Head-to-head competition is one of the things that (NCAA Selection Committee members) look at very closely.

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It appears to me at this time that it will take up a great deal of the committee's time to really consider all of the factors and make that decision. I think it's going to be a challenge.

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That [5-9] record is against very, very good competition.

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Strength of schedule is something we look for.

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As much as anything, we often have referred to 'Selection Sunday,' and that has become very much a tradition. However, I think that you can go back in our history, and we have done any number of things to take some risks.

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I think there will be an awful lot of teams in that conference that will have a very careful review.

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We felt that Tennessee was a two-seed this year.

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We believe it is ? a good move to further differentiate and improve NCAA women's basketball. We can't predict for sure how it's going to impact the coverage. We're hoping it's going to be a positive thing.

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Nothing would preclude it. It will be the teams that have performed throughout their season and have earned it.

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