Gables Canes
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There's been a lot of chatter on here recently about how Miami has struggled in the Big Dance. Not counting the appearance in 1960, below are all of our appearances since the re-birth of the program in 1985:
Miami's tourney history:
1998: 11 seed - lost to 6 seed; chalk performance
1999: 2 seed - beat 15 seed and lost to 10 seed; huge underperformance
2000: 6 seed - beat 11 seed, beat 3 seed, lost to 7 seed; pulled off one upset (over performance)
2002: 5 seed - lost to 12 seed; huge underperformance (Thanks, Fat Perry!)
2008: 7 seed - beat 10 seed, lost to 2 seed; chalk performance
2013: 2 seed - beat 15 seed, beat 7 seed, lost to 3 seed; slight underperformance
2016: 3 seed - beat 14 seed, beat 11 seed, lost to 2 seed; chalk performance
2017: 8 seed - lost to 9 seed; underperformance
2018: 6 seed - lost to 11 seed; underperformance
So in the 9 appearances not counting 1960:
1 overperformance
3 "chalk" neutral performances
5 underperformances
So in 9 tourney appearances in 18 total games, we've pulled off ONE upset over a higher seed and that was nearly a full TWO DECADES AGO. An overall 8-10 record despite being a top 8 seed in all but one appearance. Bottom line - our March performances have left a ****load to be desired. Yesterday's disappointment was nothing new.
Miami's tourney history:
1998: 11 seed - lost to 6 seed; chalk performance
1999: 2 seed - beat 15 seed and lost to 10 seed; huge underperformance
2000: 6 seed - beat 11 seed, beat 3 seed, lost to 7 seed; pulled off one upset (over performance)
2002: 5 seed - lost to 12 seed; huge underperformance (Thanks, Fat Perry!)
2008: 7 seed - beat 10 seed, lost to 2 seed; chalk performance
2013: 2 seed - beat 15 seed, beat 7 seed, lost to 3 seed; slight underperformance
2016: 3 seed - beat 14 seed, beat 11 seed, lost to 2 seed; chalk performance
2017: 8 seed - lost to 9 seed; underperformance
2018: 6 seed - lost to 11 seed; underperformance
So in the 9 appearances not counting 1960:
1 overperformance
3 "chalk" neutral performances
5 underperformances
So in 9 tourney appearances in 18 total games, we've pulled off ONE upset over a higher seed and that was nearly a full TWO DECADES AGO. An overall 8-10 record despite being a top 8 seed in all but one appearance. Bottom line - our March performances have left a ****load to be desired. Yesterday's disappointment was nothing new.