2 Seed possibilities in NCAA Tournament

[hairy worthen]

this is correct. our ceiling is 2, and that's why we should be motivated to keep winning. that gives us a better shot at getting into the St Louis bracket for the second round.

it's going to be tough, the top 8, according to Lunardi, are pretty much set... of the 8 below, who do we jump (assuming we jump GTown after their loss)...?

UK
SU
MSU
KU
Mizzou
OSU
Duke
UNC

Nice to be mentioned with those power house names, but take away the names and call them ,xyz and just look at the numbers and games left. Mu can get a number 2 seed if they finish second in the big east and win a game in the bet in my opinion. 

[MUDPT]

Crashing the Dance has us past Missouri as the last 2 seed.

Kentucky
Syracuse
Michigan State
Duke
Kansas
Ohio State
North Carolina
MU
Missouri
Baylor
Wichita State
Georgetown

http://www.crashingthedance.com/seed.php

[brewcity77]

it's going to be tough, the top 8, according to Lunardi, are pretty much set... of the 8 below, who do we jump (assuming we jump GTown after their loss)...?

UK
SU
MSU
KU
Mizzou
OSU
Duke
UNC

I am fairly confident we're ahead of Georgetown. While we have comparable top-50 resumes (theirs is slightly better), our top-100 record of 10-5 is far better than their 7-6. If we beat them, it's a no-brainer.

No way we pass UK or SU, no matter what happens. I think barring a complete collapse, Kansas will get a 1-seed. They should win both of their remaining games (@ OkSt, v Texas) and even a loss in the B12 Tourney wouldn't take them off the 1-line. 10 top-50 wins are too many for anyone to overcome. MSU and Duke will battle for the other 1-seed, if one of them runs the table they will lock it up.

Everyone else we can pass. If we are happy with a 2-seed, pull for UNC to lose two games (@ Duke, ACC Tourney), tOSU to lose two (@ MSU, B10 Tourney), and Mizzou to just not run the table. If those happen and we win out, we'll get the 2 in St. Louis.

[77ncaachamps]

A lot of ball left to play.

I don't care what our seed is as long as:
- we're healthy
- we're playing well
- we're not in UK or Duke or UNC's bracket

[Hoopaloop]

Hate to start a pissing contest but why don't you think we can get a 1?  If we win out, we will be a top 4 team.

Not necessarily.  Depends what the other teams ahead of us do, too.  If Duke, KU, Kentucky, Michigan State keep winning, we won't jump them.  Besides, the rankings work in a way that isn't reflective of the entire year.

The rankings drop a team for a loss when often they shouldn't. 

[cheebs09]

Also, winning out isn't enough. If we win the Big East tournament, but due to upsets don't beat Syracuse in the finals, then it would be tough to jump the teams ahead of us. I think one way we can jump a team is beating Syracuse, otherwise I think we need a little help to get to the 2-seed.

[hairy worthen]

Also, winning out isn't enough. If we win the Big East tournament, but due to upsets don't beat Syracuse in the finals, then it would be tough to jump the teams ahead of us. I think one way we can jump a team is beating Syracuse, otherwise I think we need a little help to get to the 2-seed.

Winning out will get us a 2 seed for sure, not guranteed a 1 though.

[MUMac]

Also, winning out isn't enough. If we win the Big East tournament, but due to upsets don't beat Syracuse in the finals, then it would be tough to jump the teams ahead of us. I think one way we can jump a team is beating Syracuse, otherwise I think we need a little help to get to the 2-seed.

It will be interesting to see how the NCAA treats our losses.  The first 4, after losing Otule and adjusting to a new line-up.  The 5th after losing Gardner.  Will they give MU some benefit for those losses?  They might, especially if MU handles Georgetown and is successful with potential rematches against ND and Cuse in the BE Tourney.