(01-27-2023 10:57 PM)_C2_ Wrote: Do they get in?
VCU (NET #70) is currently 16-5. If they were to win out, they'd finish the regular season with a 26-5 record.
That alone would almost certainly be enough to put them in the NCAA tournament.
1. VCU earned an at-large bid in the 2021 NCAA tournament with a 19-7 record.
2. VCU earned an at-large bid in the 2019 NCAA tournament with a 25-8 record.
3. Two A-10 teams earned at-large bids in 2018 with 26-8 records.
4. VCU earned an at-large bid in the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 26-9 record.
5. Dayton earned an at-large bid in the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 24-8 record.
Moreover, VCU is currently in 1st place in the conference standings, and they currently have only one close competitor, St. Louis (14-6), although (13-8) Dayton is close behind in the NET rankings.
Overall, VCU appears fairly likely to either win the A-10 championship and an automatic berth, or to earn an at-large bid. Their odds of earning an A-10 bid may be close to 50-50.