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(02-12-2018 01:57 PM)Punk Wrote:  

(02-12-2018 01:53 PM)FearTheLion Wrote:  How does our current resume statistically compare to VCU when they received that surprise invitation after being handled by us 2 out of 3 matchups?

Not even close to their resume that year. We have 0 wins in the top 100, let alone top 50.

Here is something I found before the CAA tourney that year..

Resume
RPI Rank: 51

Record: 23-11

Conference Record: 12-6

Strength Of Schedule: 86

Record Against RPI Top 50: 3-5

Quality Wins (against RPI Top 50): UCLA, Old Dominion, George Mason

Bad Losses (against RPI 100+): South Florida, Georgia State, Northeastern

In Or Out: Even though they have a pretty good RPI, I don't think that VCU makes the tournament. The win against UCLA is pretty nice (although not spectacular), but the quality wins against their conference opponents almost get nullified because they also lost to each of those teams (including Old Dominion twice).

They ended George Mason's long winning streak in the conference tournament, and that certainly looks good. But I think they needed to win the CAA title to get in. They played above average all season long, but I don't think that they made enough of an impact on the minds of the voters to get in.

And its an easy argument that because they got it, we are in CUSA now. If VCU doesn't go that year, they don't get their miracle run. W/O that they don't get the A10 invite. If they don't leave the CAA, GMU and ODU don't leave either.