So ESPN just leaked the bracket by mistake on ESPNU :joy:
See the thread here
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See the thread here
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7 seed vs 10 Buffalo
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So funny. My son texted me that he had seen this and would tell me if I wanted to know in advance. I texted back, "In what round do we play UConn?" Because, you know, inevitability....
Lmfao...the one year Uconn isnt a one seed we still get them
Because interest in attending these games is so low everyone hsst to be grouped by region so we will never escape UConn
Because interest in attending these games is so low everyone hsst to be grouped by region so we will never escape UConn
That is correct. The one year that UConn doesn’t get a 1 seed, we still get them if we win in the 1st round. The worst part of this is going to Storrs again.
See, that, Creme is usually wrong with his prognostications. I knew we would be at least a 7 seed or higher. I was hoping for a 6th seed. The fact that the committee is so damn concerned with geography, screws us once again as UCONN now a number 2 seed would be our second round opponent. Ah what the hell, press the $hit out of them and upset them for a change. This year they're beatable.
Well, if we got the 6th seed we'd still face UConn in our third game instead of the 2nd....either way we still need to beat them.
True, but we would meet them in the Sweet 16 and more than likely not on UCONN's home court.
I think #6 seed was likely this team's highest possible ranking, #8 was the lowest, so #7 sticks about right. For reference, Iowa is a #2, MD is a #3, Michigan is a #8 (going to Louisville), Michigan St is a #9 (going to ND), Indiana is a #10 (going to Oregon).
At first I was shocked that UConn is a 2 seed, but as I do a little research, it's understandable. They're absolutely being punished for playing in the American. Man, that conference is a death sentence for UConn athletics.
Actually that's not true. UCONN plays a difficult OOC schedule. They fell to a 2 because of a few extra losses plus the loss of their leading player Katie Samuelson during that time. She will be back for the NCAA tournament.
Two is a few extra losses? They're on a 13 game winning streak. They won both their regular season and conference titles. RPI is 6 I believe. Yes, they play a tough OOC, but that's because they have to in the American. Their SOS is 31.
Which means we made the Sweet 16. Much more agreeable but, of course, the NCAA is all about "the benjamins" so we get screwed lol!
When you avoid the dreaded 8-9 and STILL draw UConn in Storrs...
Because of ESPN's screw up, they're already showing the seedings on ESPN2. Yes we are the 7th seed in the Albany bracket and having to face UCONN in the 2nd round in Storrs if we beat Buffalo.
Wow. ..have to say really ah..dissed the women , even if by accident. First they have to wait a day and then this mess up.
Look, purely unintentional but that's a shane they didn't get their moments.
Talking bout all the schools not just RU.
Ok Scarlette Knights. Go make us proud.
Hello UConn. Nice to see you. #notscared
Looks like they seed UConn depending on how they plan to seed Rutgers..But at least this UConn team isn't as indestructible as the UConn teams seemed to be before.
So I continue to feel there is a chance to win.
Good or poor the only chance to win is
when the team does this, no matter what the odds
So I continue to feel there is a chance to win.
Good or poor the only chance to win is
when the team does this, no matter what the odds
:smiley:LOVE that we made the NCAAS:smiley:
:angry:HATE ..........that we play UConn:angry:
:uzi:UConn
:angry:HATE ..........that we play UConn:angry:
:uzi:UConn
As a Maryland fan I too was saying "Why do we have to be in Uconn's section of the bracket?" But then I looked at the other sections. Notre Dame, Louisville, Mississippi State, etc. After you get down to 16 there's no way to avoid the monsters. And this year, Uconn is just another monster...
I think we were seeded fairly and I expected us to be in Albany. I am a little surprised that UCONN is the 2 instead of the 1, but I also 100% expected them to be in Albany. I am actually more upset that MD is the 3 in this region, but it is what it is and we just have to play the hand we were dealt.
Their RPI is 25 to RU's 29
A win over them shouldn't be considered an easy task.
RU should be favored, but need to play well to get past them.. Last season, they earned an at-large bid and made it to the Sweet Sixteen
