Except for those teams needing to win their conference tournament to get a spot I think they do very little in shaping the Big Dance.
Whats your opinion?
Whats your opinion?
How will Conference Tournaments affect seeding in the big tourney?
- Thread starter mikeinknoxville
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Given that the Big Ten has its "top 3" teams (Wisconsin, Illinois and Purdue) RELATIVELY close in projected brackets and other teams like Iowa making a late season run, I actually think the Big Ten Tournament could affect quite a lot. Quad 1 opportunities galore.
Kentucky/Auburn and Baylor/Kansas will all be battling for a 1 seed. Arizona and Duke probably can't slip up if they want a 1 seed. Duke is still probably a 2 seed at this point.
If Wisconsin runs the table, I honestly don't see any reason why they wouldn't be a 1 seed.
Houston hasn't been that impressive lately. But, the metrics are good. With a small sample size of quality games, feel like they have a pretty big range of where they could fall.
It's also really important for those schools that haven't fully secured an at-large. Someone like Indiana could go from an 11 seed to a 7-8 seed if they win 2 more Quad 1 games. Might also be true for North Carolina.
I feel like winning two Quad 1 games in a conference tournament should move you up at least 1 seed line. Not sure what the actual numbers look like, however.
If Wisconsin runs the table, I honestly don't see any reason why they wouldn't be a 1 seed.
Houston hasn't been that impressive lately. But, the metrics are good. With a small sample size of quality games, feel like they have a pretty big range of where they could fall.
It's also really important for those schools that haven't fully secured an at-large. Someone like Indiana could go from an 11 seed to a 7-8 seed if they win 2 more Quad 1 games. Might also be true for North Carolina.
I feel like winning two Quad 1 games in a conference tournament should move you up at least 1 seed line. Not sure what the actual numbers look like, however.
