[81alum]

[quote author=81alum link=topic=18879.msg226673#msg226673 date=1522028802]
Well, the Pac 12 is not faring well.

Well, every team met or exceeded its seeding except ןɐɔ, which played without Anigwe. If she'd been out all season, they wouldn't have been a tournament team, so I think that upset was nothing to be ashamed of. And OSU exceeded its seeding and then some, showing that the eye test is a better one than RPI/SOS.

Overall, I think our conference did well, and certainly much better than the average of the past decade. Three teams in the elite 8 and 5 in the sweet sixteen is nothing to shake a stick at. We just were not top-heavy: with the possible exception of Oregon, we didn't have a plausible top 4 team at any point this season, and so I didn't really expect any of the PAC to end up in the Final Four barring a favorable matchup or fluke. I had hoped Oregon might topple Notre Lame since they had a short bench and I think Notre Lame is overrated this season, but unfortunately Ionescu and Hebert decided to lay eggs in the same game. It happens, and they're only sophs. I would be very surprised if they aren't in the final four this time next year. But you've got to tip your hat to the committee: I was surprised Notre Lame got the one seed over Baylor, but the teams proved the committee right.

And I agree- the only team I see toppling UConn is Louisville, which should be an interesting final if Louisville can squeak past Miss. St.
[/quote]

Well, I meant we were not faring well giving the games we were playing.  Yes, overall, our league did quite well compared with its historical record.  I had suspected though that we might have been underrated as a league and that our teams might overperform.  We didn't.  We were rated appropriately as it turned out. 

I really did expect a little more out of Oregon, but they are quite young, and may do better yet next year.  Oregon State is a tough one to figure out going forward--losing a dominant post and gaining a dominant point guard.  They will be a radically different team.  Not necessarily worse, but different with Slocum joining them.

[81alum]

[quote author=81alum link=topic=18879.msg226673#msg226673 date=1522028802]
Well, the Pac 12 is not faring well.

Well, every team met or exceeded its seeding except ןɐɔ, which played without Anigwe. If she'd been out all season, they wouldn't have been a tournament team, so I think that upset was nothing to be ashamed of. And OSU exceeded its seeding and then some, showing that the eye test is a better one than RPI/SOS.

Overall, I think our conference did well, and certainly much better than the average of the past decade. Three teams in the elite 8 and 5 in the sweet sixteen is nothing to shake a stick at. We just were not top-heavy: with the possible exception of Oregon, we didn't have a plausible top 4 team at any point this season, and so I didn't really expect any of the PAC to end up in the Final Four barring a favorable matchup or fluke. I had hoped Oregon might topple Notre Lame since they had a short bench and I think Notre Lame is overrated this season, but unfortunately Ionescu and Hebert decided to lay eggs in the same game. It happens, and they're only sophs. I would be very surprised if they aren't in the final four this time next year. But you've got to tip your hat to the committee: I was surprised Notre Lame got the one seed over Baylor, but the teams proved the committee right.

And I agree- the only team I see toppling UConn is Louisville, which should be an interesting final if Louisville can squeak past Miss. St.
[/quote]

Well, I meant we were not faring well giving the games we were playing.  Yes, overall, our league did quite well compared with its historical record.  I had suspected though that we might have been underrated as a league and that our teams might overperform.  We didn't.  We were rated appropriately as it turned out. 

I really did expect a little more out of Oregon, but they are quite young, and may do better yet next year.  Oregon State is a tough one to figure out going forward--losing a dominant post and gaining a dominant point guard.  They will be a radically different team.  Not necessarily worse, but different with Slocum joining them.