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Still plenty of time to build a tourney resume, but our opportunities for OOC wins are slipping away. If we lose to UCLA next week, it's going to be an uphill battle to reach the tourney. And playing against a brutal B12 schedule all season won't make it any easier. Gone are the days of P12 cupcakes.
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At least we'll have strength of schedule on our side, unlike the Pac 12. But we need to pull a few upsets or it'll be all for naught.
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Well if we can't win 75% of the games in conference, we probably wont make much of an impact in the tournament
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We are #13 in NET rankings
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Bracketmatrix has us up to the 7 line.
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Up to #11 in NET
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Lunardi has the Cats as a 5th seed.
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Going to Providence, I sure hope not. That didn't work out well last time.
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Think they will stay west
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Well I don't think we have quite the resume for a 5 seed yet but we have played two of the number 1 seeds and beat 1 of them.
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Keep up what we're doing over the next dozen or so games and we could end up a 3 seed or something
i was going to put the ua/asu records here...but i forgot what they were.

i'll just go with fuck asu.
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I was reading that if you just go by the current metrics we are actually a 4 seed.
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Guys we are not quite half way through the conference. This board needs lithium. We have gone from not making the tourney to a 4 seed. If we win most of the games we have a shot at, lose the probable ones we will be a 6-7 seed. Not bad considering you lost 80% of your starters.

I think people consider this a typical ASU team we are playing Saturday. They are not. Dumped a lot of NIL money on some of these guys and it has shown in spots during the season. They have been injured but guys are coming back.
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If Arizona keeps playing like they've been playing they'll end up as a top 4 seed.
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USA Today has the UA up to a 4 seed.

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Ha! They have Wisconsin as our 5 seed!!!!
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We're up to a five seed at Bracketmatrix.
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Dude, if we play Yale...
I don't wanna play Yale, I'd rather play Houston or Auburn on the first round.
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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 6:41 pm Dude, if we play Yale...
I don't wanna play Yale, I'd rather play Houston or Auburn on the first round.
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Those ivy League teams always punch above their weight class in the tourney. Maybe not always, but at least 25 of the last 26 years.
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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 6:41 pm Dude, if we play Yale...
I don't wanna play Yale, I'd rather play Houston or Auburn on the first round.
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First of all we are not a four seed. I think by years end we will be a 6-7. We still got half the season left to play.

It is why tomorrow's game is important to us. Need to prove we can win in a very hostile environment against a pretty good team. Will also prove that we can shut down a team that plays the 3 ball well and shoots it well. It will prove that we can keep focused when we have gotten some attention. Those are the things I'm looking for tomorrow.
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Iowa state is no longer a 2 seed btw.
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How the f*ck is ASsU even in the mix? They will be lucky go finish the season above 500.
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BBQ wildcat wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:10 pm How the f*ck is ASsU even in the mix? They will be lucky go finish the season above 500.
Hurley has it in his contract that he gets the play in game every year.
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Bracket matrix has is as the last 4 seed.
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CBS Sports has the UofA as a 3 seed.
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Up to a 3 seed on Bracket Matrix.

How is Kansas also on the 3 seed line? Am I missing something?
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Lunardi has the Cats as a #3 seed in the West.
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Your missing these polls mean nothing other than clickbait. We are not a 3 seed. We have been doing well but there is a real possibility we could lose the next 3 in a row. I thought this game would be a breather but apparently not. Our fate will be determined by our rebounding and our ability to defend the 3 point line. We have learned to win if Love has an off night and looked to have cured our late game slide which almost led to other defeats. All progress.

I see us at the end of the year as a 6 seed unless we win tonight and Saturday. If we do then that will show something about rising to the occasion and really putting a stamp on our style of play.

Love the team and always have because I enjoy the struggle. I can recognize we are not a dominate team and have NO margin for error.
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Or we can win out and with a few losses by the right teams end up with a 1 seed. What ifs are fun, pointless but fun.
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This is the important show so we can know where we REALLY stand. I'm very glad they started doing this.
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I wish the committee good fortune in seeding like 14 SEC teams without all of them playing each other in the first or second round.
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I just don’t see how 14 teams are really worthy of the tournament. Those seeds at 8 and below are never winning the tournament and I would love to see more cindarella’s included
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Top 16 by the Selection officially released today-

AZ is officially a 3 seed as of Today.
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Win today and we are at least in the conversation for the 2 line.
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EastCoastCat wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:49 am Win today and we are at least in the conversation for the 2 line.
Win the conference, and we are a likely 2-seed in the West.
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I think we are a 4 at least unless we lose more than to ISU and KU.

Need to regroup and win in Waco!
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I think his hairpiece has about as much knowledge as he does on this stuff but Lunardi has us as the 4 seed in the West right now.

Barring a total collapse (losing all three remaining road games plus one home game and an early exit in KC) I think that’s probably where we end up. I know the committee loves to put a dangerous team close to home against who they see as maybe a vulnerable 1 seed, so I could see Arizona as the 4 with a team like Alabama shipped out as the weakest 1 seed.
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We are a 6 seed in my eyes like I said when everyone was saying 3-4. I see us as a top 25 team that no one will want to play. Lunardi gets real accurate about an hour before selection. Simply put the media is not very good at this. Case in point Kansas, second UCONN although they are getting better.
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The people that actually seed the teams had as a 3 seed before our game with Houston.

Not sure why you are saying the media has it wrong.

If we end up as a 6 seed it will be because we lost several games down the stretch
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Alieberman wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:48 am The people that actually seed the teams had as a 3 seed before our game with Houston.

Not sure why you are saying the media has it wrong.

If we end up as a 6 seed it will be because we lost several games down the stretch
Amen bother!

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Alieberman wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:48 am The people that actually seed the teams had as a 3 seed before our game with Houston.

Not sure why you are saying the media has it wrong.

If we end up as a 6 seed it will be because we lost several games down the stretch
Well the media had Kansas as number 1, Baylor 8 or 10, UCONN 3 those are the ones I remember. I think we will lose a couple. At ISU and Kansas.
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