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MADXSTER
02-27-2013, 11:47 AM
At the present time Xavier is 16-11. They just beat Memphis RPI 19. What if they win their last 3 games?

They would beat...
Umass RPI 56
St L RPI 18
Butler RPI 20

They would be
4-0 vs top 25 teams
7-2 vs top 50 teams

Say they win 2 games in the tournament and lose in the finals....That would put them at 21-12

And would be 7-3 in their last ten games.

Would that be good enough for the NCAA's?? Or did the early season losses completely decimate their chances?
ArizonaXUGrad
02-27-2013, 11:50 AM
They would at least be in one of those blind NCAA resume articles.
danaandvictory
02-27-2013, 11:50 AM
RPI forecast says a 19-11 regular season should put us around 60 in the RPI. Probably not good enough.

21-12 gets X to 46 -- they'd be hard to keep out at that point, I think.
MADXSTER
02-27-2013, 11:53 AM
They may or may not get in, but I think they would be a bubble team for sure. Would generate a lot of talk and anyone would be able to argue for them to get in or to keep them out.
Art Vandelay
02-27-2013, 11:59 AM
bottomline: just win the A10 tourney and make it moot.
XUFan09
02-27-2013, 02:14 PM
They'd be on the bubble but almost definitely on the wrong side of it. If their efficiency statistics (Kenpom, Sagarin, etc.) were solid, it might tilt them the right way in the group of blind resumes, but sadly, they don't rank well there, even by NIT standards.
DC Muskie
02-27-2013, 02:22 PM
They'd be on the bubble but almost definitely on the wrong side of it. If their efficiency statistics (Kenpom, Sagarin, etc.) were solid, it might tilt them the right way in the group of blind resumes, but sadly, they don't rank well there, even by NIT standards.

Agreed. Even if I don't understand the efficiency stuff.
smileyy
02-27-2013, 04:33 PM
Agreed. Even if I don't understand the efficiency stuff.

Would you like an explanation of (Adjusted) Offensive Efficiency and (Adjusted) Defensive Efficiency?
GIMMFD
02-27-2013, 04:44 PM
Sure explain that by the way.

And I think we would just need to win two more in the tournament as well to make sure we're in the tournament (barring we win out), but hell if that happens I'm streaking around campus.