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1st Region has 2 teams in the top 10 of the latest rankings. 16th has no teams in the Top 25. I'd call that a tough draw IMO

I just don't think Marshall or Calloway either one has played really stiff competition, this has created nice records and ranking.  I believe APB or Boyd County has played better teams and will prevail.

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Rough for the 16th

Actually, I don't think it's that bad of a draw.

Opening game is a very good draw and the 2nd round is winnable.

Agreed!

Watched boyd and Calloway play 2 games at lex cath, Calloway is a much better basketball team

I saw these games also, Boyd is playing much better now than in December.

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For anyone saying good draw, bad draw, it comes down to two things. Does the team matchup better or worse? For instance, there is three teams Bell County does not match up against position wise: GC, StX, and DCA purely on size and athletic ability.

I seen where sports “analysts” were ranking the draws for the regions, but they go strictly off their own blind rankings. I do not see how anyone can say the 14th got a good draw. Let’s say Hazard wins, Bell wins, and GRC/Montogomery wins their respective regions, does Hazard match up with anyone of those teams? Not at all. I say that because of style of play and being on a neutral floor. Also a bigger floor, which means you have to guard athletes after giving them even more spacing. The slow, tight, defensive game that relies on rebounding and getting to the line 31 times like they did on ashland doesn’t happen at Rupp.

The 16th got a great draw regardless on boyd or ashland. Especially Ashland. Calloway and Marshall are good teams, but Ashland matches up great against both. However the elite 8 with Warren Central/BG is a different story.

If you don't match up well with opposing team, you attempt to make them play your game.  Did you ever watch any of Bobby Keith's teams?