kreed5120 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 minute ago, skip-zip said: I don't know that. Maybe you're right. All I can see is that both At-Large play-in games have been between 11 Seeds the last few years. 2014 had 2 12 seeds play in Dayton. More times than not the play-in games are 11 vs. 11 because there are so few 1 bid conferences that have teams that get seeded above at-large teams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Basketball_Tournament 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Not all 11s are at-larges. We could play ourselves up to an 11 and still be an auto-bid Upon further examination, you are right. Only 2 of the 11 seeds have to "play in" to get to Thursday. The other two 11 seeds are already in the Thursday/Friday brackets. So, it's really a 50/50 chance that you have to play-in if you are an 11 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: 2014 had 2 12 seeds play in Dayton. More times than not the play-in games are 11 vs. 11 because there are so few 1 bid conferences that have teams that get seeded above at-large teams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Basketball_Tournament Well, I'll be darned. One of the play-in games that year was indeed a 12/12 game. Alright. Time for me to take a break from this tournament maze. My head is spinning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 If I was to make a list of the top 10 teams I didn't want to play round 1, WVU would make that list. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 20 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: If I was to make a list of the top 10 teams I didn't want to play round 1, WVU would make that list. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Who are the other 9? I am sure Huggins is saying the same about us. For me, the nightmare part of that scenario is playing IN Buffalo. While convenient for traveling Zips fans, Canada is a house of horrors for us. I don't expect that to be any different in the NCAAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said: Canada is a house of horrors for us. Not anymore. I have a new feeling after this... http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160105_hj4o.xml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 51 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: If I was to make a list of the top 10 teams I didn't want to play round 1, WVU would make that list. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology We'd be lucky to catch the "4 seed" Mountaineers. And by that I mean at their best, they are more of a 2 seed in my opinion. If we did draw them, I'd want some Level A trolling from the Zips. Bring something to remind them of their incredible choke job the other night in Lawrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 55 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: WVU would make that list. The way they can play such stifling pressing defense could bring back nightmares of the 2013 VCU game. After a 4 year absence from the tournament, I can certainly think of many that who would provide better chances of a victory for us. But, it would get some good attention with Huggins' Akron and Ohio connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 53 minutes ago, skip-zip said: Not anymore. I have a new feeling after this... http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160105_hj4o.xml I forgot we beat them twice last year which perpetuated the myth that it's "hard" to beat a team 3x in one season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, NWAkron said: I forgot we beat them twice last year which perpetuated the myth that it's "hard" to beat a team 3x in one season. As one Jinx was put to rest.....A new theory emerged. I guess this is why sports people can never get any rest. There's always something to talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 5 hours ago, kreed5120 said: If I was to make a list of the top 10 teams I didn't want to play round 1, WVU would make that list. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology I'm sure it's a mistake, but it's interesting Akron isn't in all capital letters, which designates auto bid winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 38 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said: I'm sure it's a mistake, but it's interesting Akron isn't in all capital letters, which designates auto bid winners. Definitely a mistake because if not the MAC would have another team listed in all caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Also we'd be the 1st 13 seed at large ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyolcrowe Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Also we'd be the 1st 13 seed at large ever Lololololoololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a kneeslapper!!!! Edited February 16, 2017 by dirtyolcrowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi RPI #35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 3 hours ago, akronzips71 said: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi RPI #35 I really didn't see this surging so quickly. We dropped all the way to 50 after the OU loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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