Jeff Goodman ESPN tweets

[Cyinthenorth]

Don't think we get a #1 seed, but a #2 seed is within our grasp thanks to that Big 12 title run. Still, I won't be surprised if we are a #3 in this world of sports media.

 

[benjay]

I feel like we're a legit 2-3 seed historically. It's only when you look at the rest of the field this season that you can start making a case for a 1-seed.

 

[bigdaddykane]

I've been looking at this a lot lately. We have a good enough resume for a 2 seed, but I'm not going to cry if we don't get it. NCAA College Basketball Tournament Predictions - Nitty Gritty Report - ESPN

do we jump duke?

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Remember that trip to Morgantown?

No I had blocked from my mind now my migraine I'm suffering through is even worse. :sad:

 

[Spam]

Remember that trip to Morgantown?

That trip to Morgantown helped more than harmed our season, I think. It was a kick in the backside. Our defense improved considerably since that game. And we became much more focused.

 

[brinkch]

Duke just lost! The field is trying to pave the way!!!!

 

[dcxme1183]

1 seed is a stretch (I though I heard somewhere that no team with 7 or more losses has ever been a 1 seed before). I think 2 seed is pretty attainable though.

Michigan has 7 losses this year and if they win today, good chance they get it.

 

[Wesley]

Duke lost and Michigan may in their third match with MSU. This will tighten up.

 

[CyArob]

I won't be surprised if Iowa State is a 2 seed scrubbed to the 3 seed line based on locations.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Wouldn't mind if Virginia got that last 1 seed. Vitale said it should be Michigan. Rick Pitino thinks his Louisville team is deserving at 29-5. I see it going to one of those 3, realistically.

 

[HoopsTournament]

1 seed is a stretch (I though I heard somewhere that no team with 7 or more losses has ever been a 1 seed before). I think 2 seed is pretty attainable though.

It has happened 3 times with 7 losses:

Michigan State 2000
Illinois 2001
Michigan State 2012

Never with 8 or more and never with 7 for a non-Big 10 team

 

[HoopsTournament]

Wouldn't mind if Virginia got that last 1 seed. Vitale said it should be Michigan. Rick Pitino thinks his Louisville team is deserving at 29-5. I see it going to one of those 3, realistically.

Michigan or Virginia, yes. Louisville, only if the committee is drunk.

 

[cyclonedave25]

I don't think Louisville gets the #1, their non-conference schedule is a joke. It makes Iowa's non-conf schedule last season, look good.

 

[BoxsterCy]

I don't think it makes a lick of difference how the games play out today. They have the brackets all set and aren't going to change them.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

I won't be surprised if Iowa State is a 2 seed scrubbed to the 3 seed line based on locations.

If MSU wins, I would not be surprised if Iowa State is a 4-seed. Which would be a crime, and if Michigan is a 1-seed, ISU should not be below a 2-seed.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Never said I thought it should be Louisville, just that I could see it happening. The record is good, they won their conference, and they are defending champs which I don't think should factor into the equation, but I bet it will.

 

[andymhallman]

A #1 seed would be a dream but I wonder how you can give it to a team that finished tied for third in its conference. KU fans would be irate if ISU were seeded higher than the Jayhawks.

 

[HoopsTournament]

I don't think it makes a lick of difference how the games play out today. They have the brackets all set and aren't going to change them.

I disagree. They probably had one that had Duke/Virginia easily interchangeable and they probably had brackets for whether Michigan won and for whether Michigan lost. And then they just show us the one based on what happened. (Other 3 games prob had no bearing on bracket)

 

[cyclonedave25]

If MSU wins, I would not be surprised if Iowa State is a 4-seed. Which would be a crime, and if Michigan is a 1-seed, ISU should not be below a 2-seed.

I don't think there's any way ISU falls to a 4 seed, especially basing it off the Big 10 Tourney Championship.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Never said I thought it should be Louisville, just that I could see it happening. The record is good, they won their conference, and they are defending champs which I don't think should factor into the equation, but I bet it will.

And if it did, I would be convinced that the committee would have had a few extra cold drinks before putting them there.