Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:50 pm
Book it.
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2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
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Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:54 pm
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:02 pm
Yes but who knows if VCU would have beaten St. Bonaventure or St. Louise. Still URI did bring down the most highly regarded and only bubble team offered by the A-10.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:05 pm
True. That's why I said "possible"R.Kelly150 wrote: ↑5 years agoYes but who knows if VCU would have beaten St. Bonaventure or St. Louise. Still URI did bring down the most highly regarded and only bubble team offered by the A-10.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:23 pm
Very True!ramfan85 wrote: ↑5 years agoTrue. That's why I said "possible"R.Kelly150 wrote: ↑5 years agoYes but who knows if VCU would have beaten St. Bonaventure or St. Louise. Still URI did bring down the most highly regarded and only bubble team offered by the A-10.
If, VCU had beaten Rhody in that hard fought game I dont think I would have picked them over St Bonaventure. St Bonaventure finsihed the conference schedule strongly and historically the top seed in the A-10 tourney doesn't win the tourney.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:27 pm
Now we have people talking what ifs?
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:43 pm
VCU as an 8 seems ridiculous to me... I hope they do well, but their best win is Texas...
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:50 pm
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:58 pm
Good bracket. Only St. John’s with a net of 73 was really a toss up. But the first four out weren’t much better. So only a minor complaint. I hate seeing Temple vs. Belmont. Rather both play P5s. Also VCU and SLU potentially meeting in the Sweet 16 is weak.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:10 pm
Bids by conference-
Big Ten: 8
ACC: 7
SEC: 7
Big 12: 6
American: 4
Big East: 4
PAC 12: 3
A10: 2
Mountain West: 2
Ohio Valley: 2
West Coast: 2
A10 bids by year-
2013: 5
2014: 6
2015: 3
2016: 3
2017: 3
2018: 3
2019: 2
Big Ten: 8
ACC: 7
SEC: 7
Big 12: 6
American: 4
Big East: 4
PAC 12: 3
A10: 2
Mountain West: 2
Ohio Valley: 2
West Coast: 2
A10 bids by year-
2013: 5
2014: 6
2015: 3
2016: 3
2017: 3
2018: 3
2019: 2
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:16 pm
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:28 pm
That's OK VCU is only going 1 round tops anyway.
Guess who they get if they win their 1st game.
You guessed it, Duke.
They take our place as NCAA tourney fodder for Duke.
I swear, the committee must like doing this shit often to the A10's best team.
Guess who they get if they win their 1st game.
You guessed it, Duke.
They take our place as NCAA tourney fodder for Duke.
I swear, the committee must like doing this shit often to the A10's best team.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:35 pm
VCU had NET of 34
Won the A10 with a 16-2 record which was a dominating performance
25-7 record
The 34 could place them as a 9 seed (the first 32 teams would be 8 and under) they got an 8 so close to the NCAA NET generated ranking system.
I hope VCU and Saint Louis kick butt
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:42 pm
VCU might beat UCF...but that will be a major defensive struggle, both teams are very good defensively.
Santos-Silva will have his hands full with Tacko Fall.
Santos-Silva will have his hands full with Tacko Fall.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:44 pm
I was at a small gathering for the selection show today and people were so confused when I got all fired up about an ASU/Buffalo potential matchup. Had to give everybody a quick rundown on the story line. "So this kid EC Matthews...etc. etc. etc." Pretty funny.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:50 pm
St. Johns is really the only team I had a problem with making the field.
NET of 73? Poor finish?
Not to worry.
NET of 73? Poor finish?
Not to worry.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:56 pm
I’m picturing a power point presentation with you holding a laser pointer showing Romulus, Michigan on a map, and I insist on believing that’s exactly how it went down... “and then Nate called Dan and he told him to call his brother and then he got a job as an assistant and then Bobby went to Tempe and Nate took over in Buffalo and Bobby took a few of his best players but it didn’t matter and Nate is awesome and everybody’s friends and Dan went to see him play in his first tournament game in Providence and said he wouldn’t go to another tournament game until his team made it and then they did and Bobby went to that game and now the Bulls and Sun Devils are going to play and are there any questions? Wait, where did everybody go?”
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:59 pm
NIT Bracket:
https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasket ... ewable_nit
Two A-10 schools going to the NIT
#4 Davidson will host Liscomb
#5 Dayton at Colorado
Other opponents:
#6 Harvard at Georgetown
#4 PC will host Arkansas
Next year home OOC opponent:
#1 Alabama will host Norfolk State
https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasket ... ewable_nit
Two A-10 schools going to the NIT
#4 Davidson will host Liscomb
#5 Dayton at Colorado
Other opponents:
#6 Harvard at Georgetown
#4 PC will host Arkansas
Next year home OOC opponent:
#1 Alabama will host Norfolk State
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:05 pm
Haha this is way more accurate than you probably realize. People may have been drinking a bit to, so I'm not sure how they would do in the follow up pop quiz.ace wrote: ↑5 years agoI’m picturing a power point presentation with you holding a laser pointer showing Romulus, Michigan on a map, and I insist on believing that’s exactly how it went down... “and then Nate called Dan and he told him to call his brother and then he got a job as an assistant and then Bobby went to Tempe and Nate took over in Buffalo and Bobby took a few of his best players but it didn’t matter and Nate is awesome and everybody’s friends and Dan went to see him play in his first tournament game in Providence and said he wouldn’t go to another tournament game until his team made it and then they did and Bobby went to that game and now the Bulls and Sun Devils are going to play and are there any questions? Wait, where did everybody go?”
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:00 am
VCU did beat Temple too may have been better than their Texas win
Minny v Louisville matchup Pitino v ex Pitino
If Minny wins they play Sparty a conf matchup for the right to go to Seeet 16 don’t like that
Hoping ASU wins to see ASU Buffalo
Cinci seems better than a 7 seed
Marquette a 5 seed and Nova 6 seed should be flipped
Minny v Louisville matchup Pitino v ex Pitino
If Minny wins they play Sparty a conf matchup for the right to go to Seeet 16 don’t like that
Hoping ASU wins to see ASU Buffalo
Cinci seems better than a 7 seed
Marquette a 5 seed and Nova 6 seed should be flipped
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:07 am
I think the problem with SJU is that they did fall into a spot where they had 3 losses without one of their two best players in the lineup (Ponds/Heron). They got killed in the NET in some of those games, such as an 8 point home loss to DePaul, a 14 point home loss to PC, and an 11 point home loss to Xavier. With the committee taking into account health, that was probably enough to nudge them in. Who else do they let in? Indiana? Alabama? TCU?rambone 78 wrote: ↑5 years ago St. Johns is really the only team I had a problem with making the field.
NET of 73? Poor finish?
Not to worry.
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:18 am
I mean, you can make the case for TCU over St Johns based on 20 spots better in NET and SOS.rjsuperfly66 wrote: ↑5 years agoI think the problem with SJU is that they did fall into a spot where they had 3 losses without one of their two best players in the lineup (Ponds/Heron). They got killed in the NET in some of those games, such as an 8 point home loss to DePaul, a 14 point home loss to PC, and an 11 point home loss to Xavier. With the committee taking into account health, that was probably enough to nudge them in. Who else do they let in? Indiana? Alabama? TCU?rambone 78 wrote: ↑5 years ago St. Johns is really the only team I had a problem with making the field.
NET of 73? Poor finish?
Not to worry.
SOS:
TCU - 41
SJU - 73
Q1+Q2 wins:
TCU - 9
SJU - 10
Q4 games played:
TCU - 4
SJU - 8
Average NET ranking of W/L
TCU - 116 win/ 37 loss
SJU - 144 win/ 62 loss
Probably splitting hairs, but TCU looks to have edged them out by the numbers
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:28 pm
Think it’s the best the committee has done in recent memory with who got in
There were really no major snubs
There were really no major snubs
Re: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bubble
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:23 pm