by GolfDiveNCougs · 1/4/2010
GolfDiveNCougs wrote:
And we're finally ranked, coming in at #23. Meh. Good news is, the rankings don't really matter! ANY team in the nation, by ending the season on a 10 game winning streak, IS the National Champion! Still, nice to be recognized. Attention DOES influence seeding.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm
gmj81 wrote:
New Mexico, BYU and UNLV are #5, #6, and #8 seeds respectively in Lunardi's Bracketology. I fully expect BYU to finish the year with no more than three losses (but I'll hedge my bet by saying it'll be two losses as they'll drop just one somewhere on the road in conference), which I believe should be good for a #4 seed at the very least.
craigoscarson wrote:
I wouldn't be surprised to drop one on the road to SDSU, TCU, Wyoming, or gasp Utah.
Mars wrote:I wouldn't be surprised to drop one on the road to SDSU, TCU, Wyoming, or gasp Utah.
Really? I would be surprised if we dropped one on the road to TCU or Wyoming...
craigoscarson wrote:Interesting. Not logical, but interesting. Let me try:
That's the reason I named all 4 teams. I was saying that of those 4 road games, I wouldn't be surprised if we lose one in spite of the fact that we outclass all of them.
Mars wrote:That's the reason I named all 4 teams. I was saying that of those 4 road games, I wouldn't be surprised if we lose one in spite of the fact that we outclass all of them.Interesting. Not logical, but interesting. Let me try:
@ UNLV, @ New Mexico, at home vs. CSU, at home vs. Air Force. We could definitely lose one or more of those 4 games!
kitic77 wrote:
Only have to end on a six game win streak. These next two games are huge. BYU must win both of them to stay ranked. By staying ranked we stay relevant and in the national discussion. It will also allow us to suffer a loss without dropping from the rankings. If BYU can stay ranked from now until the end of the year, they stand a much betetr chance of getting a good seed.
craigoscarson wrote:I'm willing to take that bet. Wyoming is 5-7, with an RPI of 230. They've lost AT HOME to South Dakota State by 16 (RPI 208), Monmouth (RPI 303), Hampton by 11 (RPI 292), and Akron by 9 (RPI 167) already this season.
I think those 4 games ( at sdsu, at tcu, at wyoming and at utah) will all be within 4 points by Vegas's standards...
Mars wrote:I think those 4 games ( at sdsu, at tcu, at wyoming and at utah) will all be within 4 points by Vegas's standards...I'm willing to take that bet. Wyoming is 5-7, with an RPI of 230. They've lost AT HOME to South Dakota State by 16 (RPI 208), Monmouth (RPI 303), Hampton by 11 (RPI 292), and Akron by 9 (RPI 167) already this season.
How about for a "I Agree With Max" shirt?
EM_Puma wrote:
Well, yea. If BYU goes undefeated from this point on, I would expect them to be ranked at least in the top 8 and be looking at a 2-4 range of seeding, hopefully no lower than a 3.
The sad thing about reality is that I believe BYU can win all the rest of their games, but rarely do you see a team do that. I'm just not sure what we have with New Mexico.
kitic77 wrote:Well, yea. If BYU goes undefeated from this point on, I would expect them to be ranked at least in the top 8 and be looking at a 2-4 range of seeding, hopefully no lower than a 3.
The sad thing about reality is that I believe BYU can win all the rest of their games, but rarely do you see a team do that. I'm just not sure what we have with New Mexico.
If BYU went undefeated from here on out they would be 34-1 entering the NCAA tournament and having won the MWC tournament. I would bet a 34-1 BYU team would be in the Top 5 and be knocking on the door of a #1 seed.
craigoscarson wrote:EM_Puma wrote:
Well, yea. If BYU goes undefeated from this point on, I would expect them to be ranked at least in the top 8 and be looking at a 2-4 range of seeding, hopefully no lower than a 3.
The sad thing about reality is that I believe BYU can win all the rest of their games, but rarely do you see a team do that. I'm just not sure what we have with New Mexico.
If BYU went undefeated from here on out they would be 34-1 entering the NCAA tournament and having won the MWC tournament. I would bet a 34-1 BYU team would be in the Top 5 and be knocking on the door of a #1 seed.
We're still on for March 3 Kitic, I already have primo tickets promised to me. We'll know a lot more about this team that day.
kitic77 wrote:Well, yes. Not to nitpick, but what I was inferring was that any* team, to get into the tournament, needs a maximum 4 wins in a row in their conference tourney to get INTO the NCAA Tourney, and from there it's 6** more before you're National Champion. So for the prohibitive majority of teams, 10 wins to end the season will guarantee you a National Championship.
Only have to end on a six game win streak.
