FWIW, if you take coaches at their word, Bill Self said he thinks the Shockers deserve the #1 if they run the table. About them meeting in the same region he says, "I would say this: If that were to happen and both teams met in the tournament, it would mean both teams have done quite well to get to that game," Self said. "But I'm not the least bit concerned or consumed by this."
And to those who think the Shockers weren't trying for a tougher schedule:
That would be fine with Wichita State
coach Gregg Marshall, who told The Associated Press earlier this season that he offered what amounts to a two-for-one proposition: one game in Lawrence, one in Kansas City and one in Wichita. The suggestion, he said, was met by crickets. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...s-thinks-wichita-state-shockers-get-no-1-seed
The link also has a video with Seth Greenberg giving his 4 number 1 seeds, which include the Shockers. You may be shocked, pun intended, to see who he has them ranked ahead of.
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To his defense, he brings up Baye Moussa Keita as a hero. Who would have ever thought you'd here that when someone was making their #1 seed picks? I seriously was almost in tears(in a good way). I wonder if BMK himself ever imagined that? He also mentions a 7 man rotation being cool for the NCAA tournament. While I think this is an awesome thread, even Seth's picks are a bit premature. We will have more answers soon enough, and may not need to rack our brains as hard as we are right now though. I think the video and the article cover a lot of what's being discussed here and things come out in favor of the Shockers to a neutral observer.
As for my personal thoughts, I want no part of Kansas before the Final 4.