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RE: Chicago Tribune Article: NCAA Tourney is Rigged
(02-28-2018 10:42 PM)FriscoDawg Wrote: (02-28-2018 09:50 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote: (02-28-2018 09:35 AM)Niner National Wrote: (02-28-2018 09:15 AM)TribeNiner Wrote: (02-28-2018 08:22 AM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says they would let CHeat play at home if possible.
And further, they get higher seeds, even as "bubble teams." Thus, a just-in-by-the-skin-of-their-teeth (and shouldn't be in) Syracuse will get a 9 seed while a 30-4 team from non-power conference gets a 15 seed. This way, when Syracuse beats the 8 seed by 2 points and the NPC team loses to the 2 seed by 2 points, they'll talk about how Syracuse's inclusion was justified because they advanced past the first round and how the NPC is "only 1-4 in the tournament in the last four years." I.E., Syracuse gets to play and beat a team like Arizona State while MTSU will be squaring up with Villanova. They use the early seedings to advance the power schools and justify the BS.
Rinse and repeat.
Agree 100%, but as long as MTdoesn't stumble the rest of the way, they'll probably get the dreaded 8/9 game.
They've built enough of a reputation the last 2 years in the tournament and carry a top.25 ranking. They wont be a 14 or 15 seed. I think worst case they are a 10 if they win out.
I doubt it, MTSU seems to be headed to the 11th seed just due to the fact they beat 0 Power Conference Teams which they will be penalized for by com...
11 is actually the seed you want if don't get up to the 6 seed line. Play 6, then 3-14, then 2-7-10-15, then 1-4-5-8-9-12-13-16
I say 10. None of the 2's are anything special. Kansas is a projected 1-seed and by their standards they're mediocre this year. If not, Duke will be. Ditto... there's not really a world of difference between the 2's and 3's.
Be a 10, beat a 7, 2 (or obviously if you're lucky, a 15), then if you're lucky not a 3 in the Sweet 16. Anything beyond that is gravy.
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