Dawn Staley wasn’t one to bite her tongue, and she wasn’t about to start now. South Carolina Gamecocks earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s tournament, but not the No. 1 overall seed. That honor went to UCLA. And Staley? She wasn’t thrilled. “Obviously, it’s disappointing,” she said. “We built a schedule that should produce the top seed.” She wasn’t alone in the debate. Across the world of college sports, coaches have opinions on how No. 1 seeds are decided. Even LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark had something to say!
Jay Clark didn’t dismiss Dawn Staley’s frustration outright, but he admitted he wasn’t sure how much it really mattered. Reflecting on the seeding debate, the LSU gymnastics coach acknowledged that while rankings generate discussion, they don’t always translate into a real advantage. “How much good did it do Dawn Staley to complain about it? Probably not a lot,” Clark admitted at the LSU press conference on 17th March. “I really—well, I generally try not to concern myself with it. I don’t know. I think mathematically, it’s probably still possible, but look—Oklahoma should be number one. They’ve been the most consistent team from start to finish.”
“It took us a while. Like we mentioned the Arkansas meet—they didn’t have one of those. So as far as I’m concerned, they are the number one seed. That’s why when you start out going 197.7 or 197.8 or whatever it was, and you never really miss a beat and continue to climb—that consistency is part of the deal,” Clark added.
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