2018 Conference Tournaments

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 6 years ago

Obadiah wrote:Here is one perspective of how URI OOC opponents stand on chances getting into the NCAAT.

Firm: Virginia
Likely In: Nevada and Seton Hall
On the Bubble: PC
Need To Win Conference Tourney: UNC Asheville, Florida Gulf Coast, Charleston, Iona
Likely Out: Alabama
No Shot: Brown, Holy Cross

My guess is six of the 11 teams get in.

I think you might nail it Obadiah if Charleston wins tonight. Bama has lost 5 in a row and if they lose to Tex A&M in the 1st round this week it might be really tough for the committee to put a 17-15 team in with 6 consecutive losses. They are an #11 seed in bracketmatrix right now

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Out of 32 conferences, some 20 are one bid conferences and nowhere do you see a better unfolding of the agony of defeat along with the ecstasy of the win. Case in point is the Metro Atlantic conference where the regular season title holder, Rider, was upset in the tourney, so Rider with its 22-9 record and 65 RPI goes to the NIT and old friend, Iona, with its 19-13 record and 112 RPI is in the Big Dance.

So we have the drama of the one bid conferences and those schools on the bubble from higher rated conferences giving color and truth to the moniker, "March Madness"! It truly is!!!

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 6 years ago

I agree I think Bama is out if loss to Tex AM

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Five more auto bids will be awarded tonight in conference tourney finals;

Horizon - Cleveland State vs. Wright State. 7 PM. On ESPN.
Colonial - Northeastern vs, Charleston. 7 PM. On CBSSN.
Northeast - LIU- Brooklyn vs. Wagner. 7 PM. On ESPN2
Summit - South Dakota vs. South Dakota State. 9 PM. On ESPN2.
West Coast - BYU vs. #6 Gonzaga. 9 PM. On ESPN.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Three conferences will open their tournaments today - Big Sky, SWAC, and the ACC.

The ACC is being held at Barclay's which is why the A-10 is in DC. First game is now underway and BC leads Georgia Tech by double digits early in the second half.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 6 years ago

BC beats Georgia Tech 87-77. Eagles now 18-14 with an RPI rank of #98. Coach Jim Christian has them trending upward.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 6 years ago

Obadiah wrote:Five more auto bids will be awarded tonight in conference tourney finals;

Horizon - Cleveland State vs. Wright State. 7 PM. On ESPN.
Colonial - Northeastern vs, Charleston. 7 PM. On CBSSN.
Northeast - LIU- Brooklyn vs. Wagner. 7 PM. On ESPN2
Summit - South Dakota vs. South Dakota State. 9 PM. On ESPN2.
West Coast - BYU vs. #6 Gonzaga. 9 PM. On ESPN.

I'm excited, I'll be having my phone, laptop, and tv on for the first three, then tv and laptop for the later two

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 6 years ago

Obadiah wrote:Five more auto bids will be awarded tonight in conference tourney finals;

Horizon - Cleveland State vs. Wright State. 7 PM. On ESPN.
Colonial - Northeastern vs, Charleston. 7 PM. On CBSSN.
Northeast - LIU- Brooklyn vs. Wagner. 7 PM. On ESPN2
Summit - South Dakota vs. South Dakota State. 9 PM. On ESPN2.
West Coast - BYU vs. #6 Gonzaga. 9 PM. On ESPN.

trying to decide if BYU would be a bid stealer or knock out St Marys

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

Obadiah wrote:Five more auto bids will be awarded tonight in conference tourney finals;

Horizon - Cleveland State vs. Wright State. 7 PM. On ESPN.
Colonial - Northeastern vs, Charleston. 7 PM. On CBSSN.
Northeast - LIU- Brooklyn vs. Wagner. 7 PM. On ESPN2
Summit - South Dakota vs. South Dakota State. 9 PM. On ESPN2.
West Coast - BYU vs. #6 Gonzaga. 9 PM. On ESPN.

Dan probably feeding Wagner coach (from player and Ast Coach for Dan) the secrets to beating Kellogg.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

Obadiah wrote:Three conferences will open their tournaments today - Big Sky, SWAC, and the ACC.

The ACC is being held at Barclay's which is why the A-10 is in DC. First game is now underway and BC leads Georgia Tech by double digits early in the second half.

Another reason for me to hate the ACC. Rhody could be in Brooklyn this weekend if all those NY ACC teams dudn’t need exposure

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 6 years ago

ace wrote:

Go Seahawks!

So psyched for this game tonight.

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/03/05/rhod ... ournament/

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 6 years ago

Wagner-LIU on ESPN2 now, playing in Wagner’s gym.

So weird seeing Kellogg in that opening clip with LIU. Dude got fired and moved right on.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

3 offensive fouls in under 2:30 has to be a record, right?

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 6 years ago

It’s like a whole team of Stan Robinsons out there taking those charges for Wagner!

ETA- so far, this game is all defense and chaos. It’s fun.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 6 years ago

Update: I am not currently having fun.

Wagner has scored 18 first half points.

They did mention Dan a bunch of times. Here’s to a second half comeback!

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

Wagner's looking like coming up short...
Meanwhile, everyone's favorite bubble team, the Syracuse Orange...looks ready to move on...and NE v Charleston down to the wire...

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

NE v Charleston OT..... Charleston scoring the last 5 points (at least) in reg

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 6 years ago

Since when was NE decent? Great game.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Charleston pulls out a win in OT over Northeastern, 83-76. Tough loss for the Huskies who led throughout most of game in front of pro Charleston crowd. The Huskies had a 17 point lead early in the second half, but turnovers and botched three point shots led to their demise. Charleston becomes the second URI OOC opponent to get the auto bid to the Big Dance.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 6 years ago

Iona and Charleston going to the NCAA further strengthen URI's inclusion in the field and its seeding. It appears at this time that only two (out of eleven) URI non-conference opponents will not be in either the NCAA or NIT. There is still the possibility that seven OOC opponents may be in the NCAA (five are already in or locks).

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 6 years ago

Summit Championship has been so exciting.

IDK how people would want to eliminate this.

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 6 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote:Since when was NE decent? Great game.

Northeastern has been pretty good for a while I'd say.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Five more auto bids issued tonight. In addition to the previously mentioned Charleston win, they are:

Wright State grabs the Horizon crown, 74-57 over Cleveland State.

LIU Brooklyn defeats Wagner, 71-61, to win the Northeast title.

South Dakota State beats South Dakota for the Summit title, 97-87.

Taking the West Coast title, #6 Gonzaga in a breeze over BYU, 74-54.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 6 years ago

Wow Derek Kellogg back to the dance in year 1 at LIU

Zags looking strong nobody wants to play them right now

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 6 years ago

Lots of people talking up Charleston as a trendy upset pick already!

rhodysurf · Unread post by **rhodysurf** » 6 years ago

I find it hilarious Kellogg is going to the tournament this year and UMass is not

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

So do we want to see Louisville, ND, and Syracuse lose today? Most likely a loss will knock them all out of the tourney.....

Although I doubt it....they are P5's.....

Bonnies might want to hope they do.

Another team that could fall out...Bobby's ASU......they had better win today.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Joining twenty others, ten conferences open their tournaments today - Sun Belt, Mountain West, Big East, Pac-12, A-10, Southland, SEC, C-USA, Big 12 and the WAC. This leaves only two conferences yet to begin - the American and the Big West both of which open tomorrow.

This evening the Patriot League holds their Championship Final tonight Colgate at Bucknell. 7:30 PM. On CBSSN.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 6 years ago

I want however many teams it takes to win to knock PC out. I don't know what that number is, but we want the state's spotlight to ourselves in 2 weeks.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

If PC wins their 1st round game they're in, I think.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:I want however many teams it takes to win to knock PC out. I don't know what that number is, but we want the state's spotlight to ourselves in 2 weeks.

Wow, really? Surprised to hear that....

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 6 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:I want however many teams it takes to win to knock PC out. I don't know what that number is, but we want the state's spotlight to ourselves in 2 weeks.
Wow, really? Surprised to hear that....

I don't expect you to understand.

RAM67 · Unread post by **RAM67** » 6 years ago

Maybe if he was around in 78.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 6 years ago

Louisville giving a beatdown to FSU at halftime I think they deserve a bid

I want Creighton to beat PC and send them to NIT

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

The teams that have incentive to win do just that in these conference tourneys...FSU knows they are in....so they don't give a fuck.

Louisville's Q1 record is laughable...but they're Louisville, so they will get in.

I expect Syracuse to beat NC too.....not sure about ND, they almost gagged their game against Pitt yesterday.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Interesting that the MW and the Pac-12 tournaments are being played concurrently in Las Vegas - the MW at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center and the PAC12 just a few miles down the road in the T-Moble Arena.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:The teams that have incentive to win do just that in these conference tourneys...FSU knows they are in....so they don't give a fuck.

Louisville's Q1 record is laughable...but they're Louisville, so they will get in.

I expect Syracuse to beat NC too.....not sure about ND, they almost gagged their game against Pitt yesterday.

Go Orange!

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 6 years ago

If Cuse beats UNC they probably get in but they are +7.5

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

Hey 208, would you take Syracuse in if it would mean knocking PC out?

I'll bet the farm on it!

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Hey 208, would you take Syracuse in if it would mean knocking PC out?

I'll bet the farm on it!

That question alone - by itself - yes. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a PC fan at all.
But, I am a fan of any team that can benefit URI by winning.
If Syracuse winning knocked PC out and that had a negative impact on URI, I wouldn't root for Syracuse...
At this point, doesn't seem like anything PC does from here on in will be material to URI, will it?
I don't think that's a possibility here, but smarter people than me might answer that differently.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

Yeah by now no effect on anything PC does......I guess if they were to go deep in the BE tourney they would become a Q1 win....doubt it would matter though. It's up to us now.

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 6 years ago

Let’s not knock another of Obadiah’s threads off track with Friartown talk.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

Got it. BC up 11 on NC State. Go Eagles.
Conference tournaments rock, because it opens up the underdog/upset field like nothing else.

And, this is absolutely the best time of year to have a work-at-home job....

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Yea, they always produces surprises. Let's hope URI is not on the short end of that phenomenon

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 6 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Yeah by now no effect on anything PC does......I guess if they were to go deep in the BE tourney they would become a Q1 win....doubt it would matter though. It's up to us now.

Why wouldn't another Q1 win matter now, when everyone was griping before that pc needs to be a good win? What changed?

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 6 years ago

I think at this point it's more of what WE do than anything else. Since everyone now thinks we're in no matter what.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 6 years ago

Well of course we are in. We have been in for a few weeks. So now we are talking about seeding. Wouldn't that help? Not that I want pc to win. So is the thought we need pc to get in the tournament, but we don't need them for seeding?

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 6 years ago

BC has let NC State back in and it's going down to the wire ... 80-80 2:03

Oohh...the old 'time out with no timeouts left' play....yikes....

BC wins 91-87.

Some real good players in that game...Robinson for BC and Freeman for NC State....

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 6 years ago

NC State continued to find new and interesting ways to blow the end of that game.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 6 years ago

Interesting lesson in BC 's 91-87 win over NC State. BC led most of the way by double digits, but NC State got back in game within a two minute span by hitting three straight 3-pointers. And BC held on because they went to the FT line and put in their shots.