I think that's a really good draw for Purdue. If I was a Purdue fan, I might feel a bit slighted with the 10-seed -- I think the Big Ten overall was a bit undervalued after the top two, and this board's picks seem to agree with it -- but, as you said, I'd rather be undervalued with a 10-seed than be an 8- or 9-seed. As for the opponents, Pomeroy has Purdue favored over St. Mary's (61%), who is the lowest-ranked No. 7. I'm not saying Purdue necessarily will win, but they have an excellent chance. In the second game, Kansas is obviously better than Purdue but I think they are pretty ripe for an upset. Bill Self did a great job this year, but the subtext of that is often that the team isn't quite as good as the performance. With the probable exception of Duke, I'd rather play Kansas than the other No. 2s. Yeah, apparently there are a lot of Purdue fans that feel we got 'dissed'. Whatever, I'll take avoiding the 1 seed every time. If we were a 9 we would be playing Memphis/K-State/Creighton/Iowa St. I'm not saying we'll beat St. Mary's but I would take St. Mary's over any of those 8 seeds.