Bubble Teams we want to Lose

[UConnRock]

Syracuse - 45 RPI, 51 Kenpom - now in 10th place in the ACC. Best wins Louisville, Miami, Buffalo??
Providence - 47 RPI, 69 Kenpom. Followed up win against Nova with losses to Butler (away) and Seton Hall (home). 6th in BE so may get a bid based on conference reputation. BE is truly a 4 bid conference this year.
Louisville - 52 RPI, 37 Kenpom, 9th in ACC. Best win Florida St.

If UConn is crap, it gives me satisfaction if these 3 do not make the tournament.

 

[kobe]

tbh i'm okay with Louisville just never making the tournament ever again

 

[A10 fan]

Penn State.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Kentucky too

 

[Huskybass]

What tournament?

 

[Jaybo]

BUT then they'll beat us in the NIT

 

[UConnRock]

Kentucky too

Probably a lost cause here with a current RPI of 16. They could lose 2 of their last 3 and still have an RPI in the 20s. Which is pretty funny when their best win is West Virginia with an RPI of 28. Their wins against Alabama and Arkansas in their last 2 games has cemented their spot in the tournament. Need to just hope for a low seed and tough match-up on the first weekend

 

[imno1]

Is Shaka Smart KO with better recruits?

 

[A10 fan]

Is Shaka Smart KO with better recruits?

No. He succeeded at VCUfor a long stretch after Anthony Grant's guys were gone. Texas just may not be the right fit. That said, I'd give him a fourth year before I'd consider pulling the plug. He doesn't have any seniors in his rotation. The team's not so horrible that you'd want to blow up a team with everyone of note an underclassman. Put them both on the market, and Smart will have plenty of offers. Not so sure about Kevin.

 

[kobe]

Probably a lost cause here with a current RPI of 16. They could lose 2 of their last 3 and still have an RPI in the 20s. Which is pretty funny when their best win is West Virginia with an RPI of 28. Their wins against Alabama and Arkansas in their last 2 games has cemented their spot in the tournament. Need to just hope for a low seed and tough match-up on the first weekend

I'm ready for our R32 loss to Kentucky in a 3 vs 6 game. I'd say Xavier would be in danger too but I think they're solid a 1 seed now. Ohio State may also be a possible victim of Coach Cal.

 

[Hi-Low]

BUT then they'll beat us in the NIT

What NIT are we going to be in? We aren't going to finish the season above .500 & there are easily 32 teams way more worthy than us unfortunately.

That's where we are now, not even a top 100 team the past 2 years.....68 NCAA teams & 32 NIT teams & UConn is not within shouting distance of either.

To the original question.....I hope the PAC 12 has less teams than the AAC, right now we both may have 3 but the AAC 3 are solid, the PAC 12 has only 2 solid & 3-4 bubble teams so they probably end up with 4+ . Maybe a team can pull off a AAC tourney upset & we get 4 in as well.

Also would like to see Texas miss out but I imagine if it's close the committee will put them in to showcase Bamba.