GAMES OF INTEREST (2.26.19)

[loca2874]

1-2 on the GOI yesterday. Thanks to Alcorn State for our lone win.

In other news

Reminder 17 days till the Conference Tournament starts. 17 days till we man up and win 4 straight games to get a 14 seed in the NCAA tournament. (thinking positive here)


Today’s games

AAC GAMES

Temple (51) at Memphis (60)


REST OF GOI

Dayton (70) at UMass (221)


NET Rankings Through February 25

Houston (4) No Change
Cincinnati (25) Down 1
UCF (34) No Change
Temple (51) Down 1
Memphis (60) No Change
South Fl (72) No Change
Tulsa (92) Up 1
Wichita St (96) No Change
UCONN (97) No Change
SMU (107) Up 2
ECU (250) Up 3
Tulane (302) No Change

 

[Barlass]

If we were to win the conference tourney we would be seeded better than 14. Wins against Houston & Cincy would catapult our NET ranking.

 

[loca2874]

If we were to win the conference tourney we would be seeded better than 14. Wins against Houston & Cincy would catapult our NET ranking.

What would be your projection. I wouldn't go higher than 11 or 12 because of the losses that we sustained.

 

[astonmartin708]

What would be your projection. I wouldn't go higher than 11 or 12 because of the losses that we sustained.

Manning's tournament team lost 9 games against an easier non conference schedule to start the season and was a 12 seed. I think we would be a 10 or 11.

 

[loca2874]

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Manning's tournament team lost 9 games against an easier non conference schedule to start the season and was a 12 seed. I think we would be a 10 or 11.

I will argue that we had a tougher non conference schedule that year than this year. With the exception of Nevada. We also lost only 3 games in conference. We have lost 9 this year. I believe an 11 seed would be a stretch.

 

[astonmartin708]

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I will argue that we had a tougher non conference schedule that year than this year. With the exception of Nevada. We also lost only 3 games in conference. We have lost 9 this year. I believe an 11 seed would be a stretch.

Nah. The schedule that year included really terrible losses and no signature wins outside of UTEP and La Tech. We lost twice to a TCU team that only won 9 games, and to a mediocre ORU team and a mediocre Missouri State team.

Our strength of schedule per sports reference in that year was 1.17. This year, it's 4.3.

Theoretically, we could still match that season's win loss total if we ran the table, and we would have signature wins against K State and Dayton + wins that would have to come against the likes of top 25 caliber Cincy or Houston.

 

[loca2874]

Nah. The schedule that year included really terrible losses and no signature wins outside of UTEP and La Tech. We lost twice to a TCU team that only won 9 games, and to a mediocre ORU team and a mediocre Missouri State team.

Our strength of schedule per sports reference in that year was 1.17. This year, it's 4.3.

Theoretically, we could still match that season's win loss total if we ran the table, and we would have signature wins against K State and Dayton + wins that would have to come against the likes of top 25 caliber Cincy or Houston.

Good post. CBS sports shows the strength of schedule for non conference that year at .53 and this year as .49. Statistics are subject to interpretation depending on who you use and their criteria. Our rank is higher this year than that year.

Our record in non conference was really good if we had just won those games we should have (Cincinnati at home, UCF on road, both Wichita state and SMU) then we might be looked at a lot different. Maybe 14 is shooting too low but my prediction because of our record would put us between 12-14.

This is just my opinion. Yes I am going to act like it’s gonna happen until it doesn’t lol

 

[loca2874]

Dayton thumped UMass
Memphis is up on Temple

 

[loca2874]

Memphis Up 47-46 with 12 min left

 

[alchemy]

Memphis is going to be a tough out at home. They may have enough to win the AAC tournament.