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sirthought
02-07-2009, 06:13 PM
Cincinnati Bearcats hold on in OT with enough free throws to outlast Georgetown 64-62. A road win should help them, but I'm confused b/c they were 58 RPI this morning and are now listed at 60. They have the 28th toughest strength of schedule. Georgetown's SOS is 2. Why would they drop?

UC is now tied for 6th place with Providence (loss at W.Va.) and Syracuse (loss at Nova) with each team's record at 6-5. UC has a higher SOS than both of those schools.

UC has four more games at home. It's looking good for them to get a first round bye in their conference tournament. And there is still a good chance for them to squeak in the field of 64.

Tough road ahead, but things are looking up for them.

waggy
02-07-2009, 06:19 PM
According to the RealTimeRPI thread in the mens forum, UC's current RPI is about 49.

Stonebreaker
02-07-2009, 06:45 PM
They toughed it out today, and the team is getting better. Slowly.

waggy
02-07-2009, 06:52 PM
Winning at Gtown is a damn fine win.

sirthought
02-08-2009, 03:14 AM
Found this on ESPN's site:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3891482


Welcome Cincinnati into the NCAA discussion. The Bearcats beat Georgetown Saturday 64-62 in OT, sweeping the Hoyas this season to improve to 6-5 in the Big East, 16-8 overall. Cincinnati is above Providence, West Virginia, Georgetown and Notre Dame in the standings and tied with Syracuse. The NCAA tournament selection committee can easily leapfrog teams if the overall résumé isn't as strong, but that may not be the case with Cincinnati. The Bearcats did win at UNLV and their three non-league losses look like they'll be to NCAA teams: Florida State, Xavier and Memphis.

"We're giving ourselves a chance to make a run,'' Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin said by phone after the win in D.C. "We're getting better. It's going to be hard to keep us out if we're 10-8 in the Big East. You can't take Georgetown or Notre Dame over us since we beat them.''

The Bearcats have games they should -- or rather must win -- against St. John's and Seton Hall at home, and then may have to beat Louisville and West Virginia at home, too. That would give Cincinnati 10 league wins with plenty of depth on the résumé, too. If the Bearcats hold serve at home, losing at Pitt, Syracuse and maybe even South Florida is palatable. The beauty of this squad is it's improvement as Deonta Vaughn gets more help from Mike Williams, Alvin Mitchell and Dion Dixon. "This is a young team that is playing hard,'' Cronin said. "If we can hold our position, finish in the top six, then we're a lock. I could write a book about coming back from the ashes here.'' Not sure how much it would sell, but it's at least worth a short story with the Bearcats in play for a bid despite losing freshman point guard Cashmere Wright to a season-ending knee injury in the preseason.