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		By: Zach		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Really.

First of all, it&#039;s only 1 seed.

BYU: 8-4 MWC record, 30 RPI, 55 SOS.
UNLV: 8-5 MWC record, 52 RPI, 83 SOS.

And yes, I love this Villanova team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Really.</p>
<p>First of all, it&#8217;s only 1 seed.</p>
<p>BYU: 8-4 MWC record, 30 RPI, 55 SOS.<br />
UNLV: 8-5 MWC record, 52 RPI, 83 SOS.</p>
<p>And yes, I love this Villanova team.</p>
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		By: Dennis		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BYU a higher seed than UNLV? really? UNLV swept BYU... BYU 7-6 vs top 100 2-5 vs top 50 &#038; 0-3 vs top 25 RPI. UNLV 9-5 vs top 100 5-2 vs top 50 &#038; 2-0 vs top 25 RPI. REALLY???]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BYU a higher seed than UNLV? really? UNLV swept BYU&#8230; BYU 7-6 vs top 100 2-5 vs top 50 &amp; 0-3 vs top 25 RPI. UNLV 9-5 vs top 100 5-2 vs top 50 &amp; 2-0 vs top 25 RPI. REALLY???</p>
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		By: scott		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[so you really believe in nova don&#039;t you?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so you really believe in nova don&#8217;t you?</p>
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		By: Zach		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s possible. Seth Davis even predicted it yesterday. But will it happen? Probably not for the precise reason that you outlined above. Memphis has 0 wins vs. the top 25 and 3 vs. the top 50. That&#039;s simply not enough for garner a #1 seed. I fully expect 2 Big East teams (whether it be UConn, Pitt, Marq or UL), the ACC champ (likely UNC) and Oklahoma to fill out the top seeds this year. Memphis peak is a 2 seed, IMO.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s possible. Seth Davis even predicted it yesterday. But will it happen? Probably not for the precise reason that you outlined above. Memphis has 0 wins vs. the top 25 and 3 vs. the top 50. That&#8217;s simply not enough for garner a #1 seed. I fully expect 2 Big East teams (whether it be UConn, Pitt, Marq or UL), the ACC champ (likely UNC) and Oklahoma to fill out the top seeds this year. Memphis peak is a 2 seed, IMO.</p>
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		By: GBBound		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whither Memphis?  Can they truly ascend to a #1 seed? 

I looked back to 1999 to see the lowest # of RPI top 50 wins a #1 seed had.  Of the past 40 #1 seeds, only one had 4 top RPI wins, and 4 had 5.  The rest had 6 or more.  Here is the breakdown:

Auburn 1999 - 5 RPI top 50 wins - Lost in Sweet 16
Stanford 2000 - 5 RPI Top 50 wins - Lost in round of 32
Stanford 2004  - 4 RPI top 50 wins - Lost in round of 32
St. Joseph&#039;s 2004 - 5 RPI top 50 wins - Lost in  Elite 8
Kansas 2004 - 5 RPI top 50 wins - Lost in Elite 8

Memphis has one game left against an RPI top 50 opponent (@#39 UAB) before the Conference USA tourney (of which UAB is the only possible RPI top 50 team it will play again).

Given the committee history, will they reward Memphis with a #1 seed as the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, and Big 12 cannibalize one another?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whither Memphis?  Can they truly ascend to a #1 seed? </p>
<p>I looked back to 1999 to see the lowest # of RPI top 50 wins a #1 seed had.  Of the past 40 #1 seeds, only one had 4 top RPI wins, and 4 had 5.  The rest had 6 or more.  Here is the breakdown:</p>
<p>Auburn 1999 &#8211; 5 RPI top 50 wins &#8211; Lost in Sweet 16<br />
Stanford 2000 &#8211; 5 RPI Top 50 wins &#8211; Lost in round of 32<br />
Stanford 2004  &#8211; 4 RPI top 50 wins &#8211; Lost in round of 32<br />
St. Joseph&#8217;s 2004 &#8211; 5 RPI top 50 wins &#8211; Lost in  Elite 8<br />
Kansas 2004 &#8211; 5 RPI top 50 wins &#8211; Lost in Elite 8</p>
<p>Memphis has one game left against an RPI top 50 opponent (@#39 UAB) before the Conference USA tourney (of which UAB is the only possible RPI top 50 team it will play again).</p>
<p>Given the committee history, will they reward Memphis with a #1 seed as the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, and Big 12 cannibalize one another?</p>
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