GAMES OF INTEREST (12.16.19) WITH THE NET RANKINGS

[loca2874]

I normally wont post with this type of game only but since the NET is now out I have to post. We went 2-1 on the GOI yesterday with Houston our only loser to Oklahoma State.

Slate is not that big for today.

Todays Game

Alcorn State (333) at Tulane (127)

NET Rankings

Wichita St (14)
Memphis (16)
Temple (49)
Houston (68)
UConn (69)
SMU (88)
UCF (109)
Cincinnati (110)
Tulsa (121)
Tulane (127)
South FL. (176)
ECU (243)

 

[nevadanatural]

NET is better for the league this year. While we don’t have as many top 100 yet (6 vs 10) but we only have one sub 200 team and no sub 300 team. If I remember correctly Tulane was 300+ last year.

 

[TU4ever2]

NET is better for the league this year. While we don’t have as many top 100 yet (6 vs 10) but we only have one sub 200 team and no sub 300 team. If I remember correctly Tulane was 300+ last year.

Yup.

Tulane has jumped up like USF did the previous year, that will help a lot. Now we need ECU to win out for the rest of ooc and get under 200. Tulane can probably get down to under 120 meaning away games versus them would be Q2. Those two move up and this league will have plenty of opportunities to build resumes.

 

[TU4ever2]

Taken from the conference board:

NET (11/25/18) / 12/16/18 / (1/6/19) / Final 2018-19 season
Houston: (18) / 10 / (4) / 6
Cincy. (46) / 29 / (34) / 24
UCF. (49) / 62 / (31) / 26
Mem. (189) / 117 / (73) / 48
Temple (79) / 76 / (62) / 57
WSU (132) / 131 / (133) / 63
USF (123) / 121 / (91) / 83
UConn (57) / 90 / (110) / 91
Tulsa (179) / 98 / (76) / 93
SMU (168) / 150 / (121) / 94
ECU (242) / 239 / (229) / 253
Tulane (200) /270 / (304) / 296

Added first ranking (11/25) and matching 12/16 ranking

From 12/16 on the two biggest jumps were about 60-70 spots in both Wichita and Memphis. Neither team made the tourney though.

Thought it would be interesting to see the travel of numbers and compare last year to this. Underlined is the equivelent of this week last year.

 

[loca2874]

Taken from the conference board:



Thought it would be interesting to see the travel of numbers and compare last year to this. Underlined is the equivelent of this week last year.

I don't really know if you could make that the equivalent. by that time the net had been used for a month already as you can see it started last year on 11/25. I am not saying that it is equivalent to the 11/25 date but definitely wouldn't equivalate it to the 12/16 date.

 

[loca2874]

Taken from the conference board:



Thought it would be interesting to see the travel of numbers and compare last year to this. Underlined is the equivelent of this week last year.

nice for you to pull that over though.

 

[TU4ever2]

I don't really know if you could make that the equivalent. by that time the net had been used for a month already as you can see it started last year on 11/25. I am not saying that it is equivalent to the 11/25 date but definitely wouldn't equivalate it to the 12/16 date.

The system started with the first game just like last year. They just revealed the rankings much sooner. I could be wrong but I think we were roughly 10 games into the season at the same time last year. So it's pretty similar, our schedule is different and so are the teams, but I would say that the range is +/- 40 from where we are now for every team. We play well in conference and finish the ooc strong we are probably a bubble team heading to Ft Worth.

 

[loca2874]

The system started with the first game just like last year. They just revealed the rankings much sooner. I could be wrong but I think we were roughly 10 games into the season at the same time last year. So it's pretty similar, our schedule is different and so are the teams, but I would say that the range is +/- 40 from where we are now for every team. We play well in conference and finish the ooc strong we are probably a bubble team heading to Ft Worth.

Sounds legit to me

 

[loca2874]

Tulane beat Alcorn State by 11

 

[TU_BLA]

The system started with the first game just like last year. They just revealed the rankings much sooner. I could be wrong but I think we were roughly 10 games into the season at the same time last year. So it's pretty similar, our schedule is different and so are the teams, but I would say that the range is +/- 40 from where we are now for every team. We play well in conference and finish the ooc strong we are probably a bubble team heading to Ft Worth.

You really think this team (and coach) has it in them to not drop head scratchers the rest of the way? I don't have that confidence at all after our last 2 losses which we apparently didn't show up and play. We play at 1:30pm this Saturday and we apparently don't like earlier tips on Saturday afternoons this season.

 

[TU4ever2]

You really think this team (and coach) has it in them to not drop head scratchers the rest of the way? I don't have that confidence at all after our last 2 losses which we apparently didn't show up and play. We play at 1:30pm this Saturday and we apparently don't like earlier tips on Saturday afternoons this season.

Yes I do, mostly because we don't have head scratchers left. We are better at home than on the road, but we have K-State left on the road ooc and then we roll into conference play.

This is a team that can definitely put itself in position to be an at large, the question is will Haith figure out a way to get them there?

 

[astonmartin708]

Yes I do, mostly because we don't have head scratchers left. We are better at home than on the road, but we have K-State left on the road ooc and then we roll into conference play.

This is a team that can definitely put itself in position to be an at large, the question is will Haith figure out a way to get them there?

No head scratchers left you say???? ECU and USF disagree with you.

 

[TU_BLA]

Yes I do, mostly because we don't have head scratchers left. We are better at home than on the road, but we have K-State left on the road ooc and then we roll into conference play.

This is a team that can definitely put itself in position to be an at large, the question is will Haith figure out a way to get them there?

I don't have faith that Haith can do that. I also think this team lacks leadership. Joiner tries but I think he defers to Igbanu. I don't think Hill is ready to assume that role yet.

 

[TU4ever2]

Taken from the conference board:



Thought it would be interesting to see the travel of numbers and compare last year to this. Underlined is the equivelent of this week last year.

Numbers for 2020 on Jan 6th

School//~~NET~~KenPom~~Sagarin~~Massey
WSU//~~9~~34~~18~~19
Memphis// 22~~38~~25~~25
Houston//~~42~~25~~23~~29
Temple//~~60~~75~~86~~57
SMU//~~62~~74~~68~~73
Cincy//~~88~~59~~63~~70
UConn//~~98~~71~~97~~85
Tulsa//~~102~~101~~109~~115
UCF//~~106~~102~~104~~99
Tulane//~~111~~181~~167~~160
USF// ~~128~~115~~108~~116
ECU//~~248~~247~~232~~230

So at the same time last year we had three in the top 35, seven in top 100, nine in top 120 (tier 2 road) and WSU at 133. One team at 229 and one over 300.

This year three top 45, seven top 100, with Tulsa and UCF just outside it, but along with Tulane gives us ten in the top 120, USF is where WSU was last year roughly and just outside that tier 2 catagory. Only one team is near 230.

Looks like four or possibly five bids this year comparing it to last year.

 

[hotterthanyourhusbandTU]

SMU is legit, and I hate it.

 

[alchemy]

SMU puts 5 players on the court who are all capable of scoring, and it makes a huge difference.