So I know they aren't eligible for the ASUN tourney, but can they get an at large bid? Pretty sure they will be ranked before long.
They are currently ranked 3rd in the Mid-Major poll.
http://www.fgcuathletics.com/news/default/157/3839/
They are currently listed as "also getting votes" in the Top 25, with 3.
http://www.fgcuathletics.com/news/default/157/3838/
Note that Middle Tennessee, who we lost to on the road, is listed as 6th in the Mid-Major Poll, and Appalachian State, who we hung with for 25 minutes at home, is 18th. The Lady Bucs have had one tough schedule.
FGCU is the better team at this point, and more experienced having filled their gaps with JUCO's, but what shrewd scheduling, luring Seton Hall and Indiana into their home court. None of their 3 big games were on the road. No road trips to Columbus, Chapel Hill or Knoxville for them!
(12-21-2010 10:21 PM)ETSUfan1 Wrote: [ -> ]So I know they aren't eligible for the ASUN tourney, but can they get an at large bid? Pretty sure they will be ranked before long.
Last year they wound up in the WNIT - I'd guess that NCAA limitations would keep them there for this one, last year.
Karl Smesko has built a real juggernaut at FGCU, starting the program from scratch 9 years ago, and doing no worse than 18-8. He interviewed for the Oregon State position last summer. I wonder how long the Golden Eagles will be able to keep him? He's a midwestern boy, who still recruits heavily from that area. I'll bet any Big Ten school with an opening will be taking a hard look at him this year.
(12-21-2010 10:21 PM)ETSUfan1 Wrote: [ -> ]So I know they aren't eligible for the ASUN tourney, but can they get an at large bid? Pretty sure they will be ranked before long.
I think they can. The one time the A-Sun men got an at large bid was when the C of C got it and they were not eligible for the A-Sun tourney that year.
The rules may have been different in the '90s...not quite sure what was up with Charleston back then. The A-Sun record book says they were a transition member for two years (1991-92 and 1992-93) w/o counting in the league standings, then were a full league member starting in 1993-94, which is when they got the at-large NCAA bid. However, they did not participate in the A-Sun tournament until March 1997, won the '97 and '98 titles and then bounced for the SoCon. C of C got NIT bids in 1995 and '96; the Cougars won the regular season title every year they were a full member. Domination.
The new rules are that transition schools can't play in conference tournaments or NCAA tournaments until they're fully eligible, but NIT/CBI/CIT/WNIT/etc. is on the table. So I'm pretty sure that counts FGCU out until next year.
What is the logic of these postseason bans? If they are good enough to be in the NCAA tournament, they should be included in my mind.
(12-22-2010 01:21 PM)etsubuc Wrote: [ -> ]What is the logic of these postseason bans? If they are good enough to be in the NCAA tournament, they should be included in my mind.
Schools moving up can load up with players that don't meet full NCAA qualifying rules in the recruting seasons prior to going D1. That gives the school an unfair advantage.
That could be why FGC has the team they do (I don't know enough about them). Will be curious to see what they look like next year when all players on the court should have been recruited to meet full D1 standards.
(12-22-2010 04:31 PM)BucDoctor Wrote: [ -> ] (12-22-2010 01:21 PM)etsubuc Wrote: [ -> ]What is the logic of these postseason bans? If they are good enough to be in the NCAA tournament, they should be included in my mind.
Schools moving up can load up with players that don't meet full NCAA qualifying rules in the recruting seasons prior to going D1. That gives the school an unfair advantage.
That could be why FGC has the team they do (I don't know enough about them). Will be curious to see what they look like next year when all players on the court should have been recruited to meet full D1 standards.
Perhaps that explains Wooten?
(12-22-2010 04:46 PM)Goldfinger Wrote: [ -> ] (12-22-2010 04:31 PM)BucDoctor Wrote: [ -> ] (12-22-2010 01:21 PM)etsubuc Wrote: [ -> ]What is the logic of these postseason bans? If they are good enough to be in the NCAA tournament, they should be included in my mind.
Schools moving up can load up with players that don't meet full NCAA qualifying rules in the recruting seasons prior to going D1. That gives the school an unfair advantage.
That could be why FGC has the team they do (I don't know enough about them). Will be curious to see what they look like next year when all players on the court should have been recruited to meet full D1 standards.
Perhaps that explains Wooten?
Perhaps. I really don't know enough about that situation to comment.
I just checked and FGCU women's team has 7 jrs and 2 srs. When do they qualify for full D1 membership?