Nova falls at UConn to drop to 15-12 remaining out of the field with window closing somewhat
BACATOLOGY: 2/19 NCAA TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS****RUTGERS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY OUT AS OF 2/22***
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Seton Hall wins to stay about the fray.
Butler out of the field for now
Colorado wallops Utah and edges closer to getting above the mendoza line while Utes profile takes on another loss.
Butler out of the field for now
Colorado wallops Utah and edges closer to getting above the mendoza line while Utes profile takes on another loss.
Mississippi State and Boise State got needed wins in road games that could have hurt them.
Oregon suffers a nasty loss at California that damages their NCAA hopes
Oregon suffers a nasty loss at California that damages their NCAA hopes
Princeton, Wake, MSU, and SHU all have very good shots at getting in the B1G Dance.
Guess our OOC schedule was pretty damn good after all.
Guess our OOC schedule was pretty damn good after all.
Gonzaga will sneak back in the field at least for now if they hold on and defeat Santa Clara. Note their win at Kentucky was elevated today.
A wild bubble day and night but with two full regular season weeks to go,...continue to expect the unexpected
A wild bubble day and night but with two full regular season weeks to go,...continue to expect the unexpected
by the way Seton Hall is down to just 3 wins vs the field.
they absolutely have to beat Nova and De Paul but first up are trips to Creighton and UConn
the Big East bubble profiles are all limping to the finish line
they absolutely have to beat Nova and De Paul but first up are trips to Creighton and UConn
the Big East bubble profiles are all limping to the finish line
impossible to do numbers crunching in a short period of time before the Rutgers game. full scrub coming in the next 48 hours and whole new detailed update to come late tomorrow night or early Tuesday
here are the last 8 in but they are not necessarily in any order....Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Virginia, Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Providence and Gonzaga
last 8 out includes Texas A&M, Utah, Butler, Colorado, Villanova, Mississippi, Iowa, Kansas State...again in no particular order just grouping
here are the last 8 in but they are not necessarily in any order....Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Virginia, Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Providence and Gonzaga
last 8 out includes Texas A&M, Utah, Butler, Colorado, Villanova, Mississippi, Iowa, Kansas State...again in no particular order just grouping
I would put Rutgers somewhere in the 16th/17th team out somewhere in the Syracuse vicinity
Princeton now in 3 way tie with Yale and Cornell for Ivy league AQ....not sure but I believe Cornell has the tie break edge still at this moment
getting a 2nd win against one of the 3 would have been nice.
Interesting as always Bac. How does Hall compare to the other of your last 8 in wins against the field?
I think Texas Virgina Wake may also only have 3..saying this offhand..but their metrics are better.
i would be concerned about the middle Big East profiles not carrying as much cache. Wins over sju xav and butler and even Nova slipping in stature
Shu needs to beat Nova. This profile isnt good enough to sustain 3 losses before Big East tournament
Yes. The top four teams get in. As of right now, a team with a losing record in conference play will be among those qualifying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ivy_League_men's_basketball_tournament
Cornell would have it now…however, they have the toughest schedule coming home with 3 road games (including one at Princeton).
There is a pretty realistic chance that the tiebreaker will end up coming down to NET ranking (if Princeton and Yale both win out).
What, you think they'd have been better off throwing the game last night so they'd keep a 4th win against teams in the field? Maybe if they threw @SJU also they'd have a shot at 5?
When talking about bubble head to heads, there's too many circular references for "wins against the field" to be that valuable of a metric. Unless you were to exclude wins against the last 8-12 in or alternatively include the first 8-12 out.
Remove two losses to SHU off both of those resumes and Butler is comfortably in while SJU is reasonably close. Thank God Richmond missed the home game against Providence, if he played the Hall would likely only have 2 wins against the field.
Im just saying your resume is basically 2 wins..thats it..very very very good wins but thats it
Nothing ooc..lose next 2 and its trouble
The big east top 3 is great but enormous dropoff after
Rutgers now completely out of at large contention
St Johns gets huge Q1 win over Creighton only their 2nd but now move near last 8 spots
St Johns gets huge Q1 win over Creighton only their 2nd but now move near last 8 spots
USF remains atop the AAC by knocking off SMU and I think we can officially remove the Mustangs from contention despite their gaudy NET
Memphis up on FAU with about 6 to go....Tigers need to win this one to stay in NCAA contention. FAU can become an at large lock if they win today.
Ugh if St. John’s and Pitino make the tournament.
Excuse me while I go vomit.
Excuse me while I go vomit.
Seton Hall was the example in this case, but my point wasn't specifically about them. I was commenting on the backwards logic that beating a given team is important to your resume until you actually beat them, because by doing so you knock said opponent down a peg, thus making your victory over them no longer particularly impressive. The Big East does perhaps exaggerate this with the double round robin because, as we saw today, Seton Hall both picked up an apparently irrelevant win and took the luster off the previously somewhat meaningful win they already had against the same opponent.
Speaking as a double Cal alum, *any* loss to the Golden Bears is a nasty loss.
Nebby holds serve at home vs Minnesota. Next up is road trip to Ohio State...a win there WILL lock up a NCAA bid for them.
Minnesota on life support, hope to be revived by winning at Illinois on Wednesday
Minnesota on life support, hope to be revived by winning at Illinois on Wednesday
their road mark is that red flag taken with the sos non conference that makes things more complicated
that said...one away at Ohio State from locking in..then RU, then at Michigan...yeah they could go 3-0 but I think they still are going to have a hard time moving beyond the 8 seed but certainly an 8 seed capable of playing with Arizona
that said...one away at Ohio State from locking in..then RU, then at Michigan...yeah they could go 3-0 but I think they still are going to have a hard time moving beyond the 8 seed but certainly an 8 seed capable of playing with Arizona
Minny and Michigan St both have had better days than today.
Buckeye Interim may coach himself into the HC job.
crunching numbers...about half way through and expect a new update to drop late tonight for the night owls
It's past midnight -- don't cost yourself a good night's sleep. We're waiting with bated breath -- but we can wait!
