Sooooo........ Are we a lock now???

[marquette99]

This is a good strand because I was wondering if anyone in the country still thought mu was not a lock, and I believe there are about 10 people - nomorebuycks, buycks@ucks and a few posters on this strand and for the past few days.

My only question is, are you out of your mind?  Wehave not even made the last 8 in list, and if you simply insist the committee might balk at taking 12 be teams if rutgers won the title (wow, we are reaching), then guess what NOVA is the team they drop.

The denial is unreal.

[Silkk the Shaka]

This is a good strand because I was wondering if anyone in the country still thought mu was not a lock, and I believe there are about 10 people - nomorebuycks, buycks@ucks and a few posters on this strand and for the past few days.

My only question is, are you out of your mind?  Wehave not even made the last 8 in list, and if you simply insist the committee might balk at taking 12 be teams if rutgers won the title (wow, we are reaching), then guess what NOVA is the team they drop.

The denial is unreal.

Sorry, the thread title was sarcastic.  We're in for sure, with an 11 seed at the very worst.  I was mainly wondering if this now means we get seeded higher than Villanova in the big dance.  Also what do people think our ceiling is?  Say we beat WVU then taste sweet revenge against Louisville - does that put us at a 7?

[Windyplayer]

LOCK. End of story.

[TJ]

Great game.  Good job guys, all around.  I was particularly happy with how they answered the PC charge at the end of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd half.  Defense wasn't even bad really - they just were on fire.  But MU settled down and went right back at them - much better than in some of the other games this year.  Very happy to see that.

Nice rebound from a rough week.

[El Duderino]

MU is in for God sakes, the question is can they get up to say a 7 seed? I really hope they fall out of that 8/9 game line, but I got a feeling they end up there.

I'm with you on the 8th or 9th seed scenario, i'd rather get a 10th seed over an 8th/9th.

The difference this year between playing a 7th seed in the first round vs facing a 8th-9th seed will largely be non-existent, but then if you win that first round game as a 10 seed, you don't have to get stuck facing a No. 1 seed like OSU or Kansas in the next game.

[willie warrior]

Don't think we are a lock, but the win helped. If we lose the next one, we will be 19-14 with about a 65 RPI. Our conference esteem could get us in with 19-14, but lets beat WVU and Thuggins. That should solidify it.

[brewcity77]

Sorry, the thread title was sarcastic.  We're in for sure, with an 11 seed at the very worst.  I was mainly wondering if this now means we get seeded higher than Villanova in the big dance.  Also what do people think our ceiling is?  Say we beat WVU then taste sweet revenge against Louisville - does that put us at a 7?

It really depends on what criteria the committee uses. It seems based on the past few years that RPI, despite what they may say, is playing less and less of a role. It still matters, but I'm not sure if it's the top factor anymore. If that's true, we may already be on the verge of a 7.

The only real worry is adjusted seed lines. We could be a true 10 that gets adjusted down into an 8/9 matchup, or a true 7 that is adjusted up to one, simply because the Big East could place as many as three 2-seeds, and both Cincy and Nova could also be slated for 7/10 matchups. There is no way, even with 12 Big East teams, that any will be seeded to meet the first weekend.

If we beat WVU and UL, I think we have a shot at a 6. Beating ND should lock that, while our highest upside if we win the tourney would probably be a 5.

[groove]

It really depends on what criteria the committee uses. It seems based on the past few years that RPI, despite what they may say, is playing less and less of a role. It still matters, but I'm not sure if it's the top factor anymore. If that's true, we may already be on the verge of a 7.

The only real worry is adjusted seed lines. We could be a true 10 that gets adjusted down into an 8/9 matchup, or a true 7 that is adjusted up to one, simply because the Big East could place as many as three 2-seeds, and both Cincy and Nova could also be slated for 7/10 matchups. There is no way, even with 12 Big East teams, that any will be seeded to meet the first weekend.

If we beat WVU and UL, I think we have a shot at a 6. Beating ND should lock that, while our highest upside if we win the tourney would probably be a 5.

i agree

[Windyplayer]

If we beat WVU and lose to Louisville, I'd be worried about an 8/9 matchup. As much as I love watching our boys play in the Garden, a loss tonight would not be the end of the world since it would most likely result in a 10 seed in the Dance. Obviously, I still want to win, but there will be a silver lining, in my opinion, if we lose.