Twitter Takedown: Fans react to Oregon Ducks’ 12-seed in 2013 NCAA Tournament

oregongamedayr | March 18, 2013 at 9:12 am | 0 Comments

Oregon Ducks forward E.J. Singler (25, right) and forward Arsalan Kazemi (14) celebrate after the championship game of the Pac 12 tournament against the UCLA Bruins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Oregon defeated UCLA 78-69. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

It’s pretty simple: The Oregon Ducks finished the 2013 season with a 26-8 record, finished 12-6 in the Pac-12 and went on to win their conference tournament.

Illinois earned themselves s 7-seed despite an 8-10 conference mark. Yes, the Big Ten was more competitive than the Pac-12 was this past year, but most fans were shocked nonetheless to see Oregon ranked all the way down at No. 12 in the Midwest Region.

In fact, a number hit up Twitter to voice their straight-up bewilderment.

Enjoy the Madness…

Hard to figure out why Oregon is a 12-seed. That means Ducks needed to win Pac-12 auto bid to make the field. Odd.

— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) March 18, 2013

totally agree. Oregon was a shock RT @andyglockner: I don’t see how UCLA sans Adams was five natural seed lines ahead of Oregon.

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 18, 2013

UNLV is a 5-seed, which 12-seed #Oregon beat on their homecourt earlier this season.

— Justin Hopkins (@JHopkins247) March 17, 2013

UCLA is a 6 seed and Oregon is a 12?!?!

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 17, 2013

How is #oregon a 12 seed inexplicable. Committee not putting enough weight on conference tournaments!! #MarchMadness

— Wally Szczerbiak (@wallyball) March 17, 2013

Oregon as a No. 12 seed must be absolutely fuming right now.

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_CJ) March 17, 2013

No. 1 overall seed Louisville, Duke, Doug McDermott, Tom Izzo, St. Louis, Marcus Smart, Oregon as a TWELVE. Yes, the Midwest is loaded.

— SportsonEarth (@SportsonEarth) March 17, 2013

Phil Knight will have a phone call into the NCAA office first thing in the morning about that Oregon seed.

— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) March 17, 2013

Oregon a 12 seed?!?!? WHAT!

— Atlanta Sports Guy (@Atlantasportguy) March 17, 2013

Oh dang, Oregon as a 12 seed? That’s a dangerous 12

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) March 17, 2013

Oregon the 12 seed? Wtf!

— Obim Okeke (@ballinbim) March 17, 2013

Terrible draw for #OKSTATE! RT”@pistolsguy: ESPN had Oregon as an 8-seed going in. CBS had them as a 7-seed. A 7-SEED!”

— Joshua Smith (@Joshone9) March 18, 2013

Also, if i was an Oregon fan I would be LIVID 12 seed?!?!? #MarchMadness

— Jack Davis (@jerryjackdavis4) March 18, 2013

I still can’t believe Oregon got a 12 seed… What a joke. UNLV didn’t deserve a 5 seed and Cal will beat them. #norespectforPAC12

— Jordan Owen (@311ute) March 18, 2013

@whubbard04 Oregon as a 12 seed is absurd. Surprised Kansas was 2nd 1 seed. Marquette as a 3 is odd, as is Cal as a 12. What you think?

— manwithaspreadsheet (@manwithaspreads) March 18, 2013

I think I’m still laughing that Colorado got a better seed than Oregon. hehaheha. Can I get a job at the NCAA?! #Drunks #Stoners

— Matt Ridder (@RidderMeThat) March 18, 2013

okay Oregon 12 seed..and ucla a higher seed? Doesn’t make sense

— Christian Grey (@CT_Taylor15) March 18, 2013

Wow they gave Oregon the 12 seed. That doesn’t make any sense. They won the PAC 12 and they been ranked for a long time this season.

— Hustlegang’s Finest (@Torin_wills) March 18, 2013

how does oregon win the pac12 and get a lower seed than ucla who they beat lol. still dont get it

—dylan schmidt ⛳ (@Schmidty_23) March 18, 2013

Oregon wins the PAC-12 tourney, finishes 2nd in the regular season & the rest of the PAC-12 teams in the tourney have a higher seed? #LAME

— David Veneski (@dveneski) March 18, 2013

Plus side of Oregon’s seed is that they are a reason for pundits to universally scold the NCAA mafia

— Noah Dee (@noahoregon) March 18, 2013

Oregon beat UNLV at the Thomas and Mack this year… Yet UNLV got a 5 seed and Oregon a 12 #headscratcher

— Jordan Owen (@311ute) March 18, 2013

consensus around college basketball: how did oregon not get a higher seed #shafted

— Lerry Andre Suarez (@LerrySuarez) March 18, 2013

So Oregon is a 12th seed but Arizona and UCLA are 6th seeds?!! I hate Oregon and I’m freaking outraged by this garbage!!!

— Kris Shellenbarger (@seattlesports89) March 18, 2013