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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 251036, member: 289"] From a post I did prior to the Sweet 16: From 1977-86: (In 1977-78 there were no seedings but we lost to lower ranked teams.) We exceeded our ranking/seeding zero times. We were even with our seeding in 1979, 1983, 1984 and 1985 but the 1979 and 1984 teams lost to lower seeded teams- we jsut did it in the round we were projected to lose in anyway. We lost before we were expected to in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1986. From 1987-2003 We exceeded our seed in 1987, 1996, 1998 and 2003 We matched our seed in 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001. None of the losses were to lower seeded teams. We lost before we were expected to in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1999 From 2004 onward We have exceeded our seed in 2004 (but still lost to a lower seed). We matched our seeding in 2009. We lost before we were expected to in 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2011 I think most Syracuse fans have learned to brace themselves for disappointment based on recent results. Wisconsin is a formidable opponent but, even with no Fab, I think we are expected to win this game. Ohio State is a #2 seed but would have been #1 if the Fab announcement had been made before the seedings and I don't think people would be surprised to lose to them. So based on recent results, maybe we should 'expect' to lose to Wisconsin. Why we were so bad vs. seeding/ranking in 1977-86 and in 2004-2011, I don't know. We were much better in 1987-2003 but 5 even years, 4+ years and 4- years is not an exceptional performance. of course, if you tend to have highly seeded teams, it's harder to exceed your seed and easier to fall short of it. If you are a #1 seed you are expected to win at least 4 games. #2 seeds are supposed to win 3 games. #3-4 seeds are supposed to win 2 games. As we have seen that's not easy to do, even for a very good team. I just wonder if things are about to change again and maybe we will at least match our seed this year and in future years or if we will continue to end the season with disappointment. I have no idea what, if anything, controls these things. Update: We made it to the Elite 8 for the first time in 9 years but as a #1 seed, we still "underperformed", although if the committee had knwon we wouldn't have Fab Melo, I suspect we might not have been the #1 seed, (and with him we might have won that game). [/QUOTE]

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