Joe Lunardi Seeding
- Thread starter Rhoadhoused
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He does a good job predicting who makes it in, not so much predicting where they land. My admittedly unprofessional and biased opinion goes like this:
Lose today - 4
Win today - 3
Win tomorrow - 2
Lose today - 4
Win today - 3
Win tomorrow - 2
I think we're solid at #3 after yesterday. Maybe the "weakest" #3 since there's a log-jam at the 3/4 seeds. A win today and we're the top #3 seed. Win tomorrow and we're #2.
CycloneErik
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Slim chance of 2 even with win today and tomorrow, but probably just as slim of chance at 4... regardless of today. Log-jam at top and incredibly week at the bottom (hence why Iowa is even above the bubble) - going to be an interesting tourney.
Seeding will be difficult because there are a lot of good teams but this year it seems like there are no "elite" teams.
Agree - the top 10 teams are all beatable by 15 and pretty much anybody in the dance will be capable of upending just about every other team. While upsets are always plentiful, this year's parity will make it hard to call anything an upset.
Not a chance - it's easy for pundits to put us at the 4 spot but I don't see the selection committee making that type of mistake given all the stats in our favor.
CycloneErik
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80% chance of a 3, maybe even greater. Moving either direction would be a big surprise. Moving down to a 4 would be an incredible upset.
I'm not trying to slam anyone but people who believe ISU is a 4 seed please post the resumes of the 12 teams that have better resumes and will be seeded on the 1 through 3 lines. If you look at them critically - like say, using the selection committee's nitty gritty sheets - I don't think they are there.
Please, if I am wrong, convince me.
That's not to say ISU won't be dropped to that line, but I just don't see the 12 teams deserving of placement above ISU.
Please, if I am wrong, convince me.
That's not to say ISU won't be dropped to that line, but I just don't see the 12 teams deserving of placement above ISU.
It's because some Cyclone fans wear their nut cups over their brains, not over their nuts.
This is about how I feel; expect a 3, would be disappointed with a 4, would be shocked and elated at a 2.
I'm one of those that has said we have no chance at a 2 seed, but this is probably closer to how I feel; perhaps 'slim chance' is more accurate than 'no chance'.
We got a 2 the Fizer/Tinsley year after dominating the Big 12 regular season and tournament. Just because.
Does anybody have that stat about ISU being just behind Kansas vs. the top 50, (or something like that?) I hope the selection committee looks at that. Not to mention we still have the fewest over-all losses vs. other teams in our conference.
Who says we're the worst 3-seed? And what makes you think, as the best 4-seed, we would stay in the Midwest? We would get paired with the worst 1-seed, and for all we know that means we get shipped out West.
