re: I still am not sure how UVa and Duke are both getting 1 seeds?

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I'd argue Arizona has the second best. They don't have a lot of top 50 wins, but they are undefeated. And against the top 100, they have the same winning percentage as the other squads.

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But three losses (way) outside the top 50, and I don't see enough quality wins to counter that.

I think the 'vs. the top X' records get obscured when they overlap. Break it down like this:

vs. 1-25
Duke 6-1
Arizona 3-0

vs. 26-50
Duke 4-1
Arizona 3-0

vs. 51-100
Duke 7-1
Arizona 7-2

vs. 101+
Duke 11-0
Arizona 15-1

I have always like Arizona, but the west coast hasn't offered them enough quality competition this year, IMO.