George Mason was expected to get an 8 seed. That sets up for a potentially tough second round game (I don't count the first four games at all). The first round game is against a very talented, but slumping, Villanova squad.
Georgetown fell to a 6 seed because of sluggish stretch due to Chris Wright's injury. The Hoyas, who will likely have Wright back, will face the winner of VCU and USC. I'm pleased that VCU made the tournament. The Colonial is a conference that deserves a lot of respect. The bottom of the conference is admittedly weak every year. The middle is usually between mediocre and pretty good. But the top 4 or 5 are always quality teams who could, at worst, go .500 in a power conference.
VCU would be a tough matchup for Georgetown. VCU has big conference-like size. But the Rams are very streaky. So is Georgetown for that matter. But with Wright back, the Hoyas are a much better team. At full strength, the Hoyas have everyone in their perfect role. Without him, too many players are asked to do more than their capable of.
That Butler-ODU game should be a great one. Butler has a lot of fortitude. But they lost Hayward tot he NBA and ODU's grind it out style is tough to play against. Either team could beat Pitt. This year's tournament should see a ton of parity.
I don't understand the first four system. It's illogical and inconsistent. Two of the first four games are between 16th seeds. The other two involve the last at large bids. It should be 4 of one or the other. And really, it should be 4 16 seeds. Really, there should only be 64 teams, but I digress.
Colorado should not have made it in just because of the conference they participate in. They played a very weak non-conference schedule. Colorado isn't playing George Mason, St. Mary's, or Missouri State. They lost to Harvard and San Francisco.
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