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Sensational Sunday Recap: Wake Stops UVA, Gators Walk the Dawg, Texas Tech Soares Over TCU, Buckeyes Wins Another B1G Crown

by | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog | 7 comments

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Sunday was a tremendous day for college tennis fans all across the country. There were over 1700 fans jammed into the Cary Tennis Park for the finals of the ACC Championship and probably at least five times that many watching throughout the country on ESPN3’s national telecast. The final of the SEC Championships was also broadcast on ESPN3 while the final of the AAC Championships was broadcast on the American Network.

Wake Forest, Florida, Texas Tech, and South Florida may have been the winners of the day but the biggest winners were the supporters of college tennis. They were treated to a high-quality product that kept them on the edge of their seats and hopefully they’ll continue coming back for seasons to come.

Virginia was seeking its tenth consecutive ACC Championship on Sunday while Wake Forest was seeking its first. Virginia had already defeated Wake Forest twice this season but as North Carolina found out on Saturday beating a team for a third time in the same season would prove to be too tough a challenge.

Virginia’s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and Mac Styslinger won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles but Wake’s Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim won 6-4 at No. 1. Wake’s Romain Bogaerts and Dennis Uspensky won the decider at No. 3 by a 6-4 score to give Wake Forest the doubles point for the 27th time this season.

Wake’s Skander Mansouri extended the lead to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Ryan Shane at No. 1 but Virginia would quickly tie it up at 2-2 as both Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and J.C. Aragone won in straight sets at No. 3 and No. 4.

UVA sophomore Collin Altamirano put the Hoos ahead 3-2 after coming back from a set down and a break down in the third set to defeat Petros Chrysochos 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2. It looked like Virginia was well on its way to raising another trophy because both Henrik Wiersholm and Luca Corinteli were each up on their respective courts.

Wiersholm opened up a 3-0 in the third set against Christian Seraphim at No. 5 but Seraphim rallied to tie it at 4-4. Seraphim would break Wiersholm on the deciding point to go up 5-4 and then he’d calmly serve it out from 40-15 when a Wiersholm backhand return sailed long. Seraphim’s 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win avenged his two previous defeats to Wiersholm and tied the match at 3-3.

The last match on court was at No. 6 singles between Virginia junior Luca Corinteli and Wake freshman Dennis Uspensky. Corinteli looked like he was going to close it out in straight sets when he led 7-6, 4-1 but Uspensky fought his way back in it. Uspensky held, broke, and held to even it at 4-4 and then after an exchange of holds he’d find himself down 30-40 on his 5-6 service game. Uspensky would erase Corinteli’s first match point with a service winner and then he’d get the hold on the deciding point when his forehand forced a Corinteli error. Uspensky raced out to a 6-1 lead in the tiebreak and would ultimately take it 7-3 to force a third set.

Corinteli would draw first blood in the third set when he broke Uspensky from 15-40 to go up 3-2. Corinteli held for 4-2 but Uspensky would hold and then break Corinteli at love to even it at 4-4. Uspensky would fall behind 30-40 on his 4-4 service game but a service winner and then a forehand winner would give him the hold for 5-4. Corinteli held from 40-15 to make it 5-5 and then Uspensky would find himself down 15-40 on his next service game. Uspensky hit a service winner to make it 30-40, got it the deciding point when a crosscourt forehand forced a Corinteli forehand error, and then Uspensky got the hold when a Corinteli backhand found the net. One thing I found interesting was the fact that Corinteli blocked the service return on each of those three points as opposed to taking a rip on the return – maybe it had been working early who knows.

Corinteli didn’t let the missed opportunity phase him and he quickly held from 40-15 to send it to a match deciding tiebreak. Corinteli grabbed the early mini-break with a backhand winner but he’d double fault, by several feet, on the next point to make it 1-1. Corinteli went up 2-1 with a volley winner but Uspensky evened it at 2-2 when he used his wheels to track down a shot and then Corinteli’s forehand found the net on the net shot. Uspensky went up 3-2 with an overhead winner and then Corinteli double faulted again to make it 4-2 (this double fault nearly hit Uspensky who was standing on the baseline). After the changeover Corinteli would double fault for a third time to go down 5-2 but he’d pull within 5-3 with a forehand winner down the line (Uspensky called the ball out but the chair overruled after Corinteli appealed – shot looked good on the stream). Uspensky went up 6-3 when Corinteli hit a forehand that sounded like it got more frame than string but Corinteli took the next point when an Uspensky’s service return hit the net and kicked wide. Corinteli would then double fault, for a fourth time in the tiebreak, to give Uspensky the win and Wake Forest its first-ever ACC Championship.

It was Wake Forest’s first win over Virginia since beating them 13 years ago at the 2003 ACC Tournament. Below is a brief highlight package from Wake and you can watch the full replay at this link here.

#7 Wake Forest 4, #1 Virginia 3
Apr 24, 2016 at Cary, N.C. (Cary Tennis Park) 
Singles competition
1. #14 Skander Mansouri (WF) def. #8 Ryan Shane (VA) 6-0, 6-3
2. #40 Collin Altamirano (VA) def. #19 Petros Chrysochos (WF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. #6 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VA) def. Jon Ho (WF) 6-2, 6-2
4. #116 J.C. Aragone (VA) def. #118 Romain Bogaerts (WF) 6-1, 6-4
5. Christian Seraphim (WF) def. Henrik Wiersholm (VA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Dennis Uspensky (WF) def. Luca Corinteli (VA) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles competition
1. #13 Skander Mansouri/Christian Seraphim (WF) def. #2 Ryan Shane/Luca Corinteli (VA) 6-4
2. #17 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski/Mac Styslinger (VA) def. Petros Chrysochos/Jon Ho (WF) 6-2
3. Romain Bogaerts/Dennis Uspensky (WF) def. Collin Altamirano/J.C. Aragone (VA) 6-4
Match Notes
Wake Forest 29-5 (10-2 ACC); National ranking #7
Virginia 24-4 (11-1 ACC); National ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)
T-3:28
Post-Match Quotes from the ACC’s recap
“It doesn’t get any better than this in college tennis, said Wake Forest fifth-year head coach Tony Bresky. “I’ve been in this a long time, and I’m not sure I’ve been in a more exciting match. I am really happy for our seniors. They were my first recruiting class here, and they totally bought in to what we are trying to accomplish. This is really special for them.
“I was on the court here 10 years ago the last time Virginia lost (to Duke) in the same situation deciding match on Court 6, Bresky said. “This does make it special, having coached at Virginia, and to get this win for Wake Forest. We hadn’t beaten Virginia since I’ve been here, and it has probably been 15 year since the last Wake beat Virginia So just a tremendous win all the way around.
“Towards the end, I really didn’t believe what I did, to be honest with you, said Uspensky, an Atlantic Beach, New York, native who was named the tournament MVP. “Both of us were just playing out of our minds. I just tried to block out the crowd, focus on what I have been coached and not be distracted. I am very proud to be the one to help bring Wake Forest its first ACC championship.
“Being a freshman in that situation probably isn’t the best thing, but I just tried to stay calm, Uspensky said. “I knew I had the shots to win it.
Post-Match Quotes from UVA’s recap
“First of all, congratulations to Wake Forest for playing a great tournament, said Virginia head coach Brian Boland. “This was a great tournament for the guys and great preparation for the NCAA Tournament, which is when we are hoping to peak. This is all part of it. We will bounce back. We look forward to playing in the NCAA’s and we know the guys will learn a lot from this.

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Florida won its fifth SEC Championship and in the process snapped Georgia’s 16-match winning streak with a tough 4-2 win.

Florida won the doubles point in the regular season meeting and they’d win it again on Sunday. Florida’s Maxx Lipman and Elliott Orkin would break serve to go up 5-3 and then they’d serve it out to win 6-3. Florida’s Chase Perez-Blanco and Alfredo Perez would hold on the deciding point to go up 5-4 and then they’d break Emil Reinberg from 15-40 to win it 6-4. The other match at No. 1 was abandoned with Georgia’s Austin Smith serving at 4-5.

Florida freshman Alfredo Perez would extend the lead to 2-0 with a win over Wayne Montgomery at No. 2. Montgomery broke Perez to start the match and would serve up 3-2 but Perez would break, hold, break, and hold again to take the opening set 6-3. Perez broke Montgomery to go up 2-1 in the second and he’d break him again at love to close out the 6-3, 6-3 win.

Georgia senior Austin Smith would put Georgia on the board with a win over Diego Hidalgo at No. 1. Smith broke Hidalgo to start the match and he’d make the break lead hold up and take the opening set 6-4. Smith broke Hidalgo early in the second set and it’d be all holds from there on out to give Smith the 6-4, 6-4 win.

Florida sophomore Chase Perez-Blanco would make it 3-1 with a win over Walker Duncan at No. 4. Perez-Blanco broke Duncan to start the match and he’d break him again to go up 4-1. Perez-Blanco held from 5-2 to take the opening set 6-2. The second set was all holds but Duncan had a huge opportunity to take the set when he was up 0-40 on Perez-Blanco’s 4-5 service game. On the deciding point Duncan got a look at second serve but he backed up and pulled a forehand return wide to give Perez-Blanco the hold. The set would go to a tiebreak and Perez-Blanco would get a mini-break to go up 5-3. Duncan won the next point when a Perez-Blanco forehand just missed the mark but Perez-Blanco wouldn’t miss again and would close it out two points later.

Seconds later Georgia sophomore Paul Oosterbaan would close out Elliott Orkin at No. 3 to make it 3-2 Florida. Oosterbaan won the first set in a tiebreak and then he broke Orkin to go up 3-2 in the second. Oosterbaan would serve it out from 5-4 to win it 7-6(7), 6-4.

Georgia freshman Emil Reinberg had a chance to close out McClain Kessler in straight sets at No. 6 but Kessler would fight off a match point (on his serve) on the deciding point to force a second set tiebreak. Kessler ran away in the tiebreak and took 7-3 to force a third set.

Florida senior Gordon Watson would drop the first set to Nick Wood at No. 5 but he’d get a key break at 5-5 in the second to go up 6-5. Watson would then hold on the deciding point to take the second set 7-5. Watson broke Wood to go up 3-2 in the third and then he’d hold for 4-2. After an exchange of holds, Wood would go up 40-15 on his 3-5 service game but Watson would take the next three points to close out the match and clinch the SEC Championship.

Below are highlights and interviews from each school and you can watch the full replay at this link.

#11 (2) Florida 4, #6 (1) Georgia 2
4/24/2016 at Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Tennis Center)
Singles Results
1. #17 Austin Smith (UGA) def. #11 Diego Hidalgo (UF) 6-4, 6-4
2. #83 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. #35 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) 6-3, 6-3
3. #96 Paul Oosterbaan (UGA) def. #36 Elliott Orkin (UF) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
4. #123 Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Walker Duncan (UGA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Gordon Watson (UF) def. Nick Wood (UGA) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Emil Reinberg (UGA) vs. McClain Kessler (UF) 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 3-3, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. #7 Austin Smith/Ben Wagland (UGA) vs. #1 Gordon Watson/Diego Hidalgo (UF) 4-5, unfinished
2. #68 Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Paul Oosterbaan/Jan Zielinski (UGA) 6-3
3. Chase Perez-Blanco/Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Wayne Montgomery/Emil Reinberg (UGA) 6-4
Match Notes:
(2) Florida 18-6, 10-2 SEC; National ranking #11
(1) Georgia 20-4, 12-0 SEC; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,1,4,3,5)
SEC Tournament (Championship)

Post-Match Quotes from Florida’s recap
Head Coach Bryan Shelton on the win: “I couldn’t be prouder of this group of guys. We prepared all season long for this moment — to be in the finals, to fight for a conference championship. With every loss, with every win, with every practice. Our mantra all season long has become ‘do what we do and be where we are’. Every day, our guys show up ready to work and ready to get better.
“I’m just really proud of our guys for sticking together this season, for bringing that enthusiasm to practice every day, and just becoming who they are while continuing to believe in themselves.”
Senior Gordon Watson on the Win: “We had our goals set on the SEC Title. We weren’t able to get it done during the regular season but that’s just a testament of this team’s resiliency. We were able to bounce back from A&M and Georgia and come in here, reset, and reevaluate ourselves. We took it one step at a time, one match at a time, and got it done today.”     
Post-Match Quotes from Georgia’s recap
“It’s a tough loss in the fact that we made it all the way to the finals and our guys really wanted to win this championship,” head coach Manuel Diaz said. “Florida played very well today. Our guys competed great. I was so proud of Austin Smith with a tremendous win at the No. 1 position once again. Our team is going to be ok. Our guys will bounce back. We have a couple of weeks to prepare for the NCAA Tournament and the warmer weather.”

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Texas Tech clinched a share of the Big 12 regular season title and locked up the No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament with a huge 4-2 win over No. 4 TCU.

TCU picked up a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles but Tech won 7-5 at No. 3 and 7-6(3) at No. 2 to take what would turn out to be a critical doubles point.

Texas Tech would take four opening sets in singles but they’d only be able to close out two of them in straight sets. TCU freshman Alex Rybakov was the first to finish as he rolled over Tech senior Hugo Dojas 6-3, 6-2. Tech senior Felipe Soares would put the Red Raiders back ahead with a huge 6-3, 6-4 win over the ITA No. 5 Cameron Norrie.


Tech junior Jolan Cailleau would extend the lead to 3-1 with a 7-6(5), 6-2 win over TCU freshman Eduardo Nava at No. 4.


TCU sophomore would trim the Tech lead to 3-2 with a come from behind 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Tech freshman Bjorn Thomson at No. 6.

Tech sophomore Alex Sendegeya would break TCU sophomore Guillermo Nunez to start the third set and it’d be all holds from there including this hold to clinch the win.

Tech snapped TCU’s 17-match winning streak and the win was Tech’s 26th of the year which sets a new program record for wins a season. Below are some highlights courtesy of TT:

#9 Texas Tech 4, #4 TCU 2 
04/24/16 at Lubbock, Texas (McLeod Tennis Center) 
Doubles Competition
1. #73 Hudson Blake/Reese Stalder (TCU) defeats #85 A Sendegeya/B Thomson (TTU): 6-4 
2. Connor Curry/Felipe Soares (TTU) defeats Trevor Johnson/Guillermo Nuez (TCU): 7-6 (3) 
3. Carlos DiLaura/Hugo Dojas (TTU) defeats. Cameron Norrie/Alex Rybakov (TCU): 7-5 
Singles Competition
1. #20 Felipe Soares (TTU) defeats #5 Cameron Norrie (TCU): 6-3, 6-4 
2. #24 Alex Rybakov (TCU) defeats #110 Hugo Dojas (TTU) 6-3, 6-2 
3. Alex Sendegeya (TTU) defeats #88 Guillermo Nuez (TCU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 
4. #119 Jolan Cailleau (TTU) defeats Eduardo Nava (TCU): 7-6 (5), 6-2 
5. Jerry Lopez (TCU) vs. Connor Curry (TTU) 4-6, 6-2, 5-2, unf.
6. Trevor Johnson (TCU) defeats Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 
Match Notes 
Texas Tech (26-4, 4-1 Big 12); National ranking No. 9 
TCU (22-3, 4-1 Big 12); National ranking No. 4 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,4,6,3)
Post-Match Quotes from Texas Tech’s recap
“It’s hard to put into words, Texas Tech head coach Brett Masi said. “We started here in September, and the guys put in a lot of work and it paid off. These guys earned this, the right way. I’m really proud of them. Last Friday, we had a tough loss (at Oklahoma State). We were talking about what we need to get better. Then, we came back and played like this for three straight matches. The team we beat today is a national title contender. Our guys deserve all the credit in the world.
“I can’t describe the feeling, Sendegeya said. “To win the Big 12, that was one of our goals that we set out for at the beginning of the season. It means so much to do it for these seniors. We wanted it so bad for them. I had to fight as hard as I could. All the teammates, everyone just did a great job today. Everyone fought as hard as they could. For our seniors during their last home match and to just get it done for them, that was the motivating factor for me.
“Alex did a great job today, Masi said. “He’s a tough kid and a tough competitor. Whenever he got an opening, he surged ahead and gave himself some room. We knew his opponent was going to fight back so it came down to whether or not Alex could build a big enough lead to sustain it. He served out a great last game. He stayed calm and cool and was clutch for us down the stretch.
“We’ve got a mark on our back now, Masi said. “Everybody will be gunning for us, and we’ll have to work just as hard or even harder to back up our number one seed. I’ll worry about that later this week. Right now, I want these guys to celebrate and enjoy this moment. This gives us so much confidence. These guys can now see what they’ve achieved and what they’re capable of. We’ve just got to keep playing hard.


Post-Match Quotes from David Roditi via TCU’s recap
“Texas Tech did a great job competing in some key spots. They outplayed us in doubles and we were too hesitant and they were aggressive. I am happy for their coaching staff including former head coach Tim Siegel, which together with James Wilson put a very good squad out there and current head coach Brett Masi had them ready to play.
“We have been getting away with some things that cost teams titles and big accomplishments and I’m glad that happened now instead of next week so we can learn from the mistakes. We have a young team that has been asked to grow up fast. I am very proud of our play at No. 1 doubles and the comeback from Trevor Johnson and Jerry Lopez. It hurts to lose the deciding match after being up and in total control and Guillermo Nuez has won some huge matches for us and I know he will be even stronger next time. Alex Rybakov played at too high of a level today and I am proud of his win. Now it is time for us to go home and get ready for the conference tournament where we will have to battle a very tough team in the semifinals. Congratulations to Texas Tech for their share of the Big 12 title.

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Ohio State won its 10th outright Big Ten Title in the last 11 season with a 4-0 shutout over No. 15 Illinois (shared the title in that other year). The Buckeyes won a tough doubles point when Hugo Di Feo and Matt Mendez broke Illinois’s serve on the deciding point to go up 6-5 and then they served it out to take it 7-5.


Each team won three first sets in singles and Ohio State sophomore, and current ITA No 1, Mikael Torpegaard would finish first with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Illinois senior Jared Hiltzik.

Ohio State junior Herkko Pollanen would make it 3-0 with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Alex Jesse at No. 6 but Illinois was still very much alive on several other courts.

Illinois’s Aleks Vukic had a set lead on Chris Diaz at No. 2, Julian Childers at one time led Ralf Steinbach 6-4, 3-0 at No. 4, and Pengxuan Jiang had a set lead on Martin Joyce at No. 5.

Joyce would come back to take the second set 6-3 and then he’d go up 4-0 in the third but Steinbach would beat him to the finish line as he won 12 of the last 14 games to close out Childers 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to clinch yet another B1G Championship.

Ohio State became the first team in the history of the Big Ten to ever make it through the regular season without dropping a point in conference play. I guess you could say Chris Diaz’s final regular season contribution was that he probably made Aleks Vukic hit 25 shots to win each point which kept Vukic from closing the match out before Steinbach clinched.  
#5 Ohio State 4, #15 Illinois 0
Singles competition 
1. #1 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. #13 Jared Hiltzik (ILL) 6-3, 6-4
2. #3 Aleks Vukic (ILL) vs. 93 Chris Diaz (OSU) 7-5, 5-2, unf.
3. #37 Hugo Di Feo (OSU) vs. #65 Aron Hiltzik (ILL) 6-1, 6-6, unf.
4. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Julian Childers (ILL) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Martin Joyce (OSU) vs. Pengxuan Jiang (ILL) 4-6, 6-3, 4-0, unf.
6. #90 Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Alex Jesse (ILL) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition 
1. #20 Mikael Torpegaard/Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Jared Hiltzik/Pengxuan Jiang (ILL) 6-3
2. #90 Aron Hiltzik/Aleks Vukic (ILL) def. #31 Ralf Steinbach/Martin Joyce (OSU) 6-3
3. Hugo Di Feo/Matt Mendez (OSU) def. Brian Page/Julian Childers (ILL) 7-5
Match Notes:
Illinois 17-9 (8-3); National ranking #15
Ohio State 27-2 (11-0); National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,4)
Official: Marcus Lee T-2:41 A-292
Post-Match Quotes from Ohio State’s recap
“Everyone knows that anything can happen with the doubles point and we were very fortunate to win a wild one today, said Director of Tennis Ty Tucker. “I’m just so proud of the guys of the way they came out and battled.
“It was a tremendous team effort today. Tucker said. “Torpegaard and Pollanen did their thing, Hugo played well, Chris Diaz battled one of the best players in the country and Martin and Ralf both clawed back after losing the first. This is a great group of student-athletes and Ohio State should be very proud of these guys.
Post-Match Quotes from Illinois’s recap
“Today we were outcoached. Ohio State made better mid-match adjustments and cost us from putting points on the board,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “We have to play with more discipline in doubles and stay on tactics in singles. When you see your guys fighting but losing ground, we as coaches have to have them better prepared for the nuances of competition. We will be ready of the Big Ten Tournament.”

7 Comments

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    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    I think Wake has the roster to beat anyone in the country – I was high on them before the season started and figured they'd be top 10 but they've elevated to an even higher level. <br /><br />In terms of the bottom 2 guys in the lineup I'd say Wake, UVA, UNC (Kelly/Kodali), and Ohio State (Joyce/Pollanen) are probably the best – if those teams played each other 10 times you'd probably see each win 5 times. UCLA (Staggs/Di Giulio), TCU (Lopez/Johnson), Georgia (Zielinksi/Wood/Reinberg), and Texas Tech's (Curry/Thomson) 5 & 6 are just a hair behind. <br /><br />Mansouri winning that match over Shane at #1 (and doing it so quickly) was a huge momentum boost for the rest of the team. Probably gave some other guys the belief that they could actually pull it off. As I watching the final I thought UVA had it when it came down to #5 and #6 – unbelievable comebacks by both Seraphim and especially Uspensky fighting off all those match points. Uspensky's serve and his nerves were rock solid down the stretch – for a first semester freshman that's strong.<br /><br />It's going to be interesting to see how teams do in Tulsa because I expect the wind will play a role and throw some guys off their games.

  2. 181
    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Bobby, after knocking off both UVA and UNC, does Wake assert themselves with the best lower lineup, (Seraphim, Uspensky)? Clutching out the win for Wake in that fashion, (Seraphim down 0-3 against Wiersholm, who beat him twice this year), and Uspensky, a first semester freshman making history for the program with such an unbelievable performance? What are your thoughts?

  3. 181
    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Thank you Bobby, Enjoy reading your commentary, you do an amazing job of coverage and offer fascinating insight for us fans.

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    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    South Florida is looking okay right now but if they end up 16 and Illinois is 17 then Illinois could get the nod over them due to the H2H win earlier this season. Last season the committee changed the seeding INSIDE the top 16 as a result of the lower team having the H2H win – however they did not make changes further down the bracket because Louisville was ranked #32 and Drake was ranked #33 in the final rankings and despite Drake winning the H2H they stayed as #3 seed (33-48) and Louisville stayed as a #2 seed (17-32). It became a moot point because they played each other in the first round and Drake beat them.<br /><br />If Illinois beats Penn State and Northwestern there is a good chance they may pass USF too. Lots of things still to be decided.

  5. 181
    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Thanks – I left out the part that said outright champion in 10 of the last 11 years

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    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    The article indicates Buckeyes have won 10 of the last 11, B1G titles but Ohio state official site indicates they have won 11 straight regular season titles.

  7. 181
    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    I doubt the seedings for the Ncaa's change much because of the above. Uva' s win over Unc solidified its #1 seed. Ucla's win over #16 Cal won't give then the 4 points needed to push them to #1. And Tcu's loss to Tech elimates any hopes for the #1 seed. Finally Usf clinched a home regional, replacing either Northwestern or the Illini. No further regional home changes should be anticipated. On the women's side we may see Florida and Stanford in the round of 16.