Comments on: Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Opening Round’ http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/opening-round-play-in-game/1394 Brown Bag it, Baby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:51:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gene http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/opening-round-play-in-game/1394/comment-page-1#comment-94206 Gene Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:11:20 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/opening-round-play-in-game/#comment-94206 The "play in game" winner doesn't always get the number one overall seed. This year, they do. From checking with authorities in prior years, the "play in" winner gets the number one overall seed only if that team will play in a Friday-Sunday game. If the number one overall team is scheduled to play on Thursday, then the number two or number three overall would get the "play in" winner, depending upon which of them play on Friday. The theory, of course, is to give the winner of the "play in" game an extra day off to prepare to get annhilated. This year, UNC, the #1 overall seed, plays on Friday, so they get the "play in" game winner when the tournament actually begins. The “play in game” winner doesn’t always get the number one overall seed. This year, they do. From checking with authorities in prior years, the “play in” winner gets the number one overall seed only if that team will play in a Friday-Sunday game. If the number one overall team is scheduled to play on Thursday, then the number two or number three overall would get the “play in” winner, depending upon which of them play on Friday. The theory, of course, is to give the winner of the “play in” game an extra day off to prepare to get annhilated.

This year, UNC, the #1 overall seed, plays on Friday, so they get the “play in” game winner when the tournament actually begins.

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