If we lose out, to we still get an NCAA bid?

[Jay Bee]

Richmond has a win over the Big 10 champs. They may get another shot at Dayton in the conference tournament.

USC has a big one against UCLA tonight. They will also have opportunities in the conference tournament.

Again, assuming MU loses to Depaul on Wednesday (which means a Xavier win tonight...and why I included X).

Why do you assume we play DePaul on Weds?

[5DollarPitcher]

Why do you assume we play DePaul on Weds?

He's assuming worst case scenario in a devil's advocate exercise against the "stone-cold lock" group.

[CountryRoads]

Congrats. You are now the first and only "bracketologist" with Marquette out of the field. Good job!

Bracketologists don't look one second into the future. Lot of games to be played this week around the country. Lot of opportunities for teams to get big wins and make up ground.

[bradforster]

Marquette is in the tournament, but it's hard to blame the committee if it decides a team sporting a record of 18 - 13 is unworthy of a bid.  I am stunned that after I left Milwaukee for Dallas after the Butler game we are in this position.  You would think a team is trending in the right direction and poised for a nice run after a comprehensive victory.

[BM1090]

Alright, I just completed the exercise and "filled the bracket." (under the assumption we lose to Depaul Wednesday night)

Here is what I came up with in 10 minutes. Conference Tournament champions I usually took the best team but threw a few bid stealers in there to get more of a "worst case" scenario for MU.

Blast me if you want but what teams are unequivocally behind MU in the at-large list? I didn't purposefully leave MU out, but honestly I am starting to see a scenario we get left out.

Conference Tournament Champions:

1. Vermont (America East)
2. Tulsa (American Athletic)
3. Dayton (A10)
4. Florida State (ACC)
5. North Florida (Atlantic Sun)
6. Kansas (Big 12)
7. Seton Hall (Big East)
8. Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
9. Winthrop (Big South)
10. Wisconsin (Big Ten)
11. UC Irvine (Big West)
12. Hofstra (Colonial)
13. North Texas (CUSA)
14. Wright State (Horizon)
15. Yale (Ivy)
16. Siena (Metro)
17. Akron (Mid-American)
18. North Carolina Central (Mid-Eastern)
19. Bradley (Missouri Valley)
20. SDSU (Mountain West)
21. Merrimack (Northeast)
22. Belmont (Ohio Valley)
23. Oregon (Pac12)
24. Colgate (Patriot)
25. Kentucky (SEC)
26. UNC Greensboro (Southern)
27. Nicholls (Southland)
28. Prairie View (Southwestern)
29. NDSU (Summit)
30. Little Rock (Sun Belt)
31. Gonzaga (West Coast)
32. California Baptist (Western Athletic)

At Large Bids (No Order):

1. Louisville
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Baylor
5. Houston
6. Villanova
7. Creighton
8. Providence
9. Maryland
10. Michigan State
11. Ohio State
12. Butler
13. Iowa
14. Michigan
15. Rutgers
16. Utah State
17. UCLA
18. Illinois
19. Penn State
20. West Virginia
21. Arizona
22. Auburn
23. Texas
24. LSU
25. BYU
26. Colorado
27. Texas Tech
28. Oklahoma
29. Arizona State
30. Florida
31. USC
32. St Marys
34. Richmond
35. Xavier
36. Northern Iowa

NIT:

Wichita State
Memphis
Rhode Island
St Louis
Liberty
Marquette
Purdue
Indiana
Cincy
Murray State
Stanford
Mississippi State
South Carolina
ETSU
Furman
SFA
New Mexico State

UCLA
Utah State
Richmond
Texas
Texas tech (assuming a loss today)
Xavier
N Iowa
Oklahoma
Florida
Rutgers only if they lose to Purdue

[Fred Garvin]

Marquette will get in because of Marcus,tv ratings are what drives the ncaa now.People will want to see this guy that can score,score,score.Even if it's only for one game,he is a marketing tool.

[Mr. Nielsen]

USC has a big one against UCLA , now on CBS.

[CountryRoads]

UCLA
Utah State
Richmond
Texas
Texas tech (assuming a loss today)
Xavier
N Iowa
Oklahoma
Florida

Thanks. That list is getting a bit smaller than I would like to see.

[g0lden3agle]

Congrats. You are now the first and only "bracketologist" with Marquette out of the field. Good job!

How bout you post your list so we can all crap on it too!

[warriorfred]

Gonna be an interesting Selection Sunday.

[willie warrior]

UCLA
Utah State
Richmond
Texas
Texas tech (assuming a loss today)
Xavier
N Iowa
Oklahoma
Florida
Rutgers only if they lose to Purdue

Interesting. I see that you have Wojos successors Coach, in the Dance.

[5DollarPitcher]

How bout you post your list so we can all crap on it too!

He's the most condescending poster on Scoop.  Don't listen to him.

[warriorfred]

He's the most condescending poster on Scoop.  Don't listen to him.

Gonna be an interesting Selection Sunday.

[BM1090]

Thanks. That list is getting a bit smaller than I would like to see.

Texas losing by 22 at halftime vs. Oklahoma State. At home.

[cheebs09]

We are really making this thread relevant by testing this theory. Unreal.

[PointWarrior]

Can't wait for the "we are a lock" heads to explode when they get left out. 

[BM1090]

Can't wait for the "we are a lock" heads to explode when they get left out.

But they won't. Do some research.

Pretty insane that we've failed to win one game that would have moved it from 99% to 100%, though

[BM1090]

UCLA loses a heartbreaker to USC. Good for MU. To put it in perspective, UCLA is considered in right now. Check out their numbers and compare them to MU

Bruins numbers heading into the game:

NET: 77
KenPom: 77
Sagarin: 60
KPI: 46
BPI: 93
SOS: 66

[wadesworld]

Damb it UCLA. Help a brother out.
Go Utah State!!

Awesome.

[HutchwasClutch]

UCLA loses a heartbreaker to USC. Good for MU.

Always love counting on other programs to come through for us while we choke. Sign of a program trending upwards  🙄

[🏀]

Damb it UCLA. Help a brother out.
Go Utah State!!

Ban this guy already

[bilsu]

Alright, I just completed the exercise and "filled the bracket." (under the assumption we lose to Depaul Wednesday night)

Here is what I came up with in 10 minutes. Conference Tournament champions I usually took the best team but threw a few bid stealers in there to get more of a "worst case" scenario for MU.

Blast me if you want but what teams are unequivocally behind MU in the at-large list? I didn't purposefully leave MU out, but honestly I am starting to see a scenario we get left out.

Conference Tournament Champions:

1. Vermont (America East)
2. Tulsa (American Athletic)
3. Dayton (A10)
4. Florida State (ACC)
5. North Florida (Atlantic Sun)
6. Kansas (Big 12)
7. Seton Hall (Big East)
8. Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
9. Winthrop (Big South)
10. Wisconsin (Big Ten)
11. UC Irvine (Big West)
12. Hofstra (Colonial)
13. North Texas (CUSA)
14. Wright State (Horizon)
15. Yale (Ivy)
16. Siena (Metro)
17. Akron (Mid-American)
18. North Carolina Central (Mid-Eastern)
19. Bradley (Missouri Valley)
20. SDSU (Mountain West)
21. Merrimack (Northeast)
22. Belmont (Ohio Valley)
23. Oregon (Pac12)
24. Colgate (Patriot)
25. Kentucky (SEC)
26. UNC Greensboro (Southern)
27. Nicholls (Southland)
28. Prairie View (Southwestern)
29. NDSU (Summit)
30. Little Rock (Sun Belt)
31. Gonzaga (West Coast)
32. California Baptist (Western Athletic)

At Large Bids (No Order):

1. Louisville
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Baylor
5. Houston
6. Villanova
7. Creighton
8. Providence
9. Maryland
10. Michigan State
11. Ohio State
12. Butler
13. Iowa
14. Michigan
15. Rutgers
16. Utah State
17. UCLA
18. Illinois
19. Penn State
20. West Virginia
21. Arizona
22. Auburn
23. Texas
24. LSU
25. BYU
26. Colorado
27. Texas Tech
28. Oklahoma
29. Arizona State
30. Florida
31. USC
32. St Marys
34. Richmond
35. Xavier
36. Northern Iowa

NIT:

Wichita State
Memphis
Rhode Island
St Louis
Liberty
Marquette
Purdue
Indiana
Cincy
Murray State
Stanford
Mississippi State
South Carolina
ETSU
Furman
SFA
New Mexico State

We beat Xavier twice. Xavier is out, if we are out. I could see this happening, if we lose to DePaul again and Xavier losses to Butler and in first round of Big East tournament.
I will predict now that there will be no Big East teams in the Elite 8.

[Silent Verbal]

UCLA loses a heartbreaker to USC. Good for MU. To put it in perspective, UCLA is considered in right now. Check out their numbers and compare them to MU

Bruins numbers heading into the game:

NET: 77
KenPom: 77
Sagarin: 60
KPI: 46
BPI: 93
SOS: 66

This is weak sauce.

[Cfollow]

Ban this guy already

I don't like someone's opinion so we should ban them. Go back to the USSR already or China you'll fit right in. Now go back to your alley and keep burning books.

[BM1090]

This is weak sauce.

Presenting numbers of a true bubble team is weak? Okay. Way to add value to the conversation.