Well the selection committee didn't do Kentucky any favors as usual. Kentucky shockingly got a 4 seed in the eastern region with Ohio ST. being the #1 over all seed in the tournament. Now what that says is Kentucky is the weakest of all the four seeds in the field. As if getting a four seed and the toughest #1 seed in the tournament wasn't bad enough, then there's the possible second round match up with West Virgina. Don't over look Kentucky's first round opponent Princenton, they play a very usual style of ball, holding for the entire shot clock then running a back door cut. Not the easiest first round game to have.
All of that didn't set BBN on fire more than when Florida was announced as the #2 seed in the southeast region. That's right I said a two seed. How in the world can Florida get a two seed and Kentucky get a four seed when not even 3 hours ago Kentucky dominated Florida for the SEC championship. Not to mention Kentucky has beaten Florida twice this season, and only lost to them at Florida by two. There are reports that Calipari was very upset when Kentucky was announced as a 4 seed saying only "they done it to us again", and when Florida was announced as a 2 seed he "leaped off the sofa walked out of the room just shaking his head".
So it turns out that Calipari was right about the conference tournaments, they seem to really not mean anything.
Not a good job by the selection committee all around. If Ohio ST. Is the #1 over all, how do they get a bracket consisting of Kentucky, West Virginia, Villanova, Syracuse, and North Carolina just to name a few. Once again, Duke got the easiest road to the Final Four with their two seed int hat bracket being SDSU. Another head scratch has to be the pairing of Louisville against Morehead State in the first round. Come on, the two schools are no more than 120 miles apart and they have to go to Denver to play each other? Not to mention, I know there are some UofL fans would like to root for Morehead in the tournament.
Oh well enough venting, let's just get this thing started and get Kentucky to the Final Four and make them all mad.
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