Syracuse Upset in Big East Tournament; Will Georgetown Loss Cost Then No. 1 Seed?
Syracuse Lost Their First Game of 2010 Big East Tournament to Rival Georgetown
Syracuse played Georgetown really tough on Thursday, but they really needed to pull out a win against the No. 8 seeded Hoyas. Georgetown is a pretty good team on the whole, but they proved on Thursday just how tough the Big East Conference is this season. That alone may cost Syracuse the No. 1 seed in the NCAA brackets if several other schools win as expected. Right now the only two teams that seem guaranteed No. 1 seeds no matter how they do in their conference tournament are Kansas and Kentucky. That leaves two spots to go to presumably two different conference champions if the NCAA Selection Committee gets exactly what they want from the bids.
Right now there seems to be two schools that could steal the thunder from Syracuse, and they are Duke and Purdue. Duke is 26-5 during the season and Purdue is 26-4. With the loss to Georgetown, Syracuse falls to 28-4. Now comes the tricky part. If Duke wins the ACC Tournament, and Purdue wins the Big Ten Tournament, then both teams will be flying high, sitting on the cusp of 30 wins on the season, and will grab the attention of the Selection Committee. Getting hot at the end of the season typically gains favor in the selection process, and if the final thing on resumes is conference championship versus first game exits, Syracuse could be looking at a No. 2 seed. Now Syracuse fans definitely know which teams to root for as Championship Week continues.
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1 Comments
Post a CommentI think it seems highly likely that, barring a shocking loss, Duke will also be a one seed. I think Syracuse will also be the other one seed, unless Purdue wins the Big Ten. Purdue has a much better shot than Ohio State, who did well in Conference but had a weak schedule during the season.
We could also possibly see WVU steal the spot from the Big East if they run the table and Purdue and/or Duke stumbles early.
We also have to look at teams like K-State from the Big 12, who could possibly sneak in a one seed if they win the big 12 and both Purdue and Duke lose early, although that scenario is much less likely.