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BTW, just because we have not had a great record in the tourney recently(although we did go to the elite eight last year and won a title in 2010, so we do have that going for us). It doesn't mean that should take precedent in determining Duke's seed in the future. You can't "oh, well Duke has underperformed to their seed the past five years or so" and then screw over a team of completely different players.
Besides,the problem isn't that Duke is getting overseeded(we usually play good enough in the regular season to warrant a 1,or 2,or 3), it's that we underperform to our seed. I guess if you want to call that overseeding,fine. But to me, it's more often that we encounter a bad matchup or have an off night(which will kill you in the tourney). And yea, sometimes we go downhill a little towards the end of the season(e.g. 2005-2006), and in that case, sure, it could be argued that we are overseeded.
But the point i'm trying to make is that we don't really get a legacy seed.
Besides,the problem isn't that Duke is getting overseeded(we usually play good enough in the regular season to warrant a 1,or 2,or 3), it's that we underperform to our seed. I guess if you want to call that overseeding,fine. But to me, it's more often that we encounter a bad matchup or have an off night(which will kill you in the tourney). And yea, sometimes we go downhill a little towards the end of the season(e.g. 2005-2006), and in that case, sure, it could be argued that we are overseeded.
But the point i'm trying to make is that we don't really get a legacy seed.