Is there any hope?

[BI_Brave_alum]

I understand your logic BB. I think we are hurt by what we have in the loss column (12 games). Purdue comes closest to us right now with 10, and depending on who you read or listen to, the Boilermakers are listed among the last teams in or out of the field.

The his last 4 out are:

DePaul - 17-12, RPI 60, SOS 34, 3 losses outside top 100, lost to BU by 20
Illinois - 21-10, RPI 35, SOS 26, only 3 road wins, beat BU by 4
Florida St - 19-11, RPI 47, SOS 24, 7-9 conference record, lost 5 of last 7
Stanford - 18-11, RPI 57, SOS 23, 4-6 in last 10

Heck, they're almost better than the 5 teams I listed as Palm already having in the tournament! Again, BU can't even make this discussion? Because they're in the MVC? A top 5-7 conference with the #4 non-con SOS? It defies logic, it really does. Yes, maybe I am still in meltdown mode after the heartbreaker to SIU, but it seems like the 'important' numbers just don't mean anything unless you're in a BCS conference.

FWIW - These are all numbers WITHOUT the 13 game Jeremy Crouch injury consideration. If we are given ANY credit for that, our numbers are even better. This week is going to drive me insane.

now if Depaul wins they improve their chances of getting in and improves BU's RPI ranking, but that would mean they take away another spot as well... do u think we still cheer for depaul?

 

[Scouter]

I think DePaul needs to win two in the Big East tourney to get in. The second of those would be against top-seeded Georgetown, which would most certainly get them in.

Their first-round game against Villanova is a bit puzzling. Most people have Villanova in already, but if they lose in the first round, do they still get in? Would that win alone vault DePaul into the Big Dance? Would both teams get in?

This week is turning me insane. At least the teams that are supposed to win have been winning (KNOCK ON WOOD).

 

[egib52]

If DePaul gets in (without winning tourney) and BU does not...that just furthers the bias given to the major schools. I understand DePaul has had some good wins (ex. Kansas), but fact remains BU beat them, has a better record and better RPI. Plus Depaul has some bad losses during the season.

 

[BradleyBrave]

I think DePaul needs to win two in the Big East tourney to get in. The second of those would be against top-seeded Georgetown, which would most certainly get them in.

Not according to WSCR's Lawrence Holmes, who really showed how little he knows about the college game yesterday while filling in for Terry Boers on 'Boers and Bernstein'. He was very confident that with 1 win DePaul would be in the NCAA Tournament (meaning they finished 18-13 with an RPI in the 50's), and that Creighton HAD to win on Sunday or else they were out (essentially saying the MVC is a 1-bid league). My advice to Lawrence is to stick to covering the Bears, as there are ZERO categories where DePaul looks better than any of the top 4 MVC teams in regards to getting into the NCAA Tournament.