Lunardi Has Spoken

[upstater]

Just for the sake of craziness, suppose this is how it goes: Cincy/UConn beats Temple. Houston beats Tulsa/Memphis. Cincy/UConn beats Houston.

Here we have Temple beating a dreg and losing its 2nd game. We have Houston getting to the final.

My question, does this mean that the AAC only gets one team in?

Or, does the AAC still get 2 teams in?

And, if 2 teams, which is the second? Houston, Tulsa or Temple?

Do you see what I'm getting at?

 

[1999.2004.2011]

Just for the sake of craziness, suppose this is how it goes: Cincy/UConn beats Temple. Houston beats Tulsa/Memphis. Cincy/UConn beats Houston.

Here we have Temple beating a dreg and losing its 2nd game. We have Houston getting to the final.

My question, does this mean that the AAC only gets one team in?

Or, does the AAC still get 2 teams in?

And, if 2 teams, which is the second? Houston, Tulsa or Temple?

Do you see what I'm getting at?

Oddly enough I think it would be UConn and Cincy. When Cincy knocked off SMU, I thought that was the win that would get them squarely off the bubble. Based on BPI/KenPom, I think Cincy gets in even with a loss in the first round.

 

[upstater]

Oddly enough I think it would be UConn and Cincy. When Cincy knocked off SMU, I thought that was the win that would get them squarely off the bubble. Based on BPI/KenPom, I think Cincy gets in even with a loss in the first round.

Yes, this is what I was asking.

If Tulsa and Temple don't advanced past the second round, and one of UConn/Cincy win, does that mean the AAC is reduced to 1 team?

 

[1999.2004.2011]

Yes, this is what I was asking.

If Tulsa and Temple don't advanced past the second round, and one of UConn/Cincy win, does that mean the AAC is reduced to 1 team?

Here is how I see the NCAA bids shaking out for the AAC:

In: Cincinnati (Even with a 1st round exit vs UConn)

Bubble:
1. Temple - must advance to AAC final
2. Tulsa - must advance to AAC final
3. UConn - beat Cincy
4. Houston - must win ACC tournament

Best case scenario for league: UConn wins the conference tournament beating Cincy, Temple and Tulsa. Cincinnati and Tulsa secure at large bids and UConn with the autobid

Worse case scenario for league: Either Temple or Tulsa lose their first game, which automatically knocks them out of the tournament. Cincy defeats UConn, which knocks us out of the tournament. Cincy ends up playing Houston in the AAC final, which Cincy wins. League only gets one bid.

 

[UConn3432]

anyone paid by the university that can talk to media should be pounding table that UConn is a tourney team regardless of result on Friday. bring attention to the Brimah injury and say they would have beaten Temple and Cincy at home (losses by a combined 3 points) and probably fare better against Tulsa on the road. talk about how 1 altered shot in each of those games by brimah could change outcome. that uconn team would be in top 25 right now let alone in the tourney and there's no worry. they are doing it with fred vanvleet, why not with brimah (a national championship winning center)

 

[UConnNick]

Looking at Palm and Lunardi this morning....they have some stark differences, namely that Lunardi has Witchia State in as a 7, while Palm has them out completely. That's a huge difference.

You can make so many arguments for and against a lot of these teams. Very hard to differentiate between them all. More so than I can remember.

I am surprised that Temple is not one of the last 4 in at this point. Yes they went 14-4 in the league. But remember they didn't play at SMU, lost to Memphis and East Carolina, and have no, I repeat no quality wins out of the league.

They also lost by almost 30 points at home to Houston, a team generally regarded as having to win the AAC tournament to get in the NCAAs. In fairness, they did later beat Houston on the road, but only by a handful of points.

 

[zls44]

anyone paid by the university that can talk to media should be pounding table that UConn is a tourney team regardless of result on Friday. bring attention to the Brimah injury and say they would have beaten Temple and Cincy at home (losses by a combined 3 points) and probably fare better against Tulsa on the road. talk about how 1 altered shot in each of those games by brimah could change outcome. that uconn team would be in top 25 right now let alone in the tourney and there's no worry. they are doing it with fred vanvleet, why not with brimah (a national championship winning center)

It is startling how little UConn has pushed the Brimah injury. It's a huge factor in a few one-possession losses. Its like the people in influential positions at UConn don't understand how to politik- not the refs, not the committee...

 

[Hi-Low]

anyone paid by the university that can talk to media should be pounding table that UConn is a tourney team regardless of result on Friday. bring attention to the Brimah injury and say they would have beaten Temple and Cincy at home (losses by a combined 3 points) and probably fare better against Tulsa on the road. talk about how 1 altered shot in each of those games by brimah could change outcome. that uconn team would be in top 25 right now let alone in the tourney and there's no worry. they are doing it with fred vanvleet, why not with brimah (a national championship winning center)

Anyone paid by UConn can/should do it but we had so many opportunities with & without Brimah for 1 more quality win and just kept blowing it.... 2-6 vs. Cincy/Temple/Tulsa/Houston is pretty pathetic...just beat Cincy, lose and only have selves to blame if left out.

 

[PcketknfNiels]

The BY is weird. I made the same comment about needing to win 2 games to get to the tourney on another thread, and it was laughed off, and here most seem to agree.

I agreed with you in the other thread, don't worry buddy.