First 2009 March Madness thread

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

You know Oklahoma lost last night, right? Pitt will be ahead of them and Michigan State in the final rankings before Selection Sunday. The rankings that come out the day after Selection Sunday are pretty irrelevant. And the committee doesn't care about rankings anyways.

I know Oklahoma and Kansas both lost last night. If Pitt were to lose on Sunday and then is beaten before the Big East finals and UConn and Louisville are in that Final, Pitt's not getting a #1, especially with Louisville winning. UConn is the only one that can assure themselves a #1 seed on Saturday. You've also got to factor in if UNC is upset by Duke. Or if they beat Duke in the regular season finale but then is upset in the ACC tournament and Duke goes on to win it. Here's how I see it playing out:

Pitt beats UConn Saturday. UNC beats Duke. Memphis, Oklahoma, and Michigan St. all win out and win their conference titles. In the Big East tournament, Pitt loses before the final and UConn takes the title. The four #1's will be UNC, Memphis, UConn, Oklahoma.