bleedblue wrote:DC_JAY wrote:This will be the most dog-eat-dog BET in a long time, with only three NCAA locks and four other teams fighting for their post-season lives. The seeding from 5-8 is going to be a mess.
Setting up that way so we will definitely get a Uconn vs Hall and Marquette vs Creighton semis in New York
That's not definite at all.
While 5-8 is a jumbled mess, 2-4 isn't set yet, either.
If the Jays win Saturday, the Jays get the 2 seed.
If Marquette loses this weekend at X, the Jays get the 2 seed.
If both happen, the Jays get the 2 seed and then Seton Hall would get the 3 seed with a win over DePaul.
Marquette has looked really good against both us and Nova without Kolek. But Providence looked really good the first game without Hopkins. We looked really good the first couple of games after R2 got hurt a couple years ago. It isn't always sustainable or guaranteed every game. And X can be really tough on their home floor. I wouldn't expect Marquette to lay an egg in that game, but it's not that hard to imagine a Xavier win, either.
So a UConn-Marquette / Creighton-Hall semifinal slate is very possible.
Bottom line is that the team and coaching staff needs to be absolutely locked in, ready to go, and focused to get a win over Nova. Everything else is out of the Jays' hands. But things could fall into place really nice if the Jays take care of business.