[Hoops9092]

I think it's going to go . . . 

I keep saying UCLA and Iowa paired up as well as USC and LSU given the can't be in the same brackets as other Pac-12/SEC teams. I think the committee will give the nod to USC as the 3rd overall #1 given their strong finish and Texas over Stanford, also given their strong finish. Historically, the committee has given teams that have won their conference tournaments a slight edge. I like being in the same bracket as Texas and NC State, in fact I think this would be a great bracket for us, other than being on the same side as South Carolina. 

Left Side

Albany
#1 South Carolina
#2 Ohio State
#3 Oregon State
#4 Utah

Portland
#1 Texas
#2 Stanford
#3 NC State
#4 Colorado

Right Side

Albany
#1 Iowa
#2 UCLA
#3 Notre Dame
#4 Virginia Tech

Portland
#1 USC
#2 LSU
#3 UConn
#4 Indiana

Will be interesting to compare this to what we see tomorrow. I think this looks plausible, tho I do still predict OSU in Portland, perhaps in bracket with USC. 

For another Pac 12 team -- Arizona prospects looking possible. Princeton is about to beat Columbia, so Ivy may be a one-team conference, in which case there's room for an at-large place for Arizona. Fingers crossed on that.  None of the rest of the finals today or tomorrow are from conferences where there's a serious possibility of a second bid if there's an upset.

I would love to see Arizona in. I just have such a hard time thinking a 17-15 team will get the bid though and with a losing conference record of 8-10. I know they have some good wins in there, but hmm I don't know, I think knowing the committee, they will take a team in the SEC or another conference with less quality wins but a .500 finish in their conference and a record of like 19-11, and not 17-15 Arizona.

[Hoops9092]

I think it's going to go . . . 

I keep saying UCLA and Iowa paired up as well as USC and LSU given the can't be in the same brackets as other Pac-12/SEC teams. I think the committee will give the nod to USC as the 3rd overall #1 given their strong finish and Texas over Stanford, also given their strong finish. Historically, the committee has given teams that have won their conference tournaments a slight edge. I like being in the same bracket as Texas and NC State, in fact I think this would be a great bracket for us, other than being on the same side as South Carolina. 

Left Side

Albany
#1 South Carolina
#2 Ohio State
#3 Oregon State
#4 Utah

Portland
#1 Texas
#2 Stanford
#3 NC State
#4 Colorado

Right Side

Albany
#1 Iowa
#2 UCLA
#3 Notre Dame
#4 Virginia Tech

Portland
#1 USC
#2 LSU
#3 UConn
#4 Indiana

Will be interesting to compare this to what we see tomorrow. I think this looks plausible, tho I do still predict OSU in Portland, perhaps in bracket with USC. 

For another Pac 12 team -- Arizona prospects looking possible. Princeton is about to beat Columbia, so Ivy may be a one-team conference, in which case there's room for an at-large place for Arizona. Fingers crossed on that.  None of the rest of the finals today or tomorrow are from conferences where there's a serious possibility of a second bid if there's an upset.

I would love to see Arizona in. I just have such a hard time thinking a 17-15 team will get the bid though and with a losing conference record of 8-10. I know they have some good wins in there, but hmm I don't know, I think knowing the committee, they will take a team in the SEC or another conference with less quality wins but a .500 finish in their conference and a record of like 19-11, and not 17-15 Arizona.