Who to root against for our NCAA seeding prospects...

[Cryptical Envelopment]

Too much talk about the AP poll here etc., IMO. For my own clarity I thought I'd look at current projected seedings to see who we need to overcome/stay ahead of. Thought I'd share it in case anyone else wanted to see it this way too. I used the ESPN Bracketology for better or worse. I really want us to get a #3 seed to avoid the #1's for as long as we can. That's my main goal, I'm trying not to get cute with it. Obviously passing a #2 will be hard, and let's hope the current 5's don't come into play, but I included both those lines too.

Men's Bracketology: Memphis this season is, again, predictably unpredictable

The Tigers are so hard to predict not only season to season but game to game. This year's team is no different.

www.espn.com

**** these guys:

2's: Arizona, Kansas St, Texas, UCLA
3's: Baylor, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga
4's: Iowa State, UCONN, UVA, (Miami is a 4 as of now)
5's: Xavier, Creighton, Indiana, St. Mary's

Some key, competitive games to watch today, who (I think, lol) we need to root for in bold:

Creighton is a 2.5 favorite @ Villanova
KSU is a 2.5 pt. dog @ Okie St.
UVA is a 2.5 pt. dog @ UNC
Texas is a 4 pt. dog @ Baylor
St. Mary's is a 5 pt. dog @ Gonzaga
Indiana is a 6.5 pt. dog @ Purdue
UCONN is a 7.5 favorite @ St. John's (game at MSG)

 

[Cryptical Envelopment]

Too much talk about the AP poll here etc., IMO. For my own clarity I thought I'd look at current projected seedings to see who we need to overcome/stay ahead of. Thought I'd share it in case anyone else wanted to see it this way too. I used the ESPN Bracketology for better or worse. I really want us to get a #3 seed to avoid the #1's for as long as we can. That's my main goal, I'm trying not to get cute with it. Obviously passing a #2 will be hard, and let's hope the current 5's don't come into play, but I included both those lines too.

Men's Bracketology: Memphis this season is, again, predictably unpredictable

The Tigers are so hard to predict not only season to season but game to game. This year's team is no different.

www.espn.com

**** these guys:

2's: Arizona, Kansas St, Texas, UCLA
3's: Baylor, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga
4's: Iowa State, UCONN, UVA, (Miami is a 4 as of now)
5's: Xavier, Creighton, Indiana, St. Mary's

Some key, competitive games to watch today, who (I think, lol) we need to root for in bold:

Creighton is a 2.5 favorite @ Villanova
KSU is a 2.5 pt. dog @ Okie St.
UVA is a 2.5 pt. dog @ UNC
Texas is a 4 pt. dog @ Baylor
St. Mary's is a 5 pt. dog @ Gonzaga
Indiana is a 6.5 pt. dog @ Purdue
UCONN is a 7.5 favorite @ St. John's (game at MSG)

Creighton lost!

Iowa State with a bad loss vs Oklahoma!

 

[go_canes_17]

Creighton lost!

Iowa State with a bad loss vs Oklahoma!

Creighton and ISU losing is huge. Some have Creighton as a 5 trending up. ISU consistently seeded ahead of us. Their record in their last 11? 3-8.

I want a 3 seed not only to avoid those 1 seeds if we make it that far, but also because the 4-5 matchups are so even and their are some solid teams there

 

[NC_Canes_11]

Zona lost on a buzzer beater.

Baylor beat Texas and will likely just switch spots with them at best.

 

[Canes1968]

Doesn't really matter at this point. If we win out through the ACC tourney, the best we can hope for is a 4 seed. If we lose out, we are probably looking at a 6 (maybe even a 7) seed.