Does SMS have a board?

[UNI Prof]

I'd like to offer my regards. MSU>Air Force.

[panther2317]

letsgobears.com

They got jobbed.

[GeeDell]

I kinda think Creighton got jobbed more than Missouri St

[B.True]

the NIT selection committee thinks highly of them, both get a bye and a home game on Friday night..... http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/...tive-stats.pdf

[panther2317]

That's awesome...I really wanted them to send Maryland to Springfield

[UNI MadCat]

I just don't get it. I heard the argument all week, "MSU won't get in because they didn't beat anyone out of conference." Maybe that is true, but who did Air Force beat again???? The argument would hold for me if you compared MSU to any other team besides Air Force.

The more and more I look at this, the more I'm disgusted by it. There is absolutely not one stat that puts Air Force ahead of MSU except overall record (20-8 vs. 22-6... who cares):

RPI: MSU - 21, AF - 50
SOS: M - 46, A - 158
Vs. top 50: M; 4-8, A; 0-1 (1 fricking game???)
Non-Conf SOS: M - 41, A - 273 (yes, 273)
Last 10: M; 8-2, A; 7-3
(Faint of heart, avert your eyes, this is disgusting) --

(Even in their losses, it doesn't make sense... AF didnt even LOSE to good teams, comparatively) Opponents RPIs in losses
MSU: 25 (2 times), 27 (2 times), 29, 33, 39, 45 -- 7 of 8 losses to NCAA tournament teams. Best win was over us, but also beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee out of conference, who has a higher RPI than Air Force's best win.

Air Force: 35, 55, 67, 120, 170 (2 times) - Lost to Washington and SDSU, other than that, crap teams. Best win was against #55 San Diego State.

[AmesPanther]

Air Force took someone else's spot, not MSU's. There are plenty of other teams that would have been in before MSU. Plus AirForce has a better story-line; Iraq....

[SteinPizza]

According to Andy Katz this morning on Mike & Mike, Bradley and Air Force were the last two teams in. He didn't have much problem with Bradley, but he thought Air Force got in unfairly at the expense of Cincy. I can understand that. He also said the selectors chose Air Force by virtue of finishing second in the eighth best conference. This is according to a source "inside the room."

[UNI MadCat]

Air Force took someone else's spot, not MSU's. There are plenty of other teams that would have been in before MSU. Plus AirForce has a better story-line; Iraq....

That doesn't change the fact that they dont stack up against MSU.

[uni1988]

Didn't Missouri State finish second in the sixth best conference?