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...Harvard women (17-3, 7-0 Ivy) were in the running to be one of the top 16 national seeds and the top seed at their site. But No. 16 seed Arizona (9-11), No. 22 in the ITA rankings, earned that distinction instead, despite being ranked behind the Crimson almost the entire season. Arizona will play Metro Atlantic champion Niagara (15-1), who has yet to face a nationally-ranked opposition this year...
Graham has consistently said that he prefers not to be the top seed at his team’s site. His reasoning is that Harvard will be better prepared for the second round by playing a tougher matchup in the first round. Rust is a greater concern for the Crimson, who will not have played in the three weeks prior to NCAAs, while most other teams played in conference tournaments this past weekend...
...Wildcats earned a top 16 seed despite beating just two top 25 teams all season, while Harvard beat four, including No. 6 Washington. Harvard also had a better record against common opponents and fewer losses to teams outside the top 30. Among the listed NCAA seeding criteria, Arizona was only stronger in strength of schedule...
This year, the Harvard men (17-8, 7-0 Ivy) lucked out, avoiding a difficult top seed at its site...
Being only its site’s third seed, Harvard could have been paired with any of the top 16 seeds that opted not to host. Last year, the Crimson drew No. 4 seed Baylor. This year the top-ranked team at Beren will be No. 15 seed Alabama (17-9), a more beatable...