WSU in NIT Championship

[JazzPanther]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2011/03/29/70972_recap.html

Wichita State will play either Colorado or Alabama for the NIT championship. They've been blowing through teams so far; hopefully they can finish it off and represent the Valley well.

[LA_Panther]

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The Shockers sure have been impressive. Their run has included wins against the Big 12, ACC, and Pac 10. Go MVC!

[CyCarp]

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I sure wish we could have held up our end of the bargain and done better than we did in the CIT. I know the tourneys aren't over yet, but it would have been great to have MVC teams win the NIT, CIT, and CBI.

[achrist70]

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I sure wish we could have held up our end of the bargain and done better than we did in the CIT. I know the tourneys aren't over yet, but it would have been great to have MVC teams win the NIT, CIT, and CBI.

Yeah I would of liked to see the Purple Aces win the CBI

I will be cheering for the Shockers though!

[Marc Wigim]

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I'm a big fan of the Shockers making the NCAA committee look stupid on this one. Roll, Shocks!

[jnutt]

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hate the coach, support the team

[UNIChippewa]

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I'm a big fan of the Shockers making the NCAA committee look stupid on this one. Roll, Shocks!

The Shockers were never a serious bubble team, borne out by their 4th seed in the NIT, and nor should they have been a serious bubble team anyway.

That being written, they have certainly peaked at the right time and are playing very well. Absolutely blew out Washington State last night.

[jnutt]

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The Shockers were never a serious bubble team, borne out by their 4th seed in the NIT, and nor should they have been a serious bubble team anyway.

That being written, they have certainly peaked at the right time and are playing very well. Absolutely blew out Washington State last night.

should have played like this ALL year. Can't lose games at home in a weak ass conference

[SpudWebb]

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hate the coach, support the team

No worries . . . he'll be moving on to Oklahoma by the middle of next week.

[Panther-Sheik]

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should have played like this ALL year. Can't lose games at home in a weak ass conference

But their bubble burst by losing in the Bracket Buster on a controversial call with less than 1 second left to a very mediocre VCU team......er...wait...

[pantherfan4ever]

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should have played like this ALL year. Can't lose games at home in a weak ass conference

But their bubble burst by losing in the Bracket Buster on a controversial call with less than 1 second left to a very mediocre VCU team......er...wait...

and a close loss to a crappy Uconn team.....er...wait....

also, as "weak" as our conference was this year, it is still stronger than most (if not all) mid-major leagues. We just beat up on each other and that looks bad to the committee... Where conferences like the Big Ten and Big East beat up on each other all season and what does the committee do?..... they reward everyone with a .500 record with a tourny bid

[ProwlingPanther]

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and a close loss to a crappy Uconn team.....er...wait....

also, as "weak" as our conference was this year, it is still stronger than most (if not all) mid-major leagues. We just beat up on each other and that looks bad to the committee... Where conferences like the Big Ten and Big East beat up on each other all season and what does the committee do?..... they reward everyone with a .500 record with a tourny bid

Big Ten and Big East schools win relevant non-conference games too though..

[UNI5PANTHERS]

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But their bubble burst by losing in the Bracket Buster on a controversial call with less than 1 second left to a very mediocre VCU team......er...wait...

Just shows that mid majors are overlooked far too often...

[pantherfan4ever]

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Big Ten and Big East schools win relevant non-conference games too though..

They also get to play those games at home most of the time, where mid-majors are forced to travel for all their quality non-conference games.

[LA_Panther]

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Congratulations to the Shockers. The last time an MVC team won the NIT was Bradley in '82.