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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy
ku should not be the first 2 seed though. They were ranked #8 before the game, they will drop at least a couple of spots in the new poll, and they now have 5 losses. One could argue they are much closer to the last 2 seed than the first.
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7th in the AP and 10 in USA Today... 4th in Sagarin and 3rd in kenpom. Tied for most wins against the top 25 with OSU and Kentucky (4-3 though).
If they sweep Baylor, it's fair to say KU is a higher #2, right? And he has MSU as a #2... MSU also has 5 losses, the same record vs top 50 (7-4) and two fewer games vs top 25 (3-2). Their SoS is right up there with KU though (KU is 2nd and MSU is 9th). UNC has a losing record against the top 25 (2-3) and has been mediocre against the top 50 (4-3).
If Baylor wins Wednesday, they would have a good argument for a #1 or the highest #2... KU has some more work to do, and there's not a big difference in that group of teams, but they have a pretty good argument for being in the Midwest, IMO.
This was supposed to be a low expectation season though, so granted I'm not arguing about success or a high seed, I'd almost rather see them go into the tourney as a 2 seed in the west or a 3 seed, so maybe they'll play with a chip on their shoulder... not that it really matters, I'm just preparing for the full reerun that will take place around here if they end up a 1 or 2 seed and lose in or before the SS. Outside of Kentucky and Syracuse (with Melo, at least), I don't have much confidence in any team this year.