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11 seed takes on 5 seed.
And we're not talking about gardens or plants.
Will this be the first year in the Big Dance that Winthrop gets a win?
We'll have to wait four more days.
The clock in ticking, and Eagles' fans are hoping...
Monday, March 12, 2007
Can an 11 seed beat a 5 seed?
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11 seed takes on 5 seed.
And we're not talking about gardens or plants.
Will this be the first year in the Big Dance that Winthrop gets a win?
We'll have to wait four more days.
The clock in ticking, and Eagles' fans are hoping...
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Spent the better part of afterschool time being educated on aspects of March Madness. Pick sheets going 'round read like Ancient Greek to me. So one kind student, who had some time to spare, answered my questions and taught me how to read the sheets. Grilled him about the origins of the term "seed." His response "because that's the position they plant you in," though funny, may not cover it. Does anyone know?
Isn't Notre Dame a 6 seed? Does that make a difference?
Washington is a long way from South Carolina! UCLA doesn't even need to leave their state? How is that determined?
Good luck, Winthrop!
N.D., far as I know, is a five seed.
Seedings relate to how strong a team is, in the judgment of the NCAA "Big Dance" selection committee.
Example: N.C. Tarheels are a number one seed in their bracket--based on their winning the regular season ACC and the ACC Tournament. That seeding derives, too, from the overall win-loss record compiled by N.C. for the entire season; and the seeding, I believe, is in part determined by the strength of schedule played by N.C.
Following this logic, the 16 seed in a particular bracket is, theoretically, the weakest of the 16 teams in that bracket.
Footnote: A 16 seed has never beaten a 1 seed. But it will happen some day, I'm sure.
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