Time to star thinking about competition for the #1 Overall Seed, the imaginary S Curve and where teams could be placed:
1) Villanova - Brooklyn
2) Kansas - St. Louis
3) Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
4) Virginia - Raleigh
5) Xavier - St. Louis
6) Maryland - Brooklyn
7) North Carolina - Raleigh
8) Oregon - Spokane
9) Iowa - Des Moines
10) Michigan St. - Des Moines
11) Miami - Providence
12) West Virginia - Providence
13) Iowa St. - Oklahoma City
14) Kentucky - Denver
15) Duke - Denver
16) Dayton - Spokane
EAST REGION: Philadelphia
1) Villanova
2) North Carolina
3) Michigan St.
4) Dayton
MIDWEST REGION: Chicago
1) Kansas
2) Maryland
3) Miami
4) Kentucky
WEST REGION: Anaheim
1) Oklahoma
2) Oregon
3) Iowa
4) Kentucky
SOUTH REGION: Louisville
1) Virginia
2) Xavier
3) West Virginia
4) Iowa St.
Kansas has very good numbers. They may have a better profile than Villanova right now, but we are #1 in the polls and have good numbers ourselves. Oregon is a team that looks better on paper than anyone is giving them credit for. They have the blind profile of a #1 or #2 seed right now. Virginia is another team with fantastic numbers that looks like a #1 seed right now. Duke and Kentucky, despite their issues this season, have very good computer numbers compared to Baylor, Indiana, Texas, etc. What helps is that SMU and Louisville, two teams that would be in line for protected seeds, are ineligible for postseason play. Dayton, despite their loss this week, is a Top 15 team in the country and has scheduled well. Two teams who could push the conversation would be Purdue and Texas A&M. Both have decent computer numbers. Texas A&M, playing in a weak SEC, probably has the best route to stealing a top 4 seed.
I could see a very easy travel schedule for Villanova, but if you want to avoid a stacked East, root for UNC and Michigan St.
1) Villanova - Brooklyn
2) Kansas - St. Louis
3) Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
4) Virginia - Raleigh
5) Xavier - St. Louis
6) Maryland - Brooklyn
7) North Carolina - Raleigh
8) Oregon - Spokane
9) Iowa - Des Moines
10) Michigan St. - Des Moines
11) Miami - Providence
12) West Virginia - Providence
13) Iowa St. - Oklahoma City
14) Kentucky - Denver
15) Duke - Denver
16) Dayton - Spokane
EAST REGION: Philadelphia
1) Villanova
2) North Carolina
3) Michigan St.
4) Dayton
MIDWEST REGION: Chicago
1) Kansas
2) Maryland
3) Miami
4) Kentucky
WEST REGION: Anaheim
1) Oklahoma
2) Oregon
3) Iowa
4) Kentucky
SOUTH REGION: Louisville
1) Virginia
2) Xavier
3) West Virginia
4) Iowa St.
Kansas has very good numbers. They may have a better profile than Villanova right now, but we are #1 in the polls and have good numbers ourselves. Oregon is a team that looks better on paper than anyone is giving them credit for. They have the blind profile of a #1 or #2 seed right now. Virginia is another team with fantastic numbers that looks like a #1 seed right now. Duke and Kentucky, despite their issues this season, have very good computer numbers compared to Baylor, Indiana, Texas, etc. What helps is that SMU and Louisville, two teams that would be in line for protected seeds, are ineligible for postseason play. Dayton, despite their loss this week, is a Top 15 team in the country and has scheduled well. Two teams who could push the conversation would be Purdue and Texas A&M. Both have decent computer numbers. Texas A&M, playing in a weak SEC, probably has the best route to stealing a top 4 seed.
I could see a very easy travel schedule for Villanova, but if you want to avoid a stacked East, root for UNC and Michigan St.
