QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 12:51 PM)
I looked at Evansville's "resume" and it is much better than I thought.
2-5 vs. RPI Top 50
5-6 vs. RPI Top 100 (includes ND, Butler & Colorado State, all on the road)
But here is the killer.....
Losses (RPI 150+)
RPI DATE OPPONENT SCORE
221 Nov. 15 Buffalo* 50-56
211 Feb. 2 @ Missouri State 61-62
181 Feb. 5 @ Bradley 70-76
177 Feb. 13 @ Southern Illinois 56-65
If Evansville wins all 4, they would be 22 - 9 and likely a bubble team. Their struggles on the road have really, really hurt them. They have won their last two road games @ Wichita and @ Wright St, however. Not sure how I like their chances in Arch Madness. I know they gave Creighton a tough time last year (win @ home, 1 pt loss in OT on the road). But I don't like having to play IN state back to back games. For whatever reason, playing against Jake Odum isn't comfortable. He finds ways to beat you. A semifinal game vs. Creighton is FAR from a given.
Sadly, this is a senior laden team so it may take a couple of years before they are even back to this point.
They've been playing the best ball of any team in the league so who knows. Any of the top 6 seeds could win and I wouldn't be surprised.