NIT

[JG Panthers]

Mar 10, 2011 20:23:17 GMT -6 PantherU said:

I guess we should pack it up, because we're not being receiving KenPom fallacio (go ahead, read the funniest thread in message board history)

Wow...WTF?

[PantherU]

I was trying to spell fallacio to mock Ken Pom's rating the power conference teams so high, and came across that thread of losers.

Maybe my idea of humor is a little out of it. Or a sign that I'm crazy...whatever, just thought these guys were pathetic.

[JG Panthers]

Wow...You're nuts Jimmy. And it's fellatio.

[PantherU]

Let's go ahead and delete that.

[Rawls]

Damn kids stole my idea for a new thread here!! Reminds me of Clerks (the movie)

[dutchpthr]

Mar 10, 2011 22:00:53 GMT -6 Rawls said:

Damn kids stole my idea for a new thread here!! Reminds me of Clerks (the movie)

I'm not even supposed to be here today! ;D

love Kevin Smith movies....

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Updated 3/11/11
Nit-ology
nitology.com/

Milwaukee at Wash. State

[Hack]

I'm sorry ... I'm having a hard time understanding how this guy has North Texas, with an RPI of 136 at 22-11 and 8-8 in the 23rd-ranked Sun Belt, has moved UP to the NCAAs.



EDIT: I see that he has North Texas receiving the Sun Belt automatic. Doesn't realize that UALR won the Sun Belt tournament.

[ghostofdylan]

In order to truly tackle the NIT field, I think we must first project who might comprise the field. BP's done a good job of presenting the automatic qualifiers, so let's take a look at some likely at-large candidates. Keep in mind that programs like Northwestern and Oregon can still play their way into the Big Dance. Remember that since the NCAA took over selection of the NIT field, it has been more RPI-driven than the NCAAs.

Big Ten
56 Penn State
57 Michigan
75 Minnesota
91 Northwestern

Big 12
87 Nebraska
90 Baylor

Mountain West
72 New Mexico

ACC
60 Clemson
64 Virginia Tech
73 Miami (Fla.)

SEC
39 Georgia
80 Mississippi
82 Alabama

Pac-12
65 California
70 USC
76 Washington State

C-USA
28 UAB or 38 Memphis
51 Marshall
54 Southern Miss
63 UTEP
66 UCF
83 Tulsa

A-10
59 Richmond
79 Dayton
94 Duquesne
97 Rhode Island

CAA
50 VCU
74 Drexel
86 Hofstra
88 James Madison

Horizon
43 Cleveland State
68 Valparaiso

Missouri Valley
62 Wichita State

MAAC
69 Iona

SoCon
71 College of Charleston

With the field set at 32 teams and eight having already clinched qualification, that leaves 35 candidates for 24 spots. My guess is that the bottom three eligible teams from C-USA, the lower two from the A-10 and the last two from the CAA can be pared, leaving 28 teams for 24 spots.

At that point, my guess is that Northwestern (91), Baylor (90), Valparaiso (68) and Iona (69) will be left out, leaving us with our field of 32, assuming no further losses by regular-season champions.

[buppie05]

Illinois lost today to Michigan, and hasn't looked the greatest down the stretch. What a dream matchup that would be should they miss the NCAA, which is now a possibility. Not only do we match up well but it would be a short trek to see the team play again.

[Super King]

2005 rematch, too.

[Rawls]

...and Bruce Weber would be playing his alma mater.

[parkerj]

i'd say the odds of illinois dropping all the way out of the tournament are pretty unlikely

[Hack]

Bethune-Cookman lost, so that gives them an auto NIT bid ... and would bump Milwaukee up to 7 in that NITology projection.

[PantherU]

Mar 11, 2011 20:20:23 GMT -6 Hack said:

Bethune-Cookman lost, so that gives them an auto NIT bid ... and would bump Milwaukee up to 7 in that NITology projection.

In my NITology, I've also got Milwaukee ahead of Vermont and Fairfield.

And, frankly, I've got us ahead of College of Charleston. Their Tennessee victory is good, but their other top 100 victories were 90+. They've got a couple real quizzical losses.

As of right now, I've got Milwaukee at a 7 and hopefully a six. Bethune-Cookman's loss is good, now we're hoping for some more.