MVC Predicted Standings according to Pomeroy rankings

[achrist70]

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I hate talking about seeds when we havent even played a conference game. Bad karma. We did it for football and then they lost.

I agree we play Creighton tomorrow, lets worry about that

[06panther10]

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I hate talking about seeds when we havent even played a conference game. Bad karma. We did it for football and then they lost.

I agree. We have a loooooong way to go.

[BCPanther]

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Yep, message board chatter was completely responsible for the football implosion...

[achrist70]

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Yep, message board chatter was completely responsible for the football implosion...

Exactly

[Panther789]

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You think 25-7 gets UNI a #12 seed? That means that there's 44 teams at least ranked ahead of UNI...a 25-win UNI team? I think if UNI has 25 wins they are an 8 or 9 seed.

Although I'd prefer an 11/12 or 5/6. If at all possible you'd like to avoid the 7-10 seeds.

Creighton went 26-7 and didn't make the tournament.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Creighton went 26-7 and didn't make the tournament.

...AND tied for the regular season conference title...AND won their first round game in STL.

[06panther10]

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Creighton went 26-7 and didn't make the tournament.

But didn't have any real good wins.

[Panther789]

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But didn't have any real good wins.

They beat Dayton, who got an at-large bid. That might be better than any win we have. Time will tell.

I'm not trying to be a complete downer here, but if we have 7 losses, I think we will be talking about whether we get in, not what seed we are. The last two years we have seen MVC teams get left out with a ton of wins, and I'm not sure why we would be any different.

Now, if BC and/or ISU end up being tourney teams, thats a big help, but I'm not holding my breath. We need a ton of wins.

[panther2317]

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So choosing one year and basing all of your future predictions on that season is ok? Alright, UNI got an at-large with a 21-10, 11-7 and ZERO wins in St. Louis (first round loss to MSU).

I think in most years, a 25-win team from the Valley has a shot at getting in. Last year was a down year in the non-conference for the Valley. This year isn't the best, but it's much stronger than last season.

[Panther789]

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So choosing one year and basing all of your future predictions on that season is ok? Alright, UNI got an at-large with a 21-10, 11-7 and ZERO wins in St. Louis (first round loss to MSU).

I think in most years, a 25-win team from the Valley has a shot at getting in. Last year was a down year in the non-conference for the Valley. This year isn't the best, but it's much stronger than last season.

Easy big fella. Nobody said UNI wouldn't have a shot with 25 wins. In fact, I think I made it pretty clear in my last post (and others) that I think it would put us on the bubble.

There's plenty of middle ground between being an 8-9 seed as you stated, and not having a shot.

Your point about the conference being stronger this year just isn't true up to this point. The MVC currently ranks 10th among conferences in RPI. Last year it finished 9th.

A win tonight would be a nice step towards putting ourselves safely in.

[Silent Earl]

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The MVC posted it's 3rd best all time overall non-con winning percentage. Every team had at least 5 wins in non-con action and 5 had between 8-11 wins. I think UNI played one of it's toughest non-con schedules ever. We just didn't have a big signature win against a top 25 ranked team I guess, but we did everything we could do except win the Paradise Jam.

I can't speak to the RPI, it doesn't make any sense to me anymore.

[ceaser150]

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I'd take ODU or Bill and Mary. A win over a CAA school would go nicely with the ACC, Big 10, Big XII, MWC, and C-USA wins. And as long as Siena and Denver can do well in their conferences, we still should have a nice OOC resume. Still have to take care of business with the Valley. First target- Bluejays.

Bill and Mary went on the road and beat Maryland tonight. Gary Williams has got to learn to schedule softer.