South Dakota state could be going down.
And it's over. Sucks that Daum will miss the NCAA tournament his Sr year.
Belmont looks to be going down.
As does furman.
I’d argue neither will make the dance
Furman was up comfortably most of the 2nd half (and are going to win).
Belmont is probably 50/50 to get an at large.
Super bummed about my Jacks. Losing is one thing...but losing to a team that you beat twice by a combined 60 points is hard to swallow.
Belmont NET is now 41.
RPI 40 (which for a small conference is outside what usually got picked).
Best NET wins:
44, 44, 52, 117, 121,
134, 163, 201, 244, 262
Average NET win is 233, which is really remarkable in itself that you can have 25 wins, yet your average win is 233.
That's remarkable.
It's a really difficult resume to argue in favor of.
And it's over. Sucks that Daum will miss the NCAA tournament his Sr year.
I do not want to play Illinois in what will essentially be a home game for them, but I'm not even sure if that's possible.
If the teams leading now win, the only way we play Illinois is if both teams make it to Saturday.
If Penn State and Indiana hold on, Penn State is the 10 seed and Indiana is the 9 seed. If OSU wins, we play Indiana and if not, we play Penn State.
I don't understand the NET rankings well enough but from what I've heard, playing Penn State is a no lose situation. Indiana would have won 4 straight including vs. Michigan State and Wisconsin and a loss could hurt us so I'd rather play Penn State.
Illinois is the main team I want to avoid and they're down 12 with 10 minutes left.
. . . I love the excitement of the tourney but for the general population it has diminished the regular season. You can argue so many parameters . Should under .500 conference teams be in at all ? Of course, some of them are clearly top 68. What to do with mid majors that are incredibly well coached teams that play really well, win a ton but do not have a auto bid. Belmont and Davidson are like that and are a great under dog upset prospect but day in and day out most likely struggle in a major conference schedule. One thing is true, all fans want to see their team in the tourney and will look at any metric that favors theirs. I remember a time when you had to win your conference to get it in and then it was all quality. I do think that Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Indiana are all better than Belmont. The question for some is are they more deserving. . . .
Count me as one who thinks that a .500 conference record should be a cut-off for an NCAA tourney bid. Sure, the power conference teams slightly under .500 are probably better than some of the teams from (previously) one-bid conferences that might now get in. But, really, the sub-.500 conference teams had all year to prove their worth, and if they are making a late-season run with a young team, or an impact player coming back from injury, they have a conference tourney to improve their record against top opponents by several games. I think the Big Dance would be much more interesting with fewer 8-9 and 7-10 games between middle-of-the road power conference teams that we have seen on television all year, and replacing some of those teams with exciting mid- or low-major teams that have great records, but we have never seen them. The power conference teams can fatten up their overall record playing bunnies at home during pre-season, while the other conference teams have to play on the road, if they even get the chance to schedule a top power team.
I think being slightly under .500 in a good conference proves your worth.
Absolutely. It proves you win fewer than half your games against tough competition.
Count me as one who thinks that a .500 conference record should be a cut-off for an NCAA tourney bid. Sure, the power conference teams slightly under .500 are probably better than some of the teams from (previously) one-bid conferences that might now get in. But, really, the sub-.500 conference teams had all year to prove their worth, and if they are making a late-season run with a young team, or an impact player coming back from injury, they have a conference tourney to improve their record against top opponents by several games. I think the Big Dance would be much more interesting with fewer 8-9 and 7-10 games between middle-of-the road power conference teams that we have seen on television all year, and replacing some of those teams with exciting mid- or low-major teams that have great records, but we have never seen them. The power conference teams can fatten up their overall record playing bunnies at home during pre-season, while the other conference teams have to play on the road, if they even get the chance to schedule a top power team.
The MVC is really making a statement that it is a one-bid conference. You have 16-17 Northern Iowa playing 19-14 Bradley in the championship and UNI has an 8 point lead right now. Amazingly the game is on CBS. This was once a pretty good league (produced Larry Bird, Maurice Cheeks, Kyle Korver, Hersey Hawkins, Xavier McDaniel, Paul Pressey, and Louis Lloyd) but that seems like ancient history.
Didn't they have 4 bids a few years back? I do think they ave been hurt by conference turnover and haven't seen the benefit yet of Valpo moving over.
Wow. NE down by 16 comes back to beat IA in OT