Seeding gets more and more meaningless every year

[NavinRJohnson]

Remind me next year when I am one of the many gnashing teeth over MU's seed. Will be a 6, a 5, a 3? Who cares? With the exception of getting a number 1, and possibly a number 2, it is basically meaningless. As has been demonstrated very well, the difference between a 6 -10 seed and a 2 or a 3 seed is negligible, if any. This tournament is about who you play, how you play, and occasionally where you play. It is all about match ups and very little about the number next to your name.

It was either Clark Kellog or Seth Davis that said yesterday that the world is flat. Not exactly sure what that means exactly, but I understood his point, and he was absolutely right.

[kira67]

Sure. Teams from major like Villanova, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Texas A&M, Purdue... can beat any team seeded from 2 to 12. And teams like Davidson, Gonzaga, Butler can also beat any team from the majors.

I think that the number ones are still a bit better.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Remind me next year when I am one of the many gnashing teeth over MU's seed. Will be a 6, a 5, a 3? Who cares? With the exception of getting a number 1, and possibly a number 2, it is basically meaningless. As has been demonstrated very well, the difference between a 6 -10 seed and a 2 or a 3 seed is negligible, if any. This tournament is about who you play, how you play, and occasionally where you play. It is all about match ups and very little about the number next to your name.

It was either Clark Kellog or Seth Davis that said yesterday that the world is flat. Not exactly sure what that means exactly, but I understood his point, and he was absolutely right.

The difference is your first round game....for example MU played a tough game followed by a tough game.  Stanford got a layup where most of their guys played 20 minutes and then had to play us.

[dwaderoy2004]

Furthermore, as you pointed out, the tournament is about where you play.  You think Stanford, as a 3 seed, enjoyed playing in their home state?

[NavinRJohnson]

Remind me next year when I am one of the many gnashing teeth over MU's seed. Will be a 6, a 5, a 3? Who cares? With the exception of getting a number 1, and possibly a number 2, it is basically meaningless. As has been demonstrated very well, the difference between a 6 -10 seed and a 2 or a 3 seed is negligible, if any. This tournament is about who you play, how you play, and occasionally where you play. It is all about match ups and very little about the number next to your name.

It was either Clark Kellog or Seth Davis that said yesterday that the world is flat. Not exactly sure what that means exactly, but I understood his point, and he was absolutely right.

The difference is your first round game....for example MU played a tough game followed by a tough game.  Stanford got a layup where most of their guys played 20 minutes and then had to play us.

Tell that to Vandy, UConn, Duke, etc. Of course there is a difference, but that difference appears to get harder and harder to detect each year. Unless you are a 1 or a 2 and maybe the first couple 3's, you just better be a good team, or you probably aren't going to win.