02-24-2020, 07:52 AM | #71 |
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19 @Ohio St 24 @Houston 24 Houston 27 Iowa 43 @Wichita St 44 @Xavier 61 @Memphis 70 @ UConn Q2 43 Wichita St 61 Memphis 64 Tennessee 70 UConn 111 @Temple 124 @USF 127 @UCF Q3 82 Tulsa 84 Vermont 86 SMU 111 Temple 112 UNLV 116 Colgate 127 UCF 134 Valpo 149 Bowling Green 174 @Tulane 195 @ECU Q4 165 Drake 195 ECU 206 Illinois St 340 Alabama A&M |
02-24-2020, 07:57 AM | #72 |
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well, at least that houston win looks like it might hold.
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02-24-2020, 08:02 AM | #73 |
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Vermont's loss is very frustrating. Hopefully Tulsa can get back into the top 75 with a strong finish. UCF or USF could just as easily drop out of the top 135.
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02-24-2020, 08:23 AM | #74 | |
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Pretty manageable schedule on the surface but it's also one where a loss in 3 of those games is going to hurt their NET more than a win will help it. I say they're just as vulnerable to dropping a quad as anyone else. |
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02-28-2020, 12:19 PM | #75 |
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Because tier 3 is home against the 76th ranked team and 160th ranked team when at home. SOS helps clarify in greater detail truly how hard schedules were, which is why its also a criteria.
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02-28-2020, 12:27 PM | #76 | |
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Colgate and drake are great buy games that lift your SOS . And yet they provide zero real value: |
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Colgate and drake are great buy games that lift your SOS . And yet they provide zero real value: It’s gaming the system. I just I remember when I watched last year; the committee chair specifically mentioned how many Games you’ve played against tier 3 & 4 teams as being something they look at on the bubble |
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02-28-2020, 12:32 PM | #78 |
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02-28-2020, 12:34 PM | #79 |
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Just to prove out that point, the NET rankings doesn't see a difference in tier 3 wins between beating UCLA at home and Old Dominion (11-17) at home.
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02-28-2020, 12:35 PM | #80 |
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I was very wary of those "good" buy games even before we lost to Colgate:
"I don't understand the point of playing good but not great teams at home. Teams in the 75-160 range are Q3 at home, which means they aren't a quality win and would be a bad loss. Drake, UNLV, Vermont, and Colgate are all in that category. I can see why Cronin didn't schedule good mid majors." "I'm not convinced any of the teams we've beaten are going to end up Q2 (maybe Vermont). And I'm also not convinced that a bunch of Q3 wins is any better than a bunch of Q4 wins. I seriously doubt the committee ever gets that deep into a resume." "...a team's NET is obviously affected by their strength of schedule. But our own NET isn't important - our opponents' NET is what determines our quadrant records. We can have a really good SOS by playing all Q3 games and no Q4 games, but that does nothing at all for what matters most - getting quality wins and avoiding bad losses. If we end up beating Colgate it won't matter - we will have avoided the risk of getting a bad loss against a mid major at home. It's just not a strategy I would feel comfortable with going into each season. There's just not much to be gained and potentially a lot to lose." https://www.bearcattalk.com/showthre...t=12407&page=2 |
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