Tennessee Seeding
It looks like the NCAA overcompensated for giving Bruce Pearl's squad (21-7, but 2-4 in the last three weeks) a number two seed by giving Pat Summit's crew (28-4, SEC Champions) a number two seed.
And then putting them in the bracket of #1 (RPI, AP, ACC, ESPN, and anything else) North Carolina. And poking them with a stick, for good measure.
The general consensus seems to be UNC is getting screwed by this matchup. And with any other squad, I may agree. But it's few NCAA Women's Championships that don't go through Tennessee, and this squad is more than up to the challenge. And a little revenge for the 1998 Elite Eight game never hurt anyone, either.
And then putting them in the bracket of #1 (RPI, AP, ACC, ESPN, and anything else) North Carolina. And poking them with a stick, for good measure.
The general consensus seems to be UNC is getting screwed by this matchup. And with any other squad, I may agree. But it's few NCAA Women's Championships that don't go through Tennessee, and this squad is more than up to the challenge. And a little revenge for the 1998 Elite Eight game never hurt anyone, either.
--T.H. Monday, March 13, 2006
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