I don't know if anyone else has the SI subscription but if so here's the link to the college basketball mailbag:
This is what the A10 section showed--sounds like a 1 bid league right now to me.
"Brent asks: The Atlantic 10 has had a lot of up and down teams so far, how do you see the field shaking out after St. Bonaventure?
Several questions about the A-10 came in, but this one is the most broad and gives me the chance to answer part or all of the other A-10 questions, so we’ll tackle this one.
First, I still believe St. Bonaventure is the league’s best team. Its home loss to Northern Iowa was far from ideal, but it doesn’t ruin the team’s at-large NCAA tournament hopes. Every preseason goal is still in front of the Bonnies.
Right now, they’re the only A-10 team I see with a realistic path to an at-large bid. Richmond hasn’t looked bad, but it’s now 0–4 against top-100 KenPom teams and won’t have many more opportunities to bolster its résumé. I’d still lean toward the Spiders being the second-best team in the league.
I think Dayton’s at-large hopes are pretty much shot, even after beating Kansas on a neutral floor last week as part of a stunning ESPN Events Invitational title win. Three bad home losses are already on the Flyers’ résumé, and this is a young team that will inevitably have more bumps in the road. Count me as a believer in the talent, though. I’d throw Dayton in this rather large middle tier of A-10 teams that I would never want to play in an NCAA tournament game but will likely have to win the A-10 tourney to get to that point. Who else is in that group?
VCU proved in Atlantis that it is a tough out, despite having one of the more anemic offenses in the sport. The Rams’ defense is just taxing to play against. George Mason’s hot start has cooled quickly with four straight defeats, but it has old, experienced talent and will be feisty in the A-10. Rhode Island has started relatively well, albeit against a weaker schedule. Davidson and Saint Louis also probably belong in that “dangerous but not quite at-large” tier. I just don’t think there’s much separation between any of those teams."
Summed up the Spider perfectly--hasn't beaten anyone good and their OOC resume is not good.
Sounds like another contract extension on the way!
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This is what the A10 section showed--sounds like a 1 bid league right now to me.
"Brent asks: The Atlantic 10 has had a lot of up and down teams so far, how do you see the field shaking out after St. Bonaventure?
Several questions about the A-10 came in, but this one is the most broad and gives me the chance to answer part or all of the other A-10 questions, so we’ll tackle this one.
First, I still believe St. Bonaventure is the league’s best team. Its home loss to Northern Iowa was far from ideal, but it doesn’t ruin the team’s at-large NCAA tournament hopes. Every preseason goal is still in front of the Bonnies.
Right now, they’re the only A-10 team I see with a realistic path to an at-large bid. Richmond hasn’t looked bad, but it’s now 0–4 against top-100 KenPom teams and won’t have many more opportunities to bolster its résumé. I’d still lean toward the Spiders being the second-best team in the league.
I think Dayton’s at-large hopes are pretty much shot, even after beating Kansas on a neutral floor last week as part of a stunning ESPN Events Invitational title win. Three bad home losses are already on the Flyers’ résumé, and this is a young team that will inevitably have more bumps in the road. Count me as a believer in the talent, though. I’d throw Dayton in this rather large middle tier of A-10 teams that I would never want to play in an NCAA tournament game but will likely have to win the A-10 tourney to get to that point. Who else is in that group?
VCU proved in Atlantis that it is a tough out, despite having one of the more anemic offenses in the sport. The Rams’ defense is just taxing to play against. George Mason’s hot start has cooled quickly with four straight defeats, but it has old, experienced talent and will be feisty in the A-10. Rhode Island has started relatively well, albeit against a weaker schedule. Davidson and Saint Louis also probably belong in that “dangerous but not quite at-large” tier. I just don’t think there’s much separation between any of those teams."
Summed up the Spider perfectly--hasn't beaten anyone good and their OOC resume is not good.
Sounds like another contract extension on the way!