I'm short on time this weekend and I'm already late for the beginning of games. Here's the seed list.
A couple random bullets:
Not sure what people don't like about UConn? This team has Top 10 quality metrics across the board and has a bunch of good wins. I've seen them sitting on the No. 4 line a lot and am not sure I get that one.
Every year has the World's Most Confusing Resume and for some reason it's always Miami. 7 wins in Q1, but No. 28 NET. Resume metrics average out to No. 12, but quality metrics average out about No. 26. Throw in a Q3 loss and you've got a real weird resume. Hurricanes finish strong, though, and that's a top-four seed without question.
Iowa State, man. At its peaks, this team has the resume of a Top 10 team. But I've got the Cyclones on the No. 5 line, because they're 17-11, and even with eight Q1 wins, they still rank No. 21 in Strength of Record.
A quick shoutout to Texas A&M. The way this team has shot straight through a solid SEC (13-2 in conference!) and subsequently up the seed list has been so impressive. Not the world's biggest Buzz Williams guy, but he deserves some props. Aggies are inches away from my No. 6 line — those pesky Q4 losses don't help, and I'm not sure how much higher A&M can fly with them on the ledger.
Man, this Mountain West is sneaky. MWC has a chance to be a four- or five-bid league. That's pretty impressive.
Flip that coin — what happened to the Atlantic 10? A one-bid league with its best team not even really in the at-large discussion? Weird times, man.
Keep an eye out for Texas Tech and Michigan. Bad records but plenty of opportunity.
As always, Go Florida Atlantic and Northwestern.