The #1's have been faring quite well in recent years. BYU, with Davies, is a very, very good team. An Elite 8 run wouldn't be the least bit surprising.
Until last year Duke was becoming known for under-performing so I don't think they're a good example.
Duke has good teams, but most of their players never are "stars" in the NBA, count Grant, Christian and Jason Williams aside...
Coach K has always emphasized team players versus stars when recruiting--his strategy works.
I just don't buy the #3, 2, 1 unless it's been held for months, and even then, when March Madness cones around, said school will lose to lower seeds...we all remember back in the early 90's when The Orangemen were ranked very high and lost to the Richmond Spiders.
I just don't buy the ranking, as to me, it really comes down to Conference and strength of schedule. Generally speaking, the ACC is the hardest Conference in terms of b-ball...
Now, I don't know what BYU's schedule looked like so, I cannot say that they have a harder or easier schedule.
Most importantly I can't wait till tourney time.
