Are we now out of the 8 vs 9 game?

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Are we now at least a 7 seed?

I think we were already a 7 seed before we ran the Kats out of Knoxvulle, but ESPN had USC a 7, and I think that is a joke.

We don't want 8 or 9 seed, or obvious reasons.
 
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I am still holding out hope for a top-4 seed and games at Rupp. I think if we go 10-6 in the league (6-5 right now), we will get that. One game at a time. Next: @S. Carolina.
 
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ukvols said:
I am still holding out hope for a top-4 seed and games at Rupp. I think if we go 10-6 in the league (6-5 right now), we will get that. One game at a time. Next: @S. Carolina.
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Exactly. A loss Saturday to the putrid Gamecocks would undo a portion of the great work done on this homestand.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Exactly. A loss Saturday to the putrid Gamecocks would undo a portion of the great work done on this homestand.
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Why is it that SC can't play anyone close except us? I know Lofton didn't play, but they have had our number for years now.
 
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Yeah i noticed maybe yesterday that Bethune Cookman beat South Carolina 46-44. And I wasn't surprised. Just checked and it was S. Carolina St. Still its sad that I wasn't surprised about that- shows you what I think of USC
 
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I'll take a road win at this point, even if it's against South Carolina.

Hopefully Lofton will play more than a half this time around... but I'm apt to say it shouldn't matter against SC whether he plays 0, 1, or 2 halves.
 
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I hope Lofton's ankle holds up in this SC game..

At least UK didn't pull a LSU and try to stomp Lofton's ankle in the ground on the first play.
 
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A road win at least will provide some buffer in the rare instance we lose to UF.
 
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I think if we can finish strong, the committee will look at that + our sos, rpi, and who we've beat. Maybe they'll sorta overlook the Lofton injury games, and see that we had OSU's back to the wall.

I think that'll help us out when it comes time to figure out who's who of the ~21-22 win teams.

However, none of that will matter if we can't win 4 of the next 5.
 
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jwells said:
I think if we can finish strong, the committee will look at that + our sos, rpi, and who we've beat. Maybe they'll sorta overlook the Lofton injury games, and see that we had OSU's back to the wall.

I think that'll help us out when it comes time to figure out who's who of the ~21-22 win teams.

However, none of that will matter if we can't win 4 of the next 5.
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I thought someone from ESPN was hinting that tonight.
 
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is anyone else wondering if they may slight us a little and put us a little lower than we should based on last years horrible performance as a 2 seed
 
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vol731 said:
is anyone else wondering if they may slight us a little and put us a little lower than we should based on last years horrible performance as a 2 seed
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consensus is that the committee really doesn't have time to factor in every single variable(ie. did they justify their seed last year? how did they fare in 2nd halfs against top 25 teams? is that a PURE orange on their jersey, or some sort of hybrid?), and given the nature of ncaa teams and their turnover rate(not talking about Kentucky here) it's safe to assume that this year only matters.

I have never been wrong in all of my posts here, so take that into consideration.
 
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The committee does a good job of treating each year as its own entity. Last year's performance will not hurt UT's case.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Exactly. A loss Saturday to the putrid Gamecocks would undo a portion of the great work done on this homestand.
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A portion? A loss would force us to win 2 out of a tough 4 games to lock up a bid before we get to Atlanta. It would be a big portion. :no:
 
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win everything but FL, and take two in the SEC tourney...4seed

Lose 2 and FL, win just one in the SEC tourney...7seed

I think we finish somewhere in the middle of that, drawing a 5seed

But hell, it's all guess work at this point...
 
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orange+white=heaven said:
win everything but FL, and take two in the SEC tourney...4seed

Lose 2 and FL, win just one in the SEC tourney...7seed

I think we finish somewhere in the middle of that, drawing a 5seed

But hell, it's all guess work at this point...
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if the twelve seeds look anything like they have been projecting, i pray we can do better than a 5.
 
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Right now, I think a 5 or 6 seed is about right. But a lot can change between now and then. Good and bad.
 
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jwells said:
I think if we can finish strong, the committee will look at that + our sos, rpi, and who we've beat. Maybe they'll sorta overlook the Lofton injury games, and see that we had OSU's back to the wall.
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The committe will also factor in that we do not have a true road win either. That is hurting our seeding as much as anything right now.
 
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The latest ESPN bracketology has the Vols as the #7 in the East playing against Maryland.

Kentucky (18-7, 7-4) dropped to a #5. Can somebody tell me why Kentucky is getting so much more love than Tennessee (18-8, 6-5)? I looked at their schedule, they've lost UNC (just like UT) and Memphis (UT destroyed UM) and unlike Tennessee, they've not beaten a ranked opponent this season. Most writeups have Kentucky as a lock for the tournament while the Vols are still being called a bubble team..... even after the win last night.
 
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allvol said:
Most writeups have Kentucky as a lock for the tournament while the Vols are still being called a bubble team..... even after the win last night.
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I don't think there has been enough time for the opinion filter to winnow out what last nights win means to the Vols tourney position allvol....

Assuming a close to the regular season that mirrors your projection in another thread, I'd have to say Tennessee winds up at the 5... maybe even 4...
 
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