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    Panthers not selected for Playoff?

    Hopefully I have my facts straight, but UNI is second in the conference. Beat the first place team in the conference beat Illinois St. that was selected and finished ahead of S. Ill.

    This doesn't make sense from a selection standpoint. Apparently conference standings and strength of schedule doesn't play with the committee.
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    This was addressed in another thread but it all came down to a committee that didn't want to take 4 teams from the GFC and only one from either the OVC or the Big Sky.
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      You're missing my point. Since UNI had better conference records than two of the teams selected. Had beaten 2 of the 3 teams selected from the Gateway, yet was not selected.

      Not arguing with the committee for not taking 4 teams, just with their selection of 2 teams that didn't play as well... Ill. ans S. Ill.

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      • #4
        I think it was the fact that we lost to a Div II school in North Dakota and also lost to Western Illinois on of the bottom 3 schools in the conference. This year wasn't about who we beat so much as it was about who beat us.

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          Montana State lost to a Division II team, and lost to a bottom tier team in Eastern Washington. That's part of why there is some discontent about the playoff selections.
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          • #6
            ah, but Montana State lost to Montana, who lost to Iowa, who lost to Indiana, who lost to Southern Illinois who lost to Illinois State, who we beat...
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
              Montana State lost to a Division II team, and lost to a bottom tier team in Eastern Washington. That's part of why there is some discontent about the playoff selections.
              I agree completely. The committee should be selecting the best 16 teams (or however many at-large berths there are). They should not be trying to balance the conferences.

              The same goes for basketball at NCAA tournament time. It's an unfair system.

              With that said, we did put ourselves in this postion by losing to North Dakota and Western Illinois. I'm already impatient for next year's season.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by CIPanther View Post
                With that said, we did put ourselves in this postion by losing to North Dakota and Western Illinois. I'm already impatient for next year's season.
                Exxxxxactly. I think the perception of some on the team this year was that we could just show up and win these games. AND, Montana State got in over us because they beat Colorado in Boulder (yes Colorado had one of their worst season in years but this is worth something).

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