kjshoe04 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Bad night for us ISU fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik22 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 South Alabama will be in, and Gonzaga and St. Mary's are in also. I'm worried about the Valley not getting ISU in because they've been calling us a one bid league all year, but i dont know how you can keep illinois state out. That blowout by Drake in the final could bite them, lets hope it doesn't. Watch out for South Alabama though, these guys are good, same with Western Kentucky, who should be in even if they lose tonight. Courtney Lee is a freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 02:45 PM) South Alabama will be in, and Gonzaga and St. Mary's are in also. I'm worried about the Valley not getting ISU in because they've been calling us a one bid league all year, but i dont know how you can keep illinois state out. That blowout by Drake in the final could bite them, lets hope it doesn't. Watch out for South Alabama though, these guys are good, same with Western Kentucky, who should be in even if they lose tonight. Courtney Lee is a freak. I think they should be in but it is easy to see how you can keep ISU out. Last year Illinois was one of the last teams in the tourney and they had a higher RPI, no bad losses, and 3 wins that were significantly better than anything ISU has. ISU hasn't beaten a single tourney team this season and has 4 bad losses. The only thing they have going for them is that they performed pretty well in a decent conference and their RPI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Illinois State will be left out. I personally think they're deserving based on the "eye" test but you look at their resume and there is pretty much nothing there that says they should be in. 0-5 against the top 50 is an absolute killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 01:52 PM) Illinois State will be left out. I personally think they're deserving based on the "eye" test but you look at their resume and there is pretty much nothing there that says they should be in. 0-5 against the top 50 is an absolute killer. We need Creightons RPI to jump from 51 to 50 somehow here over the week. Which is just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 http://www.unf.edu/~jcoleman/dance.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Everybody on the bubble owes Butler and Western Kentucky a proverbial round of drinks for both winning tonight. Butler is such an enjoyable team to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 10:06 PM) Butler is such an enjoyable team to watch. I hate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 08:27 PM) http://www.unf.edu/~jcoleman/dance.htm I didn't read the explanation all the way through but it's a bit ridiculous that they have Illinois State ranked ahead of Purdue...among many other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 QUOTE(Brian @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 11:53 PM) I hate them. Understandable, that 35 footer might have killed your season. But I enjoy watching them, plus I'm biased because I have a friend that gets decent minutes off the bench for them, so I kind of have to like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Pop goes UAB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) The defending national champs see their bubble go pop, as Alabama defeats Florida. I'd be beyond shocked if the Gators make it in. Edited March 14, 2008 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Woot Woot....Fullerton into the semi's. Just got back and good god do they have some shooters on the squad. Defensively they had some miscues and they should have won by about 25 (instead won by a lot less) but I'm feeling like they may just have a chance to win this tourney. Unfortunately I'll be lucky enough to hit up the Pac 10 tourney tomorrow (USC/UCLA will be awesome and I"m hoping for a WSU/Stanford being the other game I see tomorrow) but if the Titans win I can't wait to go bakc to a 3000 person arena and do some more smack talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 09:39 PM) The defending national champs see their bubble go pop, as Alabama defeats Florida. I'd be beyond shocked if the Gators make it in. Florida was on the outside looking in before tonight. Glad to see them gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Seems like nobody wants to play in the tournament this year. So many bubble teams losing early in their conference tournaments. Arizona Arizona State Baylor Dayton Florida Maryland Massachusetts Ole Miss Oregon Villanova Makes me feel a little more confident about Illinois State's chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) More bubbles potentially busting tonight: Oregon Arizona Mississippi Maryland Massachuesetts New Mexico The committee has a VERY tough job ahead of them, moreso than any year I can remember because so many bubble teams are blowing great chances to distinguish themselves. I'd bet one or two of those teams might still end up getting in even with their losses today. EDIT: The Bones beat me to it. Ah well. Edited March 14, 2008 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 It's true though. Anyone who doesn't make the tournament this year really has no argument because they all had opportunities to set themselves apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Bubbles only pop because other teams succeed. When they all are blowing games, the bubble effect doesn't really come into play. Ultimately, all of those teams will be considered and many will make it. Since few teams seem to be stepping up, then some teams are going to be able to thank other schools for sucking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 St. Joes just punched their ticket. Congrats to them for being a bubble team that actually wins a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) Yesterday's losses by bubble teams gave Illinois State TWO RPI top 50 wins, as Creighton moved from 51 to 49 and the Redbirds swept them. Stuff like that is why I love the big dance. And indeed, congrats to Arkansas and St. Joe's, two bubble teams who actually manned up and got big wins to earn their spots in the dance. Edited March 15, 2008 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 WHOOOOO...Fullerton beats Northridge and will play UCI for a shot at the NCAA tournament. Can't wait till tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 7 hrs till game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 This is just me thinking out loud but with the shape of the bubble this year, the more I think about it, the more I think there might be a big time surprise who slips into the tournament, kind of like Air Force a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hopefully Fullerton slips in...hehe. I think I'm even going to paint my face Fullerton orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 It was very hard to turn back and forth between the last seconds of the UCLA game and the Tenn game. God I love college basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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