People say the 1 seed doesn't matter, and ultimately, it didn't matter last year or in 2016. But for this reason, it still helps your odds when the 1 seed gives you the reward of the easiest path to a CAAT title by have to go through as few of the top teams as possible while a 2 or 3 seed has to likely go through that one extra top team. Plus, there's also a confidence thing of going into the tourney as the 1 seed and the team to beat, knowing that if you can play your game, you should be able to beat anyone else.Jojogunne wrote:Well, with any luck, we will win the conference, and UD and W&M will finish 2-3 or 3-2, so we would only have to face one of them if we make it to the championship game. Right?
MBB Game 26 vs. Charleston on 2/13/20 at 7:00 P.M. on CBSSN
Re: MBB Game 26 vs. Charleston on 2/13/20 at 7:00 P.M. on CB
Re: MBB Game 26 vs. Charleston on 2/13/20 at 7:00 P.M. on CB
You also have an automatic NIT berth in your back pocket.
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Re: MBB Game 26 vs. Charleston on 2/13/20 at 7:00 P.M. on CB
Exactly. I think it helped us last year, we kind of limped to the finish line, I'm not sure we would have made it to the title game if we didn't have Delaware in the semifinals. Obviously you can't win the tournament if you're not in the finals, so I would welcome the easiest path there every year. It's a reward for being the most consistent team during the regular season.Wags wrote:People say the 1 seed doesn't matter, and ultimately, it didn't matter last year or in 2016. But for this reason, it still helps your odds when the 1 seed gives you the reward of the easiest path to a CAAT title by have to go through as few of the top teams as possible while a 2 or 3 seed has to likely go through that one extra top team. Plus, there's also a confidence thing of going into the tourney as the 1 seed and the team to beat, knowing that if you can play your game, you should be able to beat anyone else.
I get the sentiment that being #1 doesn't matter if our goal is the NCAAT. I like seeing us in the NIT, but we've been so close to breaking through. If last year felt like NCAA or bust, that feeling is magnified this season. The reason being there's a massive void next year without Pemberton and Buie, and we really are the top dog this season in the CAA. In '16, UNCW came on strong, last year Northeastern had a little more than us, this season, I think we're the best, we have more balanced scoring and better guard play than the rest of the league.