http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l/bracketology
Last Four in:
Louisville- 40
USC- 27
Baylor- 63
Texas- 54
Last Four Out:
Syracuse- 46
UCLA- 52
Nebraska- 57
State- 62
Next Four Out:
Washington- 51
Boise State- 45
Utah- 55
Notre Dame- 68
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Last Four in:
Louisville- 40
USC- 27
Baylor- 63
Texas- 54
Last Four Out:
Syracuse- 46
UCLA- 52
Nebraska- 57
State- 62
Next Four Out:
Washington- 51
Boise State- 45
Utah- 55
Notre Dame- 68
We have to win tomorrow night and I just don't think we can beat Tennessee
Louisville is 9-7 in conference and 8th currently
Baylor is 7-9 and tied for 7th
Texas is 7-9 and tied for 7th
USC is 12-5 and 2nd in the Pac-12
UCLA is 4th at 10-7
Syracuse is 10th in the ACC at 7-9
Nebraska is 13-5 and 5th
State is 9-7 and tied for 3rd
I think we win tomorrow and lose to LSU on the roadQuote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83
Interesting, what makes you say that? Their last 3 road games are an 8-point win over a garbage OM team, and big losses to UGA and Bama, both of whom are thoroughly mediocre. Even their most recent home games are close wins over Florida and SC. They don't seem like a typical top-20 team, at least not right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83
None of this really matters at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
I totally agree with this. I like our chances tomorrow night with the way we've been playing and finding ways to win not to mention that 18-1 at home doesn't happen by accident even if the out of conference home schedule was weak. LSU is a trap game if I've ever seen one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
If this were to happen, it absolutely would not be a guarantee we'd be in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
I think we win both
I think we're dancing in March....boy has it been awhile.
It's a big game for Tennessee, but I like our chances. We will not lose to LSU on their Senior Night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Winning Saturday was huge for our team. I see it as a step forward in that we pulled out the close game and stayed focused throughout. Coach Howland is performing at a high level, and the team is following his lead.
so the **** what? I posted it anyway. Deal with it dickheadQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
Texas .. @kansas , West Virginia.
Baylor .. Oklahoma , @ k state
Louisville .. Virginia , Nc State
USC .. UCLA
Nebraska..Conference tournery
ND.. Pitt , Virginia
Boise St. @ SD state, Wyoming
The last four in have a tough road. I don’t see any of them going 2-0 and we should jump USC by going 2-0 our next 2 . We have no room for error that’s for sure. 2-0 gets us in the last 4 for sure maybe even Higher which would be huge.
A lot then will depend on the conference tourneys . Upsets, teams going deep in tourneys, quality wins in tourneys Ect..
It absolutely matters. And the four teams above the last 4 matter..Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
Their ability to hit 3s concerns me. I also have no confidence our post guys can guard Williams. On the other side, I watched tyree (OM) drive at will vs Tennessee. We have 2 guards better at driving than tyree. Peters and nick should have a really nice offensive gameQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
Then we better win the while SECT or it's NIT for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
The heck? Haha, you offered some data, I said it won't matter in regard to NCAA selection, which was the topic of the thread. That's it. I wasn't angry or trying to shove anything in your face. But you seem reasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
OM held Williams to 6pts on 3/10 shooting. He's a very good player but he's not invincible. He may score 20 but 2 out of his last 3 games he's scored 5 & 6 points. It's doable.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I just mean in regard to standing in respective conferences. The committee has said publicly that it doesn't matter, and all the experts on this say that it doesn't matter. It's only fans saying it does matter. That tells me it likely doesn't matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari Gold
Dang right it does, that’s who we are competing with for at-large bids.. why wouldn’t it matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari Gold
Just wondering, is Lunardi so accurate because he’s smarter than everyone else and computers, or is it because the committee just uses his bracket for the tourney minus any changes?
We have really struggled lately defending the post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
Because about 63 or 64 of the picks are pretty easy to get. Auto bids plus RPI plus a few other indicators and all of us could get at worst 64 of the 68 teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoseBrown
We know....you keep posting it.....Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
In truth, with a committee selection process you could win every single one of your games and not win your conference championship and you wouldn't be 100% guaranteed to be in...if you really want to start splitting hairs...
In the immortal words of Fats Waller, "One never knows, do one?"
Only saving grace for us with a loss @LSU is if they end up a Top 75 RPI. That would be a loss to a Tier 1 which would help. Would still give us room in the SEC Tournament to make a run and get in.
We desperately need SC to stay in the Top 75 RPI. Keeps our road win against them in Tier 1. We also need Arkansas to stay Top 30 RPI and it would help if Alabama and/or Mizzou could find a way to get back into the Top 30.
We need as many Tier 1 wins as possible right now. Right now we are 3-6 in Tier 1 games. There's a lot of factors in play right now, but we need as good a record as possible against Tier 1 teams. If we can beat UT, beat LSU, and have a team like Bama finish Top 30 RPI, we could end up around 6-6 in Tier 1.
To be honest, I don't care about what seed we are. If we win out things will take care of themselves. But we should NOT be rooting for conference standings interest. We should be rooting for RPI interest. The committee won't care whether we are 4 or 5. If we win our last 2 things will hash out however they hash out. The only way to help us is to bolster our resume and conference standings doesn't mean that much as is shown by the teams below us that are projected in the tournament.
Lunardi is usually fairly close- but he always misses a couple each yearQuote:
Originally Posted by JoseBrown
If we go 1-1 with a win against Tenn and make to sec finals and lose we in. That?s 1 prob 2 more quality winsQuote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Hell i think if go 1-1 with a Tenn win and win one tourney game we get in ( if that one win is a quality win)
Sometimes it seems winning tough conference games is just a detail. Why should they let that get in the way of punishing an athletic department for scheduling choices made years ago?
If we had only lost a few more games to the right sort of teams, we'd be in like Flynt! (I hope this sounds as absurd as it really is.)
It's because the committee is very transparent and generally pretty consistent. Lunardi is not the only one that predicts the field with such accuracy. Even if he is the best (I honestly have no idea if he is), it's not by much.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoseBrown
This. People pump up lunardi like he is a genius when anyone devoting all their time to this like him could do the same thing. ESPN always cites his % correct based on all 68 spots but it really comes down to picking 6 or so spots from about 10 teams and he gets 4 of the 6 right. (And yes, I'm just a hater who's jealous of his gig.)Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
I will be impressed if he ever picks the field correctly in January.Quote:
Originally Posted by RiverCityDawg
I think we win both because I also think LSU loses to South Carolina. If we win tomorrow, no way we drop the game on the road to LSU. It will be a team with everything to play for who is motivated vs a freshman led meh team.
I keep posting it because I keep seeing people saying, 'If we ___, we're in.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
That response in particular was because he had said if we beat Tennessee, we're in...but he believes we'll lose to LSU...which would absolutely put our Tourney status up in the air.
I feel like we defended Silva pretty well...Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Foul trouble was our best defense to Silva. Here are Silva numbers...Quote:
Originally Posted by Covercorner2
24 mins, 11 pts (4-5 fg) 12 reb
Foul trouble is part of it. Getting a guy in foul trouble is a gameplan.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
We see what you did there...Quote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83
Thanks!
HULK ANGRY! Cool down, brah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
We need to win our next 3 games and we need Texas, Baylor and Nebraska to suck the last two weeks.
Texas and Baylor both have tough games this week. It is absolutely possible for both to go 0-2...but they're also set up to be helped by a good win or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg61
Nebraska's next game will be in the Big 10 Tournament against probably Michigan. A loss there would help us.