Iowa State and NCAA Path (Potential)

[twojman]

Ok….cart WAY before the horse here…BUT….let’s talk about ISU in the NCAA tourney and the possible venues.


The below scenarios assume ISU takes care of business and gets a decent seed in the NCAA tourney.


Round of 64/32 in Des Moines


Sweet 16 & Elite Eight in Kansas City. The way things stand right now, I feel Tennessee could be #1 seed at this location. ISU can beat them


Final Four in Minneapolis.


Like I said, way early look and ISU needs to take care of business. ISU fans would absolutely dominate all those venues creating Hilton Magic all over the Midwest

 

[RonBurgundy]

The below scenarios assume ISU takes care of business and gets a decent seed in the NCAA tourney.

It will take more than a decent seed I think. They won't give us Des Moines/Kansas City unless ISU can reach the #3 line.

 

[mctallerton]

I had given up on this before the start of last season, thought we were two years away from being good enough to achieve that type of seeding and run. Starting to think there is a chance albeit very small.

 

[NoCreativity]

What kind of seed would we need to get in order to get that path? 2 or 3? Would they put us in Des Moines as a 4?

In order to get a 2 or 3 seed we are talking 15-3, 14-4, Big 12 champion or runner up, maybe a Big 12 tourney title type season.

 

[twojman]

Correct a minimum of 4 seed would be required.

It will take more than a decent seed I think. They won't give us Des Moines/Kansas City unless ISU can reach the #3 line.

 

[UnCytely]

One game at a time. If we lose to Baylor tomorrow night, much of the talk in this thread is irrelevant.

 

[JM4CY]

I had given up on this before the start of last season, thought we were two years away from being good enough to achieve that type of seeding and run. Starting to think there is a chance albeit very small.

The fact that we're Iowa State doesn't help

 

[Gunnerclone]

Selfishly I hope they come to C-Bus for the 64/32 round!

 

[NoCreativity]

I think we have a better chance of getting a 4 seed and getting sent to Des Moines than being a 1 or 2. They did this with Kentucky and Indiana in 2016.

I would say Kansas has a 95% chance of getting this path. They already have the best top-end non conference wins in basketball right now. Barring a major collapse I think they will be in Des Moines instead of us.

 

[LivntheCyLife]

It will take more than a decent seed I think. They won't give us Des Moines/Kansas City unless ISU can reach the #3 line.

Correct a minimum of 4 seed would be required.

A 4 seed likely places Iowa State in Des Moines. Likely going to have to finish above Kansas to be placed in Kansas City

 

[ClonesFTW]

It will take more than a decent seed I think. They won't give us Des Moines/Kansas City unless ISU can reach the #3 line.

Not necessarily true, Lunardi pegged us as a 6 seed in Des Moines in his previous release.

 

[cycfan1]

It will take more than a decent seed I think. They won't give us Des Moines/Kansas City unless ISU can reach the #3 line.

Those disliking this post really have no idea how this works.

A top four seed is not required, although certainly helps. Not likely they send a low seeded team to a home game - but it is possible.
A top four seed does not guarantee anything either. If there are two better local teams in the Midwest seeded top 4 they will get the game at Des Moines.

Kansas, Wisconsin and puke (Iowa and Nebraska) come to mind here... Given there are two other regional sites in Columbus and Tulsa - a top 4 seed should be relatively safe to be in Des Moines.

However - there is no guarantee to be in the Midwest (KC) unless we are a #1 seed (and KU is not).

 

[DSMCy]

Those disliking this post really have no idea how this works.

A top four seed is not required, although certainly helps. Not likely they send a low seeded team to a home game - but it is possible.
A top four seed does not guarantee anything either. If there are two better local teams in the Midwest seeded top 4 they will get the game at Des Moines.

Kansas, Wisconsin and puke (Iowa and Nebraska) come to mind here... Given there are two other regional sites in Columbus and Tulsa - a top 4 seed should be relatively safe to be in Des Moines.

However - there is no guarantee to be in the Midwest (KC) unless we are a #1 seed (and KU is not).

Keep in mind the first round sites are not necessarily part of the Region. ISU could be put in Des Moines but still not be in the Midwest Region (Kansas City).

 

[LLCoolCY]

One game at a time. If we lose to Baylor tomorrow night, much of the talk in this thread is irrelevant.

Relax... a loss to Baylor would hurt but a lot of Big 12 teams will lose on the road during league play. ISU could lose in Waco and win @KU on Big Monday would make the tread even more relevant.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I think we have a better chance of getting a 4 seed and getting sent to Des Moines than being a 1 or 2. They did this with Kentucky and Indiana in 2016.

I would say Kansas has a 95% chance of getting this path. They already have the best top-end non conference wins in basketball right now. Barring a major collapse I think they will be in Des Moines instead of us.

If Iowa State is a 4 seed they are pretty much a lock to play in Des Moines. Iowa State and Kansas can both be seeded here... Also, keep in mind that Tulsa is a 1st and 2nd round site, so KU can easily go that way as well.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

A 4 seed likely places Iowa State in Des Moines. Likely going to have to finish above Kansas to be placed in Kansas City

Kansas really doesn't have any bearing on Iowa State getting slotted in the Midwest region though. UCONN got slotted in the East as an 8 seed the year they beat us in Madison Square...

 

[Cyclonepride]

Not necessarily true, Lunardi pegged us as a 6 seed in Des Moines in his previous release.

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I don't think Lunardi goes location-deep on his brackets, especially at this point of the year. Mainly guessing seeding.

 

[cloneteach]

Shelby Mast at BracketWAG.com probably does the best at trying to follow all bracket rules/location/etc on every bracket.

 

[Dale]

Top 16 seeds on Bracket Matrix and their closest round of 64/32 site:

Duke: Columbia (3.5 hrs)
Michigan: Columbus (3 hrs)
Kansas: DSM (3.5 hrs) or Tulsa (4 hrs)
Virginia: Columbia (6 hrs) or Columbus (6.5 hrs)
Tennessee: Columbia (4 hrs)
Gonzaga: SLC (10.5 hrs)
Michigan State: Columbus (4 hrs)
Nevada: San Jose (5 hrs)
Texas Tech: Tulsa (6.5 hrs)
North Carolina: Columbia (3.5 hrs)
Auburn: Columbia (3 hrs)
Virginia Tech: Columbia (4 hrs) or Columbus (5 hrs)
Oklahoma: Tulsa (2 hrs)
FSU: Jacksonville (2.5 hrs)
Kentucky: Columbus (3 hrs)
Ohio State: Columbia (8 hrs) [OSU can't go to Columbus]

Site Preference Crowdedness:
Columbia: 6
Columbus: 4
Tulsa: 2.5
San Jose: 1
SLC: 1
Jacksonville: 1
DSM: 0.5
Hartford: 0

 

[knowlesjam]

Top 16 seeds on Bracket Matrix and their closest round of 64/32 site:

Duke: Columbia (3.5 hrs)
Michigan: Columbus (3 hrs)
Kansas: DSM (3.5 hrs) or Tulsa (4 hrs)
Virginia: Columbia (6 hrs) or Columbus (6.5 hrs)
Tennessee: Columbia (4 hrs)
Gonzaga: SLC (10.5 hrs)
Michigan State: Columbus (4 hrs)
Nevada: San Jose (5 hrs)
Texas Tech: Tulsa (6.5 hrs)
North Carolina: Columbia (3.5 hrs)
Auburn: Columbia (3 hrs)
Virginia Tech: Columbia (4 hrs) or Columbus (5 hrs)
Oklahoma: Tulsa (2 hrs)
FSU: Jacksonville (2.5 hrs)
Kentucky: Columbus (3 hrs)
Ohio State: Columbia (8 hrs) [OSU can't go to Columbus]

Site Preference Crowdedness:
Columbia: 6
Columbus: 4
Tulsa: 2.5
San Jose: 1
SLC: 1
Jacksonville: 1
DSM: 0.5
Hartford: 0

This is Iowa State and the NCAA, right?

Hartford it is...