Charlotte is a 5 seed!! Our stock is rising…
Hmmm, against Greer and the Gophers too.
Heheh… matched up with Grier in round 1 and Pitt in round 2. Could play the tarholes if we make it to the sweet 16.
He also has Memphis getting in as a 10 and our game Wed. night as a “game to watch.”
Grier is definatley a good player… but we could box+1 them, have eddie throttle grier… and it wouldn’t even be close. niners win going away.
I would love to see Memphis get beat by Pacific :lol:
Pitt is a team I want no part of.
Basden would break Grier :ph34r:
[b]Pitt is a team I want no part of. [/b]
I disagree. I would love to play them in the second or third round. We will have to eventually play a top tier team if we are going to make a run, we match up well with Pitt.
The only teams that I would hate to play earlier than the Final Four are UNC-CH, Okla St., and Illinois. I think we can compete with anyone else in the country.
BRING ON THE TARHOLES!!!
[i]Originally posted by lutz9er[/i]@Feb 21 2005, 02:02 PM [b] BRING ON THE TARHOLES!!!!!! [/b]do you have the fulll version of that pic in yer avatar? :)
That is the full version. Which is why it takes so long to load. Its only small becuase it is scaled to fit in the table. Link to the avatar
tough games. minnesota, pitt, chapel hill, arizona.
Before the season I told all these Tar Holers at my favorite watering hole that Charlotte would beat NC@Chapel Hill in the sweet 16 this year. They laughed and laughed, and one was dumb enough to bet me that Charlotte would not even make the NCAA. If my prediction comes true, I will be allowed to die a happy man.
[i]Originally posted by Anborn[/i]@Feb 21 2005, 02:14 PM [b] That is the full version. Which is why it takes so long to load. Its only small becuase it is scaled to fit in the table. [url=http://www.ninernation.net/uploads/av-184.jpg]Link to the avatar[/url] [/b]thanks!
my big question is this. will they put us in charlotte if we move to a 4 seed?
[i]Originally posted by LakeNorman49er[/i]@Feb 21 2005, 02:25 PM [b] my big question is this. will they put us in charlotte if we move to a 4 seed? [/b]Now that would be money.
[i]Originally posted by Anborn+Feb 21 2005, 02:28 PM-->
[b]QUOTE[/b] (Anborn @ Feb 21 2005, 02:28 PM)
They have Wake Forest’s bracket in Charlotte, too, another 1-16 vs. 8-9, and that’ll never happen from what we’ve been told. They’ll spread out the No. 1 seeds, not send two to the same site.
[i]Originally posted by Mike_Persinger[/i]@Feb 21 2005, 03:39 PM [b]They have Wake Forest's bracket in Charlotte, too, another 1-16 vs. 8-9, and that'll never happen from what we've been told. They'll spread out the No. 1 seeds, not send two to the same site.[/b]^^^ I'm pretty sure that's wrong (sending two to the same site). Bah, maybe not - just 1s and 2s. I'm confused. :blink:
I think it was Lunardi who said his guess was that you’d see both Wake and Duke in Charlotte. Let me see if I can find that link…
…bah, I can’t find it right now. I will try to later.
But notice on Bracketology that it says “Region Pairings” and shows the Syracuse/Austin regions getting the 2s vs. 3s and the other two getting 1s vs 4s.
Check out this article:
[b] [SIZE=2] The 2005 tournament coming to Boise next month will be played with two four-team pods, not one eight-team bracket.The pod system was instituted in 2002 because the NCAA wanted to place teams closer to their home locations to cut down on travel and allow more fans to see games.
The theory is good, but it doesn’t always work (Connecticut and Wisconsin played in Spokane in 2003). It also can be confusing because fans at one site will be watching teams from two different regionals.
This much we know:
Eight schools will be placed in Boise for first- and second-round games, and the two surviving teams likely will head to different Sweet 16 regionals.
Under the old system that has been in place since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, all eight teams in one city were in the same bracket and the two surviving teams met the next week in a Sweet 16 game.
The pod system also changed the name of the regionals from East, West, Midwest and South to simply those of the Sweet 16 regional sites, which this year are Albuquerque, Austin, Chicago and Syracuse, N.Y.
The new system means the Boise site isn’t guaranteed to get a No. 1 or No. 2 seed. Instead Taco Bell Arena could see two No. 4 seeds and two No. 5 seeds.
Only twice in pod history has a No. 1 and No. 2 seed been placed in the same pod — Seattle last year (Stanford and Gonzaga) and Greenville, S.C., in 2002 (Duke and Alabama).
The pod system probably ensures one thing — top-rated Illinois won’t be coming to Boise. You can bet the selection committee will give the Illini a first-round spot close to home, possibly Indianapolis.
Who’s coming to Boise?
The pod system makes projections difficult, but here’s the old college try.
POD A
(Winner to Albuquerque regional)
• Arizona. With the other Western site in Tucson, Ariz., the logical place to send coach Lute Olson’s team is to Boise. The Wildcats could be anywhere from a No. 2 to No. 5 seed, depending on how the rest of the season unfolds. We’ll slot them in as a No. 3 here.
• Portland State. The Big Sky champion probably will earn a No. 14 seed, which would make them a good match for a third-seeded Arizona.
• Pacific. The Tigers are nationally ranked, but they could fall to a No. 6 seed as the selection committee rarely rewards teams from smaller conferences with good seeds. Ask Gonzaga.
• Nevada. Leave it to the tournament committee to match two quality “mid-majors” in the first round, thus spoiling a major surprise party in the Sweet 16. The Wolf Pack garner a No. 11 seed.
POD B
(Winner to Syracuse regional)
• Washington. The exciting Huskies could be a No. 2 to No. 5 seed. We’ll give them a No. 4, and keep them relatively close to home.
• Denver. The Pioneers could win the Sun Belt Conference’s automatic bid and a No. 13 seed to earn a date with Washington.
• Charlotte. The 49ers are a lock for the field and could climb to a No. 5 seed. We can’t expect all teams from the West in Boise, so let’s throw in this Conference USA squad.
• St. Mary’s. They could earn an at-large bid from the WCC and be seeded as a 12. That also would match two teams from mid-level conferences, a favorite thing of the selection committee.
WAC watch
At this point, it looks as if Nevada and UTEP are the only WAC teams that have a shot at earning an at-large bid.
The Wolf Pack (18-5) lead the WAC and have been outstanding on the road, going 6-0 in conference road games so far. Nevada has a Bracket Buster date with Vermont, and a home win could pad the Pack’s résumé.
The Miners (19-6) have a good record, but two of those wins came against non-Division I foes. UTEP’s best wins came against Arizona State on a neutral floor and at Nevada. They get a chance to make another statement on Saturday night against No. 19 Pacific.
West teams that are locks
Each of the six Division I conferences in the West — Big West, Big Sky, Mountain West, Pac-10, WAC and West Coast — earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Here are teams that don’t have to win their conference tournaments to earn a ticket to the dance.
• Big Sky: No locks. Only the conference tournament winner gets the nod. Portland State leads the conference, with Montana State in hot pursuit.
• Big West: No locks. Pacific? The Tigers are no sure thing after what happened to regular-season champion Utah State a year ago.
• Mountain West: Utah is in. The Utes have been scorching with 17 straight wins after beating Wyoming on Monday night to go to 10-0 in MWC play.
• West Coast: Gonzaga is dancing. The Bulldogs have a bevy of quality wins (Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and Washington) to offset any stumbles that may occur.
• WAC: No locks. It’s usually a two-bid conference, but WAC teams still have some work to do to ensure that.
• Pac-10: Arizona and Washington are done deals. Both are having good seasons and have enough on their résumés to be counted in.
West teams on the bubble
• Big Sky: None. It’s a one-bid league. If Portland State (17-6) runs the table and loses in the conference championship game, the Vikings probably would make a few people’s “snubbed” lists.
• Big West: Pacific. Many consider the Tigers a lock — and they should be — but a ranked Utah State team got the snub last year. Pacific can really make its case by beating UTEP on national TV on Saturday night.
• Mountain West: Air Force (15-8), Wyoming (14-8) and New Mexico (17-6). Decent records, not-so-great RPIs. For this conference to get two teams, one of them may have to knock off Utah in the conference tournament or go on an impressive run in the next month.
• West Coast: St. Mary’s (20-7). Wins over Gonzaga, Air Force and Cal give the Gaels ammunition. They still probably need to advance to the WCC Tournament final for consideration.
• WAC: UTEP and Nevada have a little work to do. If another team (Rice?) were to win out and get to the tournament final, maybe it would jump on the bubble. That’s improbable.
• Pac-10: Stanford (13-9), UCLA (13-8), Arizona State (16-9) and Oregon State (14-9) all can make a claim they belong if they finish the season strong.
Player we’d love to see here
Ike Diogu, Arizona State. The post player would give the Boise site some star power.
Diogu, a 6-foot-8, 255-pound junior, leads the Pac-10 in scoring (22.0 points) and rebounding (9.8 rebounds). Only A.C. Green of Oregon State (1984-85) and Mark McNamara of California (1981-82) have led the Pac-10 in both categories in the same year.
Diogu has 12 double-doubles and leads the nation in free throws made (192) and attempted (236). His national-best consecutive games in double-figures scoring streak is up to 84 games, which is every game of his career.
Coach we’d love to see here
Trent Johnson, Stanford. The first-year Cardinal coach is no stranger to Boise. He played for BSU and is one of the program’s best all-time players.
He also coached at Nevada, where he went a sterling 7-1 against his alma mater.
With family still in the area, it would give him a good chance to come back. He could always schedule the Cardinal to play a home-and-home series with the Broncos, but reportedly that isn’t going to happen.
Team we’d love to see here
Duke. Why not? The Blue Devils have been to 20 of the past 21 tournaments under coach Mike Krzyzewski, but never have been to Boise.
In fact, Duke only has been west of the Mississippi three times under Coach K in the NCAA Tournament — Pullman (1984), Houston (1985) and Salt Lake City (2003).
Duke, though, probably will wind up in Charlotte. Why? Because Coach K and his team have played first- and second-round games of the Big Dance nine times in their home state.
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Why does Lunardi always forget to put us in the Road/Neutral Warriors section, we have a 9-2 record and he mentions UNC-CH and others instead? I thought he fixed this earlier but he went back to forgetting about the niners.