LSU's fight for a one-seed, latest ESPN Bracketology
On Tuesday, ESPN released its latest edition of “Women’s Basketball Bracketology”, highlighting the top seeds, the bubble, and the automatic qualifiers. LSU comes off of another ranked win, beating Tennessee on Sunday at home, improving to 25-1 on the season and 10-1 in SEC competition.
Just before, Texas had beaten South Carolina, adding some drama late i the season for the regular season title as those two and LSU are now all tied at 10-1 at the top of the SEC. The win bumped Texas up to a one-seed as the conference now has three of the top five teams in the country. ESPN’s Charlie Creme wrote about the SEC’s awesome season and how it projects to March.
“As the SEC turns, so does the national bracketology picture. Sunday featured a matchup of projected No. 1 seeds (South Carolina and Texas) and another game between a team (LSU) trying to get to the No. 1 line against an opponent (Tennessee) fresh off a win over UConn and fighting for a spot in the coveted top 16. Then on Monday, Ole Miss beat Kentucky in a meeting of teams also in contention for the top 16. The SEC currently has eight squads in the top 18 of the S-curve (and Alabama is only a No. 6 seed because it had to be moved down to accommodate bracketing principles). No other league’s final two weeks of the regular season and conference tournament will have as much influence on what happens on Selection Sunday. Despite losing to Texas, South Carolina maintains No. 1 overall (remember, the Gamecocks beat the Longhorns by 17 less than a month ago), but the Horns have a firmer hold on a top seed. Ole Miss got a crucial win over Kentucky but still isn’t in the top 16. It’s probable that six SEC teams (and possibly as many as seven) will be hosting NCAA tournament games.”
LSU’s projection
The Tigers are currently tabbed as a two-seed, but are likely the top of that seed line, allowing them to miss on pairing with UCLA, the top overall seed in the Elite Eight. Instead, LSU would likely be placed with Notre Dame in this scenario, considering Texas and South Carolina are one-seeds from the SEC. Here’s how Creme has LSU’s region at the moment.
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Of course, LSU would host the first and second round games before heading to Birmingham for the regional. LSU is battle tested this year and will continue to face top competition, with Texas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, and Alabama all still on the schedule before the postseason begins.
The SEC is better than its ever been since Mulkey arrived and the hope is that it will elevate the Tigers in the postseason. With a win on Sunday at Texas, LSU will likely jump into the one-seed line, but there’s still plenty of time for things to change in the coming weeks before the real bracket is released.
