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UNC a 3 seed in the Washington, DC Region   Some major surprises in this year's bracket! To start, the ACC only got 4 teams in. UNC got a 3 seed and will play 14 seed Murray State followed by the winner of the Michigan St (6 seed) and George Mason (11 seed) game. Somehow Tennessee got the 2 seed over UNC in the Washington Region. UConn got the 1 seed in Washington and have a fairly tough road with Illinois (only a 4 seed?), Washington, and Kentucky in their side of the bracket. Duke got the 1 seed in Atlanta and have arguably the toughest region. I know George Washington doesn't play ACC-level competition all year, but they are ranked 5th in the nation and somehow they got a 8 seed in Atlanta. Duke will play GW in the second game if they both win their first. Streaking Syracuse is a 5 seed, Big Ten tourney winner Iowa is a 3 seed, and Texas is a 2 seed. Struggling NC State is a 10 seed in Atlanta. Boston College got a 4 seed in Minneapolis. What?? They beat UNC yesterday and almost beat Duke today. There are no other ACC teams in Minneapolis and none in the Oakland region. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with UNC's position. Michigan St is tough, but they like to run so it should make for a good game if they play. I haven't followed Tennessee too closely so I'll have to do a little research to find out how much of a problem they present. Posted by Robbie Allen @ 3/12/2006 07:00:00 PM Comments: i...love...carolina. u rock man. you dont get enough recognition. u r the man with the plan. right on man. # posted by  pink soup : 8:12 PM   I'll tell you - Tennessee will pose NO problem to UNC. They're overrated, first of all. And how they got the #2 and UNC the #3 is beyond me. I'd like to hear the reasoning behind that. UNC finished the season stronger than just about anyone in the country (despite the loss in the ACC tournament). And check out Tennesse's record the last few weeks - including two losses in a row AT HOME. Most of the #3 seeds should have been ahead of TN. And definitely UNC. # posted by  goDuke32 : 8:39 PM   I have followed Tennessee a little since I grew up in Knoxville and when to school at UNC. They play very uptempo, in fact slightly more uptempo than Carolina (Ken pom puts Carolina as the 20th team based on tempo and Tennessee at 11). They have one spectacular player, Lofton, who has a killer jump shot. And they play a scrambling style of offense and defense that their coach Pearl calls "controlled chaos." They were playing extremely well to begin the season, but they have been in a slump lately. Overall, I like our chances if we can come out with a lot of energy. It will be hard to outhustle Tennessee if they play like they did in the first half of the season,but we can at least match it. I like our matchups, especially since our players have a lot of experience trying to guard a great scorer. But still, it is always a gamble to play a team who can score at well as Tennessee. And frankly, if they play as poorly as they have the last few games to start the tournament, we won't face them anyway. Frankly, I am more intimidated by Michigan State. They have a few big men and play a physical style that gave up trouble. We should win, but I am still nervous. # posted by  Patrick : 8:44 AM   I concur with the others, UNC over Tenn. is an easy pick. UNC should have been the 2 seed in that region IMHO, but oh well. It doesn't really matter in this case since neither 2 nor 3 face the #1 seed until the regional final (if at all). Mich St has a lot of experience and maturity, a dangerous thing. And they are physical and in good shape. 4 teams seems a bit low for the ACC... But eventually I think a non-ACC team (UConn) takes it all. # posted by  Yoav : 11:52 AM   Fire Herb! # posted by  Jon : 2:10 PM   BC SHOULD BE A HIGHER SEED THAN UNC. # posted by  Smudge : 7:17 PM   Post a Comment << Home