2019 Cancun Challenge

[WuShock Reaper]

Team	NET as of 02/26/19	Date
Boston University	224
Gardner-Webb	205	11/19/19
Northern Colorado	166
Northern Iowa	163	11/27/19
South Carolina	87	11/26/19
UT Martin	309	11/16/19
West Virginia	115	11/27/19
Wichita State	96

[im4wsu]

Am I alone in thinking that's somewhat of a whack format?

Four games, two at home, but a long way to travel for two games in Cancun. Would much rather have 1 at home and three in Cancun. C'est la vie!

[im4wsu]

Team	NET as of 02/26/19	Date
Boston University	224
Gardner-Webb	205	11/19/19
Northern Colorado	166
Northern Iowa	163	11/27/19
South Carolina	87	11/26/19
UT Martin	309	11/16/19
West Virginia	115	11/27/19
Wichita State	96

The two highest rated teams face off in opener, the winner getting the winner of 3rd and 4th best. Isn't that backward from the norm?

[AndShock]

Maybe Huggy requested to be on the other side of Teddy Buckets.

[shock-it-to-me]

Frank Martin more likely.

[WuShock Reaper]

Current Status as of 03/18/19:

NET	Team	Conference	Tourny	TW's	TL's	CW's	CL's	Play team
81	South Carolina	SEC		15	16	11	7	11/26/19
83	Wichita State	American Athletic	NIT	19	14	10	8
106	West Virginia	Big 12	CBI	14	20	4	14	11/27/19
167	Northern Iowa	Missouri Valley		14	18	9	9	11/27/19
169	Northern Colorado	Big Sky		19	11	15	5
173	Gardner-Webb	Big South	NCAA	20	11	10	6	11/19/19
228	Boston University	Patriot League		14	18	7	11
311	Tennessee-Martin	Ohio Valley		10	19	6	12	11/16/19

[Shocktoberfest]

What's up with SC? Did they refuse a post-season invite or not get one?

[AndShock]

I don’t think any of the postseason tournaments allow schools under .500

Edit: Nevermind, West Virginia is right in front of my face. The norm is not for Major 7 schools to accept CBI/CIT invites though.

[pinstripers]

Is the alumni Assoc putting something together for this?

[Pigman]

Yes they are,. kind of by the day. Have four day package and You can add days. Will need to book your own flights. Let them know your arrival and departure times and they will arrange transportation to and from resort. Check with their website or call them.

[WuShock Reaper]

Your guide to the 16 best early-season college basketball tournaments - NBC Sports

By Rob Dauster
Nov 19, 2019, 12:18 PM EST

https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2019/11/19/your-guide-to-the-16-best-early-season-college-basketball-tournaments/

"Starting next week, college basketball will be thrown back into one of the best weeks of the season.

It’s Holiday Tournament time!

Afternoon college hoops means opportunities to gamble for 15 straight hours on college hoops.

So with that in mind, here is a ranking of the 16 best exempt events that will take place over the course of the next two weeks....

15. CANCUN CHALLENGE

WHEN: Nov. 26 and 27

MATCH-UPS

• Wichita State vs. South Carolina
• Northern Iowa vs. West Virginia

FAVORITE: Heading into the season, I probably would have said that Wichita State was the favorite to win this thing, but after seeing West Virginia go into Pittsburgh and do what Florida State could, I think I lean the Mountaineers at this point. This group is hardly the Press Virginia of old, with Derek Culver and Oscar Tshiebwe in the frontcourt, Bob Huggins has a roster with as much strength inside as anyone.

TEAM TO WATCH: I still think Wichita State is good enough to make a run at an NCAA tournament bid, but they have not had the smoothest start to the season, struggling to put away the likes of Nebraska Omaha and Texas Southern. I do think there’s an argument to be made that Dexter Dennis and Erik Stevenson are the best backcourt in this event.

PLAYER TO WATCH: The best NBA prospect in Cancun will be South Carolina guard A.J. Lawson. He’s a borderline first round pick that has gotten off to a solid start this season.

IDEAL TITLE GAME: Frank Martin was an assistant under Bob Huggins when Huggy Bear was at Cincinnati and Kansas State. His coaching career really took off when Huggs left Kansas State for West Virginia one year after arriving in Manhattan and Martin was given the job. So obviously, I want to see South Carolina square off with West Virginia in the title game."

[Shox The Revenant]

Oh Gee, he wants to see a P5 final, color me surprised. Hopefully we piss people off.

[Cdizzle]

Oh Gee, he wants to see a P5 final, color me surprised. Hopefully we piss people off.

I mean, if you're going with secondary story lines the WSU/UNI matchup is much more compelling. But whatever.

[WuShock Reaper]

Games tomorrow with Ken Pomeroy rankings (KP #???)

Mayan Division
(KP #213) Gardner-Webb (0-5, 0-0 Big South)
vs. (KP #310) Tennessee-Martin (1-3, 0-0 Ohio Valley)

(KP #212) Northern Colorado (1-3, 0-0 Big Sky)
vs. (KP #189) Boston University (2-3, 0-0 Patriot League)

Combined Record: 4 wins and 14 losses


Riviera Division
(KP #58) Wichita State (5-0, 0-0 American Athletic)
vs. (KP #80) South Carolina (4-1, 0-0 SEC)

(KP #46) West Virginia (4-0, 0-0 Big 12)
vs. (KP #99) Northern Iowa (5-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley)

Combined Record: 18 wins and 1 loss


Winner of the Riviera Division in Mexico will start getting some positive media mentions in the National Press.

[JVShocker]

I mean, if you're going with secondary story lines the WSU/UNI matchup is much more compelling. But whatever.

Don't care about match ups. I just want the Shocker men's basketball team and HCGM to take it 1 GAME AT A TIME.

[Horn28Clem30]

As much as i'd love to see another beatdown of UNI, it woudln't be any type of resume builder. Would much rather see West Virginia in the next round.

[FadedCrown]

According to KenPom data, we have a 29% of winning the Cancun Challenge.

[WuShock Reaper]