BUCS Final 16 Knockouts Drawn

By Sam Neter on February 5, 2011

The BUCS Final 16 Knockout games were drawn this week after the completion of the regular season last Wednesday. Winners of these knockout games go on to the culmination of the BUCS season, the Final 8’s, to be held from the 18th-20th March at the EIS, Sheffield. All Final 16 games will be played on the 23rd February 2011.

BUCS 2010/2011 Final 16 Knockouts

(Team followed by final standing, league, and win-loss record)

University of Durham (1st Premier North,9-1) vs Edinburgh University (5th Premier North, 2-7)

Middlesex University (4th Premier South, 4-6) vs Newcastle University (1st Northern Conference 1A, 7-3)

LSBU (2nd Premier South, 9-1) vs London School of Economics (1st South Eastern Conference 1A, 9-0)

Northumbria University (3rd Premier North, 6-4) vs University of Glasgow (1st Scottish Conference 1A, 8-0)

Oxford University (1st Premier South, 9-1) vs Coventry University (2nd Midlands Conference 1A, 8-2)

Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie (4th Premier North, 4-6) vs University of Birmingham (1st Midlands Conference, 9-1)

University of Worcester (2nd Premier North, 7-2) vs London Metropolitan University (5th Premier South, 2-8)

Brunel University (3rd Premier South, 4-6) vs College of St Mark and St Johns (1st Western Conference, 7-3)

Notes

There seems to be very little method to the Final 16 draw. How the first seed in the North (Durham) playing a 5th placed Premier North team (Edinburgh) can be comparable to the first seed in the South (Oxford) taking on a 2nd placed Midlands Conference 1A team (Coventry) I don’t know.
On that note, how is it a second placed lower league team has qualified for the Final 16 anyway?
Due to the nature of BUCS basketball, it is near impossible to seed these games accurately. Yes, teams from lower leagues ‘should’ be weaker, but a team can change so drastically in the space of a year, there are some disproportionately stronger teams in lower leagues. None of the top seeds should take their draw as a given, BUCS basketball is good for upsets!
I have received no response to my email to BUCS asking if they could outline how the selection process works.

What are your thoughts on the draw? Who are you predicting to see in Sheffield in March? Drop a comment and let us know!

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