CBS: Rankings Team 1-351

[Dr. Blackheart]

Would it help our RPI and other stuff if we go 3-0 in Maui?

Cuz that's what we're gonna do!

I prefer 4-0

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Would it help our RPI and other stuff if we go 3-0 in Maui?

Cuz that's what we're gonna do!

I like that thought!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I prefer 4-0

I like it. Blitz through VCU and Wichita State and tell Michigan/Notre Dame to not bother playing the semi-final game. We'll just beat them both and call it a tournament.

[bilsu]

Your length post is based on a flawed assumption--that we missed the tournament in 2015-16 because of poor SOS, and we made it in 2016-17 because of better SOS.

I already pointed out that SOS was irrelevant in both seasons. 

Our 8-10 record and standalone 7th place in the BE in 2016 wasn't tournament worthy. There was no possible SOS improvement that would have got us into the tournament that year. We didn't have a tournament worthy body of work.

Just try to make the argument that we were tournament worthy but for a stronger strength of schedule.  Our most impressive non-conference win was #46 RPI Wisconsin, offset by bad losses to #100 Creighton, #106 Georgetown, #201 DePaul and a near bad loss to #95 Belmont (at home).  We also had a home loss to #29 Iowa.  We had one conference win against an NCAA tournament team. 

I just don't see it. There is no history of 7th place/8-10 Bit East teams making the tournament.  It didn't happen for Georgetown in 2014, and their SOS was ranked 25th.

On the other hand, our 10-8/tied for 3rd place performance in 2017 was clearly tournament worthy, as has been the case for every 3rd place finisher in Big East play as far back as I can recall. 

Look, I'm not saying we should tank the game against VCU--but we build a tournament worthy body of work by winning two to three games against Wisconsin, Purdue, Vermont, Georgia AND VCU--and it doesn't matter which two or three teams the wins come against.

I believe St. John's went 10-8 and missed the NCAA in the New Big East's first season. The league ended up with only four bids that year. Some early preseason predictions have the Big East only getting 4 bids this year, which if happens the fifth place team with a 10-8 record is not getting a bid. 10-8 in big East does not get you in. Quality wins do.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I believe St. John's went 10-8 and missed the NCAA in the New Big East's first season. The league ended up with only four bids that year. Some early preseason predictions have the Big East only getting 4 bids this year, which if happens the fifth place team with a 10-8 record is not getting a bid. 10-8 in big East does not get you in. Quality wins do.

10-8 in the BE is going to get you in UNLESS you had just an pitiful non-con.

[brewcity77]

10-8 in the BE is going to get you in UNLESS you had just an pitiful non-con.

10-8 would get anyone in except Georgetown, who probably needs to win the Big East Tournament even if they go 30-0.