SIU v Bradley ESPN2 Now!

[Matt Trump]

Good game so far. Ruffin the choker is not playing the Braves are hanging tough so far. 19-16 dawgs

[panthercy]

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If we end up being the 7 seed I would want a possible 2nd rd matchup with Ill. St instead of Southern, I think with a bradley win, Ill. St. is guaranteed the 2.

[OhNewby]

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Isn't there a chance Bradley could be the #7 seed?

[panthercy]

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Not sure, but I dont think there is anyway to finish ahead of them, sincre they beat drake

[UnderParPanther]

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and ill st still play @ SIU on Saturday i think. SIU would prolly win the tiebreaker as they beat drake.

[Khan4Cats]

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If Bradley, UNI and Indiana State all finish 9-9 (possible with a UNI sweep this week, Bradley loss at Creighton and Indiana State falling twice)...who would end up 5th, 6th and 7th? If there is a mulitple team tie, it goes to a mini round-robin tournament to see who has the most wins. If it's not settled after that...then it goes to total points I believe.

If anyone has put pen to paper to figure out how that might play out...let us know.

To the best of my knowledge:

Bradley, UNI, Indiana State all 9-9, each split with the other two. (And that would be ISU winning their last game against MSU, not losing twice)

Bradley gets the 5 seed by virtue of beating Drake at Drake.

Indiana State gets the 6 seed by virtue of beating Creighton.

UNI is the 7 seed.

If Indiana State loses twice and UNI wins both, we would switch spots with the 6 and 7 seeds.

If UNI loses twice this week, we will fall to the 8 seed with MSU taking the 7 with their win over Drake.

So:

Win tonight or Saturday, we guarantee a 7 seed and likely avoid Drake (1 seed) and Creighton (likely 4-5 seed, outside shot at 3).

Win both we are no worse than 7 and a possibility of moving to 6 if Missouri State can find a way to win a road game.

Lose both and we are the 8 seed and playing Wichita for the right to face Drake.

[Khan4Cats]

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Of course if Creighton lost to Illinois State and Bradley...they'd be 9-9! It's getting more interesting by the minute.

They'd beat us in a tie-breaker, too.

[clenz]

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Do we own a tie breaker over anyone? Other than Evansville at this point

[Khan4Cats]

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Do we own a tie breaker over anyone? Other than Evansville at this point

Wichita State.

[clenz]

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Wichita State.

YES! No 10 seed!

[Khan4Cats]

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We don't own a tie-breaker over Evansville yet. We have to earn that one Saturday night.

Actually, we do (aside from the fact they can't tie us), we have wins over SIU, Illinois State, and Bradley in the top 5, they have one over Creighton. Our points out-do theirs.

But we still need to win Saturday after we win tonight.

[clenz]

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I guess what I was saying...is that if you sweep them...the points thing is irrelevant. And points isn't the first thing that is used. If it's a 2-team tie...it's head-2-head (meaning that's why I think we don't own a tie-breaker yet) first and then points system. If it's a 3-way or more tie (you usually pay double for that kind of action Cotton) then you go mini round-robin first and then points.

I know what you mean, but that is why I said we own one over them at this point. Touche for catching that though