Akron at tOSU, Go Zips!!!

(03-13-2016 08:00 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  Akron at tOSU, Go Zips!!!

We are ALL Zips fans on this one...

(03-13-2016 08:28 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 08:00 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  Akron at tOSU, Go Zips!!!

We are ALL Zips fans on this one...

Agreed!

I was hoping for a 1st round home game as I'm wanting to say the Zips had the 2nd highest RPI & 2nd most wins of any team not in the big dance. They also had a 6-2 record vs. RPI top 100 teams. Oh well it is what it is.

(03-13-2016 08:28 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 08:00 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  Akron at tOSU, Go Zips!!!

We are ALL Zips fans on this one...

NIT, I'll be watching.

How about Monmouth?

(03-13-2016 08:54 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 08:28 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 08:00 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  Akron at tOSU, Go Zips!!!

We are ALL Zips fans on this one...

NIT, I'll be watching.

How about Monmouth?

Must have been dozens of Syracuse alumni licking the balls (or padding their pockets) of the Tourney Committee...

How does a -finished in 9th place, .500 conf record, lost 5 of the last 7 and lost in the 1st round of the conf. tourney - team deserve a bid??????????

Akron got jobbed, big time...

Y'all deserved it over Syracuse

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(03-13-2016 09:16 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  Akron got jobbed, big time...

Y'all deserved it over Syracuse

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Who did they beat outside of the MAC schedule? Iona? A mediocre Arkansas team? Sorry. The resume isn't there. You might have a case if they beat Villanova. But they didn't. Dambrot never has tough non conference schedule.

(03-13-2016 09:16 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  Akron got jobbed, big time...

Y'all deserved it over Syracuse

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Monmouth and St. Mary's have a right to complain

Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

(03-13-2016 10:18 PM)utpotts Wrote:  Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

That list is only 22 of the 32 teams, and Central Michigan is on it, too.

Ohio will play in the CBI.

(03-13-2016 10:20 PM)MikeSpicer Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:18 PM)utpotts Wrote:  Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

And Central Michigan.

And Ohio will play in the CBI.

My bad. I skipped over them.

(03-13-2016 10:21 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:20 PM)MikeSpicer Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:18 PM)utpotts Wrote:  Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

And Central Michigan.

And Ohio will play in the CBI.

My bad. I skipped over them.

I hope NIU and Kent St get picked somewhere with 20+ spots left

(03-13-2016 10:40 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:21 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:20 PM)MikeSpicer Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:18 PM)utpotts Wrote:  Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

And Central Michigan.

And Ohio will play in the CBI.

My bad. I skipped over them.

I hope NIU and Kent St get picked somewhere with 20+ spots left

Kent announced they were declining any offers.

The EMU board is ripe that EMU will not or presumably does not want to go: $.

(03-13-2016 10:42 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:40 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:21 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:20 PM)MikeSpicer Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 10:18 PM)utpotts Wrote:  Only Ball State in the CIT tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Colle...Tournament

And Central Michigan.

And Ohio will play in the CBI.

My bad. I skipped over them.

I hope NIU and Kent St get picked somewhere with 20+ spots left

Kent announced they were declining any offers.

Two more injuries ... Cancer (hand in a cast) ... Edwin (knee surgery)

(03-13-2016 09:16 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  Akron got jobbed, big time...

Y'all deserved it over Syracuse

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Or Bona, or Monmouth....

(03-13-2016 10:06 PM)OUBobcat9092 Wrote:  

(03-13-2016 09:16 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  Akron got jobbed, big time...

Y'all deserved it over Syracuse

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Monmouth and St. Mary's have a right to complain

Monmouth yes St Mary's not so much

Monmouth should have been left out. You can't lose 3 games to teams with RPI 200+ and still expect to make the tournament.

The committee seemed to be using some very inconsistent metrics this year. It is almost impossible to tell what they valued. But Tulsa also did not belong in the field by almost every metric. And even if you take both Syr. and Tulsa out, Akron would not be in unless all you value is RPI which appears to be not such a big deal to the committee. What seems most important is record vs. top 50, except when it isn't, otherwise you wouldn't leave out a mid-major with a 3-2 record vs. the top 25. One thing is clear: mid-majors need to beat decent major conference teams. You are not getting in without a couple of those on your resume regardless of your record.

It's a very odd field at the bottom of the at-larges, though.