[81alum]

OTH, if I were a fan of any of the 1 seeds, Stanford would be the 2 seed I'd least want to have in my bracket, because we have "spoiler" written all over us.

I think this is right as far as Notre Dame is concerned.  After we have repeatedly spoiled their tournaments, they won't want to face us. 

But first things first.  It was only a couple of years ago that we beat South Dakota State at Maples in the 2nd round by 1 point when Lili made a free throw with 8 seconds left.  We may be the kind of team that can beat Baylor and Oregon, but we are also the kind of team that can lose to Gonzaga and Utah.  And if we get complacent we will never find out how we could do against a #1 seed.

As Charlie has it, if the seeds all held we would need to beat New Mexico State and South Dakota at Maples, then Maryland and Notre Dame in Chicago.


Baylor, on the other hand, is probably itching for revenge, and I could see the committee providing the possibility of a rematch with Baylor the way we had a rematch with Oregon.  And expecting that Baylor will get the better of us, without Fingall this time.

[81alum]

OTH, if I were a fan of any of the 1 seeds, Stanford would be the 2 seed I'd least want to have in my bracket, because we have "spoiler" written all over us.

I think this is right as far as Notre Dame is concerned.  After we have repeatedly spoiled their tournaments, they won't want to face us. 

But first things first.  It was only a couple of years ago that we beat South Dakota State at Maples in the 2nd round by 1 point when Lili made a free throw with 8 seconds left.  We may be the kind of team that can beat Baylor and Oregon, but we are also the kind of team that can lose to Gonzaga and Utah.  And if we get complacent we will never find out how we could do against a #1 seed.

As Charlie has it, if the seeds all held we would need to beat New Mexico State and South Dakota at Maples, then Maryland and Notre Dame in Chicago.


Baylor, on the other hand, is probably itching for revenge, and I could see the committee providing the possibility of a rematch with Baylor the way we had a rematch with Oregon.  And expecting that Baylor will get the better of us, without Fingall this time.