Stewart Mandel of SI.com has SC as a 4th seed in the South bracket facing George Mason in the first round.  I think that’s a little high at this point, but it could be a reality if we beat ASU on Thursday.  My bet would still be on a 5th seed at this point.

Tonight USD upset Gonzaga and received an automatic birth into the tournament which will help our SOS and also move the Zags out of the 5-6th range in terms of seeding.  Although I don’t think the upset will have a direct effect on our placement, I do think it raises the floor a bit higher. 

SC’s season-ending momentum is really starting to grab people’s attention, check out this quote from Spencer Hall of SportingNews.com:

No one will claim the Trojans are a dark-horse Final Four team. OK, at least we won’t — but no team wants to see O.J. Mayo and Davon Jefferson in its bracket.

Freshman prodigies with spectacular athleticism, too young to realize they’re not supposed to win a game in the NCAA Tournament, are dangerous, dangerous things.

Like I said in a post on Sunday, SC is one SCARY team to face in the tournament.  We have the potential to go deep, but also lose in the 1st/2nd round because of lack of depth in big men.