Tourney Watch

[waroriole]

Last 6 In:

Temple

California

Middle Tennessee

LaSalle

Boise St.

Virginia

Last 6 Out:

Ole Miss

Maryland

Alabama

Tennessee

Southern Miss

Kentucky

I'm hesitant to drop UVA out yet. They lost to a good NCSU team, and I think their overall profile is better than the last 3 out. However, those 3 all have opportunities to play themselves into the tourney today. Ole Miss has the best shot (Vandy). Alabama has no impressive wins on their resume, so they have to beat Florida. Maryland needs to beat NCSU, though I could still see them getting in with a loss (if it's close) if Ole Miss loses. They could also jump LaSalle. Southern Miss just has to win C-USA tourney. There's really no at large bid for them.

[waroriole]

People need to stop calling the Mountain West a "Mid-Major" conference and just assuming the teams aren't good. You can make a pretty decent case that the Mountain West was the third best league in the country this year behind the Big Ten and the Big East.

New Mexico could be a 2 seed and Colorado State, UNLV and San Diego State will all easily make it and be solid seeds. Boise State is right on the bubble, and should make it IMO.

I'm a UVA fan, and we have no business making it. Just so many awful losses, and no performance at all outside of Charlottesville besides the totally weird win in Madison back in November.

Ole Miss probably got in by beating Missouri tonight. I think Maryland will make it if they beat UNC tomorrow, solely by how many losses these other teams have had this week.

I'm a big proponent of Middle Tennessee State, that's a good basketball team, I hope they get a bid.

MWC is definitely not a mid major, but their not as good as the Big 12 or ACC, IMO.

New Mexico seems a bit overrated as a #2. Compare that to the best team the other 2 conferences (Duke and Kansas) The second best (Colorado St vs. Miami & Kansas St.) Third best (UNLV vs. Oklahoma St & UNC). The best thing the MWC has going for it is the lack of dead weight the other two have, especially the ACC. Nevada, Fresno and Wyoming (who was good before they lost their best player) are the only bad teams in the MWC.

I agree about MTSU. Really good BPI and KenPom rankings. Ran off a lot of wins in a row. With all the bubble teams crapping the bed, they should get in.

[OFFNY]

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I'm presuming that Memphis State (29-4), and Southern Miss (25-8) are both in, and that no other teams in their conference will get an at-large bid, so they did the bubble teams throughout the country a favor by both making it to their conference championship game.

[waroriole]

Southern Miss probably not. They didn't beat anyone all season.

[waroriole]

Bye bye Bama.:smile11::thumbsup1::2yay-thumb:

[OFFNY]

Southern Miss probably not. They didn't beat anyone all season.

OK. Then Memphis State really did everyone else a favor by beating them.

Bubble teams have to be happy.

[OFFNY]

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The Tar Heels are in, baby !!!

A chance to win the A.C.C. Championship tomorrow.

[waroriole]

OK. Then Memphis State really did everyone else a favor by beating them.

Bubble teams have to be happy.

Absolutely. Ole Miss may be the beneficiary.

[OFFNY]

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U.N.L.V. lllllllllllllllllllll - 75

 

Colorado State llllllllll - 65

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[mrbig1]

Bye bye Bama.:smile11::thumbsup1::2yay-thumb:

Come on, You know nobody cares about BB in bama. It's a football state and Bama is still the champ.

[OFFNY]

Come on, You know nobody cares about BB in bama. It's a football state and Bama is still the champ.

We don't care, so it doesn't matter and it doesn't count when we lose.

That's not a bad deal.

[O's are Legends]

I'm still pretty sure that they won't make it as the 5th team from that conference with a 21-10 record, and losing in the first round of their tournament.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/44/mountain-west-conference

They'll be praying for San Diego State to lose to New Mexico tonight.

I hate to gang up on you OFFNY but this is why I hate the term mid major. The mountain west was ranked the #1 conference in NCAA this year just beating out the Big Ten (RPI rankings). I'm not claiming the MWC to be the best in all of the land but that doesn't mean it's not of the top conferences in the country. If the MWC was called the SEC everyone would be talking about them. They're going to get 4 teams in and maybe 5. Boise state will be sweating it out next Sunday for sure.

[OFFNY]

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New Mexico beats U.N.L.V. to win the Mountain West Conference Championship, 63-56.

13 offensive rebounds and some excellent defense helped keep the Runnin' Rebels in the game until the end.

[OFFNY]

I hate to gang up on you OFFNY but this is why I hate the term mid major. The mountain west was ranked the #1 conference in NCAA this year just beating out the Big Ten (RPI rankings). I'm not claiming the MWC to be the best in all of the land but that doesn't mean it's not of the top conferences in the country. If the MWC was called the SEC everyone would be talking about them. They're going to get 4 teams in and maybe 5. Boise state will be sweating it out next Sunday for sure.

I'm still pretty sure that they won't make it as the 5th team from that conference with a 21-10 record' date=' and losing in the first round of their tournament.[/i']

They'll be praying for San Diego State to lose to New Mexico tonight.

I'll bet you a dollar that Boise State doesn't make it, based largely on what I said.

If I lose, I'll send you a PM and a check in the mail.

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[OFFNY]

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Akron over Ohio University to improve to 25-8 overall, and claim the automatic bid.

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