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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 3, 2022 13:48:05 GMT -6
Johnson's NCAA from March 1 has USD as a 10 seed playing 7 seed Ole Miss.
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 3, 2022 15:17:09 GMT -6
Johnson's NCAA from March 1 has USD as a 10 seed playing 7 seed Ole Miss. Thanks for the catch! I missed that. I was confused by her spreadsheet format... don't you hate it when people post a ton of confusing information in obtuse spreadsheets that nobody reads?  |
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 4, 2022 11:33:41 GMT -6
Both USD's and SDSU's NET rankings continue to creep upward (assuming based on other teams hurting their own standings with tough rivalry games and tournament games at the end of the season?)
#33 SDSU
#35 USD
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Post by gopheryote on Mar 4, 2022 11:48:08 GMT -6
Both USD's and SDSU's NET rankings continue to creep upward (assuming based on other teams hurting their own standings with tough rivalry games and tournament games at the end of the season?) #33 SDSU #35 USD Even with the climbing NET ranking, Creme still doesn't think SDSU is an at-large candidate as of today: "Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) and Princeton (Ivy League) should get at-large berths should they fail to win their tournaments' auto bids. If a team other than BYU or Gonzaga wins the WCC, or if someone other than UCF or South Florida wins the AAC, that also would reduce the available at-large count. However, it can also work in reverse. We have projected two teams each from the MVC and Summit for the past few weeks. But if Missouri State and South Dakota win those tournaments, they likely would be the only teams from their conferences to reach the NCAA field. That would open up a spot or two on the bubble." |
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 4, 2022 12:21:49 GMT -6
I saw that too and it seemed a bit odd to me.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Mar 4, 2022 13:18:29 GMT -6
I think most years the Coyotes pass the eye test but not the numbers test. This year seems to be different. The numbers might put the Coyotes in the tourney but the eye test does not. I just don't think either SDSU or SD with the eye test is a top 40 program. We will see what the final decision ends up being.
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 4, 2022 13:56:33 GMT -6
...I just don't think either SDSU or SD with the eye test is a top 40 program... As a mid-major, the question isn't ever "is this team deserving of their NET(RPI) ranking?". This is because mid-majors have always carried the assumption from the committee that their rankings are not valid. The mentality is already there to discredit mid-majors in general, so your statement is just towing the NCAA company line. |
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Post by coyote55 on Mar 4, 2022 14:11:44 GMT -6
Towing? Kiyoat, are you messing with us?
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 4, 2022 14:17:30 GMT -6
I just don't understand what it is about one of the Summit's top two teams that makes them an at-large that isn't true of the other. Seems to me that either they're both in (unless something insane like KC winning the SLT happens) or it's a one-bid league.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Mar 4, 2022 14:53:57 GMT -6
...I just don't think either SDSU or SD with the eye test is a top 40 program... As a mid-major, the question isn't ever "is this team deserving of their NET(RPI) ranking?". This is because mid-majors have always carried the assumption from the committee that their rankings are not valid. The mentality is already there to discredit mid-majors in general, so your statement is just towing the NCAA company line. Well the Coyotes and Jacks have both played enough non conference games against better conferences and it did not go so well for either this year. So it is not just the eye test or the NET rankings but actually head to head games which is what should matter. |
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Post by yote18 on Mar 4, 2022 15:14:20 GMT -6
As a mid-major, the question isn't ever "is this team deserving of their NET(RPI) ranking?". This is because mid-majors have always carried the assumption from the committee that their rankings are not valid. The mentality is already there to discredit mid-majors in general, so your statement is just towing the NCAA company line. Well the Coyotes and Jacks have both played enough non conference games against better conferences and it did not go so well for either this year. So it is not just the eye test or the NET rankings but actually head to head games which is what should matter. I agree that SDSU suffered in non-con but USD still put together a decent foundation. |
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 4, 2022 15:36:19 GMT -6
Towing? Kiyoat, are you messing with us? Nope. I just messed that one up. My bad. As punishment, I'll add it to the Grammar thread...  |
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 7, 2022 10:09:05 GMT -6
updated rankings:
RPI/net efficiency stay the same (both Jacks and Yotes are tied for #10 in net efficiency!)
Yotes drop one spot to #36 NET, Jacks stay at #33.
Yotes drop to a 10-seed in the last two bracketology updates (some movement there is due to league tournament developments stealing bids).
Nothing earth-shaking. I thought a 9-seed seemed a little high, anyway. The bigger thing is matchups. I don't want to be playing Kentucky in the first round, like Charlie has now...
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 8, 2022 12:43:41 GMT -6
Updates after semifinal:
Yotes move up seven spots to #48 RPI, down one to #11 net efficiency.
NET remains #36.
This is the way
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 8, 2022 15:38:51 GMT -6
Also this when questioned:
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