Indiana is my bet to drop out from the Big 10. Michigan will drop down from a 2 seed. Oklahoma will probably drop out and Texas down. (They still have a full slate of games that are landmines for the contenders for 1-4 spots.) If dropouts happen, it may be a problem if UNC and ND have good ACC runs. They could give them 4 in the top 16. Although anyone who sees ND as a top 16 after that first half against Louisville needs a breathalyzer.
UConn has been on a roll since the Villanova game. Then Liv and Caroline came back they rolled faster. With Paige back they're rolling so fast their wheels are smoking. No one is going to want to see them in their bracket.
Geno says he doesn't care where they're placed, but those of us that bought tickets do. I get it if their play doesn't warrant it, but that's not the case. Michigan had a terrible loss and didn't move. Indiana had lost 3 in a row and 4 of 5 and Still is top 16? By any objective metric (NET, HHS, Warren Nolan, Massey) UConn should at least be in the top 8. But the committee values getting blown out in a Power 5 rather than winning 7 straight by an average 40.
And what happened to taking injuries into account. Jordan Horston and Mackenzie Holmes go down but Tennessee and Indiana are still there. UConn has the POY and 6 others miss 45 games. Now all of them are back and healthy and...nothing.
In the end, it won't matter. Like being 31-2 and ranked 2nd in the country in 2018, but seeded 2nd in the Albany region. You win or you don't. Ok, I've got it out of my system.
Indiana is my bet to drop out from the Big 10. Michigan will drop down from a 2 seed. Oklahoma will probably drop out and Texas down. (They still have a full slate of games that are landmines for the contenders for 1-4 spots.) If dropouts happen, it may be a problem if UNC and ND have good ACC runs. They could give them 4 in the top 16. Although anyone who sees ND as a top 16 after that first half against Louisville needs a breathalyzer.
UConn has been on a roll since the Villanova game. Then Liv and Caroline came back they rolled faster. With Paige back they're rolling so fast their wheels are smoking. No one is going to want to see them in their bracket.
Geno says he doesn't care where they're placed, but those of us that bought tickets do. I get it if their play doesn't warrant it, but that's not the case. Michigan had a terrible loss and didn't move. Indiana had lost 3 in a row and 4 of 5 and Still is top 16? By any objective metric (NET, HHS, Warren Nolan, Massey) UConn should at least be in the top 8. But the committee values getting blown out in a Power 5 rather than winning 7 straight by an average 40.
And what happened to taking injuries into account. Jordan Horston and Mackenzie Holmes go down but Tennessee and Indiana are still there. UConn has the POY and 6 others miss 45 games. Now all of them are back and healthy and...nothing.
In the end, it won't matter. Like being 31-2 and ranked 2nd in the country in 2018, but seeded 2nd in the Albany region. You win or you don't. Ok, I've got it out of my system.