Mike Sorensen: BYU-SDSU winner should get a No. 2 seed

Published: Sunday, Feb. 20 2011 10:32 p.m. MST

Deseret News

All Utah would have to do to tie UNM would be to win its home games against TCU and UNLV (Utah's other game is at Colorado State). Then the Utes would get the tiebreaker over the Lobos because of its two regular-season wins.

BYU, meanwhile is locked into either the No. 1 or No. 2 spot and the Cougs don't want the No. 2 spot for many reasons, one of which is because UNLV is likely to be No. 3 and would be a possible semifinal opponent at the Thomas & Mack Center.

By beating Colorado State in Fort Collins Saturday, UNLV improved its chances of finishing third as it is just a half game behind the Rams, who still have games at BYU and San Diego State. If the Utes could finish fifth, they would avoid a likely first-round matchup against the Rebels for the second straight year.

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'90Cougar

Hampstead, NC

BYU and SDSU won't, and shouldn't, get #2 seeds. Past performance in the Big Dance matters to the Selection Committee, and neither team has made a case for such a reward.

BYU is 2-6 in the last decade in the NCAA Tournament. It has been More..

12:23 a.m. Feb. 21, 2011
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thebigsamoan

Richmond, VA

@Mount Olympus You're right, the Utes swept the Lobos, but can you tell me who swept the Utes? Hmmm, very interesting! And the Lobos still have to come to the MC for the final game of the regular season. Whether BYU deserves a #2 seed or not is More..

8:10 a.m. Feb. 21, 2011
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Rock Chalk BYU

Lawrence, KS

@Mount Olympus, ha ha. There were lots of posts this weekend of this sort "The Utes did something BYU didn't, win at The Pit."

I agree, the Utes have done a lot of things this year that BYU didn't: lose two games to BYU, finish More..

8:42 a.m. Feb. 21, 2011
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