What does it take to become #1 seed overall for MARCH MADNESS?

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and will not win as a lower seed this tourney!

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It’s a good problem to have. Means we’ve been getting higher seeds and presumably easier wins along the way. Still smarting over Michigan. We hit our free throws and beat them then I don’t think that party train would have stopped until the national title game.

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agreed, to me Michigan was the toughest tourney loss of the Sampson era

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In the old rpi, Ohio State is 146. That’s where a 13-18 team should be.

And as for where we’d be playing a tougher schedule; we have some evidence. Since 2017-18 we are 27-11 vs P5/Big East teams.

9 of those 11 losses are by 6 points or less.

We are 4-0 in NCAA first round games. 3-1 in round of 32 and that loss was on a prayer (and mystery 5 point play to Michigan).

I’d also argue that this is our best team so far.

Lastly, does anyone think we’d lose at home to TCU by 23 points or at Oklahoma by 24? I don’t.

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Coogs back up to 5-1 in Q1 games. UCF sitting @ #72, Cincy @ #79. Still possible the Coogs end up with a 7-1 Q1 record.

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I double check when I posted it.

It said “Updated March 5, 2023 9 PM EST”

So I don’t think it’s old.

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Damn. I was ten off from my SOS prediction at the beginning of the season. I said we would have a top 75 schedule.

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How Houston can secure top overall seed at NCAA tournament (chron.com)

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I guess Kansas is almost a lock for that overall 1 seed.

I think it’s Kansas, Bama, Us, and Purdue over UCLA.

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If we play Memphis in the AACT final we should be guaranteed to pick up a Q1 win regardless of whether we win or lose. So that’s nice.

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I think it will be Kansas, UH, Bama, UCLA. Purdue should have taken their Ls earlier in the season.

This list assumes Kansas doesn’t bow out early in the Big 12 tourney. There is no guarantee they won’t. Kansas struggled at home against WVU and Texas Tech late and will have to play the winner of that matchup in their first game on a neutral floor. If they win that one, they have to play the winner of Baylor v. Iowa State, two teams they have already lost to this year. I guess the question is, is 1 win in the B12 tourney enough to secure the number one overall seed for Kansas?

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The NCAA wants a blue blood so bad as the top seed they can taste it. UH needs to win the AAC Tournament to take away their reason.

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Why does the committee care who the overall top seed is?

Kansas - KC
UCLA - Vegas
UH - Louisville
Bama or Purdue - New York

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Am i wrong, i feel like in years past the conference tournaments have had little effect on the seedling

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It’s not about location it’s about television ratings for key matchups to hype.

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I would think that’s partially due to the fact that we always handle business and at least make the tourney finals.

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Not sure about 2021 and prior but last year Notre Dame 100% gets jumped by the Aggies if conference tournament results mattered last year