How many CUSA teams normally get into the NCAA basketball tournament?

Do you think this will change with the bigger schools leaving?

One sometimes two......

Who knows how the change will effect us. Im guessing it will be about the same.

Which version? V1.0 = Usually was 4
V2.0 = 1 (Basically it was memphis)
V3.0 = 2 (with potential for 3 at any given time.. but usually )
V3.5 = ? - However, that being said we brought in what _should_ be stronger basketball teams compared to what's leaving (not counting Memphis), so I'll say the potential for 3 to 4 is there.

1-3

I think not having us around may be beneficial in that regard. We ran through CUSA like Montezuma's Revenge enough that it became easy for pundits to dismiss the rest of the league.

If Southern Miss continues to play well, and Tulsa and UAB progress under what appear to be good coaches, that will give the league UTEP, UAB, Marshall, ODU, Charlotte, MTSU and Tulsa as a good basketball core. If North Texas can progess, and any of the other newcomers can do anything, it will really help the league out.(no offense to UTSA, FAU, FIU, La Tech, or Rice, but there appears to be a gap between these teams on paper) My biggest argument against expanding the conference is the potential to water down what should be a pretty decent basketball conference.

We stuck the Bestest Ever with some of our worst RPI deadweights, which will put at least one at-large into play. But we replaced our old deadweights with some just as crapulent, so we might not be the ones to benefit.

(12-10-2012 12:39 PM)99Tiger Wrote:  I think not having us around may be beneficial in that regard. We ran through CUSA like Montezuma's Revenge enough that it became easy for pundits to dismiss the rest of the league.

Yeah, but losing to Memphis every year really helped our RPI

(12-10-2012 12:44 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  If Southern Miss continues to play well, and Tulsa and UAB progress under what appear to be good coaches, that will give the league UTEP, UAB, Marshall, ODU, Charlotte, MTSU and Tulsa as a good basketball core. If North Texas can progess, and any of the other newcomers can do anything, it will really help the league out.(no offense to UTSA, FAU, FIU, La Tech, or Rice, but there appears to be a gap between these teams on paper) My biggest argument against expanding the conference is the potential to water down what should be a pretty decent basketball conference.

Not sure I'd put LaTech on the "No offense" list. so far, they've done fairly well (I gotta take my smack-talk today when I get to the office, cause my co-worker is a Tech fan...)

1-2 over the last few years.

NIT 2-3 max.

We have had a few stragglers hit the CIT and CBI tourneys.

Usually two teams for the last three or so years.

I think CUSA will be a lot like the old CAA. There will be plenty of years with 1 bid, but there will occasionally be up to 3 bids.

If Tulsa and UTEP stick around, the league has many deceptively strong (historically) programs. If they leave, the league's strength will be quite bad. This is why I would have rather seen WKU added over one of the F_U's. The basketball facilities of both Florida schools are laughable with FAU's being especially bad. UTSA's basketball arena is also terrible. I know FAU has one in the works that will be similar to UCF's and supposedly UTSA has one in the works as well, but I hope these come soon.

(12-10-2012 01:34 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(12-10-2012 12:44 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  If Southern Miss continues to play well, and Tulsa and UAB progress under what appear to be good coaches, that will give the league UTEP, UAB, Marshall, ODU, Charlotte, MTSU and Tulsa as a good basketball core. If North Texas can progess, and any of the other newcomers can do anything, it will really help the league out.(no offense to UTSA, FAU, FIU, La Tech, or Rice, but there appears to be a gap between these teams on paper) My biggest argument against expanding the conference is the potential to water down what should be a pretty decent basketball conference.

Not sure I'd put LaTech on the "No offense" list. so far, they've done fairly well (I gotta take my smack-talk today when I get to the office, cause my co-worker is a Tech fan...)

One decent year does not make a program. They have not been a great basketball program over the past decade or so.

(12-10-2012 12:39 PM)99Tiger Wrote:  I think not having us around may be beneficial in that regard. We ran through CUSA like Montezuma's Revenge enough that it became easy for pundits to dismiss the rest of the league.

Unless of course you played us on your home floor.

It was always nice of you to bring so many mortified fans to the slaughter...

Looks like Charlotte is trending the correct way coming into CUSA, let's hope it is sustainable.

It depends on whether you count the nBE

Here's the full history:

Conference USA’s RPI History
(Team’s records consist of W-L's vs. only Division 1 opponents thru all games played in the regular season and conference tournament):
2011-12
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (26-8)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (West Region)
*Southern Mississippi (23-8)…RPI: #21 (SOS: #47)…received #9 seed (East Region)

2010-11
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (25-9)…RPI: #28 (SOS: #46)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*UAB (22-8)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #78)…received #12 seed (East Region)

2009-10
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*UTEP (26-6)…RPI: #38 (SOS: #111)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*Houston (18-15)…RPI: #110 (SOS: #106)...received #14 seed (Midwest Region)

2008-09
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (31-3)…RPI: #7 (SOS: #49)…received #2 seed (West Region)

2007-08
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (33-1)…RPI: #3 (SOS: #27)…received #1 seed (South Region)

2006-07
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #8 (SOS: #75)…received #2 seed (South Region)

2005-06
C-USA RPI: #13
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #31)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*UAB (23-6)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #115)…received #9 seed (East Region)

<----------Realignment---------->

2004-05
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Louisville (27-4)…RPI: #12 (SOS: #54)…received #4 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (24-7)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #53)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*Charlotte (21-7)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #99)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*UAB (21-10)…RPI: #49 (SOS: #92)…received #11 seed (Midwest Region)

2003-04
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 6
*Cincinnati (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #23)…received #4 seed (South Region)
*DePaul (21-9)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #51)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Memphis (21-7)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #65)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #34 (SOS: #58)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*UAB (20-9)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #35)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (20-9)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #16)…received #10 seed (South Region)

2002-03
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Marquette (23-5)…RPI: #10 (SOS: #39)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #26)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (23-6)…RPI: #26 (SOS: #77)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (17-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #9)…received #8 seed (West Region)

2001-02
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (30-3)…RPI: #2 (SOS: #23)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (26-6)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #87)…received #5 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (18-11)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #22)…received #9 seed (South Region)

2000-01
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Cincinnati (23-9)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #63)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (21-10)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #77)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1999-00
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (28-3)…RPI: #1 (SOS: #5)…received #2 seed (South Region)
*Louisville (18-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #15)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*DePaul (20-11)…RPI: #30 (SOS: #25)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (19-13)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #10)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1998-99
C-USA RPI: #6
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-5)…RPI: #9 (SOS: #35)…received #3 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (22-10)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #18)…received #5 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (19-10)…RPI: #22 (SOS: #21)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*UAB (20-11)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #68)…received #12 seed (West Region)

1997-98
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (26-5)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #71)…received #2 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (19-10)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (21-10)…RPI: #47 (SOS: #75)…received #10 seed (South Region)

1996-97
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-7)…RPI: #13 (SOS: #47)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (23-8)…RPI: #18 (SOS: #56)…received #6 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #27 (SOS: #62)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (22-8)…RPI: #51 (SOS: #106)…received #7 seed (Southeast Region)

1995-96
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-4)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #19)…received #2 seed (Southeast Region)
*Marquette (22-7)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #47)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (22-7)…RPI: #15 (SOS: #27)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Louisville (19-11)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #5)…received #6 seed (Midwest Region)

(12-11-2012 05:35 PM)USAFminersfan Wrote:  

(12-10-2012 12:39 PM)99Tiger Wrote:  I think not having us around may be beneficial in that regard. We ran through CUSA like Montezuma's Revenge enough that it became easy for pundits to dismiss the rest of the league.

Unless of course you played us on your home floor.

It was always nice of you to bring so many mortified fans to the slaughter...

IIRC, we got our revenge on the same floor when it counted...

CUSA V.1 was a beast.