As far as ESPN’s Joe Lunardi is concerned, Florida State basketball’s road through the NCAA Tournament just got a lot more difficult. And for good reason, as the Seminoles have dropped two straight games for the first time this season after losing a nail-biter at home to Duke and then suffering a road defeat vs. Pittsburgh.
After consecutive projections that included the ’Noles as a 3-seed and a 4-seed, respectively, both of which involved FSU opening play in Jacksonville, that home-state advantage is now off the table, as is the lofty seeding.