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well I don't think we stay at 19...
Posted on: February 26, 2018 at 12:41:25 CT
bluetiger_ MU
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I'll take an educated guess and say we finish with an RPI rank around 15, give or take a position or two. Our first round game won't help us, but if we play and beat Georgia we will have at least 2, and maybe 3 more games against teams that will enhance our RPI just by stepping on the court with them.
Plus, if they just seeded teams based on the RPI there wouldn't be a need for the selection committee. It is used as one of the factors, but there are many others too. Some of which admittedly are intrinsic to the RPI formula. I think we will be in fine shape if we beat Georgia and will be a 3 seed easily if we advance to the finals of the SEC tourney. And I think if literally 7-8 teams are bunched up really tight in the RPI rankings the committee is sophisticated enough to recognize the difference between say 13 and 18 is not that significant this year.
I think right now there are 11 locks for the national seeds and the last 5 seeds are still up for grabs. With a poor showing someone on the 3 seed line today, like an FSU, UCLA, or Tennessee could conceivably slip to a 4 seed, but the top 8 teams in the current projection, plus those 3, are in the top 16 somewhere. I'm certain we are considered the weakest 3 seed right now, and I don't think we are a lock for even a 4 seed unless we take care of Georgia. As i said before, we are still a 3 seed, barely, not because we had a great week. It is as much because the 5-6 teams right below us really havnt distinguished themselves as any better than we are at this point.
Plus, if they just seeded teams based on the RPI there wouldn't be a need for the selection committee. It is used as one of the factors, but there are many others too. Some of which admittedly are intrinsic to the RPI formula. I think we will be in fine shape if we beat Georgia and will be a 3 seed easily if we advance to the finals of the SEC tourney. And I think if literally 7-8 teams are bunched up really tight in the RPI rankings the committee is sophisticated enough to recognize the difference between say 13 and 18 is not that significant this year.
I think right now there are 11 locks for the national seeds and the last 5 seeds are still up for grabs. With a poor showing someone on the 3 seed line today, like an FSU, UCLA, or Tennessee could conceivably slip to a 4 seed, but the top 8 teams in the current projection, plus those 3, are in the top 16 somewhere. I'm certain we are considered the weakest 3 seed right now, and I don't think we are a lock for even a 4 seed unless we take care of Georgia. As i said before, we are still a 3 seed, barely, not because we had a great week. It is as much because the 5-6 teams right below us really havnt distinguished themselves as any better than we are at this point.
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well I don't think we stay at 19... - bluetiger_ MU - 2/26 12:41:25