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Post by GoPanthers33 on Mar 4, 2012 15:43:50 GMT -6
GB BB can answer this better than I can, but I believe it gave the Phoenix a couple of good opponents the following year ... and a couple of lousy ones. In reality, these consolation tournaments are designed as an award for outgoing players and as a trial by fire for returning ones. We played in Gazelle Group (The organizers of the CBI) tournaments after each of our CBI appearances. It gave us 7 games. We had 1 lousy opponent, Samford. The other 6 were quality opponents with RPI's of 3, 45, 47, 64, 111, and 115. The experience with the CBI was a positive one. I wish we could have won a couple more of our close games and gotten back to that tourney, though we weren't expecting that this year. However, I doubt your postseason invite comes from the CBI. The years we got CBI invites we had a RPI of 71 and a RPI of 107 with a win over Wisconsin. Your RPI in 129, easily high enough for the CIT, but your RPI and resume is likely just short of the CBI. I don't know much about the CIT other than that it only invites mid and low majors, and that a 3rd of last years field had an RPI lower than our present 143 RPI. They have told us we're in consideration for a spot, but I'm guessing that's a long shot. It would only happen if you turn down the invite. Wright St turned down an invite last year, which I think is a mistake. One of those opponents it gave you was Ohio St wasn't it? |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 4, 2012 20:00:00 GMT -6
As far as I can tell, the non-conference opponents drawn by GB through its promise-for-play trade with the Gazelle Group were the following:
UAB, Samford, at Kent State, at Marquette, San Diego State, at Miami (Ohio), IUPUI
Beats the hell out of Upper Iowa, SIU Edwardsville, Southwest Minnesota State and Nebraska-Omaha.
Let's do it!
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Post by Spirit of Bruce on Mar 4, 2012 20:53:11 GMT -6
As far as I can tell, the non-conference opponents drawn by GB through its promise-for-play trade with the Gazelle Group were the following: UAB, Samford, at Kent State, at Marquette, San Diego State, at Miami (Ohio), IUPUI Beats the hell out of Upper Iowa, SIU Edwardsville, Southwest Minnesota State and Nebraska-Omaha. Let's do it! I agree with this statement. |
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Post by GoPanthers33 on Mar 4, 2012 23:01:23 GMT -6
As far as I can tell, the non-conference opponents drawn by GB through its promise-for-play trade with the Gazelle Group were the following: UAB, Samford, at Kent State, at Marquette, San Diego State, at Miami (Ohio), IUPUI Beats the hell out of Upper Iowa, SIU Edwardsville, Southwest Minnesota State and Nebraska-Omaha. Let's do it! I agree with this statement. Impossible not too! |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 5, 2012 7:59:46 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 5, 2012 8:41:09 GMT -6
On the part of GB's schedule, it said they can open up HL play on the road in December at the Chicago schools. So, that would be the same for the Panthers. That would mean more league games in January and February at the Cell!
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 5, 2012 9:12:44 GMT -6
On the part of GB's schedule, it said they can open up HL play on the road in December at the Chicago schools. So, that would be the same for the Panthers. That would mean more league games in January and February at the Cell! This also means that the Panthers will close the regular season -- and open the conference tournament, of course -- with one of the Chicago schools. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 5, 2012 9:50:35 GMT -6
Ninety-six teams currently have 20 or more wins and another 17 have a really good chance to reach the mark through conference tournaments.
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Post by GoPanthersGo23 on Mar 5, 2012 12:32:33 GMT -6
I hope that we get a postseason tournament bid, no matter what tournament is it. That being said, I see us getting in the CIT and hope that the game is close enough where I can go to the game.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 6, 2012 7:50:24 GMT -6
After Fairfield's loss in the MAAC championship game, a few of us -- using the RPI -- figured that Milwaukee would be the 16th -- or ninth-to-last -- team selected for a CIT field that expanded to 24 in 2011.
This assumes that six BCS teams to not qualify for the NIT -- LSU, Minnesota, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Maryland and UCLA -- accept CBI invitations (There's no precedent for more than one BCS team in that tournament in a given year).
As long as there are officials, two 10-foot baskets and a round ball that bounces, I'll be there.
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Post by uwmfutbol on Mar 6, 2012 16:36:53 GMT -6
Ninety-six teams currently have 20 or more wins and another 17 have a really good chance to reach the mark through conference tournaments. That doesn't help the whole 20 game milestone. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 6, 2012 18:53:04 GMT -6
Ninety-six teams currently have 20 or more wins and another 17 have a really good chance to reach the mark through conference tournaments. That doesn't help the whole 20 game milestone. Well, 25 years ago there were only 200 schools playing Division 1 basketball. (I'm really just trying to build a case for us playing in the CBI/CIT). |
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Post by GB BB is Back! on Mar 7, 2012 7:08:53 GMT -6
Ninety-six teams currently have 20 or more wins and another 17 have a really good chance to reach the mark through conference tournaments. That doesn't help the whole 20 game milestone. Wins is a bad barometer anyway because SOS has a huge impact on win totals. The new goal should be top 100 RPI. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 7, 2012 9:12:25 GMT -6
Not the easiest thing to project, but here goes ...
Detroit -- NCAA
Valparaiso -- NIT
Butler -- NIT
Cleveland State -- CIT
Milwaukee -- CBI
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Post by Hack on Mar 7, 2012 9:19:33 GMT -6
Nitology has Butler on the outside, which is where they probably should be.
But would they pass up the two-time national runners-up?
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