At Large Discussion

[Cdizzle]

The next time we have an injury or have to play a game we might lose, I think Marshall should not coach. That way we get credit for the win regardless on selection Sunday.

[BOBB]

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for yooouuurrrrrrr Missouri Valley Conference!!!

Can't blame the conference if we are 0fer against RPI 100.

[Cdizzle]

Can't blame the conference if we are 0fer against RPI 100.

Yes. We can. Because the conference provides no RPI top 100 chances.

[BOBB]

Yes. We can. Because the conference provides no RPI top 100 chances.

To date we haven't taken advantage of the chances we've had.

[AndShock]

To date we haven't taken advantage of the chances we've had.

Where do you think all those bubble teams get their top 100 wins from? It's from beating up conference opponents at home.

[ShockingButTrue]

Where do you think all those bubble teams get their top 100 wins from? It's from beating up conference opponents at home.

This cancels out losses to teams like SloMo. Bad losses never count against good wins.

[shockmonster]

Obviously, based on 5 straight trips to the NCAA, this is not, necessarily, the same old Wichita State University it has been in past, although we did get somewhat screwed last year because we did not take care of business.y.

Fred is such a wimp. He hurt his hamstring and we had to start Ron and play a Freshman or two who had no business playing Div. 1 basketball yet. What was wrong with him to not take care of business. And then he couldn't play 30 minutes per game as he always had up to that game the rest of the year. :)

[Steeleshocker]

So in the past 5 years WSU has received an at large bid 4 times and the fifth time they got a 1 seed. Maybe we should dial back the criticism that we can't get in from the Valley.

We are a known program. We will need to perform but I have confidence that if we get a few quality wins, avoid having more than 1 bad loss, and have reasonable computer numbers we will be in.

[shock]

Since this thread is a bit... premature, here is something relevant to 1/3 of the title.

[Kung Wu]

Yes, those eyeglasses are too large for her face. But she does seem happy about them, so who are we to judge?

[pogo]

i am amazed

[shock]

i am amazed

What is the tensile strength of cotton? Obviously it is higher than I thought.

[ShockerPhi]

If we had the letters KU on our jerseys, we could easily afford 9 losses to still be a lock for a 2 seed.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

More than most years, our RPI could shift based on our OOC foes and our conference's OOC foes. If Michigan State, Louisville, Xavier, and UNC all win their conferences and get Top 10-15 RPIs then our RPI will be artificially inflated even with the losses. If they all lose three starters and go 50-50 in conference, we might need to win the tournament. Of course this can happen to lesser or greater extent any year, but I feel like this year we have more potential to get a boost. I would put the cutline at 45-50 RPI, not 5 losses or 6 losses. I do think we need to take care of business in our marquee games though for the rest of the season not only for RPI but for perception's sake.

South Dakota St vs IUPUI
Michigan State vs Indiana

Both of those games will have *basically* the same weighted impact on WSU's final RPI. You are confusing the topic of "quality wins and losses" with RPI. Two very separate things.

*I said "basically" because, in reality, South Dakota State is about 7% more tied to WSU than Michigan State is, as South Dakota State also has UNI and Drake on their schedule, tying WSU and SDSU slightly more together based on more opponent's opponents linkage. Michigan State has no other MVC team's on its schedule to help tie them to WSU any further than the single direct matchup already played.

[SB Shock]

SD STATE - has the 8th worst impact on WSU RPI

MSU - 8th most positive impact on WSU RPI
LOUISVILLE - 5th most positive impact on WSU RPI

That why scheduling good team even if u don't win is benificial.

The most benificial to WSU RPI - winning.