âŚwe have the following:
@ Fordham (8-12, 2-6)
@Richmond (12-10, 5-4)
SLU (14-10, 5-5)
@Temple (13-10, 6-3)
Duqâs (16-7, 6-4)
GW (6-14, 2-8)
@URI (20-5, 6-4)
We CAN win 5 of these. URI and Temple will be tough on the road. Five wins gets us to 19-9 overall and 10-6 in conf. One win in Trnm get us to 20 wins. Shouldânt that at least put us on the bubble?
i think you win 5 of those, and win 2 games in the tourney or at least one, then your on the bubble but things are not looking too goodâŚ
but one of those wins HAS to be URI, to help our rpi as much as possibleâŚalso if clemson could do some damage and davidson, app state, southern ill step it up and make the tourney or at least be on the bubble it will definetly help us with more and more people that we beat in the tourney or on the brink of doing so
..we have the following:@ Fordham (8-12, 2-6)
@Richmond (12-10, 5-4)
SLU (14-10, 5-5)
@Temple (13-10, 6-3)
Duqâs (16-7, 6-4)
GW (6-14, 2-8)
@URI (20-5, 6-4)We CAN win 5 of these. URI and Temple will be tough on the road. Five wins gets us to 19-9 overall and 10-6 in conf. One win in Trnm get us to 20 wins. Shouldânt that at least put us on the bubble?
No. We are playing for NIT now. Weâve lost too many games to weak teams to make it to the NCAA. If we would have won last night, you could make the argument. We have beaten a few contenders, but we lost to Richmond, Tulsa, Hofstra, and Monmouth. At least thatâs how I see it.
agree with noreaster. our RPI canât get into the 30-40 range, which is needed for at large birth. conference tourney champs, or NIT bound.
agree with noreaster. our RPI can't get into the 30-40 range, which is needed for at large birth. conference tourney champs, or NIT bound.
NIT wouldnât be such a bad thing, we would likely get another home game, and it certainly beats not going to the post-season at all, like last year.
we could just win the A10 tournament
if we win all 7 and one in the tournament we are on the bubble.
we could just win the A10 tournament
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Next game, fordham is going to be tough to win. I expect to lose there. They won at umass last night.
[QUOTE=49er1;295494]Next game, fordham is going to be tough to win. I expect to lose there. They won at umass last night.[/QUOTE]
Was just about to point that out⌠Not good.
No. We are playing for NIT now. We've lost too many games to weak teams to make it to the NCAA. If we would have won last night, you could make the argument. We have beaten a few contenders, but we lost to Richmond, Tulsa, Hofstra, and Monmouth. At least that's how I see it.
Wrong. Its a long shot, but we still have A SHOT at NCAA without winning the A10 tourney. We need to win atleast 5 of last 7 and atleast 1 (probably 2) in the tourney. This would certainly put us in the discussion (ie;on the bubble), regardless of RPI. If we do these things our RPI will be atleast in the low 60s/high 50s. Long shot, but not impossible, especially if we could finish in the top 4 of the A10 reg season. Everyone expects 4 or 5 from the A10 to make it. Most of the time, the committee does not do many âjump-oversâ by conference mates!
Wrong. Its a long shot, but we still have A SHOT at NCAA without winning the A10 tourney. We need to win atleast 5 of last 7 and atleast 1 (probably 2) in the tourney. This would certainly put us in the discussion (ie;on the bubble), regardless of RPI. If we do these things our RPI will be atleast in the low 60s/high 50s. Long shot, but not impossible, especially if we could finish in the top 4 of the A10 reg season. Everyone expects 4 or 5 from the A10 to make it. Most of the time, the committee does not do many "jump-overs" by conference mates!
The last few bracketology âpredictionsâ that I have seen have only had 3 from the A10 making the tournament.
The last few bracketology 'predictions' that I have seen have only had 3 from the A10 making the tournament.
If that happens, then the A10 will have really gotten hosed!
Wrong. Its a long shot, but we still have A SHOT at NCAA without winning the A10 tourney. We need to win atleast 5 of last 7 and atleast 1 (probably 2) in the tourney. This would certainly put us in the discussion (ie;on the bubble), regardless of RPI. If we do these things our RPI will be atleast in the low 60s/high 50s. Long shot, but not impossible, especially if we could finish in the top 4 of the A10 reg season. Everyone expects 4 or 5 from the A10 to make it. Most of the time, the committee does not do many "jump-overs" by conference mates!
You have an opinion that is different than mine. That doesnât make me wrong. It just means that you see it a little differently.
I donât think we have a shot unless we win the conference tournament. The only impressive team that we still have to play is Rhode Island. The rest of them wonât do much to improve our RPI. With an RPI that is currently at, what 88?, how much better could a bunch of wins against teams that are hovering around or below .500 make our RPI? I just donât see it happening.
I would expect to see at least 4 A10 teams in the NCAA tourney, but I donât think we will be one of them. Our RPI just canât get high enough, at least the way I understand the RPI ratings.
[QUOTE=919R;295842]Its a long shot, but we still have A SHOT at NCAA without winning the A10 tourney. [/QUOTE]
I have to agree with this. Itâs a long shot⌠a very long shot.
Everyone needs to remember the PERFORMANCE OF OTHER TEAMS makes as much of a difference as our own performance. For example, what if we win all of our remaining regular season games while quite a few teams currently projected to go ahead of us really screw up the end of their seasonâŚ
I have to agree with this. It's a long shot.... a very long shot.Everyone needs to remember the PERFORMANCE OF OTHER TEAMS makes as much of a difference as our own performance. For example, what if we win all of our remaining regular season games while quite a few teams currently projected to go ahead of us really screw up the end of their seasonâŚ
I doubt Xavier will screw up. Everybody else, itâs a possibility.
Everybody is talking about the NIT if we donât accomplish the improbable⌠whatâs the deal with that other tourney they were trying to start this year?
[QUOTE=thelew1014;295949]I doubt Xavier will screw up. Everybody else, itâs a possibility.[/QUOTE] I wasnât talking about Xavier. They are probably already a lock. And I was referring to schools from other conferences as much as I was schools in the A10.
You have an opinion that is different than mine. That doesn't make me wrong. It just means that you see it a little differently.I donât think we have a shot unless we win the conference tournament. The only impressive team that we still have to play is Rhode Island. The rest of them wonât do much to improve our RPI. With an RPI that is currently at, what 88?, how much better could a bunch of wins against teams that are hovering around or below .500 make our RPI? I just donât see it happening.
I would expect to see at least 4 A10 teams in the NCAA tourney, but I donât think we will be one of them. Our RPI just canât get high enough, at least the way I understand the RPI ratings.
I disagree. You stated âNo. We are playing for NIT now. Weâve lost too many games to weak teams to make it to the NCAAâ.
I stand by my post that this is wrong! This doesnât mean I think we will make the NCAA tourney, but clearly the team is not âplaying for NITâ! BY the way, winning against ALL OF those .500 teams will improve our RPI more than you think!
The A-10 may only get 1 team in. This is if Xavier wins the A-10 tourney. UMass, Dayton, URI , and SJU have work to do. If you ask me, Umass and Dayton are done. URI and SJU have poor tourney resumeâsâŚI think URI and SJU still have a chance, but they really need to be flawless from this point onâŚThe A-10 will have a plethora of teams in the postseason, just might not be the field of 64!
I agree with Noreaster. Losing to Hofstra and Monmouth are killers on a resume. I think the only chance we have is to win the A-10. I think we are NIT bound with a few more wins.