First 2009 March Madness thread

King Glorious · #1 03-05-2009, 02:58 PM

I couldn't see a team that wouldn't be ranked in the top eight getting a #1 seed no matter how much quality was in their losses. They are at #3 now and if they lose Saturday and again in the Big East tourney while those other teams win out, no way are the Panthers getting a #1 even though I agree with you that their losses are better and they are a better team than either Kansas, Oklahoma, Memphis, and Michigan St.

SniperSB23 · #2 03-05-2009, 03:02 PM

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I couldn't see a team that wouldn't be ranked in the top eight getting a #1 seed no matter how much quality was in their losses. They are at #3 now and if they lose Saturday and again in the Big East tourney while those other teams win out, no way are the Panthers getting a #1 even though I agree with you that their losses are better and they are a better team than either Kansas, Oklahoma, Memphis, and Michigan St.

You can forget about Kansas, they got blown out at Texas Tech last night so now have more losses than Pitt would. And I can't see Michigan St either with equal losses and a much weaker resume. The only two that would have a shot are Oklahoma and Memphis and I don't think either should be ahead of Pitt.

ateamstupid · #3 03-05-2009, 03:06 PM

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You can forget about Kansas, they got blown out at Texas Tech last night so now have more losses than Pitt would. And I can't see Michigan St either with equal losses and a much weaker resume. The only two that would have a shot are Oklahoma and Memphis and I don't think either should be ahead of Pitt.

I'd say Louisville's still in the discussion if it can win at West Virginia and get to 16-2 in conference. Same goes for Duke with a win at North Carolina.

SniperSB23 · #4 03-05-2009, 03:10 PM

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I'd say Louisville's still in the discussion if it can win at West Virginia and get to 16-2 in conference. Same goes for Duke with a win at North Carolina.

I was assuming Louisville, Connecticut, and North Carolina would be the #1s under the scenario KG offered of Pitt losing twice. Then I think the fourth spot would be between Pitt, Oklahoma, and Memphis with Pitt holding the edge. Duke would still have to beat North Carolina twice to get a 1 seed which is asking a lot.

King Glorious · #5 03-05-2009, 03:17 PM

So Pitt would be lower ranked than all of them, would be without a conference title and Oklahoma, Memphis, and Michigan State would all have conference titles and Pitt would get a #1? Do you really believe that? We aren't talking about which teams are better here.

SniperSB23 · #6 03-05-2009, 03:46 PM

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So Pitt would be lower ranked than all of them, would be without a conference title and Oklahoma, Memphis, and Michigan State would all have conference titles and Pitt would get a #1? Do you really believe that? We aren't talking about which teams are better here.

Why would Pitt be ranked lower than Michigan State and Oklahoma?

King Glorious · #7 03-05-2009, 03:52 PM

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Why would Pitt be ranked lower than Michigan State and Oklahoma?

If they both win out and Pitt loses to UConn on Saturday and again in the Big East tourney, I think they'd be ranked lower.