Magic Number: Wins needed to clinch NCAA bid?

[dgies9156]

Just get in and win the whole f—-ing thing.

1977 all over again!

[bilsu]

We are 100% in with 9 league wins. Does not matter how we get them.

8-10 and 0-1 in BET almost certainly gets us in too.

There will be no 8-10 Big East teams getting a bid. The league is already down to a projected 5 bids.

[WhoaJoe2020]

Just get in and win the whole f—-ing thing.

1977 all over again!

They would need Theo to be 110%.

He's about 80% with his wrist.

Koby and Jayce seem to be getting back to 100%, but of course then Markus goes and gets injured.

If the medical staff figures out a better fix for Theo's wrist and Markus fully recovers before the tournament, who knows. This years been crazy. Why not dream big??

[BM1090]

There will be no 8-10 Big East teams getting a bid. The league is already down to a projected 5 bids.

We're in with 8-10. Butler would be too.

[brewcity77]

There will be no 8-10 Big East teams getting a bid. The league is already down to a projected 5 bids.

LOL. This seems worth some more investigation.

[WhiteTrash]

1 or 2 wins to clinch a bid?... this board has officially went off the rails. That is so absurd that it's not worth pointing out how stupid it is.

I love MU but 18 total wins will put us on the NIT bubble.

[tower912]

I don't think 18 is enough, either.    But look around at the other bubble teams.   There aren't going to be many worthy teams left out this year.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Amazing how some scoopers just cant handle something they disagree with. A question was asked how many wins are needed and if you respond with more than 3, people get their panties in a tight wad which squeezes their gonads.. 20 wins is not a guarantee to get in the dance, but should definitely garner  big consideration. While the BEast is a great BB conference, we should feel secure with 4 more wins. If we cannot win 4 more conference games, then there should be concern. If we get in with 19 wins (3 in last 8 games), then luck played into it. No reason to get panties bunched up.

I don't think anyone's panties are in a bunch. Mine certainly aren't. We're just informing you that your baseless opinion is wildly inaccurate.

[WhiteTrash]

I don't think 18 is enough, either.    But look around at the other bubble teams.   There aren't going to be many worthy teams left out this year.

First,  MU is not a bubble team. We are firmly in as of now. If we crash and burn to 18 wins, I'll bet any amount of money we are out. I really don't see that as a possibility. 20+ win MU teams have been left out. As great as the Big East is, 18 wins will not come close to getting us in.

[wadesworld]

Oklahoma finished at 19-13, 7-11 in the Big Twelve last year and lost in the first round of the Big Twelve Tournament last year. They were a 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

We're in with 8 BE wins. Just like SJU was last year, in a far worse BE.

[WhiteTrash]

Oklahoma finished at 19-13, 7-11 in the Big Twelve last year and lost in the first round of the Big Twelve Tournament last year. They were a 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

We're in with 8 BE wins. Just like SJU was last year, in a far worse BE.

Thank you for proving my point.

[brewcity77]

18 for Marquette would get us in. Full stop. I've been crunching the numbers. The difference between Oklahoma and St. John's last year is that this year's bubble is MUCH weaker. Last year was actually a strong bubble.

18 gets us in. Period. Anyone arguing otherwise simply has not done the research.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Amazing how some scoopers just cant handle something they disagree with. A question was asked how many wins are needed and if you respond with more than 3, people get their panties in a tight wad which squeezes their gonads.. 20 wins is not a guarantee to get in the dance, but should definitely garner  big consideration. While the BEast is a great BB conference, we should feel secure with 4 more wins. If we cannot win 4 more conference games, then there should be concern. If we get in with 19 wins (3 in last 8 games), then luck played into it. No reason to get panties bunched up.

This isn't a matter of opinion though. It's a matter of facts.  Your understanding of the facts is incorrect. If MU wins 3 more games it is impossible that they won't make the tournament.

[brewcity77]

This isn't a matter of opinion though. It's a matter of facts.  Your understanding of the facts is incorrect. If MU wins 3 more games it is impossible that they won't make the tournament.

Yup. There is a sub-zero chance of us missing with 3 more wins unless we refuse the invite or incur a postseason ban in the next 6 weeks.

But I feel very confident that 2 more wins will definitely get us in. People simply don't understand how bad this bubble is. It is not possible for teams on the bubble to pass the resume that 2 more wins would give us even if they won out.

[WhiteTrash]

18 for Marquette would get us in. Full stop. I've been crunching the numbers. The difference between Oklahoma and St. John's last year is that this year's bubble is MUCH weaker. Last year was actually a strong bubble.

18 gets us in. Period. Anyone arguing otherwise simply has not done the research.

Ha! So what is the bet? $10,000?

I will 100% put up $10K .

[brewcity77]

Ha! So what is the bet? $10,000?

Read the article tomorrow then feel free to provide a cogent argument against it. I'll tell you in advance there are 6 teams currently projected in the field that could win out and it is still not possible for them to have a stronger resume than Marquette would with 18 wins. Impossible.

Further, 7 of the 8 teams in the "Next 8 out" on bracketmatrix would have to have a 77.8% winning percentage or better the rest of the way to pass Marquette's resume with 18 wins. The only exception to that is another Big East team, Xavier.

[dgies9156]

Quit arguing this crap.

We will win at least 7 of 8 and go deep in the tournament.

3 seed here we come!!

#winitall

[WhiteTrash]

Read the article tomorrow then feel free to provide a cogent argument against it. I'll tell you in advance there are 6 teams currently projected in the field that could win out and it is still not possible for them to have a stronger resume than Marquette would with 18 wins. Impossible.

Further, 7 of the 8 teams in the "Next 8 out" on bracketmatrix would have to have a 77.8% winning percentage or better the rest of the way to pass Marquette's resume with 18 wins. The only exception to that is another Big East team, Xavier.

I will bet you $10,000.

[brewcity77]

I will bet you $10,000.

Good for you.

[WhiteTrash]

Good for you.

I thought so.

MU is too good to end up with 18 wins. Let's look forward to multiple NCAA wins.

[brewcity77]

I thought so.

MU is too good to end up with 18 wins. Let's look forward to multiple NCAA wins.

I don't have that kind of disposable income and I have never made a bet where I wouldn't have been just as comfortable throwing the money on a bonfire.

I agree that we will end up with more than 18 wins. However I guarantee that if we only end up with 18 wins, we will, unquestionably, be invited to the NCAA Tournament. Teams with far worse resumes will get in this year.

[Lennys Tap]

I don't have that kind of disposable income and I have never made a bet where I wouldn't have been just as comfortable throwing the money on a bonfire.

I agree that we will end up with more than 18 wins. However I guarantee that if we only end up with 18 wins, we will, unquestionably, be invited to the NCAA Tournament. Teams with far worse resumes will get in this year.

Brew

I trust your analysis but I sure hope (and expect) we'll close the season better than 2-7. Wouldn't feel great about our chances if we went in 18-13.

[fjm]

I will bet you $10,000.

You're making yourself look bad. Embarrassing actually.

You use no stats, analysis, or facts in your discussion.

And then in response to people who DO use stats, analysis or facts, you bust out the 4th grader "well I bet you 6 chicken nuggets you're wrong!"

How about ANY actual information in your argument instead of "OH I HAVE MONEY! Bet you're wrong". Very Ners and Guru of you.

Betting 10k that 18 wins is out when people who actually do analysis that says otherwise and arguing without facts... weak.

[fjm]

Brew

I trust your analysis but I sure hope (and expect) we'll close the season better than 2-7. Wouldn't feel great about our chances if we went in 18-13.

Everyone hopes we finish with 20+ wins.

No one is saying "WE ONLY WANT 2 MORE WINS". But the fact remains that 18 W's for Marquette University in 2019-2020 is a team that is in the NCAA tournament.

[Lennys Tap]

Everyone hopes we finish with 20+ wins.

No one is saying "WE ONLY WANT 2 MORE WINS". But the fact remains that 18 W's for Marquette University in 2019-2020 is a team that is in the NCAA tournament.

I didn't mean I didn't think we would get in at 18-13. I meant I wouldn't like our chances to advance if we limped to the finish line. Sorry if I wasn't clear.