03-12-2011, 03:44 PM
Watched the Baylor-TAMU game earlier, and Griner is a beast. Â But TAMU had a shot at them.
The seeding will be interesting. Â It\'s fairly certain UConn #1 in Philadelphia, Tennessee #1 in Dayton, Baylor #1 in Dallas and Stanford #1 in Spokane. Â But the real question will be the #2s and how they are distributed. Â TAMU and Duke are by far the strongest 2-seeds, and the S-curve would probably send them to Dayton and Spokane. Â But the committee has given the "geographic proximity" reason for not following the S-curve before (I actually think it\'s about minimizing travel costs, whether for the NCAA or, more generously, for the fans). Â I really don\'t want to see Duke seeded against UConn - the Blue Devils got destroyed by the Huskies, and I don\'t think that will change. Â And TAMU will get moved out of Dallas, which will thankfully spare us a 4th rematch with Baylor.
My expectation? Â I\'m betting Duke will get sent to Philadelphia, Â TAMU to Spokane against Stanford, Xavier in Dayton (which will be interesting as a potential homecourt advantage), and either UCLA or Notre Dame in Dallas (I\'m hoping UCLA, given their victory over Notre Dame, will get the nod).
More interesting will be who gets sent to play sub-regionals on opponent\'s home floors, especially who gets sent to the subregional in Spokane against Gonzaga.
Again, all in all, whew. Â Survive and advance. Â Six more times.
VG
The seeding will be interesting. Â It\'s fairly certain UConn #1 in Philadelphia, Tennessee #1 in Dayton, Baylor #1 in Dallas and Stanford #1 in Spokane. Â But the real question will be the #2s and how they are distributed. Â TAMU and Duke are by far the strongest 2-seeds, and the S-curve would probably send them to Dayton and Spokane. Â But the committee has given the "geographic proximity" reason for not following the S-curve before (I actually think it\'s about minimizing travel costs, whether for the NCAA or, more generously, for the fans). Â I really don\'t want to see Duke seeded against UConn - the Blue Devils got destroyed by the Huskies, and I don\'t think that will change. Â And TAMU will get moved out of Dallas, which will thankfully spare us a 4th rematch with Baylor.
My expectation? Â I\'m betting Duke will get sent to Philadelphia, Â TAMU to Spokane against Stanford, Xavier in Dayton (which will be interesting as a potential homecourt advantage), and either UCLA or Notre Dame in Dallas (I\'m hoping UCLA, given their victory over Notre Dame, will get the nod).
More interesting will be who gets sent to play sub-regionals on opponent\'s home floors, especially who gets sent to the subregional in Spokane against Gonzaga.
Again, all in all, whew. Â Survive and advance. Â Six more times.
VG