Bracketology - 1/20/09

[X-band '01]

At least Xavier is out of the dreaded 8/9 hole for now:

Updated 1/20/09 - Charlie Creme (http://proxy.espn.go.com/ncw/bracketology)

Middle Tennessee is a team that's given Xavier fits in the recent past; the Muskies are the only A-10 team that made the cut at this point.

[XU-PA]

And then Tennessee! The 6 seed would be a toughie.
I suspect Xavier has a real opportunity to improve their lot, since the balance of the A-10 schedule has 5 matchups with teams under 100 rpi, just one is under 50 (Temple) but if they can win 3 of those five and sweep the balance (including the A-10 tourney) I think a 4 or 5 seed would be well within reach.

[XU 87]

Prior to this year, has X ever had both the men's and women's teams in the top 25 at the same time?

And how good would the women's team be if Amber wasn't hurt?

[xu_fan]

Personally I believe that even without Amber X can play with just about anyone in the country. Now if we had Amber I would say we would def be a top 25 team... Hopefully we will be able see soon... It just seems like it would be hard to stop them if Amber comes back in true form... I'm sure no one would want to see us in March!