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Post by kccgold on Feb 28, 2024 15:51:15 GMT -5
There in lies the issue with the A10. We beat the first place team by 15 and it’s a yawner in the NET ranking world. Great win regardless! Speaking of the NET ranking world, how is it possible that the 7th ranked conference, the Mountain West, is set to get 6 bids, including 5 At-Large bids and the 8th ranked conference, the A-10, will get only 1 bid if Dayton wins the tournament and 1 At-large if they don't. How is that possible? And what exactly does Bernadette McGlade actually do? The MW has 6 teams with over 20 wins. The A10 has 3, and two of those teams have some terrible OOC losses. Bernadette McGlade doesn't suit up and lose to Illinois-Chicago at home. Loyola-Chicago does. Colorado State is in 7th place in the MW. They went 12-1 out of conference and beat no. 12 Creighton by over 20 points which is better than any win by any A10 team. The conference deserves as many bids as they will get |
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Feb 28, 2024 16:13:19 GMT -5
Post by bub on Feb 28, 2024 16:13:19 GMT -5
Speaking of the NET ranking world, how is it possible that the 7th ranked conference, the Mountain West, is set to get 6 bids, including 5 At-Large bids and the 8th ranked conference, the A-10, will get only 1 bid if Dayton wins the tournament and 1 At-large if they don't. How is that possible? And what exactly does Bernadette McGlade actually do? The MW has 6 teams with over 20 wins. The A10 has 3, and two of those teams have some terrible OOC losses. Bernadette McGlade doesn't suit up and lose to Illinois-Chicago at home. Loyola-Chicago does. Colorado State is in 7th place in the MW. They went 12-1 out of conference and beat no. 12 Creighton by over 20 points which is better than any win by any A10 team. The conference deserves as many bids as they will get I think you missed my point. I am not bashing the MWC. I am bashing the NET, which the committee hides behind when giving out all the bids. If the NET rankings place the MWC at #7 and the A-10 at #8, how is there such a disparity when awarding bids when the two conferences are so close together in overall NET rankings? Also, there's a good chance the A-10 ends up with 6 and possibly 7 20 win teams, although I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. The Big 10 currently only has 3 teams with 20 wins and they're gonna get 8 bids. Bernadette McGlade is a horrible commissioner. She has been there for 20 years. Time for a new younger voice to lead the A10 through all of the current turmoil in college basketball. |
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Feb 28, 2024 16:34:32 GMT -5
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Post by thesocalkid on Feb 28, 2024 16:34:32 GMT -5
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Feb 28, 2024 18:59:47 GMT -5
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Post by bigcat on Feb 28, 2024 18:59:47 GMT -5
There in lies the issue with the A10. We beat the first place team by 15 and it’s a yawner in the NET ranking world. Great win regardless! Speaking of the NET ranking world, how is it possible that the 7th ranked conference, the Mountain West, is set to get 6 bids, including 5 At-Large bids and the 8th ranked conference, the A-10, will get only 1 bid if Dayton wins the tournament and 1 At-large if they don't. How is that possible? And what exactly does Bernadette McGlade actually do? Q1 wins. A10 has very few and MWC has many. |
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Feb 28, 2024 20:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by bigcat on Feb 28, 2024 20:12:29 GMT -5
To be more specific, it boils down to being efficient and effective against quality opponents. Here is the NCAA’s explanation of what determines Net rankings: “The two factors include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating. The adjusted efficiency is a team’s net efficiency, adjusted for strength of opponent and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opposition rates higher than the same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road rates higher than the same efficiency at home.” That being said, the formula seems to reward teams for beating the snot out of any opponent— including Q4 teams. You just cannot lose to Q4 teams if you are in the upper half of the Net rankings. That’s why SBU is stuck in the high 60s and low 70s. Every time we have a quality win in Q2 (VCU, Akron, UMass) we stumble against Q3 and Q4 teams. (Canisius, Fordham, LaSalle). bballnet.com/teams/st-bonaventure |
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Post by Jimmy Chitwood on Feb 29, 2024 12:29:47 GMT -5
Didn't the A10 have a challenge with the Mountain West that was cancelled due to COVID? I am not sure that the MWC would be interested in a conference challenge with the A10 at this point. How about one with the American Conference? McGlade should try to make one happen. It could potentially help our profile and provide good non-conference games.
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Post by kccgold on Feb 29, 2024 12:44:23 GMT -5
Didn't the A10 have a challenge with the Mountain West that was cancelled due to COVID? I am not sure that the MWC would be interested in a conference challenge with the A10 at this point. How about one with the American Conference? McGlade should try to make one happen. It could potentially help our profile and provide good non-conference games. nice fit there, American has 14 teams and we will have 14. the matchups for next year based on alignment with the top 5 in the standings South Florida vs. Richmond Florida Atlantic vs. Dayton Charlotte vs. Loyola-Chicago SMU vs. VCU UAB vs. St. Bonaventure those are mutually beneficial fixtures and more geographically friendly than the MW (although I kinda wish we'd get Memphis, they are 6th) |
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Post by Cassian on Feb 29, 2024 22:00:59 GMT -5
An AD in the American told me last week that the two conferences are talking about scheduling- would love to see it.
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