Notre Dame vs. Georgetown

[Freeport Warrior]

We have tie breakers over usf.  We r locked in top 4

True. We already have a bye to semi-finals as listed on Big East web site. Exact seed, TBD.

[NavinRJohnson]

We have tie breakers over usf.  We r locked in top 4

Not true. In a multi-team tie, standings in the 'mini-conference,' record vs. top teams in conference become the key factors. Just because we beat them doesn't necessarily mean we'll automatically finish ahead of them.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Not true. In a multi-team tie, standings in the 'mini-conference,' record vs. top teams in conference become the key factors. Just because we beat them doesn't necessarily mean we'll automatically finish ahead of them.

Ya but USF hasn't beaten any of the teams in that mini conference, so we trump them

[MUMac]

Not true. In a multi-team tie, standings in the 'mini-conference,' record vs. top teams in conference become the key factors. Just because we beat them doesn't necessarily mean we'll automatically finish ahead of them.

After Sunday's game, it said MU received the double bye.

[chapman]

We've now clinched at least a tie for second place in the standings.  For second seed in the tournament, we need one more win.  If we drop both, we're the fourh seed (third if Notre Dame somehow doesn't beat Providence at home).

[Warriors10]

Not true. In a multi-team tie, standings in the 'mini-conference,' record vs. top teams in conference become the key factors. Just because we beat them doesn't necessarily mean we'll automatically finish ahead of them.

Doesn't matter...

4-way tie (obviously assuming a MU loss on Saturday)

Georgetown: 4-0
Notre Dame: 2-1
Marquette: 1-3
USF: 0-4

[Dawson Rental]

Doesn't matter...

4-way tie (obviously assuming a MU loss on Saturday)

Georgetown: 4-0
Notre Dame: 2-1
Marquette: 1-3
USF: 0-4

USF 0-3, otherwise correct, and I stand corrected, Whew!

[Warriors10]

USF 0-3, otherwise correct, and I stand corrected, Whew!

My bad.  I assumed they played either GT/ND more than once.

[chapman]

My bad.  I assumed they played either GT/ND more than once.

Nova, Pitt, Providence.  Part of the criticism on them: home and home with 13, 14, and 15th place = 6 of 11 wins.

[LA]

True. We already have a bye to semi-finals as listed on Big East web site. Exact seed, TBD.

Wow, somehow four teams get to magically advance to the semi-finals! So I guess any previous winners just have to stop playing huh?

Common sense seems difficult around here.

[muguru]

As much as I can't stand ND, I'd rather see them knock Georgetown out of the equation for 2nd or 3rd.

With regards to who we might see first in the BE Tourney, I'd prefer to see USF over Cincy or Louisville.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely for USF to get the 7 seed, unless it's at the expense of Cincy beating MU Wednesday night. However, it's more likely UL will NOT be the 7 seed. They play USF Wednesday night, if they beat USF, they go to 11-6, as well as USF, but since they would own the tiebreaker, UL moves to 5th and USF 6th. That would make Cincy 7th in that scenario.

[chapman]

Unfortunately, it's unlikely for USF to get the 7 seed, unless it's at the expense of Cincy beating MU Wednesday night. However, it's more likely UL will NOT be the 7 seed. They play USF Wednesday night, if they beat USF, they go to 11-6, as well as USF, but since they would own the tiebreaker, UL moves to 5th and USF 6th. That would make Cincy 7th in that scenario.

Sure, but don't forget the other half of the story for all of those teams.  USF gets WVU at home where they've only lost one game.  Cincy gets a very winnable game at Nova.  UL goes to the Carrier Dome.  If we go "by the book": UL over USF, USF over WVU, Cincy over Nova, Cuse over UL that'll result in USF 5th, Cincy 6th, Louisville 7th.  Those seeds hold regardless of the MU/Cincy outcome since in a true head-to-head USF owns the tiebreaker over Cincy, Cincy owns the tiebreaker over UL.

[real chili 83]

Careful with that thought.  I said the same thing and a few lambasted me.  One felt compelled to call me out again after ND whipped WVU.  Odd, they have been silent the past two games.   

ND sucks.  Did I mention, ND sucks?   

[pbiflyer]

ND sucks.  Did I mention, ND sucks?   

what he said ^

[nyg]

I was so happy ND lost, I went out a got a burger at Carls.

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