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(02-01-2018 07:56 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2018 07:06 AM)mac Wrote:  Wow, some acting like there's hardly a difference in the A10 and CUSA in basketball. I'll tell you one reason I wish we were in it. Just about every year they two three teams into the tournament. That's how VCU gets into the NCAA every year, they sure don't win the conference. That could be us, if they could figure out how to get us in.

But alas, we have football that we will never ever have enough money for. Monarx has it right.

VCU won it in 2015, but they've been to the finals every year since 2013. This year, if URI wins the A10 tourney, the A10 will be a one bid league. If you were to combine the conferences this year, you might have URI at the top, but the next three best teams would be CUSA teams.

Yes, the A10 is down this year and could be a 1-bidder.
Yes, CUSA is up this year and still will probably be a 1-bidder unless MTSU or WKU runs the table.

I do think CUSA could improve, and even be a multi bid league if Charlotte, UTEP, and USM become good again, but the A10 is a much better conference until that happens. VCU, Dayton, Davidson, Richmond, and St. Joes are all rebuilding at the same time. In general, they are all programs capable of getting at-large bids in a given year. Having them on our schedule more often than not bolsters our RPI. In our best year (this year) we have 2 teams that might find themselves on a thin bubble if they finish strong. Also, A10 teams that make the tournament get a larger share of the tournament credit money so the success is rewarded rather than given equally to everyone in the conference.