MVC Conference Games

[panther-state]

Re: MVC Conference Games

With the #16 SOS in the nation...maybe. I'd say at least 1 win over both Wichita and Creighton would be needed for a "yes". 1 win from either gets you to "maybe"

[Hail Our Panthers]

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5 conference losses would put us at 13 wins and 3rd place, probably. We'd be in the discussion, especially if wins came against WSU/CU and the loss came on the road at say InSU or UE. But I don't think a 3rd place finish would get us in, IMO

[ubuntuCAT]

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lets be stupid for a second...if we finish second in the conference at 20-10, 11-5 and win two in STL...are we on the bubble?

absolutely

[williebat]

No that ship has sailed imho

[Purple member]

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lets be stupid for a second...if we finish second in the conference at 20-10, 11-5 and win two in STL...are we on the bubble?

I think the only way our name gets mentioned in the same sentence as "bubble" is if/when we win it all in STL and burst someone elses bubble.

[ubuntuCAT]

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I think the only way our name gets mentioned in the same sentence as "bubble" is if/when we win it all in STL and burst someone elses bubble.

We have an RPI of 87, SOS of 16 right now, no bad losses and 9yr's scenario would have us at 22 wins and finishing winning like 15 of last 18 games. We'd be on the bubble if not solid IMO.

[9YRPLAN]

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i need to quit drinking anyway

[Kyle]

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I won't even let myself start thinking like that until we get past the next two road games.

If we can pull out back to back road W's, I'll allow myself to dream bigger than the 4-5 game in St. Louis.

[Born-a-Panther]

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I won't even let myself start thinking like that until we get past the next two road games.

If we can pull out back to back road W's, I'll allow myself to dream bigger than the 4-5 game in St. Louis.

I'm with you here. I'm a believer but we've gotta get these next two games. They are huge.

[Kyle]

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January 26th is going to be a very very important day for us. We play at ISUblue and Evansville plays at ISUred. A win by us and a loss by Evansville will put us tied for 3rd place.

How is it even possible for us to be in a position to move into 3rd place half way through MVC play?

Given the MVC and it's crazy history, I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

[Codytwo]

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The last time we swept both of the schools in Indiana in the same year was 2009. Heck, the last time we even won in the state of Indiana was 01/24/2010.

This road trip will tell us a great deal about our team going forward.

[unipanthers8907]

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Granted, these next two games will help our SOS and RPI out some, especially if we win. But last night's victory over SIU actually dropped our RPI one spot to 88 and our SOS from 16 to 34.

[williebat]

We have an RPI of 87, SOS of 16 right now, no bad losses and 9yr's scenario would have us at 22 wins and finishing winning like 15 of last 18 games. We'd be on the bubble if not solid IMO.

We have one good win. Maybe 2 if gm keeps playing well. They are off and on like us. I guess if we beat isu wsu and cu and isu does not tank then we would have a resume. Maybe. Even then we are not on bubble imho .

[jnutt]

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"low RPI numbers are awesome" Barry Hinson

"hahahahhahahahahahaahaha" NCAA selection committee

[ceaser150]

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We have one good win. Maybe 2 if gm keeps playing well. They are off and on like us. I guess if we beat isu wsu and cu and isu does not tank then we would have a resume. Maybe. Even then we are not on bubble imho .

Probably right. I think NIT is the most realistic goal right now, besides winning it all in St. Louis. I think if we can get to around 20 wins we would be in good shape for the NIT.