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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I know Oklahoma and Kansas both lost last night. If Pitt were to lose on Sunday and then is beaten before the Big East finals and UConn and Louisville are in that Final, Pitt's not getting a #1, especially with Louisville winning. UConn is the only one that can assure themselves a #1 seed on Saturday. You've also got to factor in if UNC is upset by Duke. Or if they beat Duke in the regular season finale but then is upset in the ACC tournament and Duke goes on to win it. Here's how I see it playing out:
Pitt beats UConn Saturday. UNC beats Duke. Memphis, Oklahoma, and Michigan St. all win out and win their conference titles. In the Big East tournament, Pitt loses before the final and UConn takes the title. The four #1's will be UNC, Memphis, UConn, Oklahoma.
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Pitt losing in the quarters would change things, but either losing in the semis to Louisville or the finals to UConn they'd still be a #1. On what possible basis does Memphis deserve a #1 seed? They aren't very good this year, they are just in a terrible conference. Give Syracuse the same schedule as Memphis and what do you think their record would be? Yet they are a 10-8 team in the Big East. The committee knows this and won't give Memphis a #1 unless none of Louisville, Michigan St, or Oklahoma win their conference tourney.