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Well Wake Forest really helped us out.

It'll be real interesting to see who, if either team does, gets the 5th ACC bid if Maryland wins tonight and loses tomorrow with FSU losing today.

Syracuse beating UCONN doesn't help. Also, Temple beat GW today and could go on a run in the A-10 tourney.

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Mackus Hangout Grand Counsel

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Syracuse beating UCONN doesn't help. Also, Temple beat GW today and could go on a run in the A-10 tourney.

It doesn't matter if Temple goes on a run, the A-10 is only getting 2 bids. So whoever wins and GW will get in. That does hurt.

Although I still think the FSU loss helps us more than the other wins hurt us. If we win today I think we might sneak ahead of FSU in terms of who gets to be the 5th team from the conference. Might still need to beat BC, but I think our chances are much better now that FSU lost than if they had won.

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I think the NCAA selection committee will look at the team Maryland has on the court today. They were a much better team with Chris McCray and simply not a NCAA tournament team without him.

To be honest, they won't even win the NIT. Not having Gilcrest and McCray in the backcourt doomed this team. Teams that are better then them, such as Clemson won't make the NCAA's.

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I think the NCAA selection committee will look at the team Maryland has on the court today. They were a much better team with Chris McCray and simply not a NCAA tournament team without him.

To be honest, they won't even win the NIT. Not having Gilcrest and McCray in the backcourt doomed this team. Teams that are better then them, such as Clemson won't make the NCAA's.

I think we will have a better read on this after tonight's game. Maryland has really stepped up its defense the last few games, which has certainly made them look like a better team. You are seeing Maryland blocking a LOT more shots, and forcing their opponents to misfire on shots as well.

What is unclear is whether or not they can do this against the better teams, as they have certainly been able to do this against probable NIT teams such as Miami and Virginia.

Also, it's nice to see Jones finally starting to emerge as a player who can get the job done on both ends of the court. When on, Jones provides that 3 point threat that has been missing all year. Jones can do it -- he was a prolific 3 point shooter in high school, and I see no reason why he won't start to step it up at this point.

Honestly, I think they gained all the confidence they needed winning at UVa. It showed them that they can win games away from College Park.

Bottom line: Win tonight, and they're in. Lose tonight, and they're out. Plain and simple.

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FWIW, Lunardi has MD in his last 4 out as of his latest bracketology.

I think that is right...A loss tonight and i think they just miss out...Win tonight and they are in, without a doubt.

I think it's absolutely insane that Seton Hall and Michigan are BOTH still in and MD is out even after what transpired this week. MD has a bette RPI and a MUCH better SOS than Seton Hall.

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I think it's absolutely insane that Seton Hall and Michigan are BOTH still in and MD is out even after what transpired this week. MD has a bette RPI and a MUCH better SOS than Seton Hall.

But Seton Hall has much better wins and were in a tougher conference and put up a better conference record than MD did.

I think SH should be in, based on the strength of that conference and their wins, particularly that great win at NC St(something MD did not do).

Now, i honestly do not know what Michigan has on its resume in terms of RPI and things like that.

BTW, is there a site out there that gives RPI, top 50 wins, SOS and things like that? ESPN used to do it but now you have to be a member to see all of that.

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The case for MD:

Maryland is 19-11 (8-8 ACC) and has won three straight games.

Maryland has held opponents to just 65.0 ppg in the last three wins, including 36.7% FG Pct. and 32.7% 3-pt. .FG Pct.

Maryland?s schedule is ranked as the 11th toughest in the country in the latest RPI Report (March 6), second only to Duke (No. 2) in the ACC.

Maryland?s RPI (47) ranks fifth among the 12 ACC teams.

Eight of the Terps? 11 losses have come against teams ranked in the top 35 in the latest RPI Report.

Six of Maryland?s losses have come against top-10 teams: #3 Duke,

#4 Gonzaga, #6 George Washington & #10 North Carolina.

The Terps have played eight games against teams currently ranked nationally in the top 25: #3 Duke (twice), #4 Gonzaga, #6 George Washington, #10 North Carolina (twice) , #11 Boston College & #22 NC State.

Maryland is the only team in the ACC to play four games against #3 Duke and #10 North Carolina.

Maryland defeated then #6 Boston College, 73-71.

The Terps defeated Arkansas, 75-62. The Hogs are currently ranked 45th in the RPI Report.

Noting the ACC...

The ACC has the best W-L record (20-15) in inter-conference play among the top six conferences in the RPI.

The ACC is the only conference in the Sagarin rankings to have every team ranked 100 or better ... every other conference has at least two teams ranked between 100-334.

ACC teams are 27-20 (57.4) against other Top 10 RPI conferences.

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But Seton Hall has much better wins and were in a tougher conference and put up a better conference record than MD did.

Agreed that they have some good wins, but the rest of their resume just doesn't add up. They have some bad losses, which MD doesn't have. A worse RPI (futhermore, one considered borderline for NCAAs). MUCH worse SOS. 5-5 in their last 10. Conference record is 9-8 now. Same as MD's.

MD really has to play well tonight.

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But Seton Hall has much better wins and were in a tougher conference and put up a better conference record than MD did.

Agreed that they have some good wins, but the rest of their resume just doesn't add up. They have some bad losses, which MD doesn't have. A worse RPI (futhermore, one considered borderline for NCAAs). MUCH worse SOS. 5-5 in their last 10. Conference record is 9-8 now. Same as MD's.

MD really has to play well tonight.

9-8 in the Big East is much better than the ACC this year. If Md loses tonight they are also 5-5 in their last 10.

I have no idea how Michigan is still in with Lunardi. 2-7 in their last 9 should remove them immediately from the discussion.

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