2017-18 Games of Interest

[ShockerGirl]

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So excited to listen to the 3 Loyola fans start complaining about the league hurting their at-large chances.

Sister Jean already posted a complaint on MVCFans.

[another shocker]

i didn't even know that ku had a game scheduled last night.

then i heard the final score this morning.

[another shocker]

ku got spanked

[wichshock65]

Inconsequential?????? I would think home losses have at least some consequences, but what do I know.

[shoxtop]

Inconsequential?????? I would think home losses have at least some consequences, but what do I know.

Home loss against a team with an rpi of 49 is a "quadrant 2 loss" this year

[Shocker_Power]

Home loss against a team with an rpi of 49 is a "quadrant 2 loss" this year

Where does it indicate what a "quadrant 2 loss" means in the terms of rankings?

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

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This evening reminds me of something I was thinking about a lot a week ago when a bunch of chicken littles we're running around yapping about "WSU always loses big games."

Obviously that statement was patently false. But it did get me to thinking about the fact that WSU pretty much ONLY loses big games.

It ain't that easy to straight up never lose to teams not in the Top 50. And everyone has been sure to remind that WSU has played an awful lot of those opportunities. It has been popular for media hacks and P5 fans to assert that WSU would finish in the middle of the pack in better leagues. It's likely that the closer reality is that you couldn't find more than a couple of teams that would actually go 68-4 against WSU's league schedule the past 4 seasons. Ironically, one of those teams is probably Gonzaga.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

WSU vs 100+ ranked teams (KenPom)
2012: 15-1
2013: 15-1
2014: 26-0
2015: 19-0
2016: 19-1
2017: 23-0
2018: 5-0

122-3

And don't even get me started on the margin of victory by WSU in those wins.

[wheathead]

Was KU’s loss considered “ neutral court?” It seems teams from Pacific Northwest have not been kind to KU at the Sprint center of late.

[Kochaddict]

Meanwhile,

Drake loses to South Dakota
SIU loses to St. Lewis
ISUr gets blitzed by BYU
ISUb loses to North Texas

So excited to listen to the 3 Loyola fans start complaining about the league hurting their at-large chances.

Probably need to form a committee to discuss changing conferences.

[Stickboy46]

Home loss against a team with an rpi of 49 is a "quadrant 2 loss" this year

Washington won't be 49 by the end of the year

[wichshock65]

Washington won't be 49 by the end of the year

But they're only 49 because they beat KU, right? Doesn't seem quite right. They didn't lose to a 49 team yesterday.

[60Shock]

WSU vs 100+ ranked teams (KenPom)
2012: 15-1
2013: 15-1
2014: 26-0
2015: 19-0
2016: 19-1
2017: 23-0
2018: 5-0

122-3

And don't even get me started on the margin of victory by WSU in those wins.

Jamar, can you break the above down to top 25 and top 50? Thanks either way for the above post..

[SHOCKvalue]

Jamar, can you break the above down to top 25 and top 50? Thanks either way for the above post..

He means KP #100 and above - as in worse, not better.

[wusphlash]

Valpo down 20 at halftime to #21 Purdue. 16-36.