Brackets and Rankings: 2024-2025

[Xavier]

Did you expect a big jump with a Q3 win? Lol

[murray87]

Not sure if this has been brought up but I've recently heard "the experts" talking up 14 SEC teams making the tourney!! Is that realistic?

[JTG]

I'm starting to be in the show Val the door camp. The league gets very little run nationally. UCONN and Nova fizzling, doesn't help. Last night's local sports segment in Indy didn't even mention Butler's game at X. Part of that is Butler being 5th in the local pecking order, but the BE gets no run at all. The only team generating publicity is St Johns and Pitino. Publicity and media exposure needs a big upgrade. Not sure if you hire a talking head, or an ex coach. And I guess it's sexist but find a guy, and one with a big mouth.

[Xville]

I'm starting to be in the show Val the door camp. The league gets very little run nationally. UCONN and Nova fizzling, doesn't help. Last night's local sports segment in Indy didn't even mention Butler's game at X. Part of that is Butler being 5th in the local pecking order, but the BE gets no run at all. The only team generating publicity is St Johns and Pitino. Publicity and media exposure needs a big upgrade. Not sure if you hire a talking head, or an ex coach. And I guess it's sexist but find a guy, and one with a big mouth.

She’s not good at her job. Big East has a serious marketing and perception issue nationally and she seems to have no spine whatsoever. The big east needs a yomark or Sankey type.

[murray87]

Jay Wright for BE commish?

[SM#24]

Not sure if this has been brought up but I've recently heard "the experts" talking up 14 SEC teams making the tourney!! Is that realistic?

I would say 14 are bubble or better. Only LSU and SC are out at this point. I think the actual number will be 12.

[XUMIOH12]

In KenPom Xavier moved from #52 to #52 with the win.

51! I mean we beat Butler lol

[XUMIOH12]

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[XUMIOH12]

I think Xavier needs to win 4 out of the last 5 to have a decent chance to get at large. That is asking a lot. That quad 1 record is ugly. Sure could have used that win at St John's up 16 in the 2nd half that is the one that got away you had to have.

The SJU game plus a few others. Any of @SJU, @TCU, @CIN, @CONN, vsMARQ would have gone a long way. The Q1 record is very ugly. I feel as though Xavier is going to be left out wishing they'd held on to one of those games. Could be the difference between in and out.

[Xville]

Even if we win out, going 1-8 in q1 games is going to be a tough sell for inclusion imo.