Lundardi got three wrong...I think..

[GGGG]

He had Colorado in rather easy...but they didn't make it.  St. Mary's and Virginia Tech last four in.  Neither made it.

Georgia and UAB were first four out...and are in.  The shocker is VCU.

[brewcity77]

He had Colorado in rather easy...but they didn't make it.  St. Mary's and Virginia Tech last four in.  Neither made it.

Georgia and UAB were first four out...and are in.  The shocker is VCU.

No idea how VCU gets in, Virginia Tech gets skipped again. We're on the list of the last 6 in.

[GGGG]

We were one step away from a play in game.  We don't beat WVU, we might not get in.

[Silkk the Shaka]

No idea how VCU gets in, Virginia Tech gets skipped again. We're on the list of the last 6 in.

Where is the list of last 6 in?

[TallTitan34]

They showed it during the selection show.

[Silkk the Shaka]

They showed it during the selection show.

Cool, stopped watching, was talking about MU's draw with people as soon as our name flashed.  Do they ever publish such a list?

[MUMac]

We were one step away from a play in game.  We don't beat WVU, we might not get in.

I said last weekend to some friends that we needed to win 2 in the BE Tourney to get in.  Glad they did, glad they are in.  Last 6 or first 6, it doesn't matter once we lace them up.  We can play with nearly anyone, but we need to play like WVU and not UL.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Where is the list of last 6 in?

Yup.....maybe next year we should save some of these threads so people can stop with the "lock" crap....especially the abuse people took here for saying we WEREN'T a lock...and called anti-Buzz or anti-MU for saying it.

We were right, for a reason.  Too much cheerleading here clouds way too much judgment. 

[CTWarrior]

If the committee is going to pick teams like VCU with a dart board and a blindfold it is going to get harder for guys like Lunardi to get the bracket right.

To be fair, I didn't think UAB was so bad (CUSA is one of the better non BCS conferences and they did win the regular season), but not at the expense of Colorado.  I took a look at VCU's schedule and results and I just don't get it.

[jficke13]

If the committee is going to pick teams like VCU with a dart board and a blindfold it is going to get harder for guys like Lunardi to get the bracket right.

To be fair, I didn't think UAB was so bad (CUSA is one of the better non BCS conferences and they did win the regular season), but not at the expense of Colorado.  I took a look at VCU's schedule and results and I just don't get it.

there are no bcs conferences in college bball

[MerrittsMustache]

Where is the list of last 6 in?

It's not necessarily "the last 6 in." It's the 6 lowest-seeded at-large bids. There's a difference. Teams are often moved up or down a line (or lines) for various reasons, like location, more intriguing match-ups, avoiding rematches and making sure the BE doesn't get too many teams into the Sweet 16 

MU very well could have been safely in but fell due to one or more reasons like these.

[Jacks DC]

This field shows that anything can happen.  VCU was never even in the discussion.  They get in over Colorado who beat K-State three times?  What a joke.

[CTWarrior]

there are no bcs conferences in college bball

I should hope you knew I was referring to the Big East, ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 10, which, while not relevant to basketball, are still often referred to as such even in basketball.

[IAmMarquette]

Yup.....maybe next year we should save some of these threads so people can stop with the "lock" crap....especially the abuse people took here for saying we WEREN'T a lock...and called anti-Buzz or anti-MU for saying it.

We were right, for a reason. Too much cheerleading here clouds way too much judgment.  

No, you weren't. How do you know the committee didn't say "Marquette is DEFINITELY IN [i.e. a lock], but they're one of the last teams that are safe."?

Just because we were the last non-play-in at large bid doesn't necessarily mean we weren't or couldn't have been considered a "lock."


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[CTWarrior]

It's not necessarily "the last 6 in." It's the 6 lowest-seeded at-large bids. There's a difference. Teams are often moved up or down a line (or lines) for various reasons, like location, more intriguing match-ups, avoiding rematches and making sure the BE doesn't get too many teams into the Sweet 16 

MU very well could have been safely in but fell due to one or more reasons like these.

I don't think so, since they have us playing a potential second round game against another Big East team.  They could have easily made us a lower seed and improved our separation from other Big East teams.  I have to think we were one of the last two teams to make the tournament and escape round 1.

[MerrittsMustache]

I don't think so, since they have us playing a potential second round game against another Big East team.  They could have easily made us a lower seed and improved our separation from other Big East teams.  I have to think we were one of the last two teams to make the tournament and escape round 1.

I'm not saying MU was definitely not one of the last teams in. I'm just saying that it's not as simple as to say that the 6 lowest-seeded teams were the last 6 to get in. That's all.

[Fred Garvin]

Best line of the night when Bilas said he wasn't sure the people on the committee new if the ball was round or not.

[Coleman]

Yup.....maybe next year we should save some of these threads so people can stop with the "lock" crap....especially the abuse people took here for saying we WEREN'T a lock...and called anti-Buzz or anti-MU for saying it.

We were right, for a reason.  Too much cheerleading here clouds way too much judgment.  

haha. Cmon Chicos. Its a message board, and 50% of your posts are to antagonize the crowd.

You're welcome to your opinion, but don't cry abuse.

[Fred Garvin]

Wow daylight savings time! knew if the ball was round.Sorry about that

[Hards Alumni]

No, you weren't. How do you know the committee didn't say "Marquette is DEFINITELY IN [i.e. a lock], but they're one of the last teams that are safe."?

Just because we were the last non-play-in at large bid doesn't necessarily mean we weren't or couldn't have been considered a "lock."


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You know he will never address this because it doesn't fit his way of thinking.

[MerrittsMustache]

haha. Cmon Chicos. Its a message board, and 50% of your posts are to antagonize the crowd.

You're welcome to your opinion, but don't cry abuse.

Careful. Chicos might enlist the help of an auditor to find out if 50% of his posts truly are antagonistic.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm not saying MU was definitely not one of the last teams in. I'm just saying that it's not as simple as to say that the 6 lowest-seeded teams were the last 6 to get in. That's all.

Ahem...MU was one of the last 6 teams in.  Last night on ESPN they said ( paraphrasing ) according to the committee chair Gene Smith, these were the last 6 teams invited.

[ChicosBailBonds]

haha. Cmon Chicos. Its a message board, and 50% of your posts are to antagonize the crowd.

You're welcome to your opinion, but don't cry abuse.

50%....awesome....no longer Vast Majority.  I must be making progress. 

[leever]

Just went up to 51%

[MerrittsMustache]

Ahem...MU was one of the last 6 teams in.  Last night on ESPN they said ( paraphrasing ) according to the committee chair Gene Smith, these were the last 6 teams invited.

It may be true this year but that's not always the case, which is exactly what I was saying. I take everything I hear from the committee with a grain of salt anyway.