23-24 Season

It really is set up to where if we win most of these, we're a 1. If we don't, we aren't (barring chaos).

 

I’m fully prepared to get a 2 after going 4-0 because Reasons.

 

Just remember last year we had a good case for a 1 seed and got a 4...

 

Zz played a part in that imo.

 

And it ended up [uck fay]ing Duke, so maybe it won't happen again.

 

Not getting a #1 seed in 2019 soured me on ever getting the #1 seed from the committee.

 

They will cite the head to head with UNC and say NET wasn’t a factor, and then for another controversial choice they’ll cite NET and say H2H wasn’t a factor

 

So damn true.

 

The committee isn't doing UT any favors this year for certain.

 

To be fair, this year the committee has kept us at a pretty solid #2 slot, which is justified.

 

If we win out, they'll have to decide whether anything matters or not.

 

At this point it’s all just for funsies anyway

 

Yeah, 4-0 over the next 2 weeks will be hard to overlook for a 1 seed.

So, naturally, conference tournaments will suddenly became a major factor.

 

The NET ranking system is honestly pretty [uck fay]ing stupid. Losing to the #50 team in the country at a neutral site is a way worse loss than losing to the #1 team in the country on the road. But both show up the exact same on paper: 0-1 in quad 1.

Just stupid. So I don't have a lot of patience for comparing one team's 7-4 record in quad 1 vs another team's 4-5 record in quad 1 (especially when one team has losses in Q3 and/or Q4). What were the actual L's? What were the actual W's?

 

We’re not going 4-0 down this stretch either way. I’m just hoping we avoid injuries and go into the tourney fully healthy as a 2-seed.

 

I know what you're doing, and I get it.

 

I think the Quad stuff is really only useful for screening out folks dropping games to Q3 and 4, as you are kind of pointing out.

 

Arizona Quad 1 wins:

Neu #6 Alabama
@ #10 Duke
Vs #22 Wisconsin
Neu #24 Michigan State
@ #34 Colorado
@ #54 Utah
@ #63 Oregon

Arizona Quad 1 Losses:

Neu #2 Purdue
Neu #37 Florida Atlantic
@ #36 Washington St

Avg Quad 1 Opponent Rank: 29

Tennessee Quad 1 wins:

Vs #6 Alabama
Vs #17 Illinois
@ #19 UK
@ #22 Wisconsin

Tennessee Quad 1 Losses:

Neu #2 Purdue
@ #9 North Carolina
Neu #14 Kansas
@ #28 Mississippi St
@ #58 Texas A&M

Avg Quad 1 Opponent Rank: 19

So our Q1 opponents are ranked 10 places better, on average. Of course their record is better - it's common [uck fay]ing sense. It's the difference between Kentucky (#19) and Utah St (#29).

 

Why wouldn’t Florida W count? Surely they are ranked higher than 63 and it was on the road

 

Also, can we talk about how Bradley is ranked #65 in NET, while USCjr is #48? The [uck fay]?

Bradley is 3-5 in Q1-Q2. USCjr is 9-3.

Again, a loss against [uck fay]ing BRADLEY on the road is considered a Q1 loss, but a loss against USCjr at home is considered a Q2 loss.

Make it make sense.