Regardless of the result on Saturday night in the MWC Final, BYU has locked itself into a 3-seed at worst. 1) They beat the team that embarrassed them after the Davies suspension. 2) Several contenders went down in conference tourneys that were battling with BYU on the 2-3 seed line, they won't fall below a 3 at this point. #9 Purdue lost big to Michigan State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals, #11 Syracuse lost a tough one to Connecticut in the Big East semis, and #13 Wisconsin lost BADLY (only scored 33 points in the game, which is a good half for Jimmer, apparently) to a Penn State team that should not make the NCAA Tournament. With an MWC Tournament Championship (which would include a 3rd win over SDSU who emerged victorious against UNLV), the Cougars will be a 2-seed. For everyone who wants to ask the question, there is absolutely no way that BYU nabs a 1-seed. They do not deserve it. But Jimmer and Company definitely deserve consideration for a 2, even if they lose the game on Saturday.
Should BYU lose to SDSU in the Finals, it'll be interesting to see how the Selection Committee places those two teams. BYU would own a 2-1 record head-to-head. But BYU is down a starter from the two wins. Plus, SDSU would have 2 losses compared to 4 for BYU. Whichever one gets placed higher on the S-Curve (an ordered list of teams in the tournament, 1-4 are 1-seeds, 5-8 are 2-seeds, etc.) gets to play in the West Regional in Anaheim. I had hoped for New Mexico and UNLV in the MWC Tourney. I don't think BYU can beat SDSU a third time. And I cringe to think that BYU may get shipped out to New Orleans because of a one-game result, with SDSU getting the nod to play in Anaheim. BYU would have a huge advantage over their opponents in Anaheim: they have already played a game in that arena this season (albeit in a loss to UCLA). No such luck/advantage in New Orleans.
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