[FarmBoy]

I won't argue stats with someone who's obviously much more versed than myself, but overall, it seems MM's sample is too small to make too many statistically based conclusions. However, as a fan, it was a disheartening trend. And reconsidering the topic, the goal isn't really to "outplay your seed." The goal is to win the NCAA (or at least get to the FF). Outplaying your seed as a #8 is nice, but it doesn't really get you any closer to the FF unless you truly defy the odds. What you need is a 1-4 seed and to play up to your potential. On a small sample, it appears that MM was not able to do that.

Of course, I would prefer MM's regular season excellence followed by an NCAA fizzle to the current regime. But given our current success in football, I'm hopeful we can have our cake and eat it too, in basketball as well.

[FarmBoy]

I won't argue stats with someone who's obviously much more versed than myself, but overall, it seems MM's sample is too small to make too many statistically based conclusions. However, as a fan, it was a disheartening trend. And reconsidering the topic, the goal isn't really to "outplay your seed." The goal is to win the NCAA (or at least get to the FF). Outplaying your seed as a #8 is nice, but it doesn't really get you any closer to the FF unless you truly defy the odds. What you need is a 1-4 seed and to play up to your potential. On a small sample, it appears that MM was not able to do that.

Of course, I would prefer MM's regular season excellence followed by an NCAA fizzle to the current regime. But given our current success in football, I'm hopeful we can have our cake and eat it too, in basketball as well.