NIT

[lashmo]

Are we glued to Wash. St on this guys predictions or what? I'm going to the game but I'd like something a tad bit closer. The two day lead time isn't much but it's way better than sittin home wishin' we'd got in!

[Super King]

San Antonio is currently leading McNeese State 66-58 with 2:21 left in the Southland final. McNeese State has an auto-bid to the NIT if they lose. McNeese State's RPI is currently 147.

[Super King]

San Antonio wins and bumps our NIT seed up.

[PantherU]

Uh oh, Simpson sighting at the MAC title game. Maybe he'll try to f*** us further by ensuring Kent State wins?

[Super King]

How would a Kent State win hurt us? Not seeing that. Kent State making the NIT would potentially hurt our seed.

[GoPanthers33]

So of the 12 current auto bids who will likely miss NCAA's where do you think we rank?

According to the NITology they rank like this:

Missouri St
UAB
Charleston
Vermont
Fairfield
Milwaukee
Coastal Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Murray st.
Texas Southern
Bethune Cookman

And now McNeese St. would be added in as the 12th auto bid.

[GoPanthers33]

Down goes Kent St in OT...

[GoPanthers33]

Long Beach St lost tonight so thats like 14 auto bids to the NIT.

[ghostofdylan]

That is 14 auto-bids.

And we have at worst the fourth-best profile among them.

Sure looks like a 6 seed to me.

[ghostofdylan]

Mar 12, 2011 10:18:39 GMT -6 Pounce Needs Pals said:

Saturday's updated NIT-ology
nitology.com/bracket031211.html

Huh?

Iona is 0-2 against the RPI top 50 and 6-6 against the RPI top 100.

Charleston is 1-2 against the RPI top 50 and 2-4 against the RPI top 100.

Milwaukee is 3-3 against the RPI top 50 and 6-5 against the RPI top 100.

Sometimes, you just scratch your head.

[Pounce Needs Pals]

Sunday's update
nitology.com/bracket031211-2.html

I hate when people say if a school won't make the NCAA's, well NIT.

Baylor, Iona, Nebraska, Maryland, Northwestern, Arkansas and Valpo might not be in the NIT field. It's hard when there is now 14 auto-bids.

[ghostofdylan]

Still not getting it, which means that his way is probably the way it will go.

Fairfield (RPI 98, SOS 242) is 0-1 against the RPI top 50 and 4-3 against the RPI top 100.

Vermont (RPI 95, SOS 230) is 0-2 against the RPI top 50 and 1-4 against the RPI top 100.

Milwaukee (RPI 92, SOS 109) is 3-3 against the RPI top 50 and 6-5 against the RPI top 100.

Who the heck has the better profile here?

[mcdadenets50]

Mar 13, 2011 6:59:21 GMT -6 Pounce Needs Pals said:

Sunday's update
nitology.com/bracket031211-2.html

I hate when people say if a school won't make the NCAA's, well NIT.

Baylor, Iona, Nebraska, Maryland, Northwestern, Arkansas and Valpo might not be in the NIT field. It's hard when there is now 14 auto-bids.

I'm worried about Northwestern. It's going to be close. They are playing some good ball too. NU is more deserving than the Golden Goooofers at this point. I'd love to see a UWM-Northwestern match up in Madison Square Garden. Ah, dreams.

Here's hoping Harvard makes the Big Dance.

[buppie05]

Mar 13, 2011 7:13:25 GMT -6 ghostofdylan said:

Still not getting it, which means that his way is probably the way it will go.

Fairfield (RPI 98, SOS 242) is 0-1 against the RPI top 50 and 4-3 against the RPI top 100.

Vermont (RPI 95, SOS 230) is 0-2 against the RPI top 50 and 1-4 against the RPI top 100.

Milwaukee (RPI 92, SOS 109) is 3-3 against the RPI top 50 and 6-5 against the RPI top 100.

Who the heck has the better profile here?

Milwaukee. I'm not going to put a whole lot of stock in these projections though. I understand its a neat idea and and everything else, but it has a lot of eyebrow raising picks IMO. Not that its easy. The fact that they have VCU as the last team on the 4 line, and Jerry Palm at cbssports has VCU in the NCAA, just shows how incredibly soft the bubble is this year.

Still the possibility of a couple of NCAA bids to be stolen today that could shake the landscape. I think we are guaranteed a 6 seed or higher though.

[PantherU]

PantherU Polls headed into Selection Sunday.