*** Official Selection Sunday Thread ***

[Halincandenza]

I saw them talking about how few 1 seeds made it and how many double seeds advanced last year and i think, while this makes it fun, couldnt it also be a sign the seeding process was flawed?

SDSU, FAU and UConn were all underseeded last year.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I have Iowa State losing to UCONN in Elite 8. UCONN over Houston in the NC.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Also appears they did the seed list as if VCU was going to beat Duquesne but just gave Duquesne VCUs place on the seed list rather than re-ordering correctly. Duquesne is probably 2 seed lines higher than they should be.

 

[Clonehomer]

Another sign of corruption is the big 12 didn't get the most teams into the tournament.

Could be worse. I thought the Big East was the second best conference and they only got 3 teams in the tournament. How the SEC got 8, I do not know.

 

[CysRage]

Seth Davis went on the record today saying ISU should have been the last #1 seed. He posted several tweets now basically calling out the committee (and Seth Davis is historically no friend to ISU).

 

[madguy30]

I don't understand us. WE are afraid of DRAKE?

The team will not be afraid of Drake. They don't fear anyone.

The bracket is if nothing else just kind of weird.

Even if the teams haven't played it seems like they have.

And the amount of full blast local sports media in Iowa would love an ISU loss.

After the Big 12 Tournament (that apparently meant nothing) it's just kind of underwhelming and I don't know...awkward? Boring? Annoying?

 

[Cyclonepride]

My final venting question before I move on.
If they claim to look at the whole body of work why is the non con SOS a metric. Shouldn't they just look at the overall strength of schedule?

Apparently the committee thinks all conference participation should be treated equally, so being in a crap conference is best

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Also appears Gonzaga got bumped up a line to accommodate BYU getting to a Thursday site. BYU was the top 5 seed by seed list but ended up a 6 to get to a Thursday/Saturday.

 

[CysRage]

Apparently the committee thinks all conference participation should be treated equally, so being in a crap conference is best

Weird, the 2 conferences with the most power yet most mediocre top to bottom leagues benefit most by this mindset..*cough cough* SEC and Big Ten.

 

[UnCytely]

I think if we had had 1 more non-con win, we would have been a #1 seed.

 

[Jeffreyisu]

We all already know what the most impactful driver is for the committee: $$$ MONEY $$$

That can mean a lot of things; butts in seats, viewership, storylines, etc.

All of these random "misplaced" teams are strategically placed to maximize revenues for all involved.

 

[madguy30]

I think if we had had 1 more non-con win, we would have been a #1 seed.

Wut?

 

[hoosman]

That doesn't change that Indiana St's resume is not as good as the last 4 in. They got screwed because Oregon, NC state, temple, etc. all won. Ask those teams if the conference tournament matters.

The committee did not choose those teams based on tournament results, their hands were tied. Those teams were guaranteed a spot as AQ.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Weird, the 2 conferences with the most power yet most mediocre top to bottom leagues benefit most by this mindset..*cough cough* SEC and Big Ten.

Oh ya. They are going to take it all away from everyone else. Football and basketball.

 

[danvillecyclone]

To Win NCAA

3 of the top 7 in the East.

And the #4 seed is 6th choice overall!

Illinois isn’t listed for some reason, but they are +3000 at most spots.

We played in the toughest conference, so what’s new.

Go Cyclones!

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

What’s frustrating is that the whole Non Con SOS debate 100% favors the blue bloods. They are guaranteed a top tier holiday tournament every year plus other kickoff events like the champions classic etc. They aren’t going to schedule a home and away with Iowa State. Iowa State leans on the chips falling in to place for their holiday tournament and a quality opponent in Iowa and the Big East challenge. As much as the committee wants to talk about it, it’s not all in Iowa States control.

 

[Nothingman]

I think if we had had 1 more non-con win, we would have been a #1 seed.

Maybe had we been the top 2 seed or 5th overall but they ranked us the bottom 2 or 8th overall. One more noncon win wouldn’t have moved us up four spots unless we happened to schedule UConn this year and beat them.

 

[jsb]

Seth Davis went on the record today saying ISU should have been the last #1 seed. He posted several tweets now basically calling out the committee (and Seth Davis is historically no friend to ISU).

He’s spot on. I thought we could have been a one. I’m livid we were the last two.

I wonder what we will be ranked tomorrow. I’m guessing it won’t be ******* 8.

 

[KidSilverhair]

Anybody watch the women's bracket reveal? They interviewed the chairwoman of that committee and the first question was why Texas over Stanford for the last #1 seed. Her answer was basically that Texas faced 3 straight tournament teams in their conference tournament and won impressively, so it was really about how well they were playing lately...

My 8-year-old and I looked at each other and just laughed.

Oh, I think it was clear the women’s committee included conference tournament performance in their seedings, while the men’s committee … did not

 

[t-noah]

I probably don't give him enough credit when he posts a lot of good posts (which are the majority of his posts), but when he gets into 'come on here and lecture cyclone fans' mode it gets tiring.

I just hopped in and you were some of the first posts I saw. I wonder why he even comes over here so often? I know we have a pretty good site, but still.