Bracketology

Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple, Villanova. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Cal, St. John's, Southern Miss.

3rd out, Cal playing at Oregon right now
 
Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple, Villanova. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Cal, St. John's, Southern Miss.

3rd out, Cal playing at Oregon right now

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't our SOS much tougher than Nova's? Obviously they have better signature wins, but I thought our SOS was like 20 and theirs is like in the 40-60 range?
 
Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple, Villanova. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Cal, St. John's, Southern Miss.

3rd out, Cal playing at Oregon right now

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't our SOS much tougher than Nova's? Obviously they have better signature wins, but I thought our SOS was like 20 and theirs is like in the 40-60 range?

Nova RPI 55, SOS 33
STJ RPI 57, SOS 31
 
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Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Cal, Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Villanova, St. John's, Southern Miss.
 
Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple, Villanova. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Cal, St. John's, Southern Miss.

3rd out, Cal playing at Oregon right now

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't our SOS much tougher than Nova's? Obviously they have better signature wins, but I thought our SOS was like 20 and theirs is like in the 40-60 range?

If we corrected you every time you're wrong then we'd have no time for Yahtzee.
 
Joe Lunardi ‏@ESPNLunardi
FOUR IN: Baylor, Ole Miss, Temple, Villanova. FOUR OUT: Kentucky, Cal, St. John's, Southern Miss.

3rd out, Cal playing at Oregon right now

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't our SOS much tougher than Nova's? Obviously they have better signature wins, but I thought our SOS was like 20 and theirs is like in the 40-60 range?

Nova RPI 55, SOS 33
STJ RPI 57, SOS 31

Crazy how close we are...it really makes you think...if we just could somehow have the USF, Nova, Rutgers, Asheville games back we'd be locks just playing the season out with 20 wins.
 
If my auntie had balls she'd be my uncle but you're right. If STJ wasn't a bad enough team to lose all those games they'd be very good.
 
latest Big East opinion Pat Stevens USA today
fairly accurate

Big East:

Secure: Syracuse (AQ), Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette
Safe For Now: Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
Solid For Now: None
Borderline: Villanova, St. John's
Long shot: None
Team Resumes (W-L/RPI; Plus/Minus; AT-L Board; Next Game):
Villanova: Record: 17-10, RPI: 55
Plus: Beat Syracuse and Louisville, won at UConn
Minus: Lost to Columbia, 6-9 vs. T100
At-large ranking: 34
Next two games: Marquette (Feb. 23) | at Seton Hall (Feb. 25)

St. John's: Record: 16-10, RPI: 57
Plus: Beat Cincinnati, No. 31 SOS
Minus: Lost to San Francisco and UNC Asheville
At-large ranking: 44
Next two games: Pittsburgh (Feb. 24) | at Providence (March 2)
 
latest Big East opinion Pat Stevens USA today
fairly accurate

Big East:

Secure: Syracuse (AQ), Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette
Safe For Now: Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
Solid For Now: None
Borderline: Villanova, St. John's
Long shot: None
Team Resumes (W-L/RPI; Plus/Minus; AT-L Board; Next Game):
Villanova: Record: 17-10, RPI: 55
Plus: Beat Syracuse and Louisville, won at UConn
Minus: Lost to Columbia, 6-9 vs. T100
At-large ranking: 34
Next two games: Marquette (Feb. 23) | at Seton Hall (Feb. 25)

St. John's: Record: 16-10, RPI: 57
Plus: Beat Cincinnati, No. 31 SOS
Minus: Lost to San Francisco and UNC Asheville
At-large ranking: 44
Next two games: Pittsburgh (Feb. 24) | at Providence (March 2)
Cincy not safe for now. At 7-7 they life and death.
 
If my auntie had balls she'd be my uncle but you're right. If STJ wasn't a bad enough team to lose all those games they'd be very good.
Yes, but this is the time of the year you can show that you gotten better. We a young team with a top coach, and this the time of year to show thats what your about. Lets rock.
 
How is Cincy safe when we have a better conference record, also beat them at their house, and we are barely on the bubble?
 
Some important games today

First 4 out (According to Lunardi)
Memphis 89 Southern Miss 73
Marquette @ Nova 6 PM
Missouri @ Kentucky 9 PM

Last 4 in

Auburn @ Ole Miss 5 PM
Baylor @ Oklahoma 5 PM
California @ Oregon St. 6 PM
 
How is Cincy safe when we have a better conference record, also beat them at their house, and we are barely on the bubble?

As the season winds down I think they'll find the bubble, in fact I'd hazard to guess that who ever loses the Cincy/UND game tomorrow is firmly on the bubble and both will be on it by the BET due to tough schedules to finish out the season but to answer your question as it stands now they have no bad losses. Their SOS is 29 and they have 1 top 25 win (RPI wise, not your ranking wise) and pretty much the same can be said for UND. UNCA and USF are the downfall of this year's STJ teams chances if they don't pull off a couple of upsets coming in.
 
Villanova with a big win over Marquette tonight.
Now 9 and 6 in the league. (check)
Your move St. John's

That hurts. They will beat Seton Hall,probably lose to Pitt and lose to Gtown and finish 10-8.

Tomorrow is such a huge game for us
 
People keep telling me Nova isn't that good and all they do is win big games. They are the team we need to be.
 
People keep telling me Nova isn't that good and all they do is win big games. They are the team we need to be.

I think I'd rather be Kansas or Florida.

You have to be Nova first before you can be Kansas or Florida. You don't go from being unranked to a top 5 team in the nation. You have to make the tourney first and look primed to be in the top 15 next year like Nova first. Then you can move up to those teams as your goal. Right now it will be a miracle just to make the tourney.
 
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