Thoughts on the remaining season

[Xville]

To go 9-3 x would have to hold serve at home (6 games) not crazy considering outside of UConn they are probably favorites in every other game, (maybe creighton?)and then steal 3 away. (Hall, butler and then either nova/providence). Certainly all doable if they play d like they did yesterday, but still a big hill to climb

[Xavier]

I haven’t looked at the schedules of other BE teams, Xavier’s has been a bit unbalanced and I think some of the others are as well in the opposite side (having played easier and finish harder). I don’t really know if the committee looks at conference standings, but I don’t really know that X did anything OOC that suggests they’d jump a team with a better overall conference record.

Still, if they went 13-7 and finished 5th I think it’s more likely 5 BE teams get in than they miss out.

[MHettel]

I haven’t looked at the schedules of other BE teams, Xavier’s has been a bit unbalanced and I think some of the others are as well in the opposite side (having played easier and finish harder). I don’t really know if the committee looks at conference standings, but I don’t really know that X did anything OOC that suggests they’d jump a team with a better overall conference record.

Still, if they went 13-7 and finished 5th I think it’s more likely 5 BE teams get in than they miss out.

I don’t see 5. The BE strength this year is lower than last year when we got 3. Arguably, we were deserving of 4 last year but we drew the short end of the stick. Perhaps this year the committee makes it right by giving us a 5th bid…..but at this point it seems like 4 with a higher likelihood of 3 than 5.

Just don’t end up 5th. Period.

[Xville]

I don’t see 5. The BE strength this year is lower than last year when we got 3. Arguably, we were deserving of 4 last year but we drew the short end of the stick. Perhaps this year the committee makes it right by giving us a 5th bid…..but at this point it seems like 4 with a higher likelihood of 3 than 5.

Just don’t end up 5th. Period.

Not sure exactly how the committee decides strength of conference year to year but the big East was abnormally bad last year. They were actually 6th in conference rpi even behind the mountain west (that got a ton of bids if you remember.) This year the be conference is 4th.

I do agree the line this year is in that 4-5 bid conversation depending on how the rest of the reg season goes

[muskieindent]

We certainly can play ourselves back into an at large seed but still lot of work to do.These last 2 games have given us some hope but can they sustain it?Maybe the SJU game will be for this team what the beat down at GW in 2004 was to that team. Will the committee take into account we were without Freemantle for several games if we are on the bubble?

[Xavier]

I know the chance is really small. So was beating Marquette. If X won these next two games, I think they are ranked next week. That’s the opportunity we have infront of us this week. 1-1 would be great though.

*maybe not ranked. But could see it, 3 straight wins over top 20 teams.

[Xville]

I just looked at St. John’s schedule and was surprised by how garbage their wins are. I think xavier is literally their best win (their only q1 win) though you could make a case for home against New Mexico? their conference schedule up to this point has been extremely easy outside of winning at Cintas. I think their lack of shooting ability is going to catch up to them once the back half of their schedule hits. Can see 5-7 more losses easily.

I still think Marquette is the class of this conference. I didn’t think that was the case at the beginning of the season, I thought it was creighton, but they didn’t stay healthy. Anyways, I still think St. John’s is a bad matchup for x, but I think their record is a little smoke and mirrors