(02-26-2016 03:31 PM)PurpleStreamers Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 03:19 PM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 03:14 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  A 13-5 conference record followed by a first round loss is worse than a 10-8 conference record and multiple tournament wins.
It goes without saying that a CAA tourney title trumps all and makes everyone feel like it was a great season.

Regular season means jack squat in the perception of the program. Brady needs to match the 2013 run where the team played better as the games got more important.

Agree 1000%

Yup. Life in a low-major CAA world. #YEEHAW

low-major? Try #3 mid-major. YEEHAW!!!!

RPI
1 Big 12 0.5905
2 Pac 12 0.5812
3 ACC 0.5682
4 Big East 0.5560
5 Big Ten 0.5441
6 SEC 0.5567
7 A10 0.5345
8 AAC 0.5258
9 CAA 0.5290

Kenpom at #3 too
1 Big 12
2 ACC
3 Pac 12
4 Big East
5 Big Ten
6 SEC
7 AAC
8 A 10
9 Colonial

(02-26-2016 04:15 PM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 03:31 PM)PurpleStreamers Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 03:19 PM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 03:14 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  A 13-5 conference record followed by a first round loss is worse than a 10-8 conference record and multiple tournament wins.
It goes without saying that a CAA tourney title trumps all and makes everyone feel like it was a great season.

Regular season means jack squat in the perception of the program. Brady needs to match the 2013 run where the team played better as the games got more important.

Agree 1000%

Yup. Life in a low-major CAA world. #YEEHAW

low-major? Try #3 mid-major. YEEHAW!!!!

RPI
1 Big 12 0.5905
2 Pac 12 0.5812
3 ACC 0.5682
4 Big East 0.5560
5 Big Ten 0.5441
6 SEC 0.5567
7 A10 0.5345
8 AAC 0.5258
9 CAA 0.5290

Saw another power index that showed the CAA as 12- behind the Missouri Valley (Wichita State)and West Coast (Gonzaga and St Marys) conferences- either way if the CAA can be at that level each year (best of the true mid major leagues that don't have a high major team in them) that's respectable. Not sure who gets through Baltimore but whoever it is I could see winning a game in the big Dance just based on how solid the league has been this year (OOC and In Conference).

Sagarins at #4 Mid Major
1 Big 12
2 ACC
3 Pac 12
4 Big Ten
5 Big East
6 SEC
7 AAC
8 A 10
9 Mountain West
10 Colonial

The life in a low major reference is more about the all or nothing state of being in a one-bid conference. Even with the rpi high, the sos is not so great. So even in what is the best year in the CAA post GMU, ODU, and VCU departures, we are still looking at only one team being given a shot in the big dance. The CAA... it's pretty good!

(02-27-2016 09:28 AM)Yesolitis Wrote:  The life in a low major reference is more about the all or nothing state of being in a one-bid conference. Even with the rpi high, the sos is not so great. So even in what is the best year in the CAA post GMU, ODU, and VCU departures, we are still looking at only one team being given a shot in the big dance. The CAA... it's pretty good!

What year did you graduate JMU? When I went to school in the 90s during the Lefty Driessel era the CAA was a one bid league as well-a solid one bid league that could be competitive on the national stage. That's where they are today.

(02-27-2016 09:31 AM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(02-27-2016 09:28 AM)Yesolitis Wrote:  The life in a low major reference is more about the all or nothing state of being in a one-bid conference. Even with the rpi high, the sos is not so great. So even in what is the best year in the CAA post GMU, ODU, and VCU departures, we are still looking at only one team being given a shot in the big dance. The CAA... it's pretty good!

What year did you graduate JMU? When I went to school in the 90s during the Lefty Driessel era the CAA was a one bid league as well-a solid one bid league that could be competitive on the national stage. That's where they are today.

I agree, if not for a very few exceptions (JMU being one of those exceptions) an At-Large invite has been rare. I think Drexel got the shaft, of those who have been deserving, about as bad as any CAA team has ever been overlooked.

(02-26-2016 10:27 AM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote:  

(02-26-2016 10:25 AM)Dukes84 Wrote:  Towson is 2-0 versus W&M and 1-1 versus JMU; JMU is 1-1 versus Towson and 0-1 versus W&M. Towson versus the group is in the driver's seat in the event of a three-way tie. Towson would be 3-1; JMU would either be 2-2 or 1-3; and W&M would either be 2-2 or 1-3. If Towson and W&M both win, Towson wins the head to head (2-0) and is the 3 seed. If Towson wins and W&M loses, Towson is the 3 seed by virtue of better conference record. If Towson loses and W&M wins, W&M is the 3 seed by virtue of better conference record. Correct me if I'm wrong...didn't get a great night's sleep last night.

Correct, not to nitpick but JMU would be 2-2 in the event of a 3 way tie because that would mean they won over WM.

(02-26-2016 07:03 AM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote:  If JMU wins and Towson loses then JMU/TOW/WM are tied for 3rd. TOW swept WM, JMU split with both. TOW would be 3 seed.

If JMU wins and TOW wins then TOW finishes alone at 3.

If JMU loses and TOW wins then TOW/WM are tied at 3 and TOW is 3 seed.

If JMU loses and TOW loses then WM would finish alone at 3.

The final scenario is best for JMU. TOW is a much better matchup for JMU than WM.

So after the games today - Towson is #3, JMU #4, and WM #5?

Towson, W&M, JMU - is the 3 through 5 I think.

Does the NIT still take the conference winner, if they lose in their tournament? If so, with Hofstra and UNCW tying - would they take one of them automatically?

(02-27-2016 07:45 PM)JMU_Rocks! Wrote:  Towson, W&M, JMU - is the 3 through 5 I think.

Does the NIT still take the conference winner, if they lose in their tournament? If so, with Hofstra and UNCW tying - would they take one of them automatically?

JMU is the 4 seed, W&M 5.

Hofstra is the NIT auto-qualifier. I would expect to see them in the NIT because they arent winning 3 games in 3 days with 6 players. Those that think we have a rough(er) draw with the 4 seed are discounting Hofstra's thin bench. Id rather play W&M/Hofstra than N'eastern/Dub.

JMU has split with W&M and blew an 18pt lead in the game they lost to them.
JMU has swept #1 Hofstra in two overtime games.

There is no mystery like last year when everyone wondered could they beat a top team even though they finished tied for first place (0-6 against top 3 teams). The only question mark is how they would solve UNCW after 2 defeats, but there is no guarantee they would ever face them if making it to the finals.
This will be a great tournament to watch for all involved. JMU has just as much of an argument as any team in the CAA on who will capture the tournament title. The Dukes have the talent, the teamwork, the offense, and the defense to be champions. Some other top tier teams have holes that are hard to hide over 3 straight games against the best teams in the CAA.