2013 Midwest (Indy) Region Discussion (Louisville #1, Duke #2)

[hurleyfor3]

This thread is for discussion of impending and potential matchups in the Midwest region. Regional finals are Friday/Sunday at the Colts' stadium in Indianapolis.

[OldPhiKap]

Fair draw, time to ball.

Go Devils!

[Gthoma2a]

Kind of bites that we are getting stuck in the region with Louisville (if I was hearing them right). We have to be on our game if we both make it to that point.

[RaiderDevil]

Lower than anyone thought

[Gthoma2a]

Lower than anyone thought

We picked a bad time for a loss (second one to the same team; a team that isn't in the tournament).

[chaosmage]

we got dropped to the 8th overall if I'm doing the math correctly. Wow.

[pfrduke]

Lower than anyone thought

Not necessarily - they don't do a perfect S-curve for the 1-2 seeds.

[freshmanjs]

we got dropped to the 8th overall if I'm doing the math correctly. Wow.

as has been pointed out here many times, 2 seeds are done by geo preference, not s curve.

[hurleyfor3]

Has cbs yet mentioned the regional pairings for the Final Four? Waiting to hear that before opening up the regional thread.

[luburch]

Pitino, Izzo, and K all in one region. Tough.

[mcdukie]

Little surprised we dropped to eighth. No reward for the schedule we played but the loss to Maryland made it hard to argue. Will be mad if Kansas is a one seed.

[BlueDevilBrowns]

I can't think of a tougher bracket. I was definitely off in my thinking. Wow. Just wow.

[scottdude8]

The draw we got as about as bad as it could've possibly been for us. We got a team in Creighton that is a very tough second round matchup, a possibly matchup with a MSU team that matches up very well with us, and then we're stuck with the No. 1 overall seed.

I'm so damn frustrated. This goes against everything the committee says, that they value quality wins and scheduling difficult games. This is a crock.

[Gthoma2a]

The draw we got as about as bad as it could've possibly been for us. We got a team in Creighton that is a very tough second round matchup, a possibly matchup with a MSU team that matches up very well with us, and then we're stuck with the No. 1 overall seed.

I'm so damn frustrated. This goes against everything the committee says, that they value quality wins and scheduling difficult games. This is a crock.

I agree, but we have to go out and win! That's all that's left.

[nmduke2001]

as has been pointed out here many times, 2 seeds are done by geo preference, not s curve.

You are correct...
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspor...at-we-learned/

[KandG]

Reward for their tank job in Greensboro is a brutal draw...sometimes, you get what you deserve. A great year potentially undone by one major no-show. Oh well.

As everyone knows, no Final Four appearances as a non-number 1 seed since 1995.

[hurleyfor3]

Louisville is #1 and is the overall #1. Duke is #2. Regional winner plays the West winner in the Final Four.

[DukeGirl4ever]

If anyone finds out the time for our game in Philly on Friday, will you please post?
I would like to get tickets ASAP.

[captmojo]

Creighton is tough.
Whatever, you gotta win.
Tough wins only make you tougher.

[Bluedog]

Definitely not easy, but nothing is easy. If we get by Creighton, MSU and Louisville in Indy is really really tough. But we've had good luck at Lucas Oil Stadium lately and if we make it there, it's easy for me to get there!