A10 currently ranks 5th among conferences in the RPI rankings ahead of Pac 12 and Big Ten. Great start for the conference.
Conference rankings
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It is truly amazing how well the A10 has rebounded from losing a number of its top teams to other conferences. This website has the A10 ranked 7th with a fairly good lead over the American conference. https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/rpi-ranking/rpi-rating-by-conf
Not Sure where we rank based on the NET Ranking, but it might be higher. As choppinbroccoli mention on another post, the A10 has 3 of the top 25 teams and 7 of the top 72 teams.
ACC and Big East only have 2 teams each in top 25. Only one conference, the Big 10 has more in the top 25 (4) than the A10.
Based on these rankings we might be a 3 or 4 bid conference. In addition, if this is a good determination of the quality of a team, the A10 is going to be very competitive which reduces the number of conference wins required to make the tournament. Every win is going to matter in the A10 and it could come down to our last game against Duquesne.
Not Sure where we rank based on the NET Ranking, but it might be higher. As choppinbroccoli mention on another post, the A10 has 3 of the top 25 teams and 7 of the top 72 teams.
ACC and Big East only have 2 teams each in top 25. Only one conference, the Big 10 has more in the top 25 (4) than the A10.
Based on these rankings we might be a 3 or 4 bid conference. In addition, if this is a good determination of the quality of a team, the A10 is going to be very competitive which reduces the number of conference wins required to make the tournament. Every win is going to matter in the A10 and it could come down to our last game against Duquesne.
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The long term success of basketball program is highly correlated to the quality of conference they play in. Now that we are 18 games into the season it is a good time to take a look at how the A10 is doing. If you take an average quality score we are currently 8th, which is pretty good, but dragged down by the bottom feeders in our conference. If you focus on the top 6 teams, all ranked in the top 62 Net, we look very strong, right below the power conferences. In comparison the AAC and WCC each have 3. Every other non power conference has zero or one.
The A10 is also a young conference and I would expected them to continue to do well next year.
An alternative is we could be dominating in the CAA where William and Mary leads the conference at a 115 Net ranking.
The A10 is also a young conference and I would expected them to continue to do well next year.
An alternative is we could be dominating in the CAA where William and Mary leads the conference at a 115 Net ranking.
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John O’Connor wrote a nice article on Javon Greene under the UR heading today. He did mention George Mason lost the game.
https://bracketologists.com/conferences/
You could also look at the number of teams above 75, and 135 (or % of teams above 135)...
But anyway you look at the A-10 has had good season so far.
Good post UR80 and add some to it. For me NET is like the new model auto that comes out and we usually wait a year or two in determining whether to buy or not. I know NET is what the committee will use but thinking they will peek in on what Kenpom is showing.
Kenny 6th team ranking
#85 for A10
#78 for AAC
Kenny 3rd team ranking
#37 for WCC
Issue for UR's bid chance was 2012 last time WCC got 3 bids
Kenny good news for UR
1) AAC got 4 bids last year while looking like 3 this season
2) SDST probably be only team from MWC unless they don't win tournament
Big 6 got 29 at-large last year (29? I counted)
Big 6 gets ?? at large this year
Kenny A10 strength was +0.56 for 2019
Kenny A10 strength is +4.69 for 2020
Hopefully committee doesn't glance over the quality of competition within the A10 this season
Great news we can have this relevant discussion for Mooney's team this year.
Kenny 6th team ranking
#85 for A10
#78 for AAC
Kenny 3rd team ranking
#37 for WCC
Issue for UR's bid chance was 2012 last time WCC got 3 bids
Kenny good news for UR
1) AAC got 4 bids last year while looking like 3 this season
2) SDST probably be only team from MWC unless they don't win tournament
Big 6 got 29 at-large last year (29? I counted)
Big 6 gets ?? at large this year
Kenny A10 strength was +0.56 for 2019
Kenny A10 strength is +4.69 for 2020
Hopefully committee doesn't glance over the quality of competition within the A10 this season
Great news we can have this relevant discussion for Mooney's team this year.
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SpiderK - fantastic comment on the JOC article. As usual, our games is a sidebar next to pics and text about VCU. Not a whole lot of praise for our guys, but we simply held on. To me, GMU was lucky to say as close as they did. Green had the game of a lifetime and hit everything it seemed. Many times our D was good and the guy would make it anyway. Solid performance - especially down the stretch without one of our best players.
I thought we were atrocious down the stretch...i dont know if we stipped a dribble drive to the basket one time.
Rhat said, Green had a remarkable game. Now he made a few shots even when good defense was played - ill give ya that - but horrible defense down the stretch
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