2016 Bracketology

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

I dunno. I'd just as soon have the bid thrives get eliminated ASAP. They're a far bigger threat than any low-hanging bubble team.

Bubble teams like Temple or Tulsa could (potentially) be ahead of WSU if they win today and tomorrow. That's quite a threat too.

[ShockTalk]

ISUB beat writer is whining that he is tired of hearing WSU fans saying that that WSU chances were hurt because of the weakness of the MVC.

A conference like the Valley can have a much better RPI without having several top 50 teams. Look at the MAC: 12 teams. 1 top 50, 1 50-100, however, they have only 1 200+ (at 201 by the way). WSU is holding it's end up, but the Valley has four teams with worse RPIs than the 12th place team in the MAC, 2 in the mid 200s and 2 in the 300s. That's almost half the conference dragging the rest down hard.

As for IN St, they would have more teams ahead of them in the MAC than they do in the Valley, 8 of 10 teams ahead of them in the Colonial, 7 in the AAC, and 10 in the Atlantic 10 (14). So I guess maybe they should do more soul searching than worrying about what WSU fans think, particularly when WSU fans are correct!

[ShockingButTrue]

Our chances were hurt the most by our performance in St Loo.

It that was our one shining moment I'd say we stumbled as well.

[shockmonster]

ESPN was talking bubble after the Michigan win and WSU wasn't mentioned as Last 4 out or Last 4 in.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

ESPN was talking bubble after the Michigan win and WSU wasn't mentioned as Last 4 out or Last 4 in.

There were at least 11 teams closer to the bubble than WSU as of this morning according to Lunardi. Even with a bad day today the worst you will see is WSU in the "last 4 byes", meaning #s 5-8 from the bubble. I think Joe is a tad high on the Shox, but I agree they are better off than the last 4 in.

[choida]

There were at least 11 teams closer to the bubble than WSU as of this morning according to Lunardi. Even with a bad day today the worst you will see is WSU in the "last 4 byes", meaning #s 5-8 from the bubble. I think Joe is a tad high on the Shox, but I agree they are better off than the last 4 in.

So are we in or are we out? Thank you

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

So are we in or are we out? Thank you

[OregonShocker]

So are we in or are we out? Thank you

I think I'll start asking this after every post. :-)

[WSUwatcher]

So are we in or are we out? Thank you

You'll find out Sunday along with the rest of us. You're welcome.

[OregonShocker]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14942702/ivy-league-adds-four-team-conference-tournament-2017-automatic-ncaa-tournament-bid

While the risk for bid stealing is low with this conference I think the move is depressing. For them to claim this "showcases" their league seem ridiculous. Who isn't aware of the Ivy League schools that can a) attend academically and b) pick them for their basketball prowess?

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

As of 5pm Friday...

I didn’t obsess over every last detail of the order of this list as much as simply making sure I had every relevant team accounted for. The order should still be close, but my main point is that WSU is safe regardless of the occasional outcome like Michigan beating Indiana today.

Team	Still Playing?	Comments
St. Joe's	Yes	Won today, probably securely ahead of WSU now
USC	No
Oregon St	No
South Carolina	Yes
Wichita St	No
Cincy	No	Lost today, should still be in
UConn	Yes	Won today, tomorrow will likely decide if they end up above/below WSU
St Bonaventure	Yes	Play later tonight
VCU	Yes	Play later tonight, must win to avoid NIT
Butler	No
Pitt	No
Michigan	Yes	Won today, on the bubble, can lock up a bid with win tomorrow
St. Mary's	No
Vandy	No
San Diego St	Yes	Play later tonight, probably need to win to avoid NIT
--Cut Line--
Temple	Yes	Won today, probably need to win again tomorrow to avoid NIT
Tulsa	Yes	Play later tonight, probably need to win to avoid NIT
Monmouth	No
Syracuse	No
Valpo	No
Florida	No	Lost today, headed to NIT
George Washington	No	Lost today, headed to NIT
Ohio St	Yes	Play later tonight, must win 2 more to avoid NIT
Georgia	Yes	Play later tonight, must win 2 more to avoid NIT
LSU	Yes	Won today, must win again tomorrow to avoid NIT
Houston	Yes	Play later tonight, must win 2 more to avoid NIT
Alabama	Yes	Play later tonight, must win 2 more to avoid NIT

Potential Bid Thieves Without At-Large Hopes
AAC – Memphis, Tulane
A10 – Davidson, UMass
Big 10 – Nebraska
Mountain West – Colorado St, Fresno St, Nevada

Notice the bid thief list is shrinking rapidly.

[Shockers5150]

Jamar has saved me a lot of money in therapy costs this week. :)

[1972Shocker]

ISUB beat writer is whining that he is tired of hearing WSU fans saying that that WSU chances were hurt because of the weakness of the MVC.

WSU fans are more fed up with having to admit it and say it then he is of having to hear it. Besides the loudest voices in that chorus aren't the WSU fans but the college basketball pundits and bracketologists who are shouting loudly that WSU doesn't have a good enough resume (primarily because of their Valley schedule) to get an at-large bid. In this case, if the glove fits you must convict.

[ShockingButTrue]

WSU fans are more fed up with having to admit it and say then he is of having to hear it. Besides the loudest voices in that chorus aren't the WSU fans but the college basketball pundits and bracketologists who are shouting loudly that WSU doesn't have a good enough resume (primarily because of their Valley schedule) to get an at-large bid. In this case, if the glove fits you must convict.

Not to beat a dead horse, but on the podcast somone on here linked yesterday for Mike & Mike discussing the selection process with the OU AD made me pause.

At about the 10 minute mark (and I haven't went back and double-checked) he mentions a new metric that the commision developed concerning a "strength of conference schedule"? I didn't like the sound of that. Anybody hear that besides me?

[newshock1234]

I'm to the point, where I just wanna know. I'm sick of stressing about it lol