This sounds like it should be enough, but in reality, we also have to win at least that first A10 game, because we can't lose to the 7th or 10th seed in our own league. You know that will be used as a fatal flaw against us. And if we win that game but lose to Rhode Island, does that tilt things in their favor over us? I almost feel like we need to make it to the finals one way or another UNLESS Rhody loses its first game and we win ours. But in that case, we also need Dayton to win the tournament.
This is such bull shit. So, a team like Arkansas or Indiana can get in with 13-14 losses, just by beating a couple other mediocre teams with 13-14 losses. We on the other hand have to play our way in by beating a 1 seed in the tournament, despite having only 8 losses and playing in one of Top 10 leagues in the country, finishing second in the that league, one of the best road records in the country, and a win over the potential number 1 seed in the universally accepted best league in the country.
We can't lose the first game in the A-10 tournament and expect a bid. And I honestly think we are going to have win the semi final game (hopefully against Rhody) to solidify it.
Legit. They are saying the same thing about Stanford's loss. I think it's more of a Quad problem than a NET problem - most ranking systems are going to say a middling P6 team is better than a middling non-P6 team (and they're not necessarily wrong), but wins have to be more important.
They've had that same statement up for a while - we clinched the double-bye (away from Dayton) last weekend, did we not?
Exactly. I mean Dayton is ranked #3 in the country by beating all the same teams we have. Obvioulsy they have more wins, and yes they won some OOC games, but the majority of their wins are in the A10. So it's good enough for them but not for us? We also have a better win than Dayton has this season.
Double bye was not clinched until we won Tuesday night.
Palm has been catching a lot of flack from Rutgers fans, and he has been citing that 3 road wins statistic in response. I think it might actually be 3 wins away from home, so he's been saying they'll need victories in the B1G tourney.
Yes, they have updated records and list of games completed, but neglect to mention...
Same goes for UCLA leading the PAC-12 despite being in 76 in NET.
Agree completely on them too. Four really ugly or at least semi-ugly losses and then magically they get healthy against a bunch of "great" teams? Maybe they truly got that much better, but more likely the rest of their league is vastly overrated.
Yea, never a bad loss.
Wichita State Shockers
Losing at Memphis 68-60 on Thursday represents a missed chance for a Wichita State team that entered the contest straddling the line between "in" and "out." A Quad 1 loss isn't damaging, naturally, it's just that the win would have pushed the Shockers that much closer to a safe spot. Instead, Gregg Marshall's team will live in suspense a little longer. Wichita State finishes the season at home against Tulsa, and a Quad 2 win there won't allow the Shockers any degree of confidence that their work is done. Their work will continue at the American tournament, where the only available Quad 1 wins will be games against Houston or possibly Cincinnati.
From ESPN bubble watch following last night's game. To me this is where NET is a problem and hopefully the committee doesn't rely on it too much. This was a battle between two bubble teams and a win Wichita State really needed, and now that they lost it's just a "missed chance" and "isn't damaging" because the game was quad 1.
I dont even understand what they are saying.
