The Atlantic 10 Thread

[elicoleman]

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If Fordham can knock off LaSalle, we'll be guaranteed that the A-10 winner will become the 9th team in NCAA history to win 4 tourney games in 4 days.

Seriously, how often has any conference had their semifinals consist of a #5, #6, #7 and #9 seed?

[SlimKibbles]

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...Good luck rest of the way Xavier.

Just got back from the games. I really thought at halftime that X would be in trouble if Charlotte continued to force them to shoot 3's from NBA range. If they started missing those, they would have been in trouble. X managed to win though. They've really played hard the last couple of nights. Their shooting has been on. I'm waiting for a collapse though. The X/Charlotte game was a good one. Very poorly officiated on both sides though. Every single game I've watched in this tournament so far has had questionable officiating. Where do these refs come from?

If Fordham can knock off LaSalle, we'll be guaranteed that the A-10 winner will become the 9th team in NCAA history to win 4 tourney games in 4 days.

Seriously, how often has any conference had their semifinals consist of a #5, #6, #7 and #9 seed?

We were talking about that at the game tonight. If La Salle loses, all of the teams that got a first-round bye will have lost. I mentioned in the conference tournament thread when I posted the start times and such that the A-10 might be a crazy tournament. I think X can be ready for La Salle or Fordham.

Inside word on Xavier's problems this year, other than losing Brian Thornton and Dedrick Finn being a turd, is team chemistry. Those words came from a player's uncle who also happens to be the color analyst on XU tv broadcasts. Maybe X has gotten it together after being ripped a new one by Sean Miller on the plane home from UMass last weekend. We'll see if they can keep it going.

[Chuck]

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I don't think I've seen anyone cherry pick as much as Steve Smith.

[ucbearcat]

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The A-10 is so pathetic. I mean does GW even deserve to get into the dance? I know they will but they have not beaten a single team that is going to be in the NCAAs (except for the winner of the A-10 tourney). They have the RPI of a bubble team and when compared to those teams their strength of scheduale and quality wins are not as strong. I think the NCAA committee should make an example out of them and leave them out. When your non-conference scheduale is worse than 99% of college basketball and you play in a crappy conference you should be punished.

[SlimKibbles]

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The A-10 is so pathetic. I mean does GW even deserve to get into the dance? I know they will but they have not beaten a single team that is going to be in the NCAAs (except for the winner of the A-10 tourney). They have the RPI of a bubble team and when compared to those teams their strength of scheduale and quality wins are not as strong. I think the NCAA committee should make an example out of them and leave them out. When your non-conference scheduale is worse than 99% of college basketball and you play in a crappy conference you should be punished.

Yeah, the A-10 is pretty bad...wait a minute...UC lost to both Dayton and Xavier who happen to be in the A-10.

GW will get into the tournament without a problem. I don't know where people are coming up saying they should be sweating. They're the #6 team in the nation! Jesus...

[larrygiterdone]

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The A-10 is so pathetic. I mean does GW even deserve to get into the dance? I know they will but they have not beaten a single team that is going to be in the NCAAs (except for the winner of the A-10 tourney). They have the RPI of a bubble team and when compared to those teams their strength of scheduale and quality wins are not as strong. I think the NCAA committee should make an example out of them and leave them out. When your non-conference scheduale is worse than 99% of college basketball and you play in a crappy conference you should be punished.

hey man, you know i agree with you

[ucbearcat]

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Yeah, the A-10 is pretty bad...wait a minute...UC lost to both Dayton and Xavier who happen to be in the A-10.

GW will get into the tournament without a problem. I don't know where people are coming up saying they should be sweating. They're the #6 team in the nation! Jesus...

-Dayton did beat UC early in the year when the program was in dissaray but UC waxed them in the rematch in Las Vegas and Dayton has proven how bad they are lately.

-Xavier always beats UC regardless of how good UC is or how bad Xavier is and that is no reflection of the A-10

-The biggest reflection of Seeding in the NCAAs are RPI +Strength of Schedual + Quality Wins+ What have you done for me lately. GW is actually around a 10 seed if you look at it that way, despite their #6 ranking.

[SlimKibbles]

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Well, think what you want about GW but they're going dancing as a #5 or #6.

Fordham wins 64-62

[elicoleman]

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Wow...

I still can't get over how the top 4 seeds all lost in the same day.

At this point, I guess I'll root for the X-men to win.

[fsquid]

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Pretty much game over, down by 3 with 6 seconds, oh well. A perfect end to a disappointing season.

Good luck rest of the way Xavier.

looks like you guys are taking the bus home again this year.

[ucbearcat]

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Xavier is going to the NCAAs IMO. I can't believe that they are doing it without their only two senior starters but they have got the home court advantage working for them.

[CM1847]

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The A-10 is so pathetic. I mean does GW even deserve to get into the dance? I know they will but they have not beaten a single team that is going to be in the NCAAs (except for the winner of the A-10 tourney). They have the RPI of a bubble team and when compared to those teams their strength of scheduale and quality wins are not as strong. I think the NCAA committee should make an example out of them and leave them out. When your non-conference scheduale is worse than 99% of college basketball and you play in a crappy conference you should be punished.

Their RPI is in the low 30s. And it isn't their fault no one else in the A10 stepped up to get an at-large bid. 4 teams had legitimate chances at it, but they all lost to each other and other A10 teams. Xavier could be a top 25 team right now if they had stayed healthy, Temple could be an NCAA lock if they hadn't dropped stupid games. Put them in the Big East, they certainly wouldn't have gone undefeated in the conference, but they would be a top 25 team and a tourny lock all the game. They scheduled a light OOC which was a mistake, but those 16 conference games they play, they have no control over. You'd be insane to think they don't deserve to be in the tournament.

Pop's injury will hurt them, they might be bounced early because of it and people will all say "I told you so", but they derseve a bid and a good seed based on their season's work.

ooks like you guys are taking the bus home again this year.

At least I don't have to see another "Charlotte has been eliminated" thread on the first day of the tournament. First day of the NIT maybe, but that doesn't deserve its own thread.

[SlimKibbles]

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Well, somehow the Muskies made it to championship Saturday. I sure as hell didn't think that would happen. Hope it's a good game against St. Joe's tomorrow. Look for a somewhat packed house (I think 10-12,000 - place holds 16,000) tomorrow night at 6 PM.

[elicoleman]

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When was the last time a double digit seeed won a conference tournament of any kind? I know it's never happened in the 6 or so years I've been drawing out the brackets.

[SlimKibbles]

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When was the last time a double digit seeed won a conference tournament of any kind? I know it's never happened in the 6 or so years I've been drawing out the brackets.

The "worst" seed to ever win the A-10 was a #5, which St. Joe's would tie if they were to win. I think maybe Central Florida or some team in the Atlantic Sun may have won their tournament a few years back and had a losing overall record. Not sure what their seed was. I'm telling you, with the exception of GW, there really wasn't much difference between seeds 2-12 in the A-10. The results so far have proved that. Every team that qualified for the tournament had at least 10 wins. 4 teams, including Xavier, finished 8-8 in the conference. Been a crazy season.