Top 16 WBB Reveal on Feb 29th: Iowa was the #7 OVERALL SEED and would have faced #1 OVERALL SEED South Carolina in the Elite 8
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Texas lost last nite and VA.tech lost tonite.
Maybe OSU next?
Stanford play UCLA?
Maybe OSU next?
Stanford play UCLA?
To finish out the regular season:
Stanford is at #11 Oregon St and at Oregon.
UCLA is at Arizona State (tonight) and at Arizona.
Then it's the PAC 12 Tournament next week.
Obviously it should be as fair and legit as possible but you would think they’d at least look at what keeps Miss Money going as long as possible. So Car and our gals in the same regional would be a mistake IMO if they want to maximize value because women’s college ball is going to go back on the shelf next year with CC gone.
If they go by how they have them, 1 and 8 in same region. Then 2 and 7 in same region, so Ohio ST and Iowa in same. 3 and 6, 4 and 5.
If they are going by how they have them ranked.
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The 68-team bracket will be announced March 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
If the season ended Wednesday, Feb 28, here would be the 4 brackets and Top 16 teams.
As you can see, if both teams kept winning, Iowa would face South Carolina in the Elite 8.
Albany 1
1 South Carolina
7 IOWA
12 Oregon State
16 Oklahoma
Portland 4
4 UCLA
5 Virginia Tech
10 UConn
15 Gonzaga
Portland 3
3 Stanford
6 Texas
11 NC State
14 Indiana
Albany 2
2 Ohio State
8 Southern California
9 LSU
13 Colorado
Read more here:
www.espn.com
What follows was the first Top-16 reveal, announced on Feb 15th.
On Feb 15th, as you can see, IF Iowa and South Carolina kept winning, they would not have met until the Final 4.
The 4 brackets and Top 16 teams on Feb 15:
Albany 1
1 South Carolina
7 UCLA
12 UConn
16 Louisville
Portland 4
4 Colorado
5 IOWA
10 Virginia Tech
13 Kansas State
Albany 3
3 Ohio State
6 NC State
9 Southern California
14 LSU
Portland 2
2 Stanford
8 Texas
11 Oregon St
15 Indiana
The Top-16 teams, in order, on Feb 15:
1 South Carolina
2 Stanford
3 Ohio State
4 Colorado
.................
5 Iowa
6 NC State
7 UCLA
8 Texas
.................
9 Southern California
10 Virginia Tech
11 Oregon State
12 UConn
.................
13 Kansas State
14 LSU
15 Indiana
16 Louisville
The Story from Feb 15:
www.espn.com
If the season ended Wednesday, Feb 28, here would be the 4 brackets and Top 16 teams.
As you can see, if both teams kept winning, Iowa would face South Carolina in the Elite 8.
Albany 1
1 South Carolina
7 IOWA
12 Oregon State
16 Oklahoma
Portland 4
4 UCLA
5 Virginia Tech
10 UConn
15 Gonzaga
Portland 3
3 Stanford
6 Texas
11 NC State
14 Indiana
Albany 2
2 Ohio State
8 Southern California
9 LSU
13 Colorado
Read more here:
UCLA women up to No. 1 seed in NCAA reveal
UCLA replaced Colorado as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee's latest top 16 reveal Thursday, joining fellow No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Ohio State and Stanford.
What follows was the first Top-16 reveal, announced on Feb 15th.
On Feb 15th, as you can see, IF Iowa and South Carolina kept winning, they would not have met until the Final 4.
The 4 brackets and Top 16 teams on Feb 15:
Albany 1
1 South Carolina
7 UCLA
12 UConn
16 Louisville
Portland 4
4 Colorado
5 IOWA
10 Virginia Tech
13 Kansas State
Albany 3
3 Ohio State
6 NC State
9 Southern California
14 LSU
Portland 2
2 Stanford
8 Texas
11 Oregon St
15 Indiana
The Top-16 teams, in order, on Feb 15:
1 South Carolina
2 Stanford
3 Ohio State
4 Colorado
.................
5 Iowa
6 NC State
7 UCLA
8 Texas
.................
9 Southern California
10 Virginia Tech
11 Oregon State
12 UConn
.................
13 Kansas State
14 LSU
15 Indiana
16 Louisville
The Story from Feb 15:
South Carolina top seed in women's hoops reveal
The undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks are the No. 1 overall seed in the first top-16 reveal ahead of the 2024 NCAA women's college basketball tournament, the NCAA announced Thursday night.
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There will be some big matchups when they get into conference tourneys.
Wouldn't put too much stock into current projections.
And having Iowa in the Final Four will ensure record viewership.
I fully expect Iowa to get a VERY favorable seed.
Wouldn't put too much stock into current projections.
And having Iowa in the Final Four will ensure record viewership.
I fully expect Iowa to get a VERY favorable seed.
unfortunately #1 (South Carolina) and #7 (Iowa) are in one region and #2 (Ohio State) and #8 (Southern Cal) are in another region
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Because we're in the same conference as Ohio State.
So basically what they're saying is we need to take Ohio State's 1 seed.
They put Iowa in South Carolina's region so that by laws of perpetual motion, when the final bracket comes out, they will not be in the same region. 
Need to win Sunday and then win the B1G Tournament!
Yes but Ckark cant di it all . Bluder failed by not getting one decent transfer. This team isnt as good as last years.
Disagree. Statistically they are better offensively, defensively and have a better record
Too bad you changed your thread name. You're a really die hard Iowa State fan. Keep up your stupid posts on this Hawkeye site.....
I despise the Cyclones. I would root for Wisconsin and even Nebraska to beat them.
Chances of an iowa South Carolina game are small. Sunday iowa will either win and move up or lose and go down. And then everyone will play in a conference tournament…….there will be a lot of changes in the next 10 days.
I would think that given the dollar implication Iowa and South Carolina wouldn’t happen until final 4.
Right now, it’s very easy to determine Iowa‘s seed:
Win 4 - #1 seed Beating OSU twice takes their #1 at worst
Win 3 - #2 seed, a win over OSU and/or tourney title will probably not jump pac10 champ, OSU, Texas, Vtech without a lot of help
Win 2 - #2/#3 depending on other games
Else #3 seed with bad week
Win 4 - #1 seed Beating OSU twice takes their #1 at worst
Win 3 - #2 seed, a win over OSU and/or tourney title will probably not jump pac10 champ, OSU, Texas, Vtech without a lot of help
Win 2 - #2/#3 depending on other games
Else #3 seed with bad week
And we will Sunday.
Well Va Tech lost last night, so they will drop. Help me out here though, why would they even be ranked over us from the get go? We beat them head to head, correct? We have a better record correct? Their wins aren't that much better, maybe not at all better than us, to trump them jumping us? I just don't really get that one.
Then why rank them other than the number ones. Then they can match the 2's with whoever they want.
But i understand not wanting OSU and Iowa together.
On Feb 15th (the first Top-16 reveal), as you can see, IF Iowa and South Carolina kept winning, they would not have met until the Final 4.
The 4 brackets and Top 16 teams on Feb 15:
Albany 1
1 South Carolina
7 UCLA
12 UConn
16 Louisville
Portland 4
4 Colorado
5 IOWA
10 Virginia Tech
13 Kansas State
Albany 3
3 Ohio State
6 NC State
9 Southern California
14 LSU
Portland 2
2 Stanford
8 Texas
11 Oregon St
15 Indiana
The Top-16 teams, in order, on Feb 15:
1 South Carolina
2 Stanford
3 Ohio State
4 Colorado
.................
5 Iowa
6 NC State
7 UCLA
8 Texas
.................
9 Southern California
10 Virginia Tech
11 Oregon State
12 UConn
.................
13 Kansas State
14 LSU
15 Indiana
16 Louisville
The Story from Feb 15:
South Carolina top seed in women's hoops reveal
The undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks are the No. 1 overall seed in the first top-16 reveal ahead of the 2024 NCAA women's college basketball tournament, the NCAA announced Thursday night.
As things stand right now, I could see LSU, if they get their act together, winning this region & advancing to the Final 4.
Albany 2
2 Ohio State
8 Southern California
9 LSU
13 Colorado
If the network has a say Iowa should be a 2 seed in the bracket with the worst 1 seed.
Ratings will crater after Clark is out.
Ratings will crater after Clark is out.
Disagree that they’d crater ratings in general have been on the rise for women’s tournament. But yeah, they won’t be in the same stratosphere as any game with Clark in it.
Some of it is in the moment reactions.
Some of it is who we're losing to, and how...............
Losing to Nebraska the way we did, isn't deserving of a top 5 ranking.
If we beat Ohio State and get to the BTT Finals (meaning not being mental midgets and beating Indiana again), then we'll have re-earned a top 5 ranking and a shot at a 1 seed.
Again, though. They lost to FSU and Duke, and we beat them head to head. This really makes no sense.
I'll say this, Iowa without Clark would continue to get the disrespect in the rankings they'd always gotten.
It took Clark 2.5 yrs and injuries to Paige Beuckers to change that thinking.........
There was no disrespect in the past. We had a history of never getting past the sweet 16 until Megan and even then we got clobbered in the Elite 8. Clark has legitimized us. 7 overall is probably right as of now. Lots of ball to be played. Need a win Sunday.
