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South Region-Elite 8

5 Houston vs 2 Villanova, 6:09pm, TBS -Brian anderson, Jim Jackson & Allie LaForce
Line: Houston -2/128.5

While no one else in the country pays attention to them, Villanova is quietly waiting to win another national championship.

It is not right that Houston is a 5 seed. They would both be in the Final Four if in separate regions.

American X wrote:While no one else in the country pays attention to them, Villanova is quietly waiting to win another national championship.

It is not right that Houston is a 5 seed. They would both be in the Final Four if in separate regions.

Houston was a brutal team to seed. They literally had 0 Q1 wins until the last game of the season. While all of the top 16 seeds had at least 5 Q1 wins and of all 32 teams that wore white in rd 1- only Houston at 1, Murray St at 2, and UNC at 3 had fewer than 4 Q1 wins(and only St Mary's and Iowa even had 4). 14 of the top 16 teams had at least 6 Q1 wins(only UCLA and Providence had 5).

What is funny is that Providence was the total opposite- terrible metrics, but 5 Q1 wins. 2 polar opposites and both could make the elite 8 out of the 4/5 hole.

Has there been any Gillespie updates?

kayako wrote:Has there been any Gillespie updates?

Nova Nation board reporting a sighting of him going to a walk through practice with no limp or brace. Think he'll be fine, albeit banged up.

GumbyDamnit! wrote:

kayako wrote:Has there been any Gillespie updates?

Nova Nation board reporting a sighting of him going to a walk through practice with no limp or brace. Think he'll be fine, albeit banged up.

Good. That was darn scary.

Why is Nova an underdog?

Omaha1 wrote:Why is Nova an underdog?

Probably quasi home game for Houston?

Jet915 wrote:

Omaha1 wrote:Why is Nova an underdog?

Probably quasi home game for Houston?

Yeah it sucks for the 2 seed to be playing in Texas against a lower seeded school in their home state. I sill like our chances.