Interesting, if not significant, piece of information: After the Troy-GaSt game yesterday, the four teams left in the tournament were Louisiana and 3 teams that Louisiana beat to send them to the losers bracket.
Your partial quote of mine left out the part that agrees with your reply. So thanks for backing me up.
Once you are "in" a regional it makes no difference if you are the 2 or 3 as to who your next opponent will be. Just win.
Like I said you could be a 17 facing a 47 (or visa versa)
You could also be a 32 vs 33 where it really makes no difference.
It always makes a difference if you are a 2 or 3 until the last team standing is determined. Nothing with respect to who you got paired with changes at anytime after the pairings are made. To think otherwise is just foolish. If you went in as a 2, theoretically only one team in the regional is better than you. If you went in as a three, theoretically two teams in the regionals are better then you. You play the games to determine if the theoretical rankings hold out. 1, 2, 3 or 4 - you play to win the game.
As of yesterdays games, our RPI is still 27, TxSt has moved up to 49, UNT fell to 52, but a win over # 44 WKU today would maybe move them back into the top 50.
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