The Elite 8 matchups by RK.com ranking

[IdahoBoy]

#1 Nebraska vs. #4 Florida

#3 Washington vs. #12 Wisconsin

#6 Arizona vs. #15 Santa Clara

#8 Missouri vs. #23 Tennessee

[IdahoBoy]

By Pablo Rankings

#3 Nebraska vs. #5 Florida

#2 Washington vs. #10 Wisconsin

#6 Arizona vs. #26 Santa Clara

#7 Missouri vs. #15 Tennessee

[IdahoBoy]

By RKPI Rankings

#2 Nebraska vs. #3 Florida

#5 Washington vs. #12 Wisconsin

#9 Arizona vs. #17 Santa Clara

#7 Missouri vs. #13 Tennessee

[IdahoBoy]

By AVCA poll

#1 Nebraska vs. #4 Florida

#3 Washington vs. #12 Wisconsin

#5 Arizona vs. #11 Santa Clara

#8 Missouri vs. #17 Tennessee

[Keystonekid]

When I think of Santa Clara Vs Arizona in one regional final and Nebraska vs Florida in another, I have to laugh. The NCAA won't have the top four teams there that's for sure. I hope Nebraska (or Florida) embarrases Santa Clara (or Arizona) in San Antonio.

[GatorVball]

I know other teams got shafted, but Florida and Nebraska have no business meeting before the final 4.

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keystonekid said:

When I think of Santa Clara Vs Arizona in one regional final and Nebraska vs Florida in another, I have to laugh. The NCAA won't have the top four teams there that's for sure. I hope Nebraska (or Florida) embarrases Santa Clara (or Arizona) in San Antonio.

Hey Keystone, why don't you take your intemperate opinions to some place other than this board? Methinks you are overly bitter just because Penn State hosting its own regional just gave you the answer that you likely will never forget to your own earlier question on this board: You wrote: "When was the last time a [hosting] top four seed, did not make it in to the regional final? Can't think of one. I can however think of several who lost in the regional final." Yep, one of the three teams regarded a shoo-in for the Final Four, Penn State just lost in the third round for the second year in a row, this time at home.

If you have to laugh when you think of Santa Clara/Arizona in a final four facing Nebraska/Florida do you also have to laugh when thinking about Tennessee in a final four facing Washington/Wisconsin? Besides their losses this season to LSU (0-3), and Alabama (1-3), Tennessee was swept by Ohio (the team Arizona beat last night to enter into the Elite Eight). Why did you single out SCU and Arizona?

Maybe it is time for you to give teams like Tennessee and Santa Clara their due and respect for standing tall and putting it together near the end when it counts--like Stanford did last year--instead of your puerile hopes that such teams get embarrassed.

[StuffU]

keystonekid said:

When I think of Santa Clara Vs Arizona in one regional final and Nebraska vs Florida in another, I have to laugh. The NCAA won't have the top four teams there that's for sure. I hope Nebraska (or Florida) embarrases Santa Clara (or Arizona) in San Antonio.

If Santa Clara takes out the #4 and #5 seed in the tourney on their way to the Final Four, they deserve to be there. I don't think many people would argue against the seeding of Stanford and Arizona. The fact that Santa Clara took out the #4 and #5 seeds has to account for something.

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keystonekid said:

When I think of Santa Clara Vs Arizona in one regional final and Nebraska vs Florida in another, I have to laugh. The NCAA won't have the top four teams there that's for sure. I hope Nebraska (or Florida) embarrases Santa Clara (or Arizona) in San Antonio.

That's very rude. Santa Clara just beat very good Stanford and Arizona teams to get into the final four. I wish them the best of luck in the final four. I certainly don't hope for any team to be "embarassed" in the final four as you put it. They earned their spot on the court like everyone else.

Sure they may have "less talent" like you seem to like to say so much, but they played great when it mattered the most. Other teams with maybe more "talent" like Penn State didn't

I'm with publius on this one, you seem to be a little bitter about the PSU loss

[Gorf]

Bonus points to publius for puerile!