Here is our schedule with each teams pre-season power rating. This is an INDICATOR, not an exact rank as to where each team will finish.
11/19 LONG BEACH STATE 270
11/22 RUTGERS 71
11/27 @Valparaiso 122
12/01 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 79
12/04 ALABAMA 27
12/08 @Davidson 137
12/11 GEORGIA STATE 146
12/19 UNC-ASHEVILLE 204
12/22 @Indiana 41
12/28 Yale (Cable Car Classic) 198
12/29 Santa Clara/C.Conn.St. 147
01/08 ECU 141
01/12 @ UAB 56
01/15 SAINT Louis 69
01/19 @ Cincinnati 18
01/22 @ Marquette 37
01/26 TCU 140
01/29 @ECU 141
02/05 CINCINNATI 18
02/09 HOUSTON 190 (Ughhhhh)
02/12 @Saint Louis 69
02/16 DEPAUL 66
02/19 @Tulane 169
02/23 MEMPHIS 28
02/26 SO. MISS (HC) 143
03/03 @Louisville 26
03/05 @ USF 144
Long Beach State is the only major stinker. Houston will hurt the conference if they’re really that bad. UNC-A looks to be somewhat better. They finished #299 in the final Sagarine Ratings from last year. I’ll try to bring this post back at season’s end to see how close these were.
[i]Originally posted by NinerAdvocate[/i]@Nov 8 2004, 04:44 PM
[b] How many high major Xaviers are there? Heck how many D1 Xaviers are there? [/b]
One and only one.
BTW, there are now 332 Division 1 teams with the additions of such hoops powerhouses as Longwood, Northern Colorado (the other UNC), and North AND South Dakota States!!!
[i]Originally posted by NinerAdvocate[/i]@Nov 8 2004, 05:44 PM
[b] Nice avatar JH. Makes me think of the guy in the pearl Lexus who I always pass going to work. Everyday. I kid you not.
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Thanks NA, I stole it from a State fan. Love the new quote as much as it scares the hell out me.
[i]Originally posted by LeftyNiner[/i]@Nov 8 2004, 04:36 PM
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27 games by my count. I expect at least 22 wins. Anything less will be a disappointment. (edited after re-eval) This has to be the year.
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Agreed, anything less than 22 wins would be disappoiting. We should only lose @ Cincy, @ SLU, @UL, and one game to an Alabama team. With a margin of error, that gives us one more game we can lose.
I don’t want us to lose any of those, but those are the most likely that we will drop. Memphis doesn’t scare me, when is the last time they won in Halton?
[i]Originally posted by Powerbait[/i]@Nov 8 2004, 05:14 PM
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Agreed, anything less than 22 wins would be disappoiting. We should only lose @ Cincy, @ SLU, @UL, and one game to an Alabama team. With a margin of error, that gives us one more game we can lose.[/b]
I think 22 is possible. Why not let this be the year we win one in Saint Louis? The fact of the matter is, we can not stand more than one OOC loss, it's just not strong enough based on those numbers. Losing a conference game won't hurt so badly, but you know how the CUSA tournament always plays out, you need to get that bye and the matchups are more important than the seeds.
Sideshow…the Republican’s winning the re-election does break the curse. The Redskins lost their last home game before the election, thus predicting the incumbent would lose. Had held true since 1933 when the team first moved to D.C.
I’m a Republican Skins fan…I was heart broken watching that game!