What could have been...

[vu72]

As we approach the seeding show I thought I'd take a look and see where I think we would have been seeded if we had made the dance.

I also am going to guess on Butler's seeding.  My thinking is based solely on the Sagarin's as the committee often says they do not rely solely on rpi's and the Sagarin's have historically been fairly close.

With all the automatics in now, there are 14 teams ranked lower than us and 17 lower than Butler.  That would make us a 13 and Butler an 12 seed.  Based on their reputation I'm guessing Butler gets an 11.

Oh, the last four (the sixteens) will be Alabama State at 308, Texas San Antonio at 220, Arkansas Little Rock at 207 and Hampton at 179.

We are at 90 and Butler at 46.  Good luck to the Bulldogs (yikes, that hurts)   

[Valpo10]

We'd be that dangerous 12 seed nobody would want to play.

[vu72]

The committee must be on drugs.  Butler an 8??     With a 42 rpi?  Meanwhile Utah State, with a 10 rpi gets a 12 seed??
How about Belmont, with 30 wins and a 27 rpi, gets a 13?  They got hosed.  A few other shockers.

I think Butler goes down in round 1.  ODU had a 14 rpi and gets a 9??  What is up??

[valpofan56]

The committee must be on drugs.  Butler an 8??    With a 42 rpi?  Meanwhile Utah State, with a 10 rpi gets a 12 seed??
How about Belmont, with 30 wins and a 27 rpi, gets a 13?  They got hosed.  A few other shockers.

I think Butler goes down in round 1.  ODU had a 14 rpi and gets a 9??  What is up??

Butler definitely got a higher seed than they probably deserved, but they ended up with a far crappier draw than they probably would have had as a lower seed. ODU should have probably been around a 5 seed given that they are the best team in a conference that got 3 bids.  Plus, if they do manage to beat ODU in front of what will be a very pro-ODU crowd in DC, they have to play Pitt.

[vuweathernerd]

i've seen odu play in person, and they ran with a fast missouri team. they take smart shots, preventing up-tempo teams from grabbing defensive boards and turning them into transition buckets. it'll be an interesting game, but i think odu wins.