I was very surprised by this especially since they beat Kansas by 25. They went 23-10. This shows that 23 wins in the AAC is not good enough..................
Temple Denied NCAA Bid
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...so I guess what the NCAA is saying is your'e not really a big fish in small pond... if they don't like the fish in that pond.
gotta love the job Georgia did vs. top 50 teams
...the moral to the story is if you beat nobody as a power 5 then it's OK..
for anyone else that 3 strikes against you....
RPI Complete Poll
for anyone else that 3 strikes against you....
RPI Complete Poll
Nice look the NCAA gave to Cincy too......If they get by Purdue in the round of 64 they get the privilege of being destroyed
by Kentucky's play for pay pro team...... in the next game.....yep the NCAA wants to take no chance that the American
is out of their money line..... ASAP !
This post was edited on 3/15 7:48 PM by the Blades
by Kentucky's play for pay pro team...... in the next game.....yep the NCAA wants to take no chance that the American
is out of their money line..... ASAP !
This post was edited on 3/15 7:48 PM by the Blades
That's the other irony in all this, even with the last 2 NC's these NCAA bean counters are still treating
the AAC worst than a mid-major. It's all about the Benjamin's and making sure they flow in the right direction...
Wasn't Louisville in the Big East when they won? UConn won it while in the AAC with Big East recruits. UConn deserves better than landing in a 2-bid league. Hopefully a move to the ACC or a return to the Big East is in the future.
27 Win Teams Denied
Colorado State and Murray State also upset with their rejections:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12491646/colorado-state-temple-murray-state-snubbed-ncaa-tournament-selection-committee
Colorado State and Murray State also upset with their rejections:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12491646/colorado-state-temple-murray-state-snubbed-ncaa-tournament-selection-committee
Note that the Yale head coach complained that UConn got into the NIT field over Yale with a higher RPI.
It seems that UConn is at the center of a controversy involving the First Four. It seems that if UConn had won the AAC tournament, they would have avoided the First Four and launched right into a spot in the field of 64. This apparently did not sit well with some people and the format will be changed by the NCAA.
This post was edited on 3/16 7:18 AM by KhalidShockedTheWorld
https://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12491799/ncaa-tournament-ncaa-says-first-four-structure-need-tweak
This post was edited on 3/16 7:18 AM by KhalidShockedTheWorld
https://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12491799/ncaa-tournament-ncaa-says-first-four-structure-need-tweak
Well when the P-65 breaks away from the rest in a couple of years as Buzz Williams has already alluded to.
They will be able to run things anyway they want.... like they've already done with FB.......everything else is
just "protect the P-5's money and their bottom feeders.... BLAH Blah Blah !
This post was edited on 3/16 7:36 AM by the Blades
They will be able to run things anyway they want.... like they've already done with FB.......everything else is
just "protect the P-5's money and their bottom feeders.... BLAH Blah Blah !
This post was edited on 3/16 7:36 AM by the Blades
Also Uconn sucked this year in close games( 6 losses by a total of 12 points) so they had no right to be in the field as
an at large on that fact alone, but they did win 6 games vs. top 50 ( Georgia had 0/ UCLA had 2) and Dayton who the
article mentions would have been left out, lost to Uconn on a neutral court, so what would they have to complain about ?
The bigger issue should be the fraud programs that got in from the Power 5 who beat NOBODY.
This post was edited on 3/16 7:44 AM by the Blades
an at large on that fact alone, but they did win 6 games vs. top 50 ( Georgia had 0/ UCLA had 2) and Dayton who the
article mentions would have been left out, lost to Uconn on a neutral court, so what would they have to complain about ?
The bigger issue should be the fraud programs that got in from the Power 5 who beat NOBODY.
This post was edited on 3/16 7:44 AM by the Blades
The American is not represented too well, but I don't think we are alone. How many did the PAC 10 get? I think only 3. On the other hand, the Big East did pretty well. I think they got 5.
I do remember the Big East doing very well early this year OOC, so that's not a shock..... but as Ozzie mentioned
some of these P-5 gift invites are head scratchers.
some of these P-5 gift invites are head scratchers.
I can't really be upset about Uconn as Larry Brown says with all the close loses but the disrespect of the
others he mentions has legs regarding the politics going on:
American Athletic snubbed by NCAA committee?
others he mentions has legs regarding the politics going on:
American Athletic snubbed by NCAA committee?
Re: 27 Win Teams Denied
Colorado State tried to game the RPI by playing a lot of teams that don't totally suck but aren't any good -- and playing them at home. Their best win? UC Santa Barbara. BFD.
Temple at least was the last team out and would have been in if Wyoming didn't steal a bid by winning the MW tournament. But the Owls should be in over UCLA and maybe Texas -- although the committee guy had a point about "bad losses to UNLV and St. Joe's."
They have zero right to be upset. Murray State didn't beat anybody and got blown out -- big -- in two of the three games they played against not-totally-embarrassing nonconference opponents.
Colorado State tried to game the RPI by playing a lot of teams that don't totally suck but aren't any good -- and playing them at home. Their best win? UC Santa Barbara. BFD.
Temple at least was the last team out and would have been in if Wyoming didn't steal a bid by winning the MW tournament. But the Owls should be in over UCLA and maybe Texas -- although the committee guy had a point about "bad losses to UNLV and St. Joe's."
Re: 27 Win Teams Denied
of the field expect one common theme....a spin by the committee politicians to justify their choices...He's quick to
bring up 2 bad loses(the 2 Pt loss to St. Joe's is a killer) but doesn't want to mention good wins...like that Texas
had 2 shots at the B12's best team Kansas ( #3 in the RPI) and lost them both while Temple blew out Kansas,
that common opponent, by 25.
This post was edited on 3/17 7:20 AM by the Blades
Good call on Texas....they were one of Uconn's one point losses at the buzzer.....again when you get to the bottom
of the field expect one common theme....a spin by the committee politicians to justify their choices...He's quick to
bring up 2 bad loses(the 2 Pt loss to St. Joe's is a killer) but doesn't want to mention good wins...like that Texas
had 2 shots at the B12's best team Kansas ( #3 in the RPI) and lost them both while Temple blew out Kansas,
that common opponent, by 25.
This post was edited on 3/17 7:20 AM by the Blades
Re: 27 Win Teams Denied
This is also known as the Duke strategy for out of conference games. It works for Duke but not for anyone else. It certainly is not a good scheduling strategy for a mid major team.
Re: 27 Win Teams Denied
@DaveBorges
" With Uconn (deservedly) in the NIT, is the Big Dance turning into the domain of the power conference teams?"
"Despite an RPI of 34 and a home win over Kansas, the Owls were beaten out by schools which posted losing records in the
so-called power 5, like Texas and Oklahoma State, or teams that didn't do much of anything against the strong teams they
faced, like UCLA. It appeared the committee was making two points: RPI is no longer a major determining factor in NCAA
bids and the Power Five schools are getting preferential treatment."
Full read- AAC appears to get snubbed again as Uconn prepares for NIT
Of course they are.... follow the money trail...all things being equal or even less than equal in SMU's case last year and
Temple's this year, means more NCAA credit$ for the power 5. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer, for reason
# 997 why Uconn has to get back into a "BCS" FB/BB conference, ASAP.
This post was edited on 3/18 10:50 AM by the Blades
@DaveBorges
" With Uconn (deservedly) in the NIT, is the Big Dance turning into the domain of the power conference teams?"
"Despite an RPI of 34 and a home win over Kansas, the Owls were beaten out by schools which posted losing records in the
so-called power 5, like Texas and Oklahoma State, or teams that didn't do much of anything against the strong teams they
faced, like UCLA. It appeared the committee was making two points: RPI is no longer a major determining factor in NCAA
bids and the Power Five schools are getting preferential treatment."
Full read- AAC appears to get snubbed again as Uconn prepares for NIT
Of course they are.... follow the money trail...all things being equal or even less than equal in SMU's case last year and
Temple's this year, means more NCAA credit$ for the power 5. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer, for reason
# 997 why Uconn has to get back into a "BCS" FB/BB conference, ASAP.
This post was edited on 3/18 10:50 AM by the Blades
Re: 27 Win Teams Denied
In other AAC new from The New London (CT) Day's Mar 17
" Spies say the AAC is moving its offices to Dallas by 2016 "
Must be getting to the end of that Providence lease ( what a dumb place for this conferences HQ's) or could this be
a westward move to get in position to be more central for future AAC expansion ?...once Uconn and Cincy are gone...#wishful.thinking
In other AAC new from The New London (CT) Day's Mar 17
" Spies say the AAC is moving its offices to Dallas by 2016 "
Must be getting to the end of that Providence lease ( what a dumb place for this conferences HQ's) or could this be
a westward move to get in position to be more central for future AAC expansion ?...once Uconn and Cincy are gone...#wishful.thinking
