I saw this why do you think Western Mich. got bump for Miami OH?
Zao123 Wrote:I saw this why do you think Western Mich. got bump for Miami OH?
Miami has a stronger resume.
Miami #74 RPI
WMU #118 RPI
Miami #54 SOS (best in MAC)
WMU #217 SOS (2nd worst in MAC)
Miami has three top 40 wins and two other quality wins (top 90). WMU has one top 40 win and three other quality wins (top 80).
Both made it to the semifinals of the MAC Tourney but Miami lost 49-47 to #1 KSU. WMU lost to #3 Akron 73-62.
I look at WMU was 12-4 in the Mac and 20-12 overall when Miami was 9-7 and 17-15 Overall. Then i look that WMU beat Miami, but i guess it really dosn't matter as it is the worst of the worst tournament and nobody really cares.
The CBI has very little to do with your resume. It's an invitational tournament run by an organization that organizes preseason tournaments (the Gazelle Group). Their #1 goal is profit. Obviously they want attractive matchups but they wants schools that are going to sell tickets and generate revenue. It costs $60,000 to be in this tournament so many schools declined a bid because they knew they wouldn't turn a profit. If you're not getting a home game and will likely be a 1 and done is it worth it? Probably not..
It could be very possible that WMU was offered a bid but declined. I've heard several sources say the CBI was desperately scrambling to field enough teams for this tournament.
But regardless, I'd say Miami OH deserves a bid over WMU anyway.
Zao123 Wrote:I look at WMU was 12-4 in the Mac and 20-12 overall when Miami was 9-7 and 17-15 Overall. Then i look that WMU beat Miami, but i guess it really dosn't matter as it is the worst of the worst tournament and nobody really cares.
Despite having a good year, WMU really has to feel like this season was a missed opportunity. They had a perfect inside/outside balance on their team which is hard to come by. They should have made a depper tourament run or had a better regular season.
Congratulations to Kent State. They have a decent chance of beating UNLV and moving on to play Kansas. Congrats also to Akron making the NIT.
Zao123 Wrote:I look at WMU was 12-4 in the Mac and 20-12 overall when Miami was 9-7 and 17-15 Overall. Then i look that WMU beat Miami, but i guess it really dosn't matter as it is the worst of the worst tournament and nobody really cares.
They beat Miami by three points at home. Hardly a convincing win. I look at WMU's schedule and see it inflated by a VERY weak SOS. We beat Akron by 10 on the road. A convincing win except that we had to shot over 60% just to beat them by that margin.
When did this CBI get formed is it just the for the teams that weren't good enough to make the NIT?
CowboysNiuFan31245 Wrote:When did this CBI get formed is it just the for the teams that weren't good enough to make the NIT?
It was formed this year because the NIT reduced its field from 40 to 32 teams. NIT is also owned by the NCAA, so until the CBI they had a virtual monopoly on all of the postseason play.
Whattya know, Kent is coming right to my backyard for their first round games at the Qwest Center. If I could get tickets for a descent price I'd think about going and cheering on the MAC...but at this point tickets are going to be much too expensive.
LongDistanceHuskieFan Wrote:Whattya know, Kent is coming right to my backyard for their first round games at the Qwest Center. If I could get tickets for a descent price I'd think about going and cheering on the MAC...but at this point tickets are going to be much too expensive.
Try a scalper after the game starts.
Ohio 80
Brown 74
Final - CBI Round 1
#6 Akron - 65
#3 Florida St. - 60
Akron wins 1st Rd of NIT on the road at FSU.
MAC is now 2-0 in postseason games.
good to see the mac starting off well i just hope kent beats unlv in the tourney
Nobody, and I mean nobody, gives a rat's patut for this CBI thing. It's a privately-run exhibition tournament. Whatever that means.
Glad to see Akron win in the first round of the NIT.
Miami lost on the road to Tulsa 61-45. Miami had to play without leading scorer Michael Bramos (16.3 ppg) who was shutdown for good after Miami's exit from the MAC Tourney.
From the Omaha World-Herald:
Quote:(8) UNLV (26-7, Mountain West Conference tournament champion)
vs.
(9) Kent State (28-6, Mid-American Conference regular-season, tourney champs)
When: Approximately 2 p.m. (CT) Thursday, CBS
Point guard
UNLV's Curtis Terry vs. KSU's Jordan Mincy
Terry, one of the team's best 3-point shooters, has been struggling with his stroke but still continues to set up teammates as he led the Mountain West in assists. A former walk-on, the 6-5 Terry could be a match-up problem for the 5-10 Mincy. He's not much of a scorer but excels on defense and in making smart decisions. EDGE: UNLV
Shooting guard
UNLV's Wink Adams vs. KSU's Al Fisher
The streak-shooting Adams is capable of carrying his team as he did when he made 8 of 17 3-point shots in wins over TCU and New Mexico in the regular season. Fisher is equally adept at scoring and running the offense as he led the Golden Flashes in scoring and assists. Of concern is the fact that he had almost as many turnovers (128) as assists (131). EDGE: UNLV
Third guard
UNLV's Rene Rougeau vs. KSU's Chris Singletary
Rougeau's is the Runnin' Rebels' feel-good story. After scoring just 66 points in his first two seasons, Rougeau has averaged 9.0 points per game and ranks among the national leaders in assists. Singletary, a superb athlete, gives Kent State an inside-outside threat. He's the team's best post-up player while shooting 45.7 percent from beyond the arc. EDGE: KSU
Power forward
UNLV's Corey Bailey vs. KSU's Mike Scott
Bailey has never reached the potential he showed as a junior-college player, but he's capable of providing some solid play inside. Scott, too, is often overshadowed by teammates, but he's started 69 straight games and scored 10 points or more in 25 of the Golden Flashes' 30 regular-season games. EDGE: KSU
Center
UNLV's Joe Darger vs. KSU's Haminn Quaintance
Quaintance ranked in the top 15 nationally in steals and blocked shots while earning the conference's defensive player of the year award. He's also improved as a scorer, shooting 61.1 percent from the field. Darger has evolved from being more of an outside player to an inside threat, and he's improved greatly as a rebounder. EDGE: KSU
Bench
The Runnin' Rebels rely heavily on their starters, especially in the backcourt. Matt Shaw, a 6-8, 240-pound bruiser, has been UNLV's most effective reserve but has been foul prone, while guards Mareceo Rutledge and Kendall Wallace have provided limited contributions. Kent State gets solid play from frontcourt backups Rashad Woods and Julian Sullinger, while Rodriquez Sherman and Mike McKee are capable of spelling the backcourt starters. EDGE: KSU
Coaching
UNLV's Lon Kruger vs. KSU's Jim Christian
Getting the Runnin' Rebels back to the tournament might rank as one of Kruger's top coaching jobs. He lost five of top six players from last season's squad as well as another three during the season. Christian has built a reputation as one of the top young coaches in the mid-major ranks, and this season has done nothing to diminish his status. EDGE: UNLV
Intangibles
UNLV has thrived on the adversity that includes Kruger's quadruple bypass heart surgery during the offseason and the loss of 7-foot Breas Hamgas, held out this season for academic reasons. Kent State has a chance to strike a blow for mid-major programs that are getting crowded out of the tournament. Only six at-large berths went to teams outside the power conferences for the second straight year. EDGE: KSU
Our pick
The Mid-American Conference hasn't had a team advance out of the first round since Central Michigan shocked Creighton in the 2003 tournament. While Kent State doesn't appear capable of making it to the Elite Eight, as it did in 2002, the Golden Flashes will end the one-and-done streak for the league. KSU 72, UNLV 61
Three things to watch
• Very versatile: Kent State coach Jim Christian calls Haminn Quaintance the "most versatile player in the NCAA" as the senior is the only player in Division I history to record career numbers in excess of 1,200 points, 850 rebounds, 250 assists and 200 steals.
• Back again: UNLV is making back-to-back tournament appearances for the first time since 1990, when the Runnin' Rebels won the national championship, and 1991, when they made it to the Final Four.
• Achievements: Kent State recorded two notable "firsts" this season. The Golden Flashes' BracketBuster win over No. 20 St. Mary's was the program's first over a ranked team in the regular season. It also lifted Kent State into the regular-season national rankings for the first time.
Halfway through the 1st half, Kent is playing absolutely terrible down by 12.