In general, I'd rather be a 10, then an 8 or a 9. That's especially true this year, with the "Kentucky factor" thrown into play. There's just too much of a risk of us drawing them, that I would rather get knocked down a line or two (in fact, I've said before that the last two byes should be the 8 and 9 seeds in Kentucky's region, even if teams ranked higher on the so-called "S-curve" get bumped down a seed line, but that's not going to happen). Wisconsin (who we would be matched up with here) will still be tough, as will Villanova (who we won't be matched up with), but none of the other 2 seeds scare me. Of course, this could all change.
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In general, I'd rather be a 10, then an 8 or a 9. That's especially true this year, with the "Kentucky factor" thrown into play. There's just too much of a risk of us drawing them, that I would rather get knocked down a line or two (in fact, I've said before that the last two byes should be the 8 and 9 seeds in Kentucky's region, even if teams ranked higher on the so-called "S-curve" get bumped down a seed line, but that's not going to happen). Wisconsin (who we would be matched up with here) will still be tough, as will Villanova (who we won't be matched up with), but none of the other 2 seeds scare me. Of course, this could all change.
tom in salem
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only need 1 more win.
http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/by-conference/#big-east
http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/by-conference/#big-east
jumbo_peanuts
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I don't get how they can still have Xavier ranked ahead of us. According to their final projections, we would have a better overall record, an identical conference record, and we would win the head to head match up.....
Doesn't make much sense to me.
redfan259999888
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Games of interest for tonight
#31. Indiana @ N'western 7pm BTN N'Western
Geo Mason @ #36 Dayton 7pm GM
St. Joes @ UMASS 7pm SNY STJ
Tulane @ #39 Tulsa 8pm espnnews Tulane
San Jose St. @ #26 Colo St. 9pm SJ St.
Georgia @ #34 ole miss 9pm secn Ga
washington @ #49 ucla 11pm espn2 Wash
#48 Oregon @ California 11pm espnu Cali
#31. Indiana @ N'western 7pm BTN N'Western
Geo Mason @ #36 Dayton 7pm GM
St. Joes @ UMASS 7pm SNY STJ
Tulane @ #39 Tulsa 8pm espnnews Tulane
San Jose St. @ #26 Colo St. 9pm SJ St.
Georgia @ #34 ole miss 9pm secn Ga
washington @ #49 ucla 11pm espn2 Wash
#48 Oregon @ California 11pm espnu Cali
Thanks, here's the list I've got
Davidson (19-6, No. 57) at Rhode Island (19-6, No. 66), 7 p.m.
UCF at Cincinnati (18-9, No. 50), 7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Tulane at Tulsa (19-7, No. 41), 8 p.m, ESPN News
Florida State at Miami (17-10, No. 69), 9 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia (17-9, No. 38) at Ole Miss, 9 p.m, SEC Network
Illinois (17-10, No. 59) at Iowa (17-10, No. 55), 9 p.m., BTN
Fresno State at Wyoming (21-6, No. 77), 9:35 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Washington at UCLA (16-12, No. 49), 11 p.m., ESPN2
Oregon at California (20-8, No. 48), 11 p.m., ESPNU
I've been using this site:http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2015-02-25/bubble-watch
redfan259999888
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That Davidson @ RI game is a huge game, wish that was on tv it would be a fun one to watch.
Yes it is, I actually think that and the Illinois vs Iowa matchup have the potential to be knockout games.
There are also a bunch of games that don't really help bubble teams, but could be critical if they lose.
That Ole Miss vs. Georgia game is pretty good too
redfan259999888
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Indiana and Umass both lost.
Dayton won.
redfan259999888
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First time they won 4 consecutive conf games since 1967.
Tulsa gonna win. So far 2-2 tonight
redfan259999888
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Colo st won, ole miss lost. 3-3
tom in salem
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Frustrating to look at Lunardi's latest bracket update this morning.
Xavier somehow moved up and we actually dropped a spot. That Georgia win over Ole Miss was big since they passed us.
How does he have Xavier as a 7 and us as a 10?
The one good thing is it seems like the bubble is thinning out, it's going to be challenging for a bunch of the teams who are left on it to catch us.
For tonight:
Houston at Temple (19-9), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Rutgers at Purdue (18-9), 9 p.m., ESPNU
BYU (21-8) at Portland, 10 p.m., ROOT Sports
Oregon State at Stanford (17-9), 11 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Xavier somehow moved up and we actually dropped a spot. That Georgia win over Ole Miss was big since they passed us.
How does he have Xavier as a 7 and us as a 10?
The one good thing is it seems like the bubble is thinning out, it's going to be challenging for a bunch of the teams who are left on it to catch us.
For tonight:
Houston at Temple (19-9), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Rutgers at Purdue (18-9), 9 p.m., ESPNU
BYU (21-8) at Portland, 10 p.m., ROOT Sports
Oregon State at Stanford (17-9), 11 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Let's compare our resume with xaviers for a second here. All stats from espn
Xavier RPI: 31
SJU RPI: 32
Xavier SOS: 24
SJU SOS: 37
Xavier opponent SOS: 13
SJU opponent SOS: 7
Xavier VS top 50: 4-5
SJU VS top 50: 4-6
Xavier Losses against RPI 51+ - 6
SJU losses against RPI 51+ - 3
That losses against 51+ is where we separate ourselves from Xavier IMO. All 3 of our "bad" losses (SHU, DePaul, Creighton) are teams Xavier has also lost to. On top of that Xavier has lost to long beach state (a team we beat by double digits), UTEP, and Auburn.
And on top of that we are 2-0 against Xavier.
So I don't know how exactly Xavier is a 7 seed and us a 10 in Lunardi's bracket.
Xavier RPI: 31
SJU RPI: 32
Xavier SOS: 24
SJU SOS: 37
Xavier opponent SOS: 13
SJU opponent SOS: 7
Xavier VS top 50: 4-5
SJU VS top 50: 4-6
Xavier Losses against RPI 51+ - 6
SJU losses against RPI 51+ - 3
That losses against 51+ is where we separate ourselves from Xavier IMO. All 3 of our "bad" losses (SHU, DePaul, Creighton) are teams Xavier has also lost to. On top of that Xavier has lost to long beach state (a team we beat by double digits), UTEP, and Auburn.
And on top of that we are 2-0 against Xavier.
So I don't know how exactly Xavier is a 7 seed and us a 10 in Lunardi's bracket.