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<blockquote data-quote="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals" data-source="post: 131657129" data-attributes="member: 1759980">What do the numbers say about the level of competition for Gonzaga and Baylor to get to the title game? It's a really mixed bag.Baylor had tougher competition, Gonzaga won bigger. Baylor had a tougher row to hoe, if you go by seed numbers: average of 7 to average of 9.2 for Gonzaga.Which helped explain that Gonzaga won by the largest average margin, 21.8 to 15 points, with a heaping helping hand from the 43-point whipping of out-of-its-league Norfolk.Gonzaga obviously got the biggest scare, in overtime against UCLA in the Final Four to win by 3 with a 30-footer at the horn, displacing West Virginia as the Zags’ toughest competition (Mountaineers lost by 5 in regulation; everyone else lost to Gonzaga by 10 to 45 points until UCLA almost gave the Zags a heart attack).Among Power 5 opponents, Baylor beat a Big 10 team (Wisconsin) and an SEC team (Arkansas).Gonzaga beat a Big 12 team and 2 Pac-12 teams. Slight edge to the Zags there.It should be a classic battle. But it will have a LONG way to go to excel the Gonzaga-UCLA Final Four overtime drama settled by Suggs’ 3-pointer from Mars at the horn!&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN article called it a 30-foot shot. The 3-point line is “only” 20.75 feet so Suggs was about 10 feet behind the 3-point line when he winged it and the prayer was answered.&nbsp; HOW THEY GOT TO THE TITLE GAMEBaylor 79, 16 Hartford 55&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 24Baylor 76, 9 Wisconsin 63&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; won by 13Baylor 62, 5 Villanova 51&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 11Baylor 81, 3 Arkansas 72&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 9Baylor 77, 2 Houston 59&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; won by 18Average seed: 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Average victory margin: 15 pointsGonzaga 98, 16 Norfolk 55&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 43Gonzaga 87, 8 Oklahoma 71&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 16Gonzaga 83, 5 Creighton 65&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; won by 18Gonzaga 85, 6 Southern Cal 66&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; won by 29Gonzaga 93, 11 UCLA 90 (OT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; won by 3Average seed: 9.2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Average victory margin: 21.8 points</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals, post: 131657129, member: 1759980"] What do the numbers say about the level of competition for Gonzaga and Baylor to get to the title game? It's a really mixed bag. Baylor had tougher competition, Gonzaga won bigger. Baylor had a tougher row to hoe, if you go by seed numbers: average of 7 to average of 9.2 for Gonzaga. Which helped explain that Gonzaga won by the largest average margin, 21.8 to 15 points, with a heaping helping hand from the 43-point whipping of out-of-its-league Norfolk. Gonzaga obviously got the biggest scare, in overtime against UCLA in the Final Four to win by 3 with a 30-footer at the horn, displacing West Virginia as the Zags’ toughest competition (Mountaineers lost by 5 in regulation; everyone else lost to Gonzaga by 10 to 45 points until UCLA almost gave the Zags a heart attack). Among Power 5 opponents, Baylor beat a Big 10 team (Wisconsin) and an SEC team (Arkansas). Gonzaga beat a Big 12 team and 2 Pac-12 teams. Slight edge to the Zags there. It should be a classic battle. But it will have a LONG way to go to excel the Gonzaga-UCLA Final Four overtime drama settled by Suggs’ 3-pointer from Mars at the horn! ESPN article called it a 30-foot shot. The 3-point line is “only” 20.75 feet so Suggs was about 10 feet behind the 3-point line when he winged it and the prayer was answered. HOW THEY GOT TO THE TITLE GAME Baylor 79, 16 Hartford 55 won by 24 Baylor 76, 9 Wisconsin 63 won by 13 Baylor 62, 5 Villanova 51 won by 11 Baylor 81, 3 Arkansas 72 won by 9 Baylor 77, 2 Houston 59 won by 18 Average seed: 7 Average victory margin: 15 points Gonzaga 98, 16 Norfolk 55 won by 43 Gonzaga 87, 8 Oklahoma 71 won by 16 Gonzaga 83, 5 Creighton 65 won by 18 Gonzaga 85, 6 Southern Cal 66 won by 29 Gonzaga 93, 11 UCLA 90 (OT) won by 3 Average seed: 9.2 Average victory margin: 21.8 points [/QUOTE]

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