Haha. Well if you’re getting technical I didn’t know ABC and ESPN were the same network? I know they are both owned by Disney and in the same family of networks but to say ESPN has all the rights isn’t accurate. Kind of blows up your theory. And I don’t know if you know this or not, but most people don’t work on the weekends. And then they sleep at night. Not all, but most people. So, yes, it makes sense to play a title game at 3pm on a Sunday. It doesn’t make sense to have Iowa play at 10pm eastern on any night.
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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She was the only one of course. Peck always low balls Iowa. She's too smart to make the kind of mistake that swoopes and some others have made, but I think she has some real disdain for Iowa......
yeah, i would like to think if iowa wins their next 3 games they get a #1 seed and a top 4 overall seed
i agree; i wonder where that comes from
do you think we get a top 4 overall seed (an a #1 regional seed) if we win the BTT?
If we beat both IU and Ohio St in the final? Definitely.
ABC carries one game.
Promise you they don't care if Iowa gets a 10pm game. Seeds take precedent over anything. They are not going to manipulate the seeds to get a match up or time. That has been stated repeatedly by every committee member, both men's and womens, for years. Only fans seem to hold on to this concept of creating matchups or situations.
Duke, as a host, got a 9:30 pm start last year. It will happen if it happens based on seeds. There are not many 10 pm or later start times...lots of 9 and 930. UConn got a 9pm start as the host last year as well.
Plenty of people seemed to tune into Iowa/Louisville last year at 9pm and Iowa/South Carolina at 9:30pm last year.
They may end up in the east...they may not. You seem to have a complete east coast bias....their are people in the small markets like LA that watch basketball as well.
The seed will determine where they play and when.
I will be very happy to see the play at 9pm eastern on April 5th
This could shake things up.
6'6 senior and 2 time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech suffered a noncontact left knee injury in the 3rd quarter of yesterday's game vs Virginia. It does not look good. She's averaging 22.8 pts and 11.4 rebounds/game.
#5 Virginia Tech ended up losing 80-75.
Here's the video of when Elizabeth Kitley was injured.
Hit the PLAY button.
Virginia Tech star Kitley injured in loss at Virginia
Two-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley was forced to exit No. 5 Virginia Tech's 80-75 loss at Virginia on Sunday after appearing to suffer a noncontact left knee injury in the third quarter.www.espn.com
Now 3 time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech.
If she can't play in the postseason....
Crazy how March Madness shakes everything up. Now it appears that if we win our next two games, Iowa will not only be a #1 seed, but they would not face South Carolina until the national championship game.
The 68-team bracket will be announced March 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Conference Tournament results have shaken everything up. What follows is the overall seed and bracket seed on Feb 28:
* Ohio State (#2 overall; a 1 seed in their bracket) lost 82-61 to Maryland
* Virginia Tech (#5 overall; a 2 seed in their bracket) lost 82-53 to Notre Dame
* UCLA (#4 overall; a 1 seed in their bracket) lost 80-70 to USC (#8 overall; a 2 seed in their bracket)
If the season had ended Wednesday, Feb 28, here would have been the 4 brackets and Top 16 teams.
As you can see, if both teams had kept winning, Iowa would have faced 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
Conference Tournament results have shaken everything up. What follows is the overall seed and bracket seed on Feb 28:
* Ohio State (#2 overall; a 1 seed in their bracket) lost 82-61 to Maryland
* Virginia Tech (#5 overall; a 2 seed in their bracket) lost 82-53 to Notre Dame
* UCLA (#4 overall; a 1 seed in their bracket) lost 80-70 to USC (#8 overall; a 2 seed in their bracket)
If the season had ended Wednesday, Feb 28, here would have been the 4 brackets and Top 16 teams.
As you can see, if both teams had kept winning, Iowa would have faced 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
Here's the ESPN Bracketology after last night's games.
As you can see below, IF both teams kept winning, Iowa NOW would not face South Carolina until the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
The 4 regions, per ESPN, to start the day on March 10, 2024:
Albany 1
South Carolina (WAS #1 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Ohio State (WAS #1 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
Oregon State (WAS #3 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Indiana (WAS #4 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Portland 4
Texas (WAS #2 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Southern California (WAS #2 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
Notre Dame (WAS NOT a top 16 team on Feb 28)
Gonzaga (WAS #4 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Portland 2
Stanford (WAS #1 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
LSU (WAS #3 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
UConn (WAS #3 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Virginia Tech (WAS #2 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Albany 3
IOWA (WAS #2 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
UCLA (WAS #1 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
NC State (WAS #3 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Oklahoma (WAS #4 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Colorado dropped out of the Top 16 (they WERE #4 seed in the Albany 2 Region on Feb 28).
THE FULL BRACKET:
As you can see below, IF both teams kept winning, Iowa NOW would not face South Carolina until the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
The 4 regions, per ESPN, to start the day on March 10, 2024:
Albany 1
South Carolina (WAS #1 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Ohio State (WAS #1 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
Oregon State (WAS #3 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Indiana (WAS #4 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Portland 4
Texas (WAS #2 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Southern California (WAS #2 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
Notre Dame (WAS NOT a top 16 team on Feb 28)
Gonzaga (WAS #4 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Portland 2
Stanford (WAS #1 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
LSU (WAS #3 seed in Albany 2 Region on Feb 28)
UConn (WAS #3 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Virginia Tech (WAS #2 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
Albany 3
IOWA (WAS #2 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
UCLA (WAS #1 seed in Portland 4 Region on Feb 28)
NC State (WAS #3 seed in Portland 3 Region on Feb 28)
Oklahoma (WAS #4 seed in Albany 1 Region on Feb 28)
Colorado dropped out of the Top 16 (they WERE #4 seed in the Albany 2 Region on Feb 28).
THE FULL BRACKET:
Women's Bracketology: South Carolina, USC, UConn and Notre Dame start as 1-seeds
The 2025 bracket will look different with the Pac-12 mostly gone and the ACC (18 teams), Big Ten (18), Big 12 (18) and SEC (16) bigger than ever.
www.espn.com
I'm sure they'll still use mental gymnastics to explain putting one of USC, LSU, or UConn in our region.
Fans would love a JuJu vs CC game
we played our way into a top 4 overall seed and a #1 seed in a regional!!!
GO HAWKS!!!
GO HAWKS!!!
1992: the last time Iowa was a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
32 years. Wow.
32 years. Wow.
Good question.
USC is on a roll. They have won 5 in a row and 12 of their last 13.
6 of those 12 wins:
* Beat #2 Stanford twice
* Beat #7 UCLA
* Beat #13 Oregon State
* Beat #18 Colorado
* Best #22 Utah
Avoid South Carolina and Stanford. Check.
Hopefully avoid LSU as a two seed but I can see them being in Albany with us unfortunately.
Hopefully avoid LSU as a two seed but I can see them being in Albany with us unfortunately.
Are the seeds announced? The title of this old thread title is misleading... Says we are a #7 overall (#2 line). I was about to flip some tables at work! 😂
I assume that is from old bracket projections. As we should absolutely be one of the #1 seeds
I assume that is from old bracket projections. As we should absolutely be one of the #1 seeds
The bracket isn't announced until Sunday. Iowa will be a 1 seed. Just a matter of if it's #2, #3, or #4 overall.
Wait - why aren't the bracket/seeds announced? Aren't all the conference tourneys done?
They wait till next Sunday with the men.
They want to put the men's and women's selection shows next to each other. Traditionally it was so more people would watch the women's. This year might be different.
Some conferences aren't done yet.
Sorry for the confusion. Regarding the thread title, also look at the date the thread was started, which was Feb 29th.
The 68-team bracket will be announced March 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
If the season had ended on Wednesday, Feb 28, what follows would have been the 4 brackets and the Top 16 teams. At that time, as you can see, if both teams had kept winning, Iowa would have faced South Carolina in the Elite 8.
Obviously, things have changed over the last 11 days. Iowa has played it's way into a #1 seed and a top 4 overall seed.
Where things stood at the end of the day, Feb 28th:
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
No worries on the thread title confusion. I figured it out pretty quick. Just a minor "WTF, a #2 seed" moment. 😂
Didn't realize they waited until next weekend to announce. Seems like it might make sense to start the women's NCAA tournament THIS week.
Didn't realize they waited until next weekend to announce. Seems like it might make sense to start the women's NCAA tournament THIS week.
It makes sense this season. Next season when interest in women’s college basketball goes back to normal, it won’t make sense.
My guess at this point:
#1 Overall Seed. South Carolina. They won’t be paired with LSU, so most likely a UCLA, Ohio State or maybe even a UConn.
#2 Overall Seed. Iowa. Won’t be paired with Ohio State, so likely UCLA or LSU or maybe UConn at the two in the bracket. Hoping it’s UCLA.
#3 Overall Seed. Stanford. Can really see them being the #2 overall as well. But won’t be placed with USC or UCLA, so likely Ohio State or LSU at their two seed.
#4 and #5 Overall Seed. USC and Texas. Interchangeable.
#1 Overall Seed. South Carolina. They won’t be paired with LSU, so most likely a UCLA, Ohio State or maybe even a UConn.
#2 Overall Seed. Iowa. Won’t be paired with Ohio State, so likely UCLA or LSU or maybe UConn at the two in the bracket. Hoping it’s UCLA.
#3 Overall Seed. Stanford. Can really see them being the #2 overall as well. But won’t be placed with USC or UCLA, so likely Ohio State or LSU at their two seed.
#4 and #5 Overall Seed. USC and Texas. Interchangeable.
it's pretty fun to see how this Iowa team, in 11 days, has worked its way out of South Carolina's region into a region where, if both Iowa and South Carolina kept winning, they would not face off until the National Championship game.
I wonder if Ohio State and Iowa will switch places from where they were on Feb 28th. How much damage was done to Ohio State by losing on Friday in the B1G Tournament?
On Feb 28th:
Albany 1
#1 overall seed South Carolina
#7 overall seed IOWA
Albany 2
#2 overall seed Ohio State
Yep...Big 12 had to play their final 4 during the week so somebody might watch that tourney rather than watch Sponge Bob Square Pants reruns on Sunday afternoon.
Now...they'll watch Monday Night Raw or Law and Order reruns.
