It's a foregone conclusion that the Bearcats will be included in this years NCAA tournament when the field is announced at 6 pm Sunday night. The only question is where UC will be seeded. They have a better record than many of the teams ahead of them in the polls. If the selection committee gives UC the same lack of respect as the pollsters, they could get a poorer seed than they deserve. If they take their strong finish to the season into account, they could get a better seed.
So what do the "bracketologists" say? ESPN's Joe Lunardi projects the field with UC as a #7, playing Tennessee in the first round. After the Bearcats loss to Notre Dame, Lunardi had UC as a #6. Not sure what happened over night to change that. Jordan Schwartz at Foxsports has UC as #6 playing Utah State--a matchup I like. Jerry Palm at CBS Sports is the biggest surprise, with the Bearcats as a #5 playing Michigan.
Personally I think UC will be a 7, with an outside shot of a 6 or 8. I am really hoping for a 6 or better. The 7 & 8 seeded teams have tough first round matchups and then usually have to face a #1 or #2 seed. If the Cincinnati can get a 5 or 6 I think they have an excellent chance of advancing to the Sweet 16. We'll know in less than an hour.
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