Cincinnati vs UConn in the 4/5 game

[kobe]

Probably an NCAA Tournament elimination game. SMH.

 

[BluffCityHsky]

Was thinking the same thing. At least you'll be the "home" team. Rofl. Houston pretty dang hot right now. They might go get that bid......

 

[mauconnfan]

NIT guys mark it down. Sorry I'm never like this, always hold out hope but I see a team and staff who don't seem to have a lot of skin in the game.

Another crappy Madness, this blows!

 

[Stainmaster]

The way things are trending for us, Zack Tobler will end up dropping 40 for you guys.

 

[kobe]

What a waste of a season for both of our NCAA Tournament chances to come down to a freaking coin flip game. Shoot me now.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

What a waste of a season for both of our NCAA Tournament chances to come down to a freaking coin flip game. Shoot me now.

I mean I dont know about Cincy, but we haven't really deserved it to be any other way

 

[kobe]

The way things are trending for us, Zack Tobler will end up dropping 40 for you guys.

Nope. Philip Nolan is gonna bank a three at the buzzer...you win by 2. SMH.

 

[jorge34]

Win the aac tournament to be deemed worthy. Outside of that, enjoy the nit

 

[A10 fan]

Houston gets the number 2 spot, and probably only needs to beat Tulsa to reach the final. UConn will need to beat Cincy, and probably Temple to get there.

 

[Dove]

NIT guys mark it down. Sorry I'm never like this, always hold out hope but I see a team and staff who don't seem to have a lot of skin in the game.

Another crappy Madness, this blows!

ARod went yard today!!

 

[A10 fan]

Win the aac tournament to be deemed worthy. Outside of that, enjoy the nit

Actually, the road to the final is tough enough that getting there will likely be enough to earn a bid. Wins over Cincy, and Temple would lift the rpi a good bit. The problem is that UConn is 0-4 vs those two teams. This is looking like a 2 bid league. Which ever team out of UConn, Cincy, and Temple makes the final will get a bid, win or lose. Either Tulsa, or Houston should be the other team in the final. Tulsa can lose the final, and still get in. Houston likely can't. If they lost, one of the semi-final losers might have a prayer.

 

[BoatShow]

Remember when everyone was pissed we "barely beat an awful Houston team."

 

[BoatShow]

Actually, the road to the final is tough enough that getting there will likely be enough to earn a bid. Wins over Cincy, and Temple would lift the rpi a good bit. The problem is that UConn is 0-4 vs those two teams. This is looking like a 2 bid league. Which ever team out of UConn, Cincy, and Temple makes the final will get a bid, win or lose. Either Tulsa, or Houston should be the other team in the final. Tulsa can lose the final, and still get in. Houston likely can't. If they lost, one of the semi-final losers might have a prayer.

Houston has like 80 RPI they played NO ONE out of conference

 

[A10 fan]

Houston has like 80 RPI they played NO ONE out of conference

Their RPI is 71, and climbing. They may have played no one OOC, but they've kicked some butt in league play. If they hadn't somehow lost to USF, they'd be in the mix for an at large. That said, if UConn loses in the final to either Tulsa, or Houston, the RPI would be in the low 40's. Move that up 2 spots because of SMU, and Louisville being ineligible, and that's probably enough to get in.

 

[EricLA]

I'm sort of ambivalent at this point. Of course I root for the team, but honestly, to get myself worked up over thinking about how we get an at large to the NCAA's - it should never have come down to this. The coach and team pissed away one opportunity after another this season, pulling losses from the jaws of victory. Puzzling and frustrating for sure.

 

[TheRogers]

Not happening.

 

[mauconnfan]

ARod went yard today!!

F ARod

 

[CTBasketball]

@Jerry1714 is convinced we're firmly in. Lets stop this argument now.

 

[tzznandrew]

@Jerry1714 is convinced we're firmly in. Lets stop this argument now.

They're definitely not firmly in. But they aren't out.

Now, if they lose to UCF they definitely are. And I'd have much preferred Houston to Cincy in the first round, since that first round game is likely an elimination game.

 

[Hi-Low]

Right now Cincy & UConn are about as equal as possible in terms of an at-large however if Cincy finds a way to beat SMU Sunday I think Cincy becomes a lock regardless of AAC tourney, if Cincy loses then UConn/Cincy a true play-in game. UConn has to win UCF & 1st game of AAC tourney, lose 1st game of AAC tourney I don't see how we get a bid unless some other Bubble teams perform really badly.

 

[upstater]

Actually, the road to the final is tough enough that getting there will likely be enough to earn a bid. Wins over Cincy, and Temple would lift the rpi a good bit. The problem is that UConn is 0-4 vs those two teams. This is looking like a 2 bid league. Which ever team out of UConn, Cincy, and Temple makes the final will get a bid, win or lose. Either Tulsa, or Houston should be the other team in the final. Tulsa can lose the final, and still get in. Houston likely can't. If they lost, one of the semi-final losers might have a prayer.

No.

I'm not saying that UConn deserves it, but you can't invalidate a 30 game season because of a few games.

If what you wrote made any sense, then UConn winning games over Texas, Michigan, etc. would count for nothing.

Again, I am close to mauconnfan's position on this but I'm not going to lose my mind and say that UConn needs to make the conference final. The 2 Temple losses aren't going to be the sole determinant of the season for UConn.

 

[Jerry1714]

@Jerry1714 is convinced we're firmly in. Lets stop this argument now.

Ha, never said that tinfoil hat.

Team has work to do due to the Houston loss.

But I look forward to your usual completely unsupported analysis that UConn has no chance to make it because the NCAA hates us and the AAC. Those posts are always very informative.

 

[Marat]

UConn is locked into the 2pm next Friday time slot on ESPN2.

http://theamerican.org/sports/2015/9/28/CHAMP_0928150250.aspx

 

[Rico444]

Great, so I'm not going to be able to watch Friday OR Saturday night's games.

 

[Hi-Low]

UConn is locked into the 2pm next Friday time slot on ESPN2.

http://theamerican.org/sports/2015/9/28/CHAMP_0928150250.aspx

So it will be against Cincy or Tulsa since 1, 2, 5 seeds are locked in. Good game Rpi wise either way, but have to win it.