Win the ACC, Get a #1 Seed
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Originally Posted by
CameronCrazy'11
I think we would have to run the table. I don't think we can get in 5 losses. Although I think the toughest part of our schedule is behind us (2xGT, 2xClemson, @Georgetown), I still think we will drop at least one more. A 2-seed is probably the most likely outcome.
The most important thing for a number one seed in any of the power conferences is to win the conference tournament. Yeah, I know. UNC lost the ACC last year and got a #1, but they were a dominant team nationally.
If Duke wins the regular season ACC and then wins the tournament, we stand a pretty good chance for a #1 seed. In both 2002 and 2005, we were not first in the regular season but won the ACC tourney and got a #1 seed.
The fact is, most everyone in the top ten is going to lose games, especially the four Big East teams ahead of Duke, who will play each other in a number of games. Perhaps Kentucky can waltz through unscathed, although I doubt it. Kansas has looked shaky at times. Those two teams are probably the surest bets for #1 seeds. In the Big East, it will be fratricide, and they may not get two #1 seeds. If they don't, and Duke comes through in the ACC, who is better positioned for a #1? I think we would look better than any of the Big Ten teams. The PAC 10 and Atlantic 10 are not factors. And I doubt that a second place team in the Big 12 (Texas?) would merit a #1
sagegrouse
Rereading this, it sounds like I think I know what I am talking about, which of course is total nonsense'