how to seed a team that loses star player to injury.

[nicname]

I read this http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/Goodman-Purdue-may-not-get-top-seed-031210 article by Goodman on the subject, and while it is a decent article is this really a question?  Shouldn't it be all about the resume and have nothing to do with percieved weakness after a star goes down?

[doom]

Its something to consider when the teams are this close.

[slimz]

I read this http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/Goodman-Purdue-may-not-get-top-seed-031210 article by Goodman on the subject, and while it is a decent article is this really a question?  Shouldn't it be all about the resume and have nothing to do with percieved weakness after a star goes down?

The problem with not taking it into consideration is the impact it has on other teams in the bracket, as Goodman kind of alludes to.  If a team is a 1 seed with their star player but a 4 seed or lower without, all of a sudden the other teams in their region have gotten an advantage over the teams in the remaining regions if that team still gets a 1 seed.  It may not seem fair to the team that lost the player to get a lower seed, but unless you try to accurately seed them incorporating the loss of a major player, then it's unfair to a lot more teams. 

[nicname]

that is true.  i guess is just fortunate for the others in the bracket imho.  it the colts earn a first round bye and home field advantage then peyton manning goes down they dont give it to the patriots. 

[Jeffy]

I remember Cincy getting a number 1 seed after losing Kenyon Martin.  We see how that turned out.

But I don't disagree with them getting a number 1 seed.

[nicname]

I remember Cincy getting a number 1 seed after losing Kenyon Martin.  We see how that turned out.

But I don't disagree with them getting a number 1 seed.

they actually dropped to a number two.  they were also the #1 overall team until he got hurt in the conference semis.  then i think they lost to depaul in the championship of the c-usa tourney.