Can Iowa State get a 2 seed?
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CycloneErik
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Can we? Yes. But that means winning two this week in probably dominating fashion plus making it to the final in KC. It also depends what other teams do obviously. But for now I've given up on a 2 seed. But if we win two this week plus strong in KC maybe the committee will take into account we'd likely be something like 22-1 at full strength with lone loss to Auburn. Still think we are gonna be a 3.
2 seed is still realistic. I think the AZ win kept a 3 as our floor.
All the 2-4 seeds are losing games. IF we win out, I think the Committee still could see that we have a single loss when at full strength against Auburn and put us at a 2. I am expecting a 3 seed, however.
Six of the top 8 spots are already locked up regardless of how the season plays out: Auburn/Duke/Florida/Tennessee/Houston/Alabama. Those six I think will be 1/2 seeds which leaves 2 remaining 2 seeds among: Michigan State/Iowa State/St. John's/Wisconsin/Texas Tech. Root against all those teams as much as possible (sans ISU obviously).
If we win out in the regular season and beat Houston on the way to a Big 12 tournament title, yes.
If we lose another game, or win the Big 12 tourney without playing Houston, no.
If we lose another game, or win the Big 12 tourney without playing Houston, no.
I think we can, but we have to win out at least in the regular season....I'd assume BYU will jump in the rankings today when those are released.
Only thing is, the committee showed us last year that what you do in the conference tournament means nothing. We dominated every team we played in KC, including a really good Houston team, and they put us as the 8th overall seed....we got screwed on selection Sunday for our position...I was fine with a 2 seed but being in the same region as UConn and Illinois was criminal
Only thing is, the committee showed us last year that what you do in the conference tournament means nothing. We dominated every team we played in KC, including a really good Houston team, and they put us as the 8th overall seed....we got screwed on selection Sunday for our position...I was fine with a 2 seed but being in the same region as UConn and Illinois was criminal
Yes - but I would be fine with a 3 seed. Just want to avoid a 4 seed and stay on the bottom half of the bracket
Yes, they're in the drivers seat if they win out. I'll go as far as to say that they're just about locked into a 2 if they win out.
They have no room for error outside of losing to Houston in the championship game though. Have to at least win all the games leading up to the championship game.
They have no room for error outside of losing to Houston in the championship game though. Have to at least win all the games leading up to the championship game.
What I took from last year was less that they put nothing on the Big 12 tournament, and more that we would have been a 3 seed if we hadn't beaten Houston for the rubber match.
Which is why I think our only chance of a getting a 2 seed requires both a winning end to the regular season, and a Big 12 tournament title with a win over Houston in the process.
Win out and maybe, might need one or two in KC as well.
We aren't passing Auburn, Houston, Duke, Bama, Tennessee, and Florida..
So that's two spots left for Tx Tech, Michigan State, Wisconsin, St Johns, Kentucky, Michigan, A&M, and Iowa State
We aren't passing Auburn, Houston, Duke, Bama, Tennessee, and Florida..
So that's two spots left for Tx Tech, Michigan State, Wisconsin, St Johns, Kentucky, Michigan, A&M, and Iowa State
I've been saying all along the difference between a 2 and 3 is not worth getting excited about. The quasi-randomness of which bracket and which sub-regional the committee sends you to is such a big variable that the distinction between 2 and 3 is weak sauce. We do however want to avoid being a 4.
We also made the Elite 8 as a 2 seed, and the Sweet 16 last year as a 2 seed, and also UAB happened as a 3 seed. The tournament can be pretty random. Usually a 5 seed or lower (or multiple) make the Final 4
to play devils advocate, Marquette is struggling, Dayton and Iowa have really dropped off. We really do not have anything on our non con resume, kind of like last year. To get a two we would have to win the last two games plus the Big 12 tournament?
