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Indiana with a 25-0 run vs Michigan to end the first half. Wow. Michigan looks awful defensively.
 
Cuse/VT in OT. Tech with 7 point lead with less than 1.5 min. They miss back to back lay ups while Cuse hits a three and a dunk. VT up 2 but miss the back end of 1-1. Cuse hits long three to tie. VT has ball with 20 sec. Left and misses a highly contested layup with 5-6 sec. left. Cuse misses a wide open three from the wing at the buzzer. Now starting OT. VT choked at the end of regulation.
 
MadisonSquare Gordon said:


Mojo rising?
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I love when people try to put an asterisk next to our last 2 titles with the backhanded "no dominant teams those years" argument, which essentially surmounts to "the blue bloods werent crushing their competition that year".
 
BUHusky10 said:
I love when people try to put an asterisk next to our last 2 titles with the backhanded "no dominant teams those years" argument, which essentially surmounts to "the blue bloods werent crushing their competition that year".
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There were three teams in the 2011 tournament with three or fewer losses.

In 2014, there was undefeated Wichita State, 32-2 Florida, and 30-4 Arizona.
 
Is UM getting Levert back this season? I know they have played well w/o him but I can't imagine this kind of asswhooping with him in the lineup tonight.
 
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Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?
 
Mano said:
Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?
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Really sloppy on both ends.
 
Mano said:
Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaand down they go, LMAO

Victims of the greatest ever Big East (Jr.) Conference

Oh wait, no, sorry, a top 10 Old Big East team would never even come close to losing to DePaul.
 
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aceboon said:
Is UM getting Levert back this season? I know they have played well w/o him but I can't imagine this kind of asswhooping with him in the lineup tonight.
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Word as of last week was that he was getting close and might return (at least to practice) this week. Not sure there's an exact timetable but I doubt he misses the rest of the season.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand down they go, LMAO

Victims of the greatest ever Big East (Jr.) Conference

Oh wait, no, sorry, a top 10 Old Big East team would never even come close to losing to DePaul.
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They're an awfully tough team to figure out. They can look really good and really ordinary. This is hardly the first time they've played with fire against a bad team - Illinois took them to the wire at the Dunk and Rhode Island really should have beaten them, too. Not to mention, home losses to Marquette and Seton Hall aren't going to evoke much confidence.
 
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Indiana is very very good. Yogi was some recruit man , all four years productive . Deep tourney run for crean I'm guessing , and actually hoping for ferrel
 
champs99and04 said:
They're an awfully tough team to figure out. They can look really good and really ordinary. This is hardly the first time they've played with fire against a bad team - Illinois took them to the wire at the Dunk and Rhode Island really should have beaten them, too. Not to mention, home losses to Marquette and Seton Hall aren't going to evoke much confidence.
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Bentil was out in the 2nd half due getting his ankle rolled in the 1st. Friar fans will use that as their excuse.
 
4in16 said:
Bentil was out in the 2nd half due getting his ankle rolled in the 1st. Friar fans will use that as their excuse.
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They were down when he rolled his ankle I believe. Not a good showing for them but that can flip it around quickly by beating Nova again.
 
Providence is 47th in KenPom and 40th in Sargain.

Their number 11 ranking is comical.
 
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Jerry1714 said:
Providence is 47th in KenPom and 40th in Sargain.

Their number 11 ranking is comical.
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Name brand conference (Not the real Big East, but it still says Big East on The Dunk floor) and a player of the year candidate. What I find interesting is that there was no preseason hype around Providence. Dunn was going to be good, but no one expected the season they're having which makes their ranking strange.

A team like Iowa State for example had a lot of preseason hype and is riding that hype to stay top 15-20 even with 6 losses. Rankings have been so fluid this season though, so it really means nothing at this point.
 
Yankees32123 said:
Name brand conference (Not the real Big East, but it still says Big East on The Dunk floor) and a player of the year candidate. What I find interesting is that there was no preseason hype around Providence. Dunn was going to be good, but no one expected the season they're having which makes their ranking strange.

A team like Iowa State for example had a lot of preseason hype and is riding that hype to stay top 15-20 even with 6 losses. Rankings have been so fluid this season though, so it really means nothing at this point.
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Yea I agree at the end of the day the ranking mean nothing.

I see why Iowa State is ranked where they are, playing in the best conference in the country, wins over OK, KU, and Iowa, 6 top 50 RPI wins, and outside of an early season loss to N. Iowa their worse loss is to the 13th team in the country.

Outside of the Nova win PC just has very very little on their resume.
 
People always say rankings don't matter, but the truth is they are very sticky and the higher you start the higher you stay, and it matters a great deal on Selection Sunday.
 
BUHusky10 said:
People always say rankings don't matter, but the truth is they are very sticky and the higher you start the higher you stay, and it matters a great deal on Selection Sunday.
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How so? RPI and SOS are looked at, hence Murray State getting a 6 seed when they were ranked in the top 10 a few years ago.

What a team is ranked today means nothing in terms of what a team's seed or performance in the tournament will be. This is not football. The rankings are basically used so networks can hype games and fans can excited and have something to talk about.
 
Rutgers just took Illinois to double OT at the RAC. Both of their fans are in attendance.
 
Rutgers Illinois went to 3OT. They actually are holding off showing Maryland Nebraska to stay with the game for some reason.
 
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Yankees32123 said:
A team like Iowa State for example had a lot of preseason hype and is riding that hype to stay top 15-20 even with 6 losses. Rankings have been so fluid this season though, so it really means nothing at this point.
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I don't care who the loses are to; if you split with OU, at least split with KU, and beat Cincinnati and Iowa, you well deserve a top 15-20 ranking.
 
BUHusky10 said:
People always say rankings don't matter, but the truth is they are very sticky and the higher you start the higher you stay, and it matters a great deal on Selection Sunday.
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Louisville was ranked #4 in 2005 and #4 in 2013. They received a 4 seed both years. Missouri was ranked EVERY week in the 2010-11 season and received an 11 seed.
 
Maryland tied with Nebraska in the second half. About 8 minutes I think to go. Game is in Nebraska.
 
Ohio St loses again. This time to Wisconsin. Vandy beat Texas A&M by 17 points! Tulsa and Temple just went to overtime.
 
The end of this Utah/Oregon St game. OMG. Turn on espn2 if you are reading this.
 
BUHusky said:
The end of this Utah/Oregon St game. OMG. Turn on espn2 if you are reading this.
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Utah fouled Oregon St shooting a desperation heave from mid court down 1. Kid makes all 3, just when you think you've seen it all.
 
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