alt.sports.college.utexas

On Feb 26, 3:44=A0pm, jimbrown...@ wrote:
> On Feb 26, 9:42=A0am, Jon Enslin wrote:
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> > On Feb 26, 9:36=A0am, "Edward M. Kennedy" wrote:
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> > > Again! =A0How badly will these teams be screwed in the brackets?
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> > > "Daniel Seriff" wrote in
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> > > > =A08. Xavier (24-4)
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> > > Looks like a four seed and some poor #1 will have a tough game,
> > > but Xavier is the one bending over.
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> > > > 12. Drake (24-3)
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> > > How quaint. =A0We'll make you a five seed.
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> > > > 15. Butler (25-3)
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> > > For some stupid reason you get a four.
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> > > > 21. St. Mary's (23-4)
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> > > WTH? =A0Seven seed! =A0Fsckin upstarts.
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> > > > 23. Gonzaga (21-6)
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> > > You again? =A0Six seed. =A0 Nobody said this makes sense.
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> > > > 24. Brigham Young (21-6)
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> > > Yeah, right. =A0Better win you tourney because 9 seeds suck.
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> > > > 25. South Alabama (22-5)
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> > > Aw, crap. =A0The big six are pissed.
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> > In all fairness, I think the polls tend to overrank these teams. =A0I'm
> > sorry, but you stick Drake in the Big East and they finish about .
> > 500. =A0Everyone loves these teams, but honestly only one has made the
> > final four in recent history (George Mason) and very rarely do they
> > play for the Final Four.
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> Drake's beat Iowa, ISU(both suck I'm aware), went to Creighton and
> won, went to Ill state and won, then goes to #8 Butler and wins. =A0They
> deserve their current ranking and shouldnt be overlooked.


Uh...Iowa, Iowa State, Creighton and Illinois State? *That* is what
you are going to rank them on? Drake is a wonderful story and a very
good team. But put them in the Big East and they are a .500.

Jon