Other Sports ****OFFICIAL NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK / BUBBLE WATCH THREAD**** - Page 9

KC_Connection · 03-12-2011, 04:13 PM

SDSU is the better team without BYU having the benefit of Davies.

**Buck** · 03-12-2011, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Who do you think will win?

Tough call. They don't have Davies and we won't let Jimmer score 80 like he did last night. Depends on if Abouo, Hartsock, and Emery are just draining jumpers like they did last time. To beat SDSU you have to shoot at least high 50s even 60%.

I like SDSU's chances, but I honestly don't know.

**DaKCMan AP** · 03-12-2011, 04:38 PM

Kentucky vs. Florida tomorrow at 1PM EST on ABC for the SEC Championship.

Mr. Laz · 03-12-2011, 04:58 PM

princeton just won with a buzzer beater .... huge dogpile and fans stormed court.

somebody is getting smashed all to hell at the bottom of that pile of humanity

KC_Connection · 03-12-2011, 04:59 PM

Crazy ending.

WilliamTheIrish · 03-12-2011, 05:00 PM

That was outstanding.

**alnorth** · 03-12-2011, 05:06 PM

I think Harvard has a case, they are not a great team but they look about as shakey as a lot of the other questionable barely in/out teams on the bubble.

On the one hand, their RPI looks good. On the other hand, they recently played 2 of the very worst teams in the country twice each and of those 4 games there was only one blowout. The other 3 were single-digit wins.

If you are an ivy league team wanting an invite, you'd better at least blow out the bad teams on your schedule. So, I won't feel too sorry for them if they don't make it, but some of the teams who would take their place don't look much better to me.

|Zach| · 03-12-2011, 05:07 PM

Thought it would be cool for a team to go who hasn't been since the dawn of time.

KC_Connection · 03-12-2011, 05:09 PM

Don't think Harvard has enough quality wins to get in.

**alnorth** · 03-12-2011, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Don't think Harvard has enough quality wins to get in.

probably, yep. They have 3 mildly nice wins, 1 questionable loss, and thats it. The rest of the schedule is blah.

Quickly scanning the bubble teams people are mentioning, I think Harvard would have a gripe if Alabama got in over them (its nice that they beat Kentucky a while back, but the crimson tide just shouldn't get in. Their schedule wasn't all that hard, and they would completely destroy the record for worst RPI to make it in) but thats about it, most of the other bubble teams have a slightly better resume.

WilliamTheIrish · 03-12-2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Don't think Harvard has enough quality wins to get in.

Lots of sentimentality though. I don't expect them to get a bid, but I don't think the committee will easily discount a great sentimental story.

**alnorth** · 03-12-2011, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Lots of sentimentality though. I don't expect them to get a bid, but I don't think the committee will easily discount a great sentimental story.

crazier things have happened. Didn't some air force team many years back that had no business getting in get inexplicably picked? Not the air force teams that were recently good, but some other air force team that people universally scratched their heads about.

It might take something like that. A low-30 RPI is good, but we usually see a low-30 team get left out about once a year. (though not last year, everyone was picked up to #40, I think)

edit: looked it up, the 2004 Air Force team was an 11-seed and probably got one of the last bids in that tournament. Although they had over 20 wins, they had a pretty bad RPI. Not sure if they had any good wins, but they lost to north carolina in the first round.

**alnorth** · 03-12-2011, 06:06 PM

Lunardi now has Harvard out in his "next 4 out", but he also said he thinks the committee will give them a very hard look. They will probably be in or out depending on the sentimental value of letting a school in that has been out since 1946.

**Buck** · 03-12-2011, 06:10 PM

If anyone finds a stream for the BYU/SDSU game my buddy is stuck at work and he'd like to watch.

Discuss Thrower · 03-12-2011, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Lunardi now has Harvard out in his "next 4 out", but he also said he thinks the committee will give them a very hard look. They will probably be in or out depending on the sentimental value of letting a school in that has been out since 1946.

Missouri State must be one of the most hated schools evar.

03-06-2011, 05:21 PM
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8319900	**OFFICIAL NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK / BUBBLE WATCH THREAD** Last edited by Buck; 03-13-2011 at 06:44 PM..
Posts: 44,562

03-12-2011, 04:13 PM	#121
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $5342783	SDSU is the better team without BYU having the benefit of Davies.
Posts: 48,952

03-12-2011, 04:38 PM	#123
DaKCMan AP Beloved & Awesome CP Celebrity Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Florida Casino cash: $6734952	Kentucky vs. Florida tomorrow at 1PM EST on ABC for the SEC Championship. __________________
Posts: 35,695

03-12-2011, 04:58 PM	#124
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	princeton just won with a buzzer beater .... huge dogpile and fans stormed court. somebody is getting smashed all to hell at the bottom of that pile of humanity __________________
Posts: 95,626

03-12-2011, 04:59 PM	#125
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $5342783	Crazy ending.
Posts: 48,952

03-12-2011, 05:00 PM	#126
WilliamTheIrish Champion Golfer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2001 Casino cash: $6040607	That was outstanding.
Posts: 34,633

03-12-2011, 05:06 PM	#127
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	I think Harvard has a case, they are not a great team but they look about as shakey as a lot of the other questionable barely in/out teams on the bubble. On the one hand, their RPI looks good. On the other hand, they recently played 2 of the very worst teams in the country twice each and of those 4 games there was only one blowout. The other 3 were single-digit wins. If you are an ivy league team wanting an invite, you'd better at least blow out the bad teams on your schedule. So, I won't feel too sorry for them if they don't make it, but some of the teams who would take their place don't look much better to me. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

03-12-2011, 05:07 PM	#128
\|Zach\| For The Glory Of The City Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $5316768	Thought it would be cool for a team to go who hasn't been since the dawn of time.
Posts: 53,435

03-12-2011, 05:09 PM	#129
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $5342783	Don't think Harvard has enough quality wins to get in.
Posts: 48,952

03-12-2011, 06:06 PM	#133
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Lunardi now has Harvard out in his "next 4 out", but he also said he thinks the committee will give them a very hard look. They will probably be in or out depending on the sentimental value of letting a school in that has been out since 1946. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

03-12-2011, 06:10 PM	#134
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8319900	If anyone finds a stream for the BYU/SDSU game my buddy is stuck at work and he'd like to watch.
Posts: 44,562