#1 Villanova vs. #16 Seton Hall?

[sirthought]

I'm thinking although the game setup is different this game was essentially like a 16 seed beating a 1 seed.

Hard to believe Nova stays on the 1 seed line after this result.

Thoughts?

[GoMuskies]

Seton Hall is significantly better than your typical #16 seed. Big upset, but not THAT big.

[sirthought]

I guess I'm not sure on that, but not sure how to look up the numbers. Do most #16 seeds have worse RPI's than Seton Hall's?

[GoMuskies]

They most certainly typically have a much, MUCH worse Sagarin Predictor rating than Seton Hall. The Hall is #86. And that's a whole lot better way to judge a team than RPI.

[xu82]

Go Creighton! And good luck to X! We will need it...

[GoMuskies]

Last year's #16 seeds and Sagarin Predictor Ranking:

Western Kentucky #161
Southern #151
James Madison #174
Long Island #199
Liberty #271
North Carolina A&T #231

[SemajParlor]

Seton Hall is miles ahead of any 16 seed ever.