A-10 tournament seeding

[SFspidur]

JOC talked to McGlade...nothing to announce yet, but they're close to coming up with criteria for seeding that accounts for uneven number of games.

Says A-10 intends to bring all schools to the tournament, but leaves open possibility that it may not. Confirms that if a school won't meet the 13-game minimum needed for NCAA tournament eligibility, they won't play in the A-10 tournament either.

A-10 nears seeding resolution for teams that will not play same number of league games

With about a month left in the A-10 regular season, the league is close to determining how its tournament seeding will be handled with the 14 teams not finishing with

richmond.com

 

[SFspidur]

Here's how the CAA is doing it...if you don't get 8 conference games in, you go to the bottom of the seeding.

 

[SFspidur]

Interesting…WCC has partnered with KenPom to create a seeding model for their tourney.

West Coast Conference Adopts Innovative Model to Seed the 2021 University Credit Union Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament

The West Coast Conference and renowned college basketball statistical analyst Ken Pomeroy have collaborated in an innovative partnership to develop a comprehensive model that will be utilized to seed the 2021 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament.

wccsports.com

 

[Gallipoli]

The A-10 is going to schedule the top teams against each other over the last 3 weeks, interspersed with the other teams.

 

[Eight Legger]

The challenge is that you don't want to mess with the standings and seedings by doing that and end up with UMass as the 1-seed because they played Fordham four times.

 

[GKiller]

The A10 favorite probably won’t even get a top 4 seed in A10. All our eggs r going in the 4 in 4 days league tournament that may not even go to completion!

 

[Eight Legger]

Hopefully we are plotting a way to give all the other teams covid

 

[GKiller]

Right now we r a 6 seed. need 3-0 to have any chance at a top 4 bye. Oof.

 

[8legs1dream]

what has higher vegas odds of happening, winning out the regular season or going on another covid shutdown?

 

[urmite]

Right now we r a 6 seed. need 3-0 to have any chance at a top 4 bye. Oof.

If it did end of like this, would that be that bad?

If The A10 Tournament Started Today 2021 Edition

Through games on 2/6 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 3 at The Stu , VCU Game 1: 12. La Salle 6-11 vs 13. Saint Joseph’s 3-9 11:00 AM ESPN+ Game 2: 11. George Washington (3-5) vs 14. Fordham 2-11 2:00 PM ESPN+ Thursday, March 4 at Richmond/VCU Game 3: 8. Richmond 6-5 vs 9. Duquesne 7-7...

www.basketballforum.com

Compared to where we expected? Yes! Compared to now, maybe not.

 

[GKiller]

If it did end of like this, would that be that bad?

If The A10 Tournament Started Today 2021 Edition

Through games on 2/6 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 3 at The Stu , VCU Game 1: 12. La Salle 6-11 vs 13. Saint Joseph’s 3-9 11:00 AM ESPN+ Game 2: 11. George Washington (3-5) vs 14. Fordham 2-11 2:00 PM ESPN+ Thursday, March 4 at Richmond/VCU Game 3: 8. Richmond 6-5 vs 9. Duquesne 7-7...

www.basketballforum.com

Compared to where we expected? Yes! Compared to now, maybe not.

If we r outside top 4 and then could face umass in quarters with a Win yes I’d take that.

Certainly there will be changes in the next 3 games or so.

Just stinks to be in this position of weakness hoping to get easiest path of an unlikely 4 game a10 tourney win streak rather than trying to solidify a NCAA seed.

 

[urmite]

How did UMass win today without playing?

Atlantic 10

The official 2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings for Atlantic 10

atlantic10.com

 

[MrTbone]

How did UMass win today without playing?

Atlantic 10

The official 2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings for Atlantic 10

atlantic10.com

Same way we lost after winning?

 

[urmite]

Same way we lost after winning?

I just hope somebody somewhere has the actual current standings

 

[SFspidur]

The A-10 site is all jacked up...they have the 12/16 UMass-La Salle game in there twice.

They also show us with an extra win because they have us down as beating both Duquesne and La Salle today.

Atlantic 10

The official 2020-21 Men's Basketball schedule for Atlantic 10

atlantic10.com

So La Salle gets doubly shafted...they have an extra loss to UMass and a phantom loss to us today in addition to their actual loss to St. Joe's.

 

[Eight Legger]

If we win three more games, we get a top-4 seed. It's that simple.

 

[ncspiderfan]

If we win three more games, we get a top-4 seed. It's that simple.

I just glanced at them, but the way the schedule is set for now (if the one I looked at is right and does not change again), Spiders could win three and end up as the only 3 loss team in conference. A lot of the top seven teams in standings are mixed together playing each other between now and end of regular season. I did not go in the weeds to deep to see what winning percentages would be for each if they had 4 losses each, excepting 72.7% for Spiders by winning out and only having three.
Our cause in the NET also was not helped IMO by Duke beating UVA tonight.

 

[Eight Legger]

Well we play SLU and UMass, who are currently 6-2 and 4-3. If we win the next 3, we finish 8-3. UMass would finish no better than 8-3 and actually I think they only have two games left anyway -- us and SLU. SLU would have four losses if we beat them. We also have the tiebreaker over Davidson if they lose again down the stretch.

 

[ncspiderfan]

Davidson (6-2)has Bonnie twice, and VCU
Bonnie (8-3) beside Davidson has GW and Dayton
VCU (9-3) has STL and Davidson
UMass (6-2) has Spiders and SLU as you said.

Again if the schedule I looked at from ESPN is correct and if it does not change.

 

[SouthJerseySpiderFan]

If we win three more games, we get a top-4 seed. It's that simple.

That's all I'm hoping for a top 4. Whatever reason Bernie gave UR a softer schedule it helps. With the Spiders compromised resume (by their own doing) didn't think they were in the mix for an at-large. If Mooney's team is legit, they got a helping hand with winning the A10 tourney.

 

[SpiderRick]

We have to beat St Louis at their place, I don't like the odds of that happening. Where would we be if we win the other two games and have the St Louis game canceled?

 

[SouthJerseySpiderFan]

EL, was thinking only go 2-1 and in good shape for top 4 unless I really don't understand the dual seeding process?

Scenarios with UR 2-1 finish
Spiders go 2-1
UR 7-4

UMass loses to UR and StL
UMass 6-4

Davidson goes 2-1
Davidson 7-4 UR holds tiebreaker

So Bonny, them, StL and Mooney's team get top 4. Just realized Kenny had the work for me with their projections.

I believe when Mooney's coaching career is over at UR, he should incorporate the famous Lou Gehrig line in his farewell speech.

PS Minus the terminal illness of course!

 

[Eight Legger]

You're right, we don't have to win all 3 to get a top 4 seed, I was just saying that if we do it's guaranteed. But in all likelihood, the path you described is very possible too.