Two More Autos
Memphis and Maryland-Baltimore County have punched their tickets. The Tigers kicked around Tulsa, winning 77-51. The Tigers have to be the overall No. 1 now. Even if Tennessee wins the SEC tournament, I think Memphis should take the top seed.
And the Retrievers (good boys! good boys!) handled Hartford, winning 82-65. These two could be pit against each other in the first round, which would not be a close game, but UMBC is more of a 15, in my mind.
Just a quick update. I’ll be here all day.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 @ 12:56 pm 
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March 15th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Memphis should NOT be the No. 1 overall. I dont care what the numbers say, but Tennessee beat Memphis on the Tigers homecourt. To me, there’s nothing more the Vols can do to prove they are better than Memphis.
March 15th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
If Tenn loses today to Arkansas, why would they still be the No. 1 overall?
March 15th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Tenn’s best wins: Memphis, Xavier, West Virginia, Vanderbilt.
Memphis: Oklahoma, UConn, USC, Georgetown.
If Tennessee wins the SEC tournament, I’ll acquiesce to them being the No. 1 overall, but no one actually BELIEVES UTenn is the best team in the field, right?
March 15th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I dont believe Tennessee will make the final four, and I know that they won’t be the No. 1 overall seed, but I think the committee often overlooks head-to-head matchups. Throw out all the numbers, all the quality wins, all the rankings, and look at what happened when the two teams played. Tennessee went into Memphis and beat the previously undefeated Tigers. To me, this is why they should be seeded higher. Of course, you counter with, well Maryland beat North Carolina, should they be seeded higher than the ‘Heels? Of course not. In the case of Tenn-Memphis, these are clearly two fairly even teams that are among the nation’s elite. Obviously, a team like Maryland who pulled off an upset victory isn’t.
March 15th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I see the point. I think Memphis and Tennessee are very, very close when you look at their profiles. If Tennessee wins the SEC, I won’t argue against them being the No. 1 overall. I just think that Memphis should be.