Big East Conference Results/ NCAA/NIT/CBI

[brewcity77]

2 seems unlikely just because they have to get to 68 and the Pac-12 isn't going to send many. If the Big East sends 2-3, you need to start looking at more than 10 from the Big 10 & ACC. You need 4 or more from the American. You need a 2 bid SoCon, MWC, & WCC.

If MU and Villanova are dominant (say both win 16 games) and Xavier & DePaul are 3 & 4 at 11-7 each, then maybe you only get to 2-3 if no one else is above 8-10. Seems really unlikely, though.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

If Butler doesn't beat Villanova on Tuesday this could possibly be a 2 bid league. I say that because Butler is the only other team I think can make it. If they lose they only have Marquette x 2 and @ Villanova as top net rankings teams remaining.

Better chance of the Big East getting 6 bids than being 2 bid league. That's crazy talk.

[brewcity77]

Better chance of the Big East getting 6 bids than being 2 bid league. That's crazy talk.

Right now neither feel very likely. 4-5 should be right.

[willie warrior]

Better chance of the Big East getting 6 bids than being 2 bid league. That's crazy talk.

Agreed. If MU gets a bid, and right now they should, then St. John's certainly deserves one.

[muwarrior69]

Why is the Conference schedule skewed? Four teams have only played 5, 2 teams have played 7 and the rest 6 games?

[brewcity77]

Agreed. If MU gets a bid, and right now they should, then St. John's certainly deserves one.

Why is that? There's no correlation between those two things.

[HowardsWorld]

If the tournament started tomorrow St. Johns should not get in. 15-4 and there best win was Marquette and literally the rest was cupcakes.

[Cheeks]

If the tournament started tomorrow St. Johns should not get in. 15-4 and there best win was Marquette and literally the rest was cupcakes.

Most of the experts disagree with you.

[GooooMarquette]

Why is the Conference schedule skewed? Four teams have only played 5, 2 teams have played 7 and the rest 6 games?

Some teams choose to commit to nonconference games in the middle of the conference schedule. Look at St. John's - they've gotten into the habit of a mid-season game with Duke. They play Feb. 2 this year.

[CountryRoads]

2 isn't out of the question but it's highly unlikely. There is still 2/3 of the conference season left and I think at least 1 or 2 will get hot and separate themselves a bit for 3rd and 4th place.

MU/Nova games will be circled on all teams schedules as they're really the only opportunities for "signature" wins in the conference.

Depends how it shakes out but I see 3-5 being a really safe bet but those teams will all likely be sweating on selection Sunday.

Also, BET will be crazy this year. I think all 10 teams have a pretty decent shot at winning. We seem to always crap out in that so that could leave the door open for another bid.

[brewcity77]

If the tournament started tomorrow St. Johns should not get in. 15-4 and there best win was Marquette and literally the rest was cupcakes.

St John's gets in right now. But simply having a win over Marquette doesn't get them in. If they go 8-10 in league, they are not an at-large team. Unless we're going to say that Temple and Penn State are locks because of their home wins over Houston and Va Tech.

[Galway Eagle]

I'll be curious to see everybody defending St Johns who was so eager to say the ellenson team shouldn't get even an NIT birth. Because my understanding is the SJU schedule is record breaking leg bad for a power (big east?) team

[brewcity77]

I'll be curious to see everybody defending St Johns who was so eager to say the ellenson team shouldn't get even an NIT birth. Because my understanding is the SJU schedule is record breaking leg bad for a power (big east?) team

This St John's team is very similar, though at the moment looks like a weaker bubble this year. I felt at the time MU needed 23 wins to be a lock. We got 20. 21 would've been NIT, 22 would've been bubble, 23 would've been in.

22 (10-8 in league) might be enough for the Johnnies, but 9-9 or 8-10 and it's an uphill climb. Their non-con is a real anchor on their NCAA hopes. But a weak Pac-12 along with only two clear tourney teams in our own league means they probably have 4-5 spots that have to go to someone, and a 20+ win Big East team will have as good a shot as anyone.

[Herman Cain]

Big East NET rankings through games of Saturday January 19. DePaul road win moved them up significantly and Seton Hall moved down.
New Old
21   21   Marquette   
28   24   Villanova      
42   34   St. John's
44   47   Butler   
56   49   Seton Hall   
64   59   Creighton   
79   82   Xavier   
84   81   Providence   
95   95   Georgetown   
101   116   DePaul   

[UWW2MU]

Not sure why, but Depaul moved again since games concluded yesterday 1/20.   All Big East teams in top 100 in NET.  Our game didn't move the needle much, if at all.

New Old
21   21   Marquette
28   28   Villanova
42   42   St. John's (NY)
43   43   Butler
56   56   Seton Hall
63   64   Creighton
80   79   Xavier
83   84   Providence
94   101   DePaul
95   95   Georgetown

[UWW2MU]

Not sure why, but Depaul moved again since games concluded yesterday 1/20.   All Big East teams in top 100 in NET.  Our game didn't move the needle much, if at all.

New Old
21   21   Marquette
28   28   Villanova
42   42   St. John's (NY)
43   43   Butler
56   56   Seton Hall
63   64   Creighton
80   79   Xavier
83   84   Providence
94   101   DePaul
95   95   Georgetown

Nevermind, I figured it out.  Boston College had their big win against Florida State, which helped all teams BC played (including Depaul).

[LoudMouth]

If both us and Nova win out until we play each other do we get gameday?

[JakeBarnes]

If both us and Nova win out until we play each other do we get gameday?

It's on network FOX from what it looks like.

[Mr. Nielsen]

If both us and Nova win out until we play each other do we get gameday?

College Basketball version of Gameday only goes to sites of ESPN games.

That said, Marquette will have a nice lead-in. As Nova-MU follows Wisconsin at Michigan. Utah at UCLA follows MU's game on FOX.

[MuMark]

Not Big East but NC just scored 20 in a row against Buzz......45-31 NC at the half.

Put his point guard back in with 2 fouls and picked up 3rd almost immediately.........I think most coaches will take that gamble unless they have tremendous depth......just backfired this time.

[MomofMUltiples]

Creighton and GTown in a shootout. But what I want to know is, how did McClung get out of wearing the hot pink shoes?

[warriorchick]

Creighton and GTown in a shootout. But what I want to know is, how did McClung get out of wearing the hot pink shoes?

Apparently not as secure in his masculinity as the rest of his teammates.

[wadesworld]

Not Big East but NC just scored 20 in a row against Buzz......45-31 NC at the half.

Put his point guard back in with 2 fouls and picked up 3rd almost immediately.........I think most coaches will take that gamble unless they have tremendous depth......just backfired this time.

I thought Buzz was a great coach.  There's no way a high major level coach would ever let an opponent go on a 19-0 run.

At least that's what I've been told.

[Herman Cain]

Nice road win for Creighton against Georgetown. I enjoy watching these high scoring Creighton shoot outs .  I think it is good for the league.

[muguru]

So what is keeping MU's NET ranking so low? The two blow out road losses? As I watch it it seems like whenever MU wins there's almost little effect on their net ranking.. at first I thought it was because they hadn't won a road game but then they beat Creighton and then they beat Georgetown on the road and it did nothing for their net ranking