PlayerRep said:
Big Sage said:
If we were in a better conference and made it to the dance, we would never see anything worse than a #12
Another possibility is that if UM was in a better conference, it wouldn't get to the NCAA Tourney. One advantage of big fish in small pond is an increased chance of making the tourney.
MW Nevada. One and done. Will lose 7 seniors. Utah St. One and done.
Better conferences and higher seeds don't necessarily result in ncaa wins.
Very true statement. I'm not convinced the conference had as much to do with our seeding as the games against Creighton, Arizona and Irvine. Want a better seed? Then win those type games. Creighton and Arizona were in down years, and both crushed us. That can't happen. We win 2 of those 3 games, even in the down year for them....we have a better seed.
We are scheduling better schools, but not beating them is hurting our seeding late in the year. The selection committee members said multiple times, those are the time games they look at. Gonzaga got to the top by winning games they were not supposed to. In doing so, they improved the quality of their conference overall because some of the WCC had to improve to at least compete, although Saint Mary's has had the best success overall against them.
Win the games you are supposed to, win against other strong programs, and pull an upset or two...13 and 14 seeds would be waiting, no matter how bad the Big Sky is.