Other games of Note

[xu82]

Michigan wins over #3 Maryland

Sweet...on so many levels!

[paulxu]

and they did...

[Xville]

Will duke finally drop out of the top 10? They aren't good.

[xu82]

and they did...

I'm becoming even more fond of those Clempsonites.

[xu82]

Will duke finally drop out of the top 10? They aren't good.

That's not really relevant to so many people. They are still Duke. As my kids said at an early age (after UNC hoops camps), "Duke is puke". We raised them right.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Clemson with back to back to back wins over Syracuse, Louisville, and Duke. Impressive.

(Yes I know Syracuse is not god this year)

[D-West & PO-Z]

UC wins.

Several other teams we have played playing tonight.

[xu82]

UC wins.

Several other teams we have played playing tonight.

Keep up the good work!

[Masterofreality]

UC wins.

Several other teams we have played playing tonight.

Know what was funny? There wasn't a story about the SucKS/Houston game at all in the Enemaquirer this morning- at least in the on-line edition.
Maybe the fawning local press has finally given up. YTG's 31% shooting quote must have finally killed them.

[muskiefan82]

Duke lost again. Not relevant to X. I just like it when it happens

[Masterofreality]

Wow, lot's of available seats in the lower bowl at Memphis vs Temple. Seems like the Pastner debacle has finally taken full effect.

The AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC is a disgrace.

[muskiefan82]

Wow, lot's of available seats in the lower bowl at Memphis vs Temple. Seems like the Pastner debacle has finally taken full effect.

The AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC is a disgrace.

If u conn dropped football, would they be the only team worth looking at?

[Masterofreality]

If u conn dropped football, would they be the only team worth looking at?

Only if Notre Dame wanted to join.

[Masterofreality]

This Memphis/Temple game is a comedy of errors. Both of these teams have played about the most idiot basketball I've seen for a while, and both are trying to give it away.

Memphis wins, both teams will be below 90 RPI. Juan Bid is waiting at the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC door.

[XUFan09]

Duke lost again. Not relevant to X. I just like it when it happens
It could be relevant, depending how things shake out with seeding. I believe Xavier will end up seeded higher than Duke, but this just solidifies that prediction further.

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[GoMuskies]

South Carolina decided to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten in spectacular fashion. Sort of like us.

[Masterofreality]

South Carolina decided to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten in spectacular fashion. Sort of like us.

Yeah, Bama is putting it to them, which, indirectly helps us RPI wise.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Bama wins
Wake loses
USC up 18-17 12 left in 1st half on UCLA

[bobbiemcgee]

Yeah, Bama is putting it to them, which, indirectly helps us RPI wise.

Like I said before, they really hadn't played anybody.

Heartbreak for Cowboys, missing buzzer beater 3 against OK. Hield with 10 turnovers.

[D-West & PO-Z]

USC up 48-30 @UCLA at the half.

[Masterofreality]

USC up 48-30 @UCLA at the half.

And they won big.

Not Dunk City anymore, but Andy Enfield is getting stuff done.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Iowa up 15 on Mich St with 8mins left in the first half.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Iowa up 15 on Mich St with 8mins left in the first half.

Up 22 at the half @ Mich St.

[X-band '01]

I'd hate to see Iowa blow another big lead.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Mich St. played 13 guys in the first half!!!

[GoMuskies]

Iowa might jump us in the polls next week. If they hold this lead and win this weekend. I'd put them in the top 5 if I had a vote.

[LA Muskie]

Iowa is doing an outstanding job of not letting up. Impressive.

[D-West & PO-Z]

If WVU beats OK they will/should jump us too.

[Masterofreality]

Michigan State goes down......hard!

[LA Muskie]

Michigan State goes down......hard!
At home.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Can you believe Iowa went 1-2 in Orlando???

[D-West & PO-Z]

1, 3, 4, 8, and 9 all lose this week.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Can you believe Iowa went 1-2 in Orlando???

Meanwhile the Orlando tourney is the gift that keeps on giving to XU, 3 of our top 4 RPI wins were in that tourney. All 3 top 50 wins and two top 17 wins.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Dan Dakich being a total ass on live TV to Kara Lawson right now.

Literally totally discounted her opinion because she has never been a basketball coach.

FYI, she was right.

He was arguing Clemson was as good as WVU and Iowa, she said no way.

[D-West & PO-Z]

That would be RPI 102 Clemson with 2 sub 140 RPI losses.

[xu82]

Meanwhile the Orlando tourney is the gift that keeps on giving to XU, 3 of our top 4 RPI wins were in that tourney. All 3 top 50 wins and two top 17 wins.

Yeah, nice to have that early tourney turn into a big plus instead of a nightmare.

[GoMuskies]

Can you believe Iowa went 1-2 in Orlando???

And played Wichita State in the 7th place game. Just an insanely strong tournament field, and we crushed everyone we played.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wright State wins
NKU wins

(Yes you read that right both NKU and Wright St win on the same night)

[D-West & PO-Z]

Yeah, nice to have that early tourney turn into a big plus instead of a nightmare.


And played Wichita State in the 7th place game. Just an insanely strong tournament field, and we crushed everyone we played.

Yes and yes. Awesome.

[XUFan09]

Dan Dakich being a total ass on live TV to Kara Lawson right now.

Literally totally discounted her opinion because she has never been a basketball coach.

FYI, she was right.

He was arguing Clemson was as good as WVU and Iowa, she said no way.

I started shouting at the television. Clemson is #76 in Kenpom, and Iowa is #11 (actually, just moved up to #4 with that win!). Nevermind that he kept mentioning Syracuse as one of the wins. Now, that is a decent road win, but really nothing extraordinary; Syracuse is only okay this year. Also, the Duke and Louisville wins were at home. Iowa beat Purdue and Michigan State on the road.

And then he started making an argument on pedigree as to why Duke will be the best team in the country when Amile Jefferson comes back. Come on.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I started shouting at the television. Clemson is #76 in Kenpom, and Iowa is #11 (actually, just moved up to #4 with that win!). Nevermind that he kept mentioning Syracuse as one of the wins. Now, that is a decent road win, but really nothing extraordinary; Syracuse is only okay this year. Also, the Duke and Louisville wins were at home. Iowa beat Purdue and Michigan State on the road.

And then he started making an argument on pedigree as to why Duke will be the best team in the country when Amile Jefferson comes back. Come on.

Yeah have never liked him and that moment just confirmed why. Who care that he was wrong but he was such an ass about being right about his wrong opinion.

[X-Fan]

1, 3, 4, 8, and 9 all lose this week.

With X being #7, I am not liking how this is trending for the Top 10 this week...

This is going to be a really tough game at Marquette.

[bleedXblue]

With X being #7, I am not liking how this is trending for the Top 10 this week...

This is going to be a really tough game at Marquette.

Great opportunity !

[xu82]

With X being #7, I am not liking how this is trending for the Top 10 this week...

This is going to be a really tough game at Marquette.

Well, 5 of the top 10 fell. The other 5 should survive. I'm feeling glass half full. (Until tipoff, that is.)

[D-West & PO-Z]

WKU loses

[maketewahXalum]

If we lose on Saturday, I would say maybe/probably. But if we win, I would be absolutely stunned if they jumped us in either poll..

Just to compare resume's at this point:

Iowa (13-3)
#16 AP / #19 Coaches / #9 RPI per RPI Forecast (http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html)

Record vs. RPI 1-25: 2-2
Record vs. RPI 26-50: 2-1
Record vs. RPI 51-100: 2-0
Games vs. RPI SUB 200: FOUR

Xavier (15-1)
#7 AP / #8 Coaches / #2 RPI per RPI Forecast (http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html)

Record vs. RPI 1-25: 2-1
Record vs. RPI 26-50: 3-0
Record vs. RPI 51-100: 2-0
Games vs. RPI SUB 200: TWO

Iowa is definitely damn good and have clearly improved greatly since their Orlando struggles; but I highly doubt they jump up nearly 10 spots to overtake us in either poll (assuming we win, of course). We have only played one common opponent (UD) -- Iowa lost by 5, Xavier won by 29. [The common opponent point can be tossed out if we lose this Saturday as Iowa destroyed Marquette on the road by 28]

Need a W on Saturday.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wright St won

[xu82]

Iowa State trying to close out #1 Oklahoma with 9 seconds left. Up 3 and at the line.

[xu82]

#19 takes down Oklahoma 82-77.

[XUOHTX]

Damn, maybe I don't want to get to number one this year. Seems like nobody can hang there longer than 2 weeks.

[X-band '01]

Damn, maybe I don't want to get to number one this year. Seems like nobody can hang there longer than 12 hours.

Fixed that for you.

[Emp]

Damn, maybe I don't want to get to number one this year. Seems like nobody can hang there longer than 2 weeks.

Unlikely unless we run the table. Nova is a must win, and we're as likely to falter as anyone along the way.

It would be nice to top the polls just once, but will trade it all for a Final Four.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Unlikely unless we run the table. Nova is a must win, and we're as likely to falter as anyone along the way.

It would be nice to top the polls just once, but will trade it all for a Final Four.

Agree about the Final 4. But I dont think it would take us getting to the end without losing again to make it to number 1. We could get there in a few weeks if we keep winning and Nova and the others in front of us lose. They all have as much chance to lose as we do so we could get there, dont have any idea of the schedules those teams have coming up though.

[Cheesehead]

That was a fun game to watch. Great atmosphere. It just goes to show that X really is right in the mix this season to break thru and crack the Final 4.

[bobbiemcgee]

OK St hammered #3 KS by 20. MD having trouble with Northwestern?

[Masterofreality]

OK St hammered #3 KS by 20. MD having trouble with Northwestern?

But Kansas is Number 3!!! Wait....What???!!!

[bobbiemcgee]

0-2 vs Cowboys

[Lloyd Braun]

Sparty loses at home to Nebraska. It's just one of those years! Can't wait for March!

[GoMuskies]

Sparty is free falling.

[Xville]

WVU about to lose at home. Trap game after playing Ku and oklahoma. Rankings on Monday are going to be interesting to say the least.

Would love to see the hall take down nova tonight...screw nova.

[THRILLHOUSE]

WVU about to lose at home. Trap game after playing Ku and oklahoma.

Yeah that was an ugly game. West Va couldn't hit a free throw to save themselves (Texas wasn't much better in that regard either). Free Throw shooting has been an issue for them, could be something that trips them up early in March. But Texas did a good job of switching up their defense throughout the game and the Mountaineers could never really get in a comfort zone.

[maketewahXalum]

I was checking out some of the scores from last night and saw that Monmouth lost to Manhattan. I thought I remembered Monmouth already losing to a couple of other shitty RPI 200+ teams this year, so I was interested to see how far their RPI dropped. Much to my surprise, they are still in the Top 50 of the RPI. And not even on the border -- they are still damn near Top 25 RPI. Here are their RPI rankings from three different sources:

Official NCAA RPI (http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi) -- #29
RPI Forecast (http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html) -- #29
ESPN RPI (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rpi) -- #35

Can someone please explain how they are still in the Top 35 of the RPI? They do own two neutral-court wins over USC (RPI #17) & Notre Dame (RPI #36), two road wins over UCLA (RPI #47) & Georgetown (RPI #75), and one home win over Siena (RPI #92); however they have three REALLY BAD losses, all on the road, to Canisius (RPI #204), Army (RPI #207) & now Manhattan (RPI #221). THREE. I just don't understand how their RPI can still be so high with such disastrous losses.

[GoMuskies]

Valpo: WTF?

[Masterofreality]

Valpo: WTF?

The disaster that we saw of Wright State is now incredibly 12-8 with a win tonight over Valparaiso.
I guess the rumors of their demise were somewhat premature.....

[XUFan09]

I was checking out some of the scores from last night and saw that Monmouth lost to Manhattan. I thought I remembered Monmouth already losing to a couple of other shitty RPI 200+ teams this year, so I was interested to see how far their RPI dropped. Much to my surprise, they are still in the Top 50 of the RPI. And not even on the border -- they are still damn near Top 25 RPI. Here are their RPI rankings from three different sources:

Official NCAA RPI (http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi) -- #29
RPI Forecast (http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html) -- #29
ESPN RPI (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rpi) -- #35

Can someone please explain how they are still in the Top 35 of the RPI? They do own two neutral-court wins over USC (RPI #17) & Notre Dame (RPI #36), two road wins over UCLA (RPI #47) & Georgetown (RPI #75), and one home win over Siena (RPI #92); however they have three REALLY BAD losses, all on the road, to Canisius (RPI #204), Army (RPI #207) & now Manhattan (RPI #221). THREE. I just don't understand how their RPI can still be so high with such disastrous losses.
RPI doesn't account for who you actually beat and who beats you. It's simply your record and your SOS combined.

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[X-band '01]

I was checking out some of the scores from last night and saw that Monmouth lost to Manhattan. I thought I remembered Monmouth already losing to a couple of other shitty RPI 200+ teams this year, so I was interested to see how far their RPI dropped. Much to my surprise, they are still in the Top 50 of the RPI. And not even on the border -- they are still damn near Top 25 RPI. Here are their RPI rankings from three different sources:

Official NCAA RPI (http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi) -- #29
RPI Forecast (http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html) -- #29
ESPN RPI (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rpi) -- #35

Can someone please explain how they are still in the Top 35 of the RPI? They do own two neutral-court wins over USC (RPI #17) & Notre Dame (RPI #36), two road wins over UCLA (RPI #47) & Georgetown (RPI #75), and one home win over Siena (RPI #92); however they have three REALLY BAD losses, all on the road, to Canisius (RPI #204), Army (RPI #207) & now Manhattan (RPI #221). THREE. I just don't understand how their RPI can still be so high with such disastrous losses.

Monmouth has 2 neutral-court wins, 8 road wins and 5 road losses. They've only played 4 true home games with wins in all 4 of those games.

Their weighted record in the RPI is 15.6-3.4 (82.11%). Compare that to their real record of 14-5 (73.68%). If Gonzaga had a record like that, we'd probably hear all the pundits say that is a 5-6 seed profile.


Valpo: WTF?

I guess Valpo must love the auto bid; that's the only way they're getting in when you lose to Wright State. Amazingly enough, the Raiders are now at the top of the Horizon. That's where I'd say WTF!

[xubrew]

It sucks that the Bracket Buster isn't around any more. Monmouth, Valpo, Chattanooga, Arlington, Little Rock, UAB, and Stony Brook could all really benefit from it.

For the good programs in weak leagues the only types of games they play from January on are games against sub NIT caliber teams where they're trying to avoid bad losses. It's almost impossible to avoid them all, especially when you're the "Super Bowl" every time you play a conference road game. As good as some of the Gonzaga and Butler teams were, even they would always drop one or two road games.

Monmouth has proven they can beat good teams. Multiple times. The fact that they've had some missteps in conference road games should say more about how difficult it is to win ALL your conference road games with a huge bullseye on your back no matter how good you are. Again, those are the games where they're slipping up. Not the games against NCAA Tournament caliber teams on neutral floors.

Believe it or not, I actually follow the Metro Atlantic pretty closely. Those home venues are suffocating atmospheres because they are so compact. You may recall when Fran McCaffery was at Siena, and they made the round of 32 two years in a row, and even earned a #9 seed. As good as those Siena teams were, they didn't win all their conference road games.

[xubrew]

Monmouth has 2 neutral-court wins, 8 road wins and 5 road losses. They've only played 4 true home games with wins in all 4 of those games.

Their weighted record in the RPI is 15.6-3.4 (82.11%). Compare that to their real record of 14-5 (73.68%). If Gonzaga had a record like that, we'd probably hear all the pundits say that is a 5-6 seed profile.




That is a GREAT point XBand! It's also worth noting that, like Gonzaga, if Monmouth got the chance to play power conference teams in the top 25 at home, they'd probably win some of them. If not most of them.

[X-band '01]

Sending our best wishes to our old friends the Mighty Dukes at Duquesne:

CBSSports.com - Duquesne Team Bus Stuck in the Snow on PA Turnpike (http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25459342/duquesne-team-bus-stuck-in-the-snow-on-turnpike-after-win-vs-george-mason)

The team is okay right now, but being stuck on that stretch of the Turnpike is scary. There's one stretch that goes 37 miles between exits; even the nearest travel plaza is about 20 miles away from where they were stranded.

Oh, and it was Jim Ferry's 300th career win yesterday when they beat George Mason. Helluva way to celebrate.

[xubrew]

Sending our best wishes to our old friends the Mighty Dukes at Duquesne:

CBSSports.com - Duquesne Team Bus Stuck in the Snow on PA Turnpike (http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25459342/duquesne-team-bus-stuck-in-the-snow-on-turnpike-after-win-vs-george-mason)

The team is okay right now, but being stuck on that stretch of the Turnpike is scary. There's one stretch that goes 37 miles between exits; even the nearest travel plaza is about 20 miles away from where they were stranded.

Oh, and it was Jim Ferry's 300th career win yesterday when they beat George Mason. Helluva way to celebrate.

I remember a few years ago when Southern Illinois was stuck overnight during a snow storm. I have nightmares about being stuck on a bus overnight on a team trip like that.

[xubrew]

It's REALLY hard to win at places like Baylor. It's really hard to make adjustments after a team has built up momentum and mounted a comeback. Yet, Oklahoma has led the whole game, and made adjustments to stave off two comebacks. It's not over yet, and it is very hard to do that for forty minutes, but Oklahoma can hang with highly ranked teams in very hostile environments. They won at Oklahoma State, who isn't a tournament team but is still capable of beating highly ranked teams at home. Just ask Kansas.

[paulxu]

Oklahoma just put its foot on the gas pedal.

[Lloyd Braun]

Just finished Cal-Arizona... Cal is tough at home that's for sure.

[Cheesehead]

Add Iowa State to Top 5 toughest places to play in country. They were down 7 at half and then go on late run and rip Kansas a new one. Kansas didn't know what hit them.

[GoMuskies]

Add Iowa State to Top 5 toughest places to play in country. They were down 7 at half and then go on late run and rip Kansas a new one. Kansas didn't know what hit them.

Maybe. Kansas is just sucking hind teat generally on the road right now. Stillwater isn't generally a very tough place to play (this year).

[Cheesehead]

Maybe. Kansas is just sucking hind teat generally on the road right now. Stillwater isn't generally a very tough place to play (this year).

Since Hilton Coliseum opened its doors in the 1971-72 season, ISU has gone undefeated at home four times and suffered just one home loss on two occasions.

In the last 4 seasons (2012-2015) Iowa State is 62-5 in Hilton Coliseum

An EPSN had some graphic that they have beaten most number of ranked teams at home in last 10 years.

[muskiefan82]

Am I wrong to enjoy the "suckiness" that Duke is exhibiting this year?

[xubrew]

Am I wrong to enjoy the "suckiness" that Duke is exhibiting this year?

No. I've never really been a fan. But, keep it in perspective. They're having a sucky year for them, yet they're still not in any danger whatsoever of missing the tournament. It'd be nice to have those kinds of sucky years.

[X-band '01]

Maybe. Kansas is just sucking hind teat generally on the road right now. Stillwater isn't generally a very tough place to play (this year).

Kansas had a road win at Texas Tech, but that's all they've managed in the Big 12. What sucks for the Jayhawks is that the Maui field has been underwhelming compared to where they were expected to finish (i.e. Indiana, Vanderbilt). Wake Forest was a pleasant surprise early in the season but they've fallen off the cliff in the ACC.

OTOH, Kansas did get a win over UCLA in Brooklyn and a "home-neutral" win over Oregon State in KC.

[xubrew]

Since Hilton Coliseum opened its doors in the 1971-72 season, ISU has gone undefeated at home four times and suffered just one home loss on two occasions.

In the last 4 seasons (2012-2015) Iowa State is 62-5 in Hilton Coliseum

An EPSN had some graphic that they have beaten most number of ranked teams at home in last 10 years.

I haven't looked this up to confirm it, but Jay Bilas said last night that since Bill Self arrived at Kansas they only have nine home losses. That is truly amazing.

[Perma Fro]

Am I wrong to enjoy the "suckiness" that Duke is exhibiting this year?

Now the game with Duke is to figure out when Jeff Capel is going to get the "Pete Gaudet" treatment for all these losses. They can't sully Coach K's legend with those turds.

[X-band '01]

I haven't looked this up to confirm it, but Jay Bilas said last night that since Bill Self arrived at Kansas they only have nine home losses. That is truly amazing.

9 home losses against 200+ home wins. Hilton Coliseum has been equally tough under Fred Hoiberg and Steve Prohm.

[Xville]

Wow it's amazing how bad Virginia is away from home this year. Good news is that wake looks like it may pick up a really big win.

[xu82]

Well, didn't THIS just get interesting?

[Xville]

Whoa just saw Virginia somehow came back and won...what happened?

[Xville]

OK just saw Virginia won after being down 7 wake ball with 21 seconds left. Yikes for wake

[D-West & PO-Z]

OK just saw Virginia won after being down 7 wake ball with 21 seconds left. Yikes for wake

wow, I'd love to see that highlight.

[XMuskieFTW]

Unreal choke for Wake. Just saw it. They've now lost 7 of their last 8.

[XUMIOH12]

wow, I'd love to see that highlight.

terrible by wake, but virignia banked in the 3 at the buzzer, off of a sloppy play, they got pretty lucky.

[XUMIOH12]

and Wake is just 10-10 now.

[Cheesehead]

and Wake is just 10-10 now.

how selfish of them not helping our RPI!

[XUMIOH12]

how selfish of them not helping our RPI!

yeah screw them haha

[Cheesehead]

yeah screw them haha

They have lost a lot of close games. Manning is probably going crazy

[Bearcat_Bounce]

They have lost a lot of close games. Manning is probably going crazy
They are 6-3 in game decided by 5 or less points.

[XUMIOH12]

They are 6-3 in game decided by 5 or less points.

but since the Xavier game (and including that game) they are 2-5 in games decided by 8 points or less.

[paulxu]

#5 A&M may fall here. Arkansas did the foul ahead 3 in the last 8 seconds.

Gave up 2, got fouled with 6 seconds, made both still up 3. Ball game.

Edit: Arkansas was 9-10 going into that game. But they are tough at home.

[Xville]

#5 A&M may fall here. Arkansas did the foul ahead 3 in the last 8 seconds.

Gave up 2, got fouled with 6 seconds, made both still up 3. Ball game.

Good to see. 2 top 5 teams have already lost this week. Win Saturday and back in the top 5 on monday

[GoMuskies]

Good to see. 2 top 5 teams have already lost this week. Win Saturday and back in the top 5 on monday

Maybe, but KU plays Kentucky on Saturday. They'll get a "Kentucky bump" in the polls for winning that game, whether they deserve it or not.

[MADXSTER]

Minnesota trying to take down #21 Purdue. Down 2 with 20 secs to go.

[MADXSTER]

Purdue wins. Vince Edwards with 24 points. Minnesota loses 10 straight games.

[GoMuskies]

Maybe Richard Pitino will get the Dayton job when Miller moves on.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Michigan wins
Auburn and Mizzou lose

[smileyy]

Maybe Richard Pitino will get the Dayton job when Miller moves on.

Dayton literally does not have any players and Archie Miller has them as a Top 40 (at least) team. Someone is paying Archie a lot of money very soon.

[Masterofreality]

Dayton literally does not have any players and Archie Miller has them as a Top 40 (at least) team. Someone is paying Archie a lot of money very soon.

That would be Ohio State when Beaknose has to leave because of his back problems.

[Milhouse]

Dayton literally does not have any players and Archie Miller has them as a Top 40 (at least) team. Someone is paying Archie a lot of money very soon.

They've got some decent players, but the whole is MUCH MUCH better than the sum of its parts.

I don't think any guy on UD's team was archie's #1 priority in that position/class of his targets...when this guy gets the ones he is going over he'll be scary. I think he'll end up better than Sean.

[xubrew]

Maybe Richard Pitino will get the Dayton job when Miller moves on.

If Dayton is smart they'll run as fast as they can in the other direction. So, yeah, you're probably right.

[XUMIOH12]

If Dayton is smart they'll run as fast as they can in the other direction. So, yeah, you're probably right.

yeah lol. The guy cant coach or recruit.

[X-band '01]

If Dayton is smart they'll run as fast as they can in the other direction. So, yeah, you're probably right.


yeah lol. The guy cant coach or recruit.

Is it a coincidence that:

1) Texas Tech at least has a shot at an NCAA Tournament bid while Minnesota is a dumpster fire;
2) Florida International is much better after getting past Isiah Thomas and Richard Pitino.

[Xville]

Early indication is that another top 5 is going down tonight as Maryland is up 7 at home. Obviously plenty of game left, but wonder where Maryland would be ranked if they won this game.

[XUFan09]

Early indication is that another top 5 is going down tonight as Maryland is up 7 at home. Obviously plenty of game left, but wonder where Maryland would be ranked if they won this game.
I'm rooting for Maryland. They might pass Xavier this next week if they do (because voters won't appreciate that a road win vs. #10 is more impressive than a home win vs. #3). Xavier might pass Iowa at the same time, though.

Most importantly, I think Xavier is competing more with Iowa than Maryland in terms of seeding, and I don't think a road loss by the Hawkeyes tonight really changes that.

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[XUFan09]

Good God, Iowa's Jared Ulthoff took three or four steps and they didn't whistle the travel. Luckily, he threw it out of bounds at the end of that cross-country trip, because he did not deserve to hold on to that ball.

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[XUFan09]

So, Iowa-Maryland game, when they brought up the performances of top 10 teams this week, the color guy said, "By the end of the year, Xavier might end up being the #1 team in the country because of how they've played so far." Love it.

Edit: I thought I recognized that voice. It was Dan Dakich. Ugh.

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[Xville]

Another top 5 about to go down. This season is nuts.

Would not be surprised if lsu comes up huge and beats Oklahoma on Saturday either. LSU is playing better as of late albeit against questionable competition.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I'm rooting for Maryland. They might pass Xavier this next week if they do (because voters won't appreciate that a road win vs. #10 is more impressive than a home win vs. #3). Xavier might pass Iowa at the same time, though.

Most importantly, I think Xavier is competing more with Iowa than Maryland in terms of seeding, and I don't think a road loss by the Hawkeyes tonight really changes that.

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I'm with you, glad Maryland won. Rather them protect their home court than Iowa get a huge road win.

[D-West & PO-Z]

UC wins @UCONN

[waggy]

UC needed that. Bracket Matrix had/has UC out of the tournament when I looked yesterday. LSU also out.

[muskiefan82]

UC wins @UCONN

Barely. They tried really hard to lose again.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Oregon wins @Zona. 49 home game winning streak broken. Was longest active streak.

[Nigel Tufnel]

"By the end of the year, Xavier might end up being the #1 team in the country because of how they've played so far."

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I've read this sentence 5 times now...and I don't get it. Shouldn't X be ranked #1 now because of how they've played so far? Saying they might be #1 at the end of the year because of how they've played through Jan. 28th? XUFan09, I think I got lost in translation. Help? Maybe there were some comments made before or after that clears things up?

[XUFan09]

I've read this sentence 5 times now...and I don't get it. Shouldn't X be ranked #1 now because of how they've played so far? Saying they might be #1 at the end of the year because of how they've played through Jan. 28th? XUFan09, I think I got lost in translation. Help? Maybe there were some comments made before or after that clears things up?
Basically, he's saying that their current play will project them into the number 1 spot by the end of the year, probably as other teams lose.

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[GoMuskies]

Oregon wins @Zona. 49 home game winning streak broken. Was longest active streak.

That Lexus is getting really dinged up.

[muskiefan82]

That Lexus is getting really dinged up.

Just because it's a Lexus doesn't mean it can't end up smashed.1937

[xubrew]

Arizona would have been a solid top ten team this year had they stayed healthy. As it turns out, they're struggling.

I don't think a top five team losing on the road to a top ten team is all that nuts. I don't think the season is particularly nuts. There are one or two elite teams, and six or seven other really good teams just like any year. Kentucky was elite last year, but Kentucky didn't have to go to Kansas and Iowa State, who have lost a total of nine home games over the past ten years (or something like that). In fact they played just one top fifteen team on the road, and that team was barely a top fifteen team. If they had, then they'd have probably lost at least one of them, and everyone would be talking about how nuts the season was and how there were no elite teams.

When you look at the top teams, this is what you see....

Oklahoma 10-0 at home
Villanova 10-1 at home
Xavier 10-1 at home
Oregon 12-0 at home
North Carolina 11-0 at home
Kansas 11-0 at home
Maryland 12-0 at home
Iowa 10-0 at home
Iowa State 10-1 at home
Texas A&M 12-0 at home
Miami FL 10-1 at home
West Virginia 9-1 at home
Michigan State 9-2 at home
Baylor 12-1 at home
Providence 10-3 at home

The top fifteen teams in the country are a combined 158-11 at home. That's actually normal. If anything, Providence is throwing it out of whack a little bit and it's slightly lower than normal.

We have an elite team in Oklahoma. The only games they've lost have been close games on the road to teams in the top fifteen that haven't lost to anyone at home (other than Iowa State losing to Baylor).

So, the reason this year is so nuts isn't because it actually is. It's because none of the top teams are able to completely avoid true road games against other top fifteen teams the way Kentucky did last year. That's why teams in the top fifteen are losing. It's not because they're any worse or that there is suddenly ore parity than in past years.

[Xville]

Arizona would have been a solid top ten team this year had they stayed healthy. As it turns out, they're struggling.

I don't think a top five team losing on the road to a top ten team is all that nuts. I don't think the season is particularly nuts. There are one or two elite teams, and six or seven other really good teams just like any year. Kentucky was elite last year, but Kentucky didn't have to go to Kansas and Iowa State, who have lost a total of nine home games over the past ten years (or something like that). In fact they played just one top fifteen team on the road, and that team was barely a top fifteen team. If they had, then they'd have probably lost at least one of them, and everyone would be talking about how nuts the season was and how there were no elite teams.

When you look at the top teams, this is what you see....

Oklahoma 10-0 at home
Villanova 10-1 at home
Xavier 10-1 at home
Oregon 12-0 at home
North Carolina 11-0 at home
Kansas 11-0 at home
Maryland 12-0 at home
Iowa 10-0 at home
Iowa State 10-1 at home
Texas A&M 12-0 at home
Miami FL 10-1 at home
West Virginia 9-1 at home
Michigan State 9-2 at home
Baylor 12-1 at home
Providence 10-3 at home

The top fifteen teams in the country are a combined 158-11 at home. That's actually normal. If anything, Providence is throwing it out of whack a little bit and it's slightly lower than normal.

We have an elite team in Oklahoma. The only games they've lost have been close games on the road to teams in the top fifteen that haven't lost to anyone at home (other than Iowa State losing to Baylor).

So, the reason this year is so nuts isn't because it actually is. It's because none of the top teams are able to completely avoid true road games against other top fifteen teams the way Kentucky did last year. That's why teams in the top fifteen are losing. It's not because they're any worse or that there is suddenly ore parity than in past years.

My nuts comment was more about the fact that top 5 tams keep losing, and the never ending carousel of the top 5 teams this year. This year and last year are drastically different in my opinion. Last year there were 4 elite teams and everyone else in my opinion. Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin and Arizona. This year, I think we could pick 15-20 rally good teams to win it all, and no one would be all that shocked. I don't think there is one elite team this year, which is going to make for one really fun and exciting tournament.

[xubrew]

I get what you're saying, but look a little deeper.

Arizona beat just one top fifteen team in a true road game, and that was Utah. They actually lost three road games to teams that didn't even make the field.

Wiscy didn't beat any top fifteen teams in true road games.

Kentucky only beat one.

Duke, who won the national championship, actually had the best paper during the regular season even though the were ranked behind Kentucky the whole year. They won at Wiscy, at Virginia, and at North Carolina.

So, of the four elite teams from last year, only one was able to rack up true road wins against top fifteen teams, and that was the team that ultimately won the national championship. They were actually better than Kentucky all year long. It's just that they weren't ranked ahead of them because they lost some tough games (and, admittedly, one garbage game). But, they played better teams and beat better teams than Kentucky did last year.

That's why we see teams in the top five losing this year. Had last year's top five had to play these types of road games, chances are they would have lost as well.

[paulxu]

It's because none of the top teams are able to completely avoid true road games against other top fifteen teams the way Kentucky did last year. That's why teams in the top fifteen are losing. It's not because they're any worse or that there is suddenly ore parity than in past years.

The talking heads on all the sports' networks are not happy with you.

You are challenging their parity narrative. Get with the program.

[xubrew]

The talking heads on all the sports' networks are not happy with you.

You are challenging their parity narrative. Get with the program.

Well, this is why I don't pay attention to the talking heads. Whenever people get pissed off about how the talking heads don't respect Xavier, I suggest to them that they do what I do. Ignore the talking heads. They're not that smart.

[Xville]

I get what you're saying, but look a little deeper.

Arizona beat just one top fifteen team in a true road game, and that was Utah. They actually lost three road games to teams that didn't even make the field.

Wiscy didn't beat any top fifteen teams in true road games.

Kentucky only beat one.

Duke, who won the national championship, actually had the best paper during the regular season even though the were ranked behind Kentucky the whole year. They won at Wiscy, at Virginia, and at North Carolina.

So, of the four elite teams from last year, only one was able to rack up true road wins against top fifteen teams, and that was the team that ultimately won the national championship. They were actually better than Kentucky all year long. It's just that they weren't ranked ahead of them because they lost some tough games (and, admittedly, one garbage game). But, they played better teams and beat better teams than Kentucky did last year.

That's why we see teams in the top five losing this year. Had last year's top five had to play these types of road games, chances are they would have lost as well.

I agree with a lot of what you said, and the facts that you presented to back it up. However, one question I ask right now is who is your final four? I just believe that last year at this time, I could have picked 3 of the 4 and been pretty confident in it. I don't think you can say that this year. Now, is that because last year those teams didn't have to play some of the hard true road games that the top 5 have had to play this year and so they were pretty much top 5 all year, or is it because eye test told us clearly these 4-5 teams are much better.

I tend to think the latter is true, but I can understand why you and some others may feel the other way.

[xubrew]

I agree with a lot of what you said, and the facts that you presented to back it up. However, one question I ask right now is who is your final four? I just believe that last year at this time, I could have picked 3 of the 4 and been pretty confident in it. I don't think you can say that this year. Now, is that because last year those teams didn't have to play some of the hard true road games that the top 5 have had to play this year and so they were pretty much top 5 all year, or is it because eye test told us clearly these 4-5 teams are much better.

I tend to think the latter is true, but I can understand why you and some others may feel the other way.

You're asking the wrong person. I haven't been in a jackpot in about ten years, but if I had my bracket would have been in the trash last year. I did have Duke winning it all against Wiscy, but I had Kentucky out in the Elite Eight to Notre Dame and I didn't have Michigan State anywhere close. I almost looked like a genius. The reason was just that. Kentucky hadn't played a team all season that was playing as well as Notre Dame was playing, and ND had just beaten a Duke team a few weeks earlier that I thought was better than Kentucky. I figured it was a bad match up for them.

When you apply the "eye test" you have to know what you're looking at, and you have to keep in mind that when a team is at home they have two huge advantages that the visiting team does not have. First of all, the arena, and the floor, and the rims, and the shooting backgrounds are all familiar to them. That's a bigger advantage than I think most people realize. Secondly, the atmosphere is hugely supportive of them, and absolutely suffocating to the opponents. So, when Maryland beats Iowa at home, I'm not convinced that Maryland is better than Iowa. I'm convinced that they're simply able to beat Iowa when they have two big advantages that Iowa doesn't have. I did think Maryland was a better defensive team than they've been for most of the year, but all and all I'm actually more impressed with Iowa even though they lost. Same with Oklahoma when they lost at Kansas.

Wins against top fifteen teams on the road are so rare, that it's actually harder to do than winning most NCAA Tournament games. If you play four top fifteen teams on the road and only win two of them, chances are you're on the #1 or #2 line. That puts into perspective just how big Xavier's win at Providence was. So, even though a team may have more losses and be lower in the rankings, you have to actually watch them to see how good they are, because they're probably better than the teams ahead of them if their losses are close games to top fifteen teams on the road.

I know they had some garbage in November, but the tournament is in March, and I think the four teams that are playing the best basketball right now are Oklahoma, North Carolina (despite not yet having a monster road win), Iowa, and....yeah....Xavier.

[xavierj]

The surprising thing with Arizona is how old they are. They start 4 seniors and a junior. Usually they are really young.

[Xville]

The surprising thing with Arizona is how old they are. They start 4 seniors and a junior. Usually they are really young.

Don't know if this is necessarily the case with Arizona...it could be, but it definitely is the case for teams like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas.....This crop of freshmen outside of Simmons aren't very good. That's really why Duke and Kentucky are down this year...they lost everything and finally were not able to reload. Arizona has gotten into that one and done thing a little bit too but unable to this year because the youngings aren't one and done good.

I think maybe that is a component as to why there may seem to not be elite teams this year....no real freshmen one and done talent (outside of Simmons who plays for a team that isn't very god outside of him).

We should enjoy it this year though because Duke and Kentucky are again going to be stacked next year....the class is really good next year.

[Masterofreality]

The surprising thing with Arizona is how old they are. They start 4 seniors and a junior. Usually they are really young.

What's not surprising is that their out of bounds plays still suck.

I love how Xavier keeps scoring on under basket baseline Out of Bounds plays by just whipping the ball to a guy standing right there when the defender has his back to the ball. You'd think that the other side would be on to it by now.

[D-West & PO-Z]

What's not surprising is that their out of bounds plays still suck.

I love how Xavier keeps scoring on under basket baseline Out of Bounds plays by just whipping the ball to a guy standing right there when the defender has his back to the ball. You'd think that the other side would be on to it by now.

You know every time we are able to do that I am amazed. Is it just so obvious to us because we all watch every second of every game? I swear every time we successfully do that I wonder if the opposing coach watched any of our games? If so he had to of told his players, so maybe they are just F'ing up. If I were a coach I would drill that play into my players heads and if it happened to them they'd be coming right out. Just cant understand how we are still able to pull that play off.

[D-West & PO-Z]

What's not surprising is that their out of bounds plays still suck.

I love how Xavier keeps scoring on under basket baseline Out of Bounds plays by just whipping the ball to a guy standing right there when the defender has his back to the ball. You'd think that the other side would be on to it by now.


You know every time we are able to do that I am amazed. Is it just so obvious to us because we all watch every second of every game? I swear every time we successfully do that I wonder if the opposing coach watched any of our games? If so he had to of told his players, so maybe they are just F'ing up. If I were a coach I would drill that play into my players heads and if it happened to them they'd be coming right out. Just cant understand how we are still able to pull that play off.

Did it again today!! HA

[D-West & PO-Z]

Michigan won
Dayton won

[D-West & PO-Z]

USC wins
Miami gets their first MAC win! against a 16-5 team!

[paulxu]

Very random thoughts:

Watching Kansas/KY and the finish of the first half. Those guys can just flat out run up and down. They glide, and pass so well. They look like what I want X to look like. Smooth. Very smooth. I don't think we quite look like that yet. But we are sure getting there.

Someone (who sounded very much like Bilass) was commenting during the last 2 minutes of the half. Talking about the Big12. And of course had to say..."they're the ONLY (emphasis very pronounced) major conference in the country who play a true round robin."

Bite me.

[MADXSTER]

Ky up 1 on #4 Kansas with 19 secs to go

[MADXSTER]

OT

[xu82]

OT
What channel? Guide has moved on - don't see it

[MADXSTER]

206 d tv

[xubrew]

ESPN, but Kansas has finally opened it up. That's the best game Kentucky's played all year.

[MADXSTER]

Kansas wins in OT

[D-West & PO-Z]

Alabama loses
Auburn loses
Western KY loses

[D-West & PO-Z]

Mizzou loses

[xu82]

Mizzou loses

I'd like some good news, please.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I'd like some good news, please.

Did you see Miami got their first MAC win!? Finally.

[xu82]

Did you see Miami got their first MAC win!? Finally.

I guess that will have to do.....

[Xville]

People have counted kentucky out way too quickly. There is a ton of talent in their backcourt and because of that, I would not be surprised if they are in the elite eight or final four again. Can't stand them, but they are talented.

[xubrew]

People have counted kentucky out way too quickly. There is a ton of talent in their backcourt and because of that, I would not be surprised if they are in the elite eight or final four again. Can't stand them, but they are talented.

I agree now, but I understand why people would count them out. When you can't beat non tournament teams on the road, it doesn't mean you're not a tournament team yourself, but it probably does mean you're not an Elite Eight or Final Four team. Kentucky lost at Auburn and LSU. Badly. Yesterday was easily the best game they've played since the beginning of the year.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wright St loses
Wake loses

[scoscox]

Wow, see ya UNC. Pretty good game against Louisville.

[GIMMFD]

Wow, see ya UNC. Pretty good game against Louisville.

Louisville just wants to see us move up in the rankings, class act by those guys

[bobbiemcgee]

Smu goes down to Hou

[scoscox]

Louisville just wants to see us move up in the rankings, class act by those guys

Haha, Lousiville and class act... what are two things that haven't been used in a sentence in awhile

[scoscox]

but seriously, much appreciated guys

[paulxu]

KY going down to Tenn.

[GoMuskies]

People have counted kentucky out way too quickly. There is a ton of talent in their backcourt and because of that, I would not be surprised if they are in the elite eight or final four again. Can't stand them, but they are talented.

No, they suck.

[powerofX]

No, they suck.

Can UK and duke be out of top 25 at same time? Has that ever happened? Might be end of the world.

[Masterofreality]

No, they suck.

Spoken like a true Card fan.

[GoMuskies]

Spoken like a true Card fan.

Not this time a year. Well, national signing day is tomorrow, but other than that, no.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Auburn loses
Miami loses

[GoMuskies]

Coach K is "Gaudet-ing" his lead assistant again. He's skipping their next game with an "illness".

[bobbiemcgee]

ga smokes sc

[Lloyd Braun]

IU just closed the first half on a 25-0 run.

[GoMuskies]

IU just closed the first half on a 25-0 run.

That's almost Xavier-esque!

[GoMuskies]

I see that Wake is now 1-9 in the ACC. Thank God we came back and won that game. It would have been a traveshamockery to have lost to that team.

Also, the three SEC teams we beat are a combined 6-19 in the league. Not surprising, as none of them were supposed to be any good, but still a bit disappointing. Luckily USC and Michigan (until tonight) have been doing work in their leagues.

[Masterofreality]

I see that Wake is now 1-9 in the ACC. Thank God we came back and won that game. It would have been a traveshamockery to have lost to that team.
.

Are they holding a *Wake* for their season?

[Masterofreality]

The Coiffed One looks like he wears a 5X outer shirt now.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Michigan loses
Wake loses
Alabama wins

[X-band '01]

I see that Wake is now 1-9 in the ACC. Thank God we came back and won that game. It would have been a traveshamockery to have lost to that team.

Also, the three SEC teams we beat are a combined 6-19 in the league. Not surprising, as none of them were supposed to be any good, but still a bit disappointing. Luckily USC and Michigan (until tonight) have been doing work in their leagues.

Alabama looked like they might be a pleasant surprise early in the year, but injuries decimated the Tide. They won at Clemson back in December - keep in mind that no ACC team has been able to win at Clemson yet.

[XUMIOH12]

Michigan loses
Wake loses
Alabama wins

Miami also lost, not that it matters or that anyone cares.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Auburn loses
Miami loses


Miami also lost, not that it matters or that anyone cares.

Yeah I noted that earlier in the thread, along with Auburn too, but you are right who care.

It hasnt been a great conference season for most of our non con opponents it seems like.

[XUMIOH12]

Yeah I noted that earlier in the thread, along with Auburn too, but you are right who care.

It hasnt been a great conference season for most of our non con opponents it seems like.

sorry, didnt see that earlier.

USC has been a pleasant surprise at least. Not many of our OOC opponents have ended up overachieving.

[GoMuskies]

Xubrew's Huskers may finally do something of note tonight. To our benefit.

[GoMuskies]

It would be nice to have Vandy go ahead and finish off A&M tonight. May as well have some of the teams jockeying for the same seeds we are do some losing.

[GIMMFD]

It would be nice to have Vandy go ahead and finish off A&M tonight. May as well have some of the teams jockeying for the same seeds we are do some losing.

And Vandy does just that for us, big time win from them, and great for us to get some seperation from the projected 2 seeds.

[xubrew]

Xubrew's Huskers may finally do something of note tonight. To our benefit.

Tim Miles has Nebraska in a situation to where if they win the Big Ten Tournament, they will go to the NCAA Tournament, and have a chance to win that tournament as well. He's doing a fantastic job!!!!

[GoMuskies]

Texas A&M is in serious danger of losing at home to South Carolina. They may be headed into the tank, although it was hard to take them too seriously in the first place. I mean, this is Texas A&M basketball we're talking about.

[LA Muskie]

Texas A&M is in serious danger of losing at home to South Carolina. They may be headed into the tank, although it was hard to take them too seriously in the first place. I mean, this is Texas A&M basketball we're talking about.

Done.


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[THRILLHOUSE]

Aggies go down twice and had a bad football signing day. Tough week in College Station.

[GoMuskies]

Oklahoma is struggling like crazy at K-State. Wouldn't be enough for us to jump them, but we'd be close for the next time they lose.

[Xville]

Looks like nova may be #1 on monday.

[GoMuskies]

And #1 has lost. In Manhattan, KS. Wow.

[BMoreX]

Will be interesting for the polls again on Monday.

[xu82]

Good teams lose? Can that happen?

[LA Muskie]

Nova SHOULD be #1. They deserve it. I'm honestly torn on where we belong right now.


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[chico]

#2 is struggling. Lost 14 point lead to ND midway through 2nd half.

[bjf123]

Nova SHOULD be #1. They deserve it. I'm honestly torn on where we belong right now.


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I'm fine right where we are. If we move into the top 5, I see a loss at Creighton.


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[paulxu]

Screw it. #4.
We've (along with Maryland) the only teams with 21 W's.

[XUFan09]

Nova SHOULD be #1. They deserve it. I'm honestly torn on where we belong right now.


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I agree that it's hard to tell, but I do think that Maryland should have never passed us.

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[LA Muskie]

Yeah I didn't like that either. But I watched that Purdue game today. And despite Purdue being a much better opponent Maryland looked far superior to what we saw against SJU and Marquette at home.

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[LA Muskie]

#2/1 UNC down 3 with 19.5 secs left.


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[Xville]

Hmm wonder how far unc will drop after two losses this week...guessing 8 or 9?

[LA Muskie]

That should do it. UNC drops 2 tough road games this week. Should guarantee a #1 for Nova (which should have been guaranteed already) and a solid #5 (at least) for us.


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[xubrew]

North Carolina has yet to beat a ranked team on the road. In fact, they haven't beaten anyone that's a slam dunk to be wear white in the round of 64 on the road. I don't even expect #1 seeds to win ALL their road games against top 25 teams because it is incredibly hard to do. But, I do expect them to win more than zero, and UNC has beaten anyone yet.

If they can't win at least one true road game against a top 25 team, then IMHO they shouldn't be a #1 seed.

[LA Muskie]

Hmm wonder how far unc will drop after two losses this week...guessing 8 or 9?

They were both on the road. But it was not a good week to drop 2 -- the bottom of the Top 10 ran the table except A&M. I think 9 is probably right.


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[D-West & PO-Z]

Texas A&M is in serious danger of losing at home to South Carolina. They may be headed into the tank, although it was hard to take them too seriously in the first place. I mean, this is Texas A&M basketball we're talking about.

Not according to good ole Joe Lunardi, they, not Xavier are legit contenders!

[D-West & PO-Z]

I'm fine right where we are. If we move into the top 5, I see a loss at Creighton.


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Huh? You think our ranking will determine the result of our next game? Seriously? If we are 6 we will win but top 5 we will lose? Seriously?

[D-West & PO-Z]

Yesterday:

Dayton won
Wake lost
UC lose
Alabama won beating Mizzou
Miami won
Western KY lost
Auburn lost
Wright St won
NKU won

[XUFan09]

Go Texas! If Oklahoma loses, it puts Xavier one spot closer to #1.

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[OTRMUSKIE]

Oklahoma is such a fraud. Why are they still ranked ahead of X? They lose 3 games and I feel,the voters can't believe it so they just slightly drop,their rankings. Meanwhile X has 2 loses and a great road record and teams keep jumping them not mention the top 7 teams all have first place votes but X. SCREW THE RANKINGS

[Juice]

Oklahoma is such a fraud. Why are they still ranked ahead of X? They lose 3 games and I feel,the voters can't believe it so they just slightly drop,their rankings. Meanwhile X has 2 loses and a great road record and teams keep jumping them not mention the top 7 teams all have first place votes but X. SCREW THE RANKINGS

They beat Villanova on a neutral court. And one of their losses was to Kansas in triple OT at Kansas. Oh, they also play in the best conference in basketball.

[GoMuskies]

If Oklahoma is a fraud, EVERY ONE is a fraud.

[paulxu]

Wofford played a game here last night against VMI.
The 3's were raining down. 17 of 21 for the game...some sort of Div 1 record percentage in a game with more than 20 attempts.
Crazy.

[Masterofreality]

If Oklahoma is a fraud, EVERY ONE is a fraud.

Freaking Buddy Hield is certainly no fraud.

[Masterofreality]

Wofford played a game here last night against VMI.
The 3's were raining down. 17 of 21 for the game...some sort of Div 1 record percentage in a game with more than 20 attempts.
Crazy.

Maybe time to move the arc back to the pro line?

[paulxu]

Maybe time to move the arc back to the pro line?

I'd vote for that, along with the 24 second clock.

[Lloyd Braun]

Bama beats Texas A&M...

And a quick look at their wins shows W's over A&M, Wichita State, Notre Dame, S. Carolina

[LA Muskie]

Wofford played a game here last night against VMI.
The 3's were raining down. 17 of 21 for the game...some sort of Div 1 record percentage in a game with more than 20 attempts.
Crazy.
I guess that's where all ours went...

[xubrew]

Oklahoma is such a fraud. Why are they still ranked ahead of X? They lose 3 games and I feel,the voters can't believe it so they just slightly drop,their rankings. Meanwhile X has 2 loses and a great road record and teams keep jumping them not mention the top 7 teams all have first place votes but X. SCREW THE RANKINGS

Had you said Maryland, you would have been right.

[Masterofreality]

Had you said Maryland, you would have been right.

Yeah, but Everyone loves Melo Trimble.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wright St loses
NKU loses

[Masterofreality]

Iowa loses. To Tommy Crean.

[xu82]

The VD Flyers down 1 under 2 minutes at Rhode Island on ESPN2.

[xu82]

Love it or hate it, the Cryers pull it out by 2.

[GoMuskies]

Jinxer

[xu82]

Jinxer

I've been called worse.

(Frequently.)

[chico]

Well Coach Cal had a short day today.

[X-band '01]

Quicker than Rick Pitino!

[MADXSTER]

Quicker than Rick Pitino!

And that is saying something ��

[D-West & PO-Z]

Would love a Michigan win over Purdue. On ESPN2 right now. Down 4 with 7:30 to go.

[LA Muskie]

Mich up 3 with :04 left.


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[D-West & PO-Z]

Michigan wins!

[LA Muskie]

Up 5 now. Purdue's cooked.


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[LA Muskie]

Yeah...that.


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[D-West & PO-Z]

Who is Chad?

[LA Muskie]

Who is Chad?

Huh?


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[D-West & PO-Z]

Huh?


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They were all wearing shirts (even Beilein) that said Michigan is Chad Tough.

[paulxu]

Some guy from Florida?

[X-band '01]

Was that Lloyd Carr's grandson? I remember both Ohio State and Michigan fans rallying around him for Thanksgiving.

[usfldan]

They were all wearing shirts (even Beilein) that said Michigan is Chad Tough.

Lloyd Carr's grandson who has DIPG (the same thing Lauren Hill had). It's something that started with the football team.

http://www.chadtough.org/about/chad-carr/

[D-West & PO-Z]

Lloyd Carr's grandson who has DIPG (the same thing Lauren Hill had). It's something that started with the football team.

http://www.chadtough.org/about/chad-carr/

Thanks, sad news.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wake lost
Michigan won
Mizzou won

[paulxu]

If you watch Allen's shot for Duke to beat VA, he goes up with the ball, is in the air, and then his foot lands on the floor before he releases the ball.

Isn't that a walk?

[X-band '01]

Not at Duke, and certainly not on Coach K's 69th birthday.

[scoscox]

Well, he definitely took three steps before he jumped, but I think he just barely got it off.

[gladdenguy]

Alabama with a nice win @ Florida. They have some good wins this year.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wake lost
Michigan won
Mizzou won

Other games tonight:

Alabama won (as gladden said)
UC won
Auburn lost
Miami lost
Wright St won (on the road at Valpo)
Western KY lost

[X-band '01]

That is remarkable that Wright State has swept Valpo this year.

[MauriceX]

If you watch Allen's shot for Duke to beat VA, he goes up with the ball, is in the air, and then his foot lands on the floor before he releases the ball.

Isn't that a walk?

Some bad luck with buzzer beaters in the NCAA here lately. Boise St clearly made their shot, but it didn't count, and Duke's counted but most people think it shouldn't have.

[X-band '01]

It could have either been a travel called on Duke or a foul on Virginia with maybe 0.5 on the clock. Bad break for Virginia, but it does help Xavier's poll standings ever so slightly.

[D-West & PO-Z]

It could have either been a travel called on Duke or a foul on Virginia with maybe 0.5 on the clock. Bad break for Virginia, but it does help Xavier's poll standings ever so slightly.

And more importantly than that, hopefully Xavier's seed.

[D-West & PO-Z]

USC vs Zona on FS1.

Dude for USC just got poke in the eye and was on the ground for like 2 mins, seemed a little dramatic!

[usfldan]

Iowa struggling with Minnesota, up just 2 with under three to play.

[GoMuskies]

Iowa held on, but USC is making things interesting at Arizona.

[X-band '01]

Iowa struggled with Minnesota the same way Xavier struggled with the Johnnies. It's amazing that Rutgers and Minnesota are still winless in the B1G.

[D-West & PO-Z]

USC lost.

(Sorry '82)

[XMuskieFTW]

Iowa struggled with Minnesota the same way Xavier struggled with the Johnnies. It's amazing that Rutgers and Minnesota are still winless in the B1G.

Their super bowl is next Tuesday. 0-14 vs. 0-14.

[xu82]

USC lost.

(Sorry '82)

That's OK, I blame you, but I can also forgive.