders: Fla Intl, ODU, La Tech, Cincinnati, BC, Colo St., TCU*
I have no clue which region UConn goes into. OU should be the national #2 seed and bracketed opposite UConn. I would guess if UConn is in the East, OU would be Mideast, Tenn Midwest, and Duke West. If UConn is Mideast, OU West, Tenn Midwest, Duke East. My best guess at a grouping would be:
East: UConn, S. Carolina, Kansas St, wild card (Texas Tech or whoever unless BC)
Mideast: Okla, Vandy, Texas, Minnesota
Midwest: Tenn, Purdue, Iowa St, N. Carolina
West: Duke, Baylor, Stanford, Colorado
(5)5---Louisiana Tech (5-4 top 50, WAC champs)
(7)5---Colorado State (6-4 top 50, MWC reg season champs)
(5)5---Florida International (10-4 top 100, Sunbelt champs)
(8)5---TCU (9-3 top 100, CUSA reg season champs)
(6)6---Cincinnati (9-4 top 100, CUSA tourney champs)
(4)6---Penn St (14-11 top 100)
(6)6---Arkansas (6-5 top 25, 11-10 top 100)
(8)6---Pepperdine (10-7 top 100, WCC champs)
(6) 7---Florida (11-9 top 100)
(8) 7---Wisconsin (14-11 top 100)
(9) 7---Iowa (12-10 top 100)
(11)7---BYU (8-6 top 100, MWC tourney champs)
(5)8---Boston College (6-7 top 100)
(6)8---LSU (10-11 top 100)
(7)8---Drake (7-5 top 100)
(7)8---Old Dominion (3-5 top 100, Colonial champs, #16 RPI)
*if they focus on RPI could be much higher; otherwise, this is a little generous*
(9) 9---Arizona St (7-6 top 100, PAC 10 tourney champs)
(8) 9---Virginia (9-10 top 100)
(10)9---Georgia (10-10 top 100)
(7) 9---Notre Dame (7-9 top 100, 2nd Big East)
(10)10--New Mexico (4-6 top 50, 7-8 top 100)
(12)10--UNLV (9-6 top 100)
(11)10--Santa Clara (9-7 top 100)
(9) 10--Villanova (8-8 top 100)
(NIT)11--Rice (6-5 top 100)
(10)11--Tulane (8-7 top 100)
(9) 11--Indiana (11-13 top 100)
(NIT)11--Houston (5-4 top 100)
(11)12--Clemson (10-8 top 100)
*Clemson could be last at-large team*
(12)12--UC Santa Barbara (6-5 top 100)
(12)12--Creighton (4-5 top 100)
(11)12--St. Peter's (3-4 top 100)
(14)13--Temple
(13)13--Chattanooga
(13)13--Wisc-Green Bay
(13)13--S.F. Austin
(13)14--Harvard
(14)14--Southern
(14)14--Kent St
(15)14--Weber St
(15)15--Austin Peay
(15)15--Georgia State
(14)15--Liberty
(16)15--Oakland
(16)16--Hartford
(15)16--Bucknell
(16)16--Norfolk St
(16)16--St. Francis
Syracuse (7-11 top 100), Virginia Tech (5-8 top 100), Miss St (9-8 top 100), San Francisco (7-8 top 100) are just misses.
I always do this for fun. Thought I'd throw it out there, so I can be embarrassed if it's way off the mark. This is the quick and dirty version. Had to rush through it this year.
[This message has been edited by two cents (edited 03-21-2002).]