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Hm, if we beat Ball State and Toledo we would have 19 wins with an impressive schedule, any outside chance we would qualify?
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RE: NIT?
The MAC #1 seed (if it doesn't get the NCAA bid) goes automatically to that team.
Doubt a 2nd MAC team. I can see us being a contender for a CBI tourney bid (WMU went last year).
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(03-02-2014 12:29 PM)emu79 Wrote: Hm, if we beat Ball State and Toledo we would have 19 wins with an impressive schedule, any outside chance we would qualify?
No real quality (top 25) wins by any MAC team, not a chance.
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For reference, Last year Ohio was 14-2 in the MAC (24-9 overall, RPI 67) and the Bobcats were a 6 seed in the NIT. All the 6 seeds were the last at-larges in. Id hope EMU, Ohio, WMU, Buffalo and Akron (assuming Toledo was the 1 seed and none of these teams win the tournament) would all make the CBI or CIT.
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2014 10:31 AM by Eagle66.)
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(03-03-2014 10:30 AM)Eagle66 Wrote: For reference, Last year Ohio was 14-2 in the MAC (24-9 overall, RPI 67) and the Bobcats were a 6 seed in the NIT. All the 6 seeds were the last at-larges in. Id hope EMU, Ohio, WMU, Buffalo and Akron (assuming Toledo was the 1 seed and none of these teams win the tournament) would all make the CBI or CIT.
For those who are not sure about the NIT:
It, like the NCAAs, has 'automatic bids' and at-large bids (borrowed this from Wikipedia):
"Similar to the automatic bids the NCAA Tournament grants for all conference tournament champions, all teams that won regular-season conference championships but failed to earn NCAA tournament bids are guaranteed places in the NIT."
A number of teams, from 'lesser conferences' gets automatics this way.
NIT is now 32 teams.
I'm hoping for at least CBI. Last year WMU played @ George Mason in the semi-finals I believe. I was a designated MAC fan at that game.
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2014 10:54 AM by emu steve.)
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What was our rank on strength of schedule this year?
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My understanding is that we have already been offered a CBI. To host the NIT cost anywhere between $10-15,000.
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In 1997 EMU was about 22-7 and got left out of the NIT. Earl was in his prime and they had beat Duke the year before in the NCAAs. EMU was a bubble team to make the NCAAs in 1997. They were still wearing the glass slipper.
EMU got screwed by the NIT that year. I'm sure money was a big part of it.
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In 1997 EMU was about 22-7 and got left out of the NIT. Earl was in his prime and they had beat Duke the year before in the NCAAs. EMU was a bubble team to make the NCAAs in 1997. They were still wearing the glass slipper.
EMU got screwed by the NIT that year. I'm sure money was a big part of it.
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In 1997 EMU was about 22-7 and got left out of the NIT. Earl was in his prime and they had beat Duke the year before in the NCAAs. EMU was a bubble team to make the NCAAs in 1997. They were still wearing the glass slipper.
EMU got screwed by the NIT that year. I'm sure money was a big part of it.
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In 1997 EMU was about 22-7 and got left out of the NIT. Earl was in his prime and they had beat Duke the year before in the NCAAs. EMU was a bubble team to make the NCAAs in 1997. They were still wearing the glass slipper.
EMU got screwed by the NIT that year. I'm sure money was a big part of it.
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(03-03-2014 11:45 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote: In 1997 EMU was about 22-7 and got left out of the NIT. Earl was in his prime and they had beat Duke the year before in the NCAAs. EMU was a bubble team to make the NCAAs in 1997. They were still wearing the glass slipper.
EMU got screwed by the NIT that year. I'm sure money was a big part of it.
Yep, ESPN picked/influenced teams back then and just loved the big conference boys (e.g., they'd love Indiana, sub-500 in the B1G but over .500 overall, with a lot of cupcakes overall).
It was nothing but television ratings, but who really watches the NIT after the NCAAs swing into action?
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(03-03-2014 12:31 PM)emu steve Wrote: Yep, ESPN picked/influenced teams back then and just loved the big conference boys (e.g., they'd love Indiana, sub-500 in the B1G but over .500 overall, with a lot of cupcakes overall).
It was nothing but television ratings, but who really watches the NIT after the NCAAs swing into action?
Like most other college ratings the number depended upon a game being on the mother ship, or 2, or The U. The few on ESPN didn't draw too badly for a 2nd tier tournament vs many NCAA 1st and 2nd round games. That's why ESPN puts value in airing the NIT against other sports options in its package.
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/04/...t-and-nit/
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