NET rankings

We only dropped 6 spots, to #29, after the Nova game.

That'd roughly translate to a 7 seed.

Great 14-2 start, now keep at it!
 
Nice W for Rutgers last night over Ohio State. Johnnies move up two spots, to #27.
 
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[quote="Adam" post=314170]Nice W for Rutgers last night over Ohio State. Johnnies move up two spots, to #27.[/quote]

Looks like we jumped past Ohio State and Louisville who both lost yesterday.
 
Moved up another spot, now #26. Our NET is rock solid, especially now after 2 losses. Just keep playing as we have been (with some noted adjustments), and we'll easily make the Tournament.
 
[quote="Adam" post=313978]We only dropped 6 spots, to #29, after the Nova game.

That'd roughly translate to a 7 seed.

Great 14-2 start, now keep at it![/quote]

RPI is also rock solid. We're at #19 after picking up one spot overnight. RealTimeRPI projects us to finish 23-8 (11-7 in conference). Although I'm skeptical of their projection because they think we'll lose every road game except for DePaul and win every home game.
 
Still remains to be seen how closely Committee follows NET on selection Sunday. I'm skeptical until we've had one year of results. Personally I think NET is kind of screwy, but what do I know?
 
Whatever hit we take after this game, a big thank you to Georgia Tech for not making it worse. They went up to the Dome tonight, and beat the Cuse.
 
Games to follow this week against previous opponents that could help our RPI/NET:

Bowling Green vs Ball State 1/15 - Bowling Green has won 6 in a row. Currently to #110 in RPI and Ball State is 120.
Bowling Green vs West Michigan 1/19

Rutgers at Purdue 1/15
Rutgers vs Northwestern 1/18

VCU vs Dayton 1/16
VCU vs UMass 1/19

Georgia Tech at Clemson 1/16
Georgia Tech vs Louisville 1/19

Princeton doesn't play this week.
 
Another win for Bowling Green tonight. They beat Ball State who was ranked 120 in RPI, so solid win. That's 7 wins in a row and they are close to jumping inside the top 100 RPI.
 
We've moved up from #37 to #34.

#20 Marquette
#24 Villanova
#34 St. John's
#48 Butler
#49 Seton Hall
#58 Creighton
#81 Xavier
#82 Providence
#94 Georgetown
#112 DePaul
 
While I wouldn't really be happy with 9-9 in the BE and a first round BET loss, I think we might be able to make the Tournament under those circumstances. As I've said, the NET for our first 12 games is solid and won't change much. Right now we are 3-3 in conference and #34.

I'm not confident at all in saying we'd make it, but I absolutely think we'd be on the bubble and could go either way at 9-9. That's even factoring in a loss to Duke/1st round BET loss. At that point our NET would be around #43 I'd guess.

Just something to counter some ridiculous predictions (like Jon saying we need 12 BE wins). 10 wins should easily get us in. 9 would have us on the bubble.

Also, while the BE provides plenty of Q1/Q2 opportunities, keep in mind:
Georgia Tech (N) is now #78
VCU (N) is now #52
Rutgers (A) is now #136

Given that all 3 are either N/A, those are 3 pretty solid OOC games. Bowling Green (H) is also #123.
 
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[quote="Adam" post=315621]We've moved up from #37 to #34.

#20 Marquette
#24 Villanova
#34 St. John's
#48 Butler
#49 Seton Hall
#58 Creighton
#81 Xavier
#82 Providence
#94 Georgetown
#112 DePaul[/quote]

Need DePaul to win a few games and us beat them when Ponds is back on the road.
 
This thread hasn't been fun to update the past couple weeks... but despite us being 3-4 in conference our NET is still #40. Assuming teams within the top ~47-50 likely make it, we're in a solid position.

I think 9-9 would get us in, though likely the play in game. I'm extremely confident 10 would get us in, even if we lose to Duke and first round of the BET.

The longer the season goes on, the more it becomes apparent we don't need 12 wins in BE play like some theorized.
 
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[quote="Adam" post=316788]This thread hasn't been fun to update the past couple weeks... but despite us being 3-4 in conference our NET is still #40. Assuming teams within the top ~47-50 likely make it, we're in a solid position.

I think 9-9 would get us in, though likely the play in game. I'm extremely confident 10 would get us in, even if we lose to Duke and first round of the BET.

The longer the season goes on, the more it becomes apparent we don't need 12 wins in BE play like some theorized.[/quote]

I agree 100% 10-8 is a LOCK.
 
Up to #38, at one game under .500 in the BE. No reason to get discouraged over our start. 9-9 should get us in.
 
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[quote="Adam" post=317015]Up to #38, at one game under .500 in the BE. No reason to get discouraged over our start. 9-9 should get us in.[/quote]

I am not sure 9-9 gets in the NCAA's or not. It may,

But a 9-9 season considering where they were picked and what their expectations were coming into this season would not be a success in my book. The goal was not to simply "make" the NCAA's. That was not the goal this year nor is it the overall goal of this program. This is the glaring point so many are missing.
 
[quote="Adam" post=317015]Up to #38, at one game under .500 in the BE. No reason to get discouraged over our start. 9-9 should get us in.[/quote]

9-9 would probably have many of us sweating bullets on Selection Sunday. We'd likely be 10 seed at 9-9 as well. A disappointment IMO, considering what most of us expected this season. Hopefully, we're at 11-7 or better once the Big East Tournament rolls around.

I also agree with fordham's entire post.
 
Marquette has wins over Wisconsin, Kansas St, Louisville and Buffalo with a losses to Kansas on a neutral floor and Indiana on the road. 9-9 probably gets them in the NCAA's. You think for a second that would be a "success" this year? Answer: No. The goal is not simply just to make it. That is the minimum. The goal is to have the type of regular season that puts you in a position where you are safely in and can get a good seed.
 
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