njjosh
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 Posted: 03/08/05 12:53 am ::: Stanford wins Pac-10 title, 56-42 |
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| They're 29-2 now with a 20-game winning streak, but their RPI and SOS aren't quite as good as Michigan State and they have fewer RPI top-25 wins. So I can't see Stanford getting a #1 seed. I see them getting the highest #2 seed, with the lowest-rated #1 in their bracket, perhaps North Carolina after winning the ACC title tonight.
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accommodatingly
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| Posted: 03/08/05 1:22 am ::: Re: Stanford wins Pac-10 title, 56-42 |
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| njjosh wrote: |
| They're 29-2 now with a 20-game winning streak, but their RPI and SOS aren't quite as good as Michigan State and they have fewer RPI top-25 wins. So I can't see Stanford getting a #1 seed. I see them getting the highest #2 seed, with the lowest-rated #1 in their bracket, perhaps North Carolina after winning the ACC title tonight. |
Weird game to watch. ASU couldn't shoot, Stanford couldn't run plays or get defensive rebounds-- most of the game looked like this: ASU shoots and misses, gets an O-board, passes for 20 seconds, shoots, misses, O-board, rinse and repeat until Stanford gets a steal on the perimeter and a basket in transition. (Yes, I know ASU hit some treys early and Stanford hit some treys late-- but that's how it felt.)
Do you think the years of lobbying by Pac-10 coaches and writers will have any effect on the committee? Especially after last year's selections? If so, Stanford's a lock for a #1. (I'm not saying they deserve a #1, and I'm not saying they don't.)
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