not sure why I thought we played Houston the game after they beat Wichita... my point was I was hoping Temple was coming in overconfidentGSx wrote:0-1;Johnny Mac wrote:Tulane is 1 - 0 versus teams coming off an upset win over Wichita this seasonTulaneTiger wrote:Temple just beat Wichita.
I wish we played Wichita at home and Cincinnati on the road. Cincy is really freaking good and will beat us no matter where we play. Wichita has been extremely overrated all season, and aren't quite as bad of a matchup for us as Cincy is.
Regardless we need to win the next 2: Temple and then at Tulsa.
Realistic NIT discussion
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NIT is different than it used to be, since NCAA bought it a few years back. A second selection committee picks the x number of best teams after the NCAA field is set, and as someone mentioned already, conference regular-season champs that don't make the NCAAs get an automatic berth to NIT. The bracket is actually seeded so, for example in the past, a 16-14 UConn team that would be a great draw in NYC wouldn't get three home games just to try to get them there. If they even get in, they're a lower seed and likely on the road. RPI and other evaluation tools mean everything - with those auto berths eating up as many as a dozen spots, depending on how many conference tournament upsets there are, probably need an RPI of 80 or better to make the field.
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Thanks for the insight. It’s great to hear from folks here who really have in depth knowledge otherwise I would have just assumed it was whoever put it good bids to host.occasionally wrote:NIT is different than it used to be, since NCAA bought it a few years back. A second selection committee picks the x number of best teams after the NCAA field is set, and as someone mentioned already, conference regular-season champs that don't make the NCAAs get an automatic berth to NIT. The bracket is actually seeded so, for example in the past, a 16-14 UConn team that would be a great draw in NYC wouldn't get three home games just to try to get them there. If they even get in, they're a lower seed and likely on the road. RPI and other evaluation tools mean everything - with those auto berths eating up as many as a dozen spots, depending on how many conference tournament upsets there are, probably need an RPI of 80 or better to make the field.
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Except it's pretty much moot after today.