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On Selection Monday, State WBB Still Projected #2

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Not sure if it’s been a week or three years, but tonight, State WBB finally finds out what the path to a national championship looks like.

According to ESPN’s Charlie Creme, their women’s basketball bracketology guru, State is a #2 seed. Stanford, UCONN, South Carolina and Texas A&M, remain as number one seeds.

 

Good News

While the 2-15 matchup should be winnable, regardless of region, the following 7-10 is best for State as it currently sits. After taking care of business against Mount St. Mary’s, they would face either #7 Iowa State or #10 South Dakota. Iowa State has been wildly inconsistent this year (16-10), while South Dakota has been cruising. I actually like the #10 to get the upset.

The other paths in various regions would be less than ideal for State;

-One would be a matchup against #7 Texas, who has the best player in college basketball and future #1 WNBA pick, Charli Collier.
-Another region would have a possible UNC round two matchup, and we don’t need to tempt the devil there.
-The last of the regions has a very talented AAC Champ, South Florida, as the #7 seed.

So even if Creme is right in State being #2, would hope that he also hits perfectly the second round matchup.

 

Let’s Blow off Some Steam Again

While it might not mean much in the big picture, would still have been fun to see state

  • State won their conference tournament (Texas A&M didn’t make it to the Finals of SEC Tourney)
  • They became just the third team in the last couple decades to beat two #1’s in a single season (Looking at you South Carolina)
  • One of their loses was in overtime without their best player in Cunane. But they beat that same VT team twice on the season to avenge the loss.
  • We were told that NET Rankings would be used subjectively, that every team had differing situations.  Texas A&M NET is 12th…I mean…

Look, in the grand scheme of things, being #1 versus #2 isn’t that big of a deal. Yearly, the Women’s Tourney tends to be far more chalk than the Men’s. Would expect the Final Four to be exclusively first and second seeds.

The biggest loss of a #1 seed truly is pride and program accolades. The women deserve it, as one of the hottest teams over a two-year stretch. We’ll find out the official verdict tonight on ESPN.

Maybe in the end, this will be a blessing. You just gave a stellar team an even bigger chip on their shoulder.

 

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