Utes Hoping to Stay in the Majority
So maybe you're wondering how much safer the Utes might be, since a No. 5 seed already has been upset by a No. 12 seed in this NCAA Tournament, when Western Kentucky beat Illinois.
The answer?
Only slightly.
In five of the seven previous years since 2000 in which a No. 12 has upset a No. 5 – like Arizona will be trying to do to the Utes in about a half-an-hour here – at least two of the No. 12 have pulled off the stunners. Maybe not great odds, eh?
For what it's worth, though, No. 12 seeds had only a .350 winning percentage against No. 5 seeds entering this tournament, and failed to pull a first-round upset in 2000 and 2007.
The answer?
Only slightly.
In five of the seven previous years since 2000 in which a No. 12 has upset a No. 5 – like Arizona will be trying to do to the Utes in about a half-an-hour here – at least two of the No. 12 have pulled off the stunners. Maybe not great odds, eh?
For what it's worth, though, No. 12 seeds had only a .350 winning percentage against No. 5 seeds entering this tournament, and failed to pull a first-round upset in 2000 and 2007.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 4:26 PM |
3 Comments:
I want another article about how confident and pumped the Utes are about their game with Arizona. That really gets me excited.
Good to hear from you Naven, where are all the Utard fans now? They couldn't get enough when BYU lost to a 9th seed and "didn't belong in the tournament". What? Arizona was a 12? Oh, it was just an off night. It would benefit the Utes to keep their traps shut until after they have something to talk about. Too bad crickets can't type, cause that's all I'm hearing right now!
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