MBB & WBB Selection Sunday Reaction Thread
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Our seeding has a lot less to do with Bama than it does our 1-7 start in the conference. At this point, I'm just happy we worked our way back into the mix, and as others have already mentioned, Jans getting this group into the bracket in any form was a damn near miracle.
Playing with house money now, and I think we have a chance to win a game or two
Playing with house money now, and I think we have a chance to win a game or two
Totally agree with this. We are playing with "house money." I think our defense travels, and Pitt has been on the skids in the tail end of the season.
No question that the theme this year was "body of work" and the wins against Marquette and TCU helped our cause.
Should we get through Pitt to face Iowa State (and I'll go on record as saying we will), the game with ISU is winnable.
It keeps changing, but I just saw this regarding all first round game times/dates. Looks like Tuesday at 8:10 and then, if we win, Friday at 2:10
That performance hurt us. Just admit it. We did ourselves zero favors.
Women get Illini as a Play in Game
I wonder if that’s a first. Men’s and women’s team both in the play in game.
No matter what they call it, it's a play in game.
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I go to Rain Forest just to order the kids meals so I can steal the plates.
Whatever they call it, if you can win the NCAA tournament by getting to that game, then it's an NCAA tournament game.
You sure can't win it from the first round of the NIT.
So... they think we would only be worth a #4 seed in the NIT?**
Their perception, not yours.
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Gotta be excited after seeing that pic!
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Gotta be excited after seeing that pic!
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Those guys seem to think they’re in the tournament. Very proud of them.
First Four
11 Mississippi State vs. 11 Pitt - 9:10 p.m., Tuesday, March 1411 Arizona State vs. 11 Nevada - 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 15
16 Texas Southern vs. 16 FDU - 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 15
16 Texas A&M CC vs. 16 SE Missouri State - 6:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 14
The fact there are two seeds with the same seed number playing to be the actual seed in the 64 team tourney... It's a play in game.
Why are you trying so hard to schitt on our team’s accomplishment?
It's a huge accomplishment. Like others have stated, from where we were last year and the beginning of this year, to even get this close, with the horrendous 3 point and free throw shooting (worst in the nation on both at one point) we've seen, it's crazy that we are here. Winning one in Dayton will get us officially into the tourney. It's still better than the NIT. And it's clear this team still has something left to achieve and prove to themselves. I'll be cheering for them.
We are officially in the tournament you idget. Look at the bracket and you will see our name included.
A 68 team tournament where 8 teams have to compete and play an additional game to get into the 64 team bracket. It's good for the program and good publicity.
It's similar to making the bottom 4 SEC baseball teams play to see who gets into the 12 team SEC tourney in Hoover. You can't do a 14 team tourney and you can't do a 68 team tourney either.
I don't know what point you're attempting very diligently to make, but if it's that we are not in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, you're wrong. All day long, wrong.
Look at this bracket and at the top there are 4 games that are not in the bracket below. Only the winners of those 4 games.
In? Kinda. Kinda not yet.
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The NCAA explicitly says that all 68 teams are in the tournament, period. Payouts are allocated to the conferences by total bids, which include the 4 losers of the First Four (not play-in) games. Teams' and coaches' official tournament records in the NCAA record books include the results of the First Four.
Anyone saying that the 4 teams who lose in the First Four aren't really in the tournament simply doesn't know what they're talking about and is objectively wrong.
Anyone saying that the 4 teams who lose in the First Four aren't really in the tournament simply doesn't know what they're talking about and is objectively wrong.