Lunardi Still has us as a 10 Seed

[connfriar]

I think we're in and LOVE that we will be coming off of a terrible performance...

[dex]

So contrary to walk and '94, Lunardi has us ahead of Marquette....just like I suggested

The Big East probably doesn't get 7 bids...for sure if one more domino falls as well as the fact that all college BB people pull for the acc

At this point I don't know what to think...except for URI's steady climb to their crown, I did not see all the upsets (and near one's) that have happened with 2 days to go.

It's all murky when you have people HERE like the esteemed walk even saying Cuse will get IN which seems preposterous to me

I must say that the intelligentsia here and other places have over-rated so many teams this year to the point I am disappointed most of the time watching the games this week.

Should I make all you nervous nellie's happy and say we won't get IN now...would that validate your thinking?

I suppose we will accept an NIT bid rather than pi$$ off the ncaa...that's ok with me as long as it's not a Home game...that floor thing remember?

[thewalk]

I do not think cuse is in over us.

Bonc - no outcry from me if we don't. 2 over 200 Ls is a legit reason to exclude imo.

[milloy]

You guys are nuts. We are very much in.

We will have a bye as long as VCU or URI wins the A-10 and Bama and UConn don't win their tournaments.

[dex]

Milloy you are too kind. I have tried insulting these yahoos but they have skin like a rhinoceros.

We are a decent basketball team that wound up over-achieving. We don't have a worthy Center or SG yet we pulled the chestnuts out of the fire with

6 straight to end the season, finished 3rd and swept the only team that ultimately mattered...Marquette.

We will likely not win a game BUT getting in for the 4th straight time will be what matters to potential recruits.

Someday hopefully Cooley will get to the Final 4 with us. Might have happened a few years ago if not for injuries, suspensions and defections.

[birdman]

I actually 100% agree with Lunardi's assessment of six teams left for four spots (unless there is additional bid stealing.) I would rank them in this order:

Wake
Kansas St
USC
Syracuse
URI
Illinois St

If this is the case, not sure how URI can jump into the field without winning the auto bid. Beating Davidson and losing to VCU or Richmond just won't help their cause.

Also, did anyone watch the two minute video on cbs sports site with committee chair Mark Hollis? Gary Parrish asked him about comparing a mid major with a good record but few good wins such as Illinois St to a team from a major conference like Syracuse. His answer was diplomatic, but I don't think it was particularly helpful to teams from smaller conferences if I examine what he said closely.

[dmac80]

I think things are looking better this am, but not sure what Lunardi is doing. He still has us listed ahead of X and MQ. You can argue MQ, but not X. So therefore he isn't updating it fully on the website. I've noticed it often lags behind by at least a day or two.

[drairf]

We are about to lose a Top 50 win.

[bigsnoop]

Mar 11, 2017 12:33:29 GMT -5 drairf said:

We are about to lose a Top 50 win.

Tie game with 3:49 left.

[friar82]

Vermont wins.

[birdman]

There is absolutely a case for us over Xavier. Remember, X will be seeded based on the team without Sumner. We have more top 50 wins than they do, fewer losses and they're under .500 post Sumner

[thewalk]

you can make the case for seeding purposes but if it's for a bid, they are ahead of us.

Wake is in imo....URI needs to win the A10 in which case we get moved to a playin since auto bids can't go there.

[dex]

Walk how many is that from acc with Wake IN

[thewalk]

9 for my count...I don't have cuse.

[dex]

Ok makes sense if no Cuse now
Thanks