Georgia: team of destiny?
I know it's unlikely, but if SEC East last-place team Georgia -- which beat Kentucky in overtime in this afternoon's tornado-delayed quarterfinal on a game-winning shot by unlikely hero Zac Swansey -- plays its way into the NCAA Tournament with three wins in 30 hours, it will be one of the greatest stories in the entire history of Championship Week, no?
Incidentally, if Georgia wins the Battle of the Bulldogs tonight against Mississippi State (on five hours' rest or whatever it is), the selection committee will have two bubble contingencies to plan for: the aforementioned Big Ten headache, and another headache in the SEC. That's because the SEC title game has been moved from 1:00 to 3:30 PM, in order to give the competitors from tonight's weather-delayed semifinals a little more rest.
But what would Georgia's seed be? They're #141 in the RPI, which puts them below a bunch of teams that Joe Lunardi has estimated as #14, #15 and #16 seeds!
UPDATE: The Bulldogs (15-16 overall, 4-12 SEC) aren't the only sub-.500 major-conference team still alive for a bid. Illinois (16-18 overall, 5-13 Big Ten, RPI #112) just advanced to the Big Ten final. I love it!
Two games in one day? Brutal, especially when the other team has had three days off. Good luck Georgia.
Posted by: David K. | Mar 15, 2008 8:16:23 PM
Not sure what you mean... Mississippi State played an overtime game last night.
Posted by: Brendan | Mar 15, 2008 8:26:12 PM
Well, if none of the other bubble teams want their ticket punched, why not?
Re RPI, the Drake women's team made the NCAAs with a losing record last year and got a 16 (and were promptly throttled by Tennessee).
Posted by: JD | Mar 15, 2008 9:00:08 PM
Hard to believe that Georgia, not only is in this thing, but is just about to win it to head to tomorrow. Although this technical that was just called is kind of nasty.
Posted by: NDLauren | Mar 15, 2008 10:39:16 PM