The Big Ten is very good this year, but Lunardi has 12 of 14 teams making the field. 12 of 14! That's crazy. Someone might be 8-12 in league play and 17-14 overall making the NCAAs. That's bonkers.apaladin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:10 amJust like the old RPI the Net is designed to screw everyone not in a big time conference. The NCAA does not want teams from non big boy leagues getting at large bids. This year teams from smaller conferences should be in line for more at large bids than ever before because of all the parity. Lunardi right now has only 3 ACC teams in the tourney which is laughable. Even though the ACC sucks this year .500;teams in the ACC will be in while much more deserving teams won’t. Very simple. Very obvious.
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When in a ‘big conference’ have 10+ chances to get a ‘quality win’. You get to play those teams at home and you will win a few.
SOCON teams only get a couple chances to get a quality win, on the road, with their refs. I think our big 3 would do fine in the P5+. All these ranking systems seem to be based on circular logic. >> your ranking is based on your success against other teams but is dependent on the ranking of those teams.
SOCON teams only get a couple chances to get a quality win, on the road, with their refs. I think our big 3 would do fine in the P5+. All these ranking systems seem to be based on circular logic. >> your ranking is based on your success against other teams but is dependent on the ranking of those teams.
The whole tournament is a sham! Stopped watching and caring about it years ago. NCAA is a joke and on the whole I am unimpressed with anything the NCAA touches.
That’s a shame. You have missed some great basketball.
Could it be better? Yes. But dang sure is fun to watch regardless of what the NCAA does with it.
Its a rigged system for surestonemd wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:09 amWhen in a ‘big conference’ have 10+ chances to get a ‘quality win’. You get to play those teams at home and you will win a few.
SOCON teams only get a couple chances to get a quality win, on the road, with their refs. I think our big 3 would do fine in the P5+. All these ranking systems seem to be based on circular logic. >> your ranking is based on your success against other teams but is dependent on the ranking of those teams.
Lunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
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The thing is they only have to win one or 2. They always say, they have “a” quality win and with 31 games they should have one quality win with so many chances. I see Lunardi now has 4 ACC teams in. Wanna bet it will be up to their normal 8-10 before it’s over? They are already talking about teams like Clempson and UNC getting in.stonemd wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:09 amWhen in a ‘big conference’ have 10+ chances to get a ‘quality win’. You get to play those teams at home and you will win a few.
SOCON teams only get a couple chances to get a quality win, on the road, with their refs. I think our big 3 would do fine in the P5+. All these ranking systems seem to be based on circular logic. >> your ranking is based on your success against other teams but is dependent on the ranking of those teams.
Pretty weak year in college basketball as a whole, and ETSU with its impressive resume is still out of the field as of today. That's a shame. Not sure what the SoCon is going to have to do to get 2 teams in the field.DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:33 pmLunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
Who wants a rematch with LSU in round 2?
fufanatic wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 3:35 pmPretty weak year in college basketball as a whole, and ETSU with its impressive resume is still out of the field as of today. That's a shame. Not sure what the SoCon is going to have to do to get 2 teams in the field.DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:33 pmLunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
Who wants a rematch with LSU in round 2?
For sure LSU we owe them
Or if Auburn can get to the 4 seedAnd give me Kanasa in the sweet 16 I hear we have been looking pretty good in our martial arts training of late
Let’s focus on getting to Round 1, then 2.fufanatic wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 3:35 pmPretty weak year in college basketball as a whole, and ETSU with its impressive resume is still out of the field as of today. That's a shame. Not sure what the SoCon is going to have to do to get 2 teams in the field.DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:33 pmLunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
Who wants a rematch with LSU in round 2?
Alabama. USF.DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:33 pmLunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
Regret we were not able to beat both. No looking back, though.
Just looking at the game we are in, then the next one.
Agree. WC and VMI are the worst team performances so far but Alabama and USF are right behind. USF could be the most disappointing. Absolutely should have been a W.affirm wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:59 amDungeonRealm wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:33 pmLunardi has Furman as a #13 Seed
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology
Auburn as a #5
Winthrop as a #14
ETSU and Alabama are both listed as first four out
Alabama. USF.
Regret we were not able to beat both. No looking back, though.
Just looking at the game we are in, then the next one.
Not a bad day's work. Yesterday FU's NET ranking was 93, today's its at 85: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketbal ... t-rankings .
Like they say on the football thread, "just win, baby".
Like they say on the football thread, "just win, baby".
We're 83 in the Net. I'm having a hard time believing there are 82 teams better than FU. On a positive note, we are ranked higher than 5 ACC and 3 SEC teams.
Just to illustrate the unfairness of that ranking system, ETSU beat LSU at LSU and the Tigers are 22 and the Bucs 53. Too big a spread. And we beat ETSU.
UNCG beat Georgetown on the road too, and G-town is 48, and UNCG 71.
Shewed way too much in favor of P5. All of us know that. Just had to vent. SoCon deserves two teams in this year.
Just to illustrate the unfairness of that ranking system, ETSU beat LSU at LSU and the Tigers are 22 and the Bucs 53. Too big a spread. And we beat ETSU.
UNCG beat Georgetown on the road too, and G-town is 48, and UNCG 71.
Shewed way too much in favor of P5. All of us know that. Just had to vent. SoCon deserves two teams in this year.