March 4, 200620 yr The Wichita State Shockers just lost 60-52 to the Bradley Braves. THis is pretty big, i think it almost forces SIU to win the tournament to get in, but winning against UNI might put them over the top.
March 4, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 06:11 AM) They're the biggest, most athletic and most talented team in the mvc, no doubt. I will say though, that if our offense is aggressive like it was today, we're going to be fine the rest of this tourny. Rex, Evansville is going to have a decent team next year. Everyone is back, Matt Webster is a solid player, and Jason Holsinger is a very nice looking freshman. I'd love to believe that, but that is what has been said for the past 2 years and it hasn't happened. I'm just not sure the current staff can get them where they need to be.
March 5, 200620 yr I think the Salukis earned at least an At Large bid with that win over Northern Iowa. What a great game.
March 5, 200620 yr QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 06:22 PM) I think the Salukis earned at least an At Large bid with that win over Northern Iowa. What a great game. Their resume is less than impressive.
March 5, 200620 yr QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 07:27 PM) Their resume is less than impressive. 6-4 against top 50 teams aint so bad. A 21-9 record doesnt hurt. An RPI of 42(which will drop after beating UNI) certainly doesnt hurt either. Thier resume is much better than you think. In fact, here is a list of many teams records (vs top 50 teams) considered to be on the bubble or in the tournament : Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 0-3 UTEP: 0-3 UAB: 0-2 Western Kentucky: 0-2 Air Force: 0-1 Texas A&M: 1-4 Bucknell: 1-3 BYU: 1-2 George Washington: 1-1 Utah State: 1-1 San Diego State: 1-1 Syracuse: 2-8 Kentucky: 2-8 Maryland: 2-7 Oklahoma: 2-4 Boston College: 2-4 UNC Wilmington: 2-4 Old Dominion: 2-4 Gonzaga: 2-3 George Mason: 2-3 Nevada: 2-2 Colorado: 2-2 Hofstra: 2-1 Michigan: 3-7 Cincinnati: 3-7 Arizona: 3-5 Marquette: 3-5 Florida: 3-4 Kansas: 3-4 Seton Hall: 3-4 California: 3-3 Missouri State: 4-7 Georgetown: 4-6 North Carolina State: 4-5 UCLA: 4-4 Tennessee: 4-4 Indiana: 5-7 Arkansas: 5-6 Edited March 5, 200620 yr by kyyle23
March 5, 200620 yr Author QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 06:27 PM) Their resume is less than impressive. Our resume is almost better then every other bubble team. We got 7 wins against the top 50 by the way kyyle. We're in, there is no doubt in my mind now. Our rpi is right around 35 now, 7 top 50 wins which is just so much more then any of the other bubble teams. Unless the committee just feels like screwing the valley over, we're in.
March 5, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 07:34 PM) Our resume is almost better then every other bubble team. We got 7 wins against the top 50 by the way kyyle. We're in, there is no doubt in my mind now. Our rpi is right around 35 now, 7 top 50 wins which is just so much more then any of the other bubble teams. Unless the committee just feels like screwing the valley over, we're in. Don't get me wrong, they definitely should get in. But they also have 4 flat out awful losses, and the RPI doesn't take into account the loss to Alaska Anchorage but the tourney committee will. Southern had no good non conference wins, and only has one good road win. All those things are factored in. It really depends on how many teams the committee decides to let in from the MVC. If its 4 than Southern very possibly won't get in. If its 5 they are in.
March 5, 200620 yr Author QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 07:52 PM) Don't get me wrong, they definitely should get in. But they also have 4 flat out awful losses, and the RPI doesn't take into account the loss to Alaska Anchorage but the tourney committee will. Southern had no good non conference wins, and only has one good road win. All those things are factored in. It really depends on how many teams the committee decides to let in from the MVC. If its 4 than Southern very possibly won't get in. If its 5 they are in. Yup, the bad losses is the one thing that would keep us out. Still, the resume is to good to leave us out. As far as the mvc pecking order goes, we might be 4th being in front of creighton for sure and maybe missouri state. Obviously we'll see but I think we're in if the committe is fair and goes by the best resume's.
March 5, 200620 yr Realtime RPI of the Missouri Valley top 6 20 Missouri State 20-8 0.6014 35 0.5585 Mvc 12-7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Wichita St. 23-8 0.5997 43 0.5539 Mvc 15-5 22 Marquette 19-9 0.5990 20 0.5715 Bige 10-6 23 Geo. Washington 26-1 0.5961 255 0.4696 Atl10 16-0 24 Northern Iowa 21-9 0.5958 28 0.5634 Mvc 12-8 25 Arizona 18-10 0.5947 18 0.5727 Pac10 11-6 26 Bradley 20-9 0.5945 50 0.5508 Mvc 13-7 27 Georgetown 19-7 0.5944 62 0.5425 Bige 10-5 28 Hofstra 22-5 0.5928 170 0.5006 Coln 14-4 29 West Virginia 19-9 0.5921 25 0.5682 Bige 11-5 30 N.C. Wilmington 23-7 0.5915 111 0.5194 Coln 16-3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Indiana 17-10 0.5901 17 0.5731 Big10 9-7 32 Michigan 18-9 0.5894 26 0.5676 Big10 8-8 33 Washington 23-5 0.5883 116 0.5183 Pac10 12-5 34 Southern Ill. 21-9 0.5877 64 0.5422 Mvc 14-6 35 Cincinnati 18-11 0.5876 7 0.5874 Bige 8-8 36 Creighton 19-9 0.5873 51 0.5497 Mvc 12-7 Edited March 5, 200620 yr by kyyle23
March 5, 200620 yr Seeing Bradley and SIU, two Illinois teams playing the championship of the #1 mid major on CBS tomorrow should be great. As for the MVC, I honestly think they will get 5. Bradley and SIU are in because of this weekend (1 as the auto bid of course), Wichita State and Missouri State are in because of the MVC season, and UNI is in because of their solid record combined with 3 VERY good OOC wins (AT LSU, Iowa, Bucknell). If the MVC doesn't get 5, it's a crime. Sorry Creighton, but your out.
March 5, 200620 yr UAB beat Memphis Thursday night, so add 1 Top 50 win. I really think UAB is deserving of a bid, although their conference will hurt them. UAB is very difficult to play and makes things exciting. They could knock off any team on any given day. Barring an early fall in teh CUSA Tournament, I say they are in. Edited March 5, 200620 yr by Rex Hudler
March 5, 200620 yr Let's go Egyptian Dogs(How many times have we heard this in the audio for the games? I think it has been said more than Salukis) Win today and you are in, simple as that.
March 5, 200620 yr The MVC title game will air in about half an hour...on CBS! Dick Enberg! This is huge for the MVC. The title game was never on CBS before. This has certainly been the MVC's year. Southern Illinois vs Bradley. All-Illinois, baby! Also, I'll be very pissed off if both SIU and Bradley don't make the tourney. Both have done enough to deserve bids.
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