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Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:50 pmby shadowman
Of the teams that snuck in, who did we deserve it more over?
I do not see anyone. I know it sucks that we got blindsided by the bracketologists, but there is not a team in there at large that has a worse resume than us.
We were mid 50s rpi, lost our last 3, and had a dreadful SOS.....that is not a tourney team.
I am studying the other resumes and do not see one less deserving than us.
Post here if I missed something, but I honestly don't see anyone we should have bumped.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:52 pmby gostangs
BYU, Nebraska
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:53 pmby StallionsModelT
Tennessee and NC State.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:53 pmby Mustangs_Maroons
This was a top 25 team as of last week. There are many metrics. Rpi isn't the sole one. Look how many top 25 teams we beat. Stop with this nonsense.
Look at the selection committee members and the answer why we didn't get selected will be right in front of you.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:53 pmby PonyKai
Nebraska.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:55 pmby Rebel10
Dayton and maybe even Xavier.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:55 pmby RGV Pony
Byu. Look at their conference
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Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:57 pmby mustangxc
Easily Nebraska.
Others that were inferior: Xavier, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Stanford, Oregon, Tennessee, BYU, NC State, Colorado, Arizona State, George Washington, Iowa, etc.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:02 pmby sadderbudweiser
When you look at ALL of the possible selection criteria and then hand it over to a committee STACKED with established big conference old boys you're asking for trouble. We found it.
At the end of the day SMU has SMU to blame. A win over Virginia or wins over USF and Temple or a win over Houston this past week…any one of those three and we are probably ok. Yeah, we just got hosed. But we opened the door to the woodshed ourselves.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:02 pmby LA_Mustang
BYU beat one top 25 team, and that team was ranked 25. BYU lost to Pacific (129 RPI), Pepperdine (158), Portland (174) and Loyola Marymount (175). BYU was never ranked. 22-11 record
SMU beat four top 25 teams. SMU lost to Houston (143), Temple (180) and USF (227). SMU was ranked three weeks. 23-9 record.
How can you possible justify BYU over SMU?
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:06 pmby Hoop Fan
LA_Mustang wrote:BYU beat one top 25 team, and that team was ranked 25. BYU lost to Pacific (129 RPI), Pepperdine (158), Portland (174) and Loyola Marymount (175). BYU was never ranked. 22-11 record
SMU beat four top 25 teams. SMU lost to Houston (143), Temple (180) and USF (227). SMU was ranked three weeks. 23-9 record.
How can you possible justify BYU over SMU?
you cannot. no way. its a classic shafting.
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:10 pmby Paladin
SMU is getting a lot of love nationally judging from the comments following this CBSSports article:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... -surprises
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:10 pmby LA_Mustang
Also, BYU lost its 2nd best player in the tourney to a torn ACL
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:13 pmby shadowman
Hoop Fan wrote:LA_Mustang wrote:BYU beat one top 25 team, and that team was ranked 25. BYU lost to Pacific (129 RPI), Pepperdine (158), Portland (174) and Loyola Marymount (175). BYU was never ranked. 22-11 record
SMU beat four top 25 teams. SMU lost to Houston (143), Temple (180) and USF (227). SMU was ranked three weeks. 23-9 record.
How can you possible justify BYU over SMU?
you cannot. no way. its a classic shafting.
What are you guy's looking at? at the end of the day, RPI and SOS is the key factor in picking the bubble teams.
BYU had a 33 RPI and 17 SOS....SMU was 54 RPI and 137 SOS. That is not even close.
How could you deny BYU with a 33 RPI from making it?
Re: Honest Question, Who Deserved it Less?
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:14 pmby CalallenStang
Iowa lost 6 of their last 7 games