Chop Chat
Fansided

Bracketology: Noles projected No. 4 seed after blowing out Virginia

By Kelvin Hunt

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: A view of a hallway leading toward the team entrance area prior to the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Duke Blue Devils during the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional Final at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: A view of a hallway leading toward the team entrance area prior to the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Duke Blue Devils during the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional Final at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

No. 16 FSU basketball (12-3, 8-2 ACC) is coming off its biggest win of the season in a 21-point rout of No. 7 Virginia.

The win helped establish the Noles as one of the best teams in the country despite three losses to inferior teams.

FSU is talented, and when firing on all cylinders, is a handful for any team in the country. The only issue is they have looked out of sync, sloppy, and uninterested in their three losses.

The Noles are projected as the No. 5 seed in last week’s Bracketology by ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. In this week’s Bracketology, the Noles move up to the No. 4 seed after their destruction of Virginia.

Interestingly enough, Virginia is a No. 3 seed, granted three of their four losses are against ranked opponents. However, all three of those losses have been by 14 points or more, including two losses by 20+ points.

Would FSU beat UVA by 20 points again if they rematched? I’d doubt it, but I’m

Lunardi has the Noles taking on No. 13 Wright State in the Region 3 bracket hosted in Indianapolis.

I suspect Lunardi is penalizing FSU basketball for their inconsistencies of getting up for big games and merely showing up against some inferior opponents. After all, they needed overtime to win against a sub .500 Wake Forest squad just a couple of days before they beat Virginia.

FSU has to get into the mindset of being consistently good no matter who the opponent. No. 1 Gonzaga isn’t out there going life and death with inferior teams.

The ACC Conference isn’t as good as usual, and winning the conference will likely not carry the same weight as it has in past years.

Next. 3 Takeaways From 'Noles Blowout Win over No. 7 Virginia. dark

The Noles will be back in action on February 20 as they host No. 18 Virginia Tech at noon. The Hokies will be another quality opponent to help them improve their seeding should they get the victory.

Home/FSU Basketball