Games of Importance for UC's Resume

**waterhead** · 03-08-2018, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by justinhub2003

UCF is 3 spots away from being a tier 1 win.

We need them to win in first round of AAC.

They dropped in RPI with a win over Tulane. Can they really move from 79 to above 75 against ECU? Or will they need to do the improbable in the following game?

**sedziobs** · 03-08-2018, 08:22 PM

Teams around the 75 cutoff have been bouncing all over the place. UCF was actually up to 76 earlier today, then they dropped back to 79. Currently they're at 78 where they started.

Maryland dropped to 76, which takes away one of Michigan State's Group 1 wins. They only have two as of right now.

**sedziobs** · 03-08-2018, 08:31 PM

Pretty good day for our resume so far. Buffalo, UCLA, and Mississippi St all won. UCF and Wyoming both have big games tonight that will impact their quadrants.

**sedziobs** · 03-08-2018, 11:35 PM

UCF remained at 78 after beating ECU, then moved up to 77 after South Carolina lost. It will be interesting to see what happens if they lose to Houston. Losing to a 19 RPI team on a neutral court shouldn't hurt much.

**sedziobs** · 03-09-2018, 09:26 AM

Wyoming lost to New Mexico last night and dropped from 92 to 99, just barely clinging to Group 2.

**sedziobs** · 03-09-2018, 04:45 PM

Georgia and Tulsa dropped out of the top 75 after losing this afternoon, which allowed UCF to sneak up to 75. We now have 6 Group 1 wins. Enjoy them while they last!

Of course, Tulsa dropping below 75 also means we have one less Group 2 win. So as of right now, we're 6-4 in Group 1 and 7-0 in Group 2.

WAITE HOYT 2 · 03-09-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sedziobs

Georgia and Tulsa dropped out of the top 75 after losing this afternoon, which allowed UCF to sneak up to 75. We now have 6 Group 1 wins. Enjoy them while they last!

Of course, Tulsa dropping below 75 also means we have one less Group 2 win. So as of right now, we're 6-4 in Group 1 and 7-0 in Group 2.

If we win tomorrow do you think we clinch a 2 seed?

**sedziobs** · 03-09-2018, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WAITE HOYT 2

If we win tomorrow do you think we clinch a 2 seed?

Not quite, but the list of teams who could potentially pass us is shrinking. Right now, the list is probably down to Texas Tech, Tennessee, and Clemson.

If we lose tomorrow, I think we're locked into a 3. If we win on Sunday, I think we clinch a 2.

cincrulz11 · 03-09-2018, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sedziobs

Not quite, but the list of teams who could potentially pass us is shrinking. Right now, the list is probably down to Texas Tech, Tennessee, and Clemson.

If we lose tomorrow, I think we're locked into a 3. If we win on Sunday, I think we clinch a 2.

didn't the committee say last year our game vs smu wasn't factored in, we were already slotted?

i could be off on that, but i swear i remember hearing that at the time.

so i think if we get to sunday, we are a 2.

**sedziobs** · 03-09-2018, 06:15 PM

I've heard that a lot here, but have yet to actually read it from a legitimate source. It could be true.

However, even if they did say that last year, this year may be different. The chair said they use an algorithm to bracket the field that takes less than an hour. Therefore, they can easily make a few contingency seed lists and create a bracket after our game ends.

But if they do ignore Sunday, I'm still not positive we get a 2. What if Clemson beats Virginia and Duke? What if Texas Tech beats WVU and Kansas?

03-08-2018, 08:22 PM	#312
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	Teams around the 75 cutoff have been bouncing all over the place. UCF was actually up to 76 earlier today, then they dropped back to 79. Currently they're at 78 where they started. Maryland dropped to 76, which takes away one of Michigan State's Group 1 wins. They only have two as of right now.

03-08-2018, 08:31 PM	#313
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	Pretty good day for our resume so far. Buffalo, UCLA, and Mississippi St all won. UCF and Wyoming both have big games tonight that will impact their quadrants.

03-08-2018, 11:35 PM	#314
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	UCF remained at 78 after beating ECU, then moved up to 77 after South Carolina lost. It will be interesting to see what happens if they lose to Houston. Losing to a 19 RPI team on a neutral court shouldn't hurt much.

03-09-2018, 09:26 AM	#315
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	Wyoming lost to New Mexico last night and dropped from 92 to 99, just barely clinging to Group 2.

03-09-2018, 04:45 PM	#316
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	Georgia and Tulsa dropped out of the top 75 after losing this afternoon, which allowed UCF to sneak up to 75. We now have 6 Group 1 wins. Enjoy them while they last! Of course, Tulsa dropping below 75 also means we have one less Group 2 win. So as of right now, we're 6-4 in Group 1 and 7-0 in Group 2.

03-09-2018, 06:15 PM	#320
sedziobs Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2,395	I've heard that a lot here, but have yet to actually read it from a legitimate source. It could be true. However, even if they did say that last year, this year may be different. The chair said they use an algorithm to bracket the field that takes less than an hour. Therefore, they can easily make a few contingency seed lists and create a bracket after our game ends. But if they do ignore Sunday, I'm still not positive we get a 2. What if Clemson beats Virginia and Duke? What if Texas Tech beats WVU and Kansas?