CUSA Regular Season Seeding

[HuffyCane]

New seeding system in conference play for CUSA.

NCAA changes tourney selection process in 3, 2, 1 ....


https://deadspin.com/conference-usa-is-completely-revamping-its-conference-s-1826386373

 

[nevadanatural]

Speaking of that, we finished 4th last year, return most of the team and have added some pieces to fill the big hole we had in the middle. Does the AAC upgrade our schedule, one game against ECU, one against USF, etc. or do we get dismissed as usual?

 

[chito_and_leon]

New seeding system in conference play for CUSA.

NCAA changes tourney selection process in 3, 2, 1 ....


https://deadspin.com/conference-usa-is-completely-revamping-its-conference-s-1826386373

This is a great idea as long as all the teams go 5-0 or 4-1

 

[Henry Kendall]

Interesting that the author of the article refers to the Power Five or Six. I am assuming that the AAC is Six. Interesting that the perception is starting to shift. Maybe the whole AAC Pow6r is working.

 

[Weatherdemon]

Interesting that the author of the article refers to the Power Five or Six. I am assuming that the AAC is Six. Interesting that the perception is starting to shift. Maybe the whole AAC Pow6r is working.

Good catch!
I hope so!!!

 

[lawpoke87]

Basketball article. Big East would be the sixth.

 

[TU_BLA]

Speaking of that, we finished 4th last year, return most of the team and have added some pieces to fill the big hole we had in the middle. Does the AAC upgrade our schedule, one game against ECU, one against USF, etc. or do we get dismissed as usual?

The AAC schedule has seemed to be fairly random in that regards which is fine. I think they need to start looking more at the regions and perhaps go to the divisions for basketball. 10 games against Wichita St, SMU, Houston, Tulane, and Memphis for us, 6 games total against UCONN, USF, UCF, Cinicinnati,ECU, and Temple. Do the crossover scheduling for the conference tournament. They try and make things too complicated with the randomness of the schedule.

 

[Tulsa_]

Have to admit this is smart...

Would be funny if the league was basically even and the 7th place team runs the table to win the league, while the top 6 split.

 

[ctt8410]

The AAC schedule has seemed to be fairly random in that regards which is fine. I think they need to start looking more at the regions and perhaps go to the divisions for basketball. 10 games against Wichita St, SMU, Houston, Tulane, and Memphis for us, 6 games total against UCONN, USF, UCF, Cinicinnati,ECU, and Temple. Do the crossover scheduling for the conference tournament. They try and make things too complicated with the randomness of the schedule.

It's definitely not random. There's a reason that Cinci and Wichita only played ECU and USF once each last year.

 

[aTUfan]

I dont see how this enhances their chance to get more teams into the big dance.

 

[TU_BLA]

I dont see how this enhances their chance to get more teams into the big dance.

If you're top 5 teams are all in the 50-150 RPI range, then playing those teams an extra time only helps (more if you win the game) than the #2 team playing the #13 team (275 RPI) late in the season. Winning a game against someone that low doesn't help you much if at all at that point. Realizing you will probably get those matchups AGAIN in the conference tournament barring any upsets, it's just some extra opportunities to play a higher RPI game as opposed to playing an RPI killer.

This is where the ACC, Big 12 etc. get built in benefits and why teams like Syracuse make the dance every year...it's not their OOC records or RPI as much as just benefiting from playing high RPI teams late in the season regardless of whether or not they win any of those.

BTW, IMO, the NCAA tournament should have a rule that only teams with an above .500 conference record are eligible for an at-large bid. Tired of watching these 8-10 ACC teams get in. And Calipari is for the ACC's proposal of expanding to 72 teams BUT ONLY if those extra bids go to teams from RPI rated conferences 7 and below (so called mid majors). Cal is smart. Adding 4 teams from power conferences allows a few more teams that might be able to knock off the upper seeds before the Sweet 16 or elite eight.

 

[aTUfan]

The power 5 bottom teams are usually overrated.

 

[lawpoke87]

If you're top 5 teams are all in the 50-150 RPI range, then playing those teams an extra time only helps (more if you win the game) than the #2 team playing the #13 team (275 RPI) late in the season. Winning a game against someone that low doesn't help you much if at all at that point. Realizing you will probably get those matchups AGAIN in the conference tournament barring any upsets, it's just some extra opportunities to play a higher RPI game as opposed to playing an RPI killer.

This is where the ACC, Big 12 etc. get built in benefits and why teams like Syracuse make the dance every year...it's not their OOC records or RPI as much as just benefiting from playing high RPI teams late in the season regardless of whether or not they win any of those.

BTW, IMO, the NCAA tournament should have a rule that only teams with an above .500 conference record are eligible for an at-large bid. Tired of watching these 8-10 ACC teams get in. And Calipari is for the ACC's proposal of expanding to 72 teams BUT ONLY if those extra bids go to teams from RPI rated conferences 7 and below (so called mid majors). Cal is smart. Adding 4 teams from power conferences allows a few more teams that might be able to knock off the upper seeds before the Sweet 16 or elite eight.

So we are a mid major?

 

[TU_BLA]

So we are a mid major?

According to Calipari

 

[TU_BLA]

The power 5 bottom teams are usually overrated.

Not "usually"...

 

[lawpoke87]

According to Calipari

Made the comment because you referred to those conferences rated 7 and below as mid-majors

 

[chito_and_leon]

New seeding system in conference play for CUSA.

NCAA changes tourney selection process in 3, 2, 1 ....


https://deadspin.com/conference-usa-is-completely-revamping-its-conference-s-1826386373

Realistically this just helps the #1 team get an at large if they lose in the conference tourney, right?

And maybe every now and then could help the #2 seed get in if they lose in the conference finals and had a great year.

3-5 aren’t getting into the tourney, their role in this new system is to lose.

 

[TU 1978]

It’s time for CUSA to be the laughingstock for attempting this.