Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The situation

The Numbers

CBSSports RPI:  41
ESPN BPI:  31
CBS Bracketology:  10 seed
ESPN Bracketology:   9 seed
 
The Resume

Good Wins:  Seton Hall, @Kansas State, @Vanderbilt, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, @Texas A&M, @Alabama, @Ole Miss
Bad Losses:  @Georgia Tech, Auburn

The Schedule

Potential Top 50 Wins:  None
Potential Bad Losses:  None

What It All Means

You'll notice I'm considering the season over from a scheduling perspective.  Would another win over Ole Miss and a subsequent win over Arkansas help Georgia?  Of course, but perhaps not as much as you think.  My understanding is that conference tournament play isn't heavily weighted.

The good news, then, is that Georgia doesn't need help.  They're in.  It would be a pretty historic snub if they didn't make the field.  All that's left now is seeding.

A few things hurt the Bulldogs this week.  First, Ole Miss dropped out of the RPI top 50, depriving Georgia of two top 50 wins and a top 50 road win.  Second, Chattanooga and Tennessee dropped out of the top 100.

Jerry Palm has Georgia slotted as a 10 seed, which seems low to me.  Lunardi has them as a 9 seed.  I'm biased, but I think Georgia has probably earned an 8 seed, especially considering the work they've done in true road games.  However, 9's have a slight winning percentage over 8's, so hey, I'll take it.

In the end, it's all just noise.  Georgia is dancing, and it feels pretty great.

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