OT: Murray State...In or Out?

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...steve-prohm-selection-sunday-racers-cam-payne

I think they should be out...but IF they get in could go on a VCU type run. IMO They are very good.

 

[Stainmaster]

The only team that's not P5/AAC/A10/BE/MWC whom I believe deserves an at-large bid is Wichita State. Anyone else just hasn't proven it against solid competition.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

The only team that's not P5/AAC/A10/BE/MWC whom I believe deserves an at-large bid is Wichita State. Anyone else just hasn't proven it against solid competition.

I understand your position. Should be interesting...

 

[Pmurph678]

The only team that's not P5/AAC/A10/BE/MWC whom I believe deserves an at-large bid is Wichita State. Anyone else just hasn't proven it against solid competition.

And Northern Iowa

 

[partyATkemba]

They are out, which sucks. I love Cinderella stories (except George Mason)

Just further proves that the top 25 rankings mean absolutely nothing to the selection committee.

 

[bobbygt]

The problem with Murray State is that they played a horrible OOC schedule.

Their toughest OOC game was against a very average Xavier team and they were beat by 25.

For a mid-major like that to make it as an at-large, they need to have played a couple of power conference opponents and to have won a few of them.

 

[Matt1010]

Out, and that's where they deserve to be.

 

[sammydabiz]

If SMU didn't get in last year, I find it hard to believe Murray St would get the nod this year...

 

[sammydabiz]

And Northern Iowa

NIU won the MVC if I'm not mistaken

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

The tweets at 3:46 PM...lol

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/mur...-impassioned-plea-for-spot-in-ncaa-tournament


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3:46 PM - 8 Mar 2015

 

[HomeKing93]

Has there ever been an at-large team with an SOS over 250? They should be out.

 

[zls44]

They deserve to be out.

 

[Fishy]

I say they should be in because f--- the P5 and the game they're trying to rig.

I don't care about your little stupid statistics.

Murray State is out and Providence is a lock? Your lil numbers are lying to you.

 

[CTBasketball]

Says his team should be considered equal, yet plays D2 schools...

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Lost to Houston too

 

[tzznandrew]

We're talking about a team whose best win is Illinois State.

We're talking about a team that was beaten by 35 by Valparaiso.

We're talking about a team with 12 sub-250 wins.

We're talking about a team that lost to Belmont...and Portland...and Houston.

I'm not fan of the P5, but when you're only game against the RPI Top 50 is a 27 point beatdown by Xavier...you shouldn't be in the dance.

 

[whaler11]

There is no way they are getting an at-large.

 

[whaler11]

Says his team should be considered equal, yet plays D2 schools...

Don't tell Tulsa. They lost to a D2 school.

 

[MattMang23]

Lost to Houston too

Anyone who loses to Houston shouldn't even get consideration.

There are no mirrors in Gampel.

 

[uconnbill]

they should be in over some of the big Five conferences which borderline at best

 

[CTBasketball]

Don't tell Tulsa. They lost to a D2 school.

Tulsa shouldn't be in either unless they beat SMU and/or win the AAC. They're a watered down version of 2013-2014 SMU.

 

[Fishy]

Again, Providence, with losses to Brown and Boston College, is a lock at 21-10 but Murray State who went 16-0 in the Ohio Valley and who has lost exactly one game by one point since November 30th is out?

Why? Because some numbers that none of you actually understand somehow favor the bucket of meh that is Providence? (You can substitute just about bottom half at-large team here...not picking on PC in particular.)

 

[mauconnfan]

Murray State is for real, would be a scary team to play from the few games I watched. They really should get a spot.

 

[Leebo]

Again, Providence, with losses to Brown and Boston College, is a lock at 21-10 but Murray State who went 16-0 in the Ohio Valley and who has lost exactly one game by one point since November 30th is out?

Why? Because some numbers that none of you actually understand somehow favor the bucket of meh that is Providence? (You can substitute just about bottom half at-large team here...not picking on PC in particular.)

Yeah, we know the RPI is dumb, but Sagarin and Kenpom don't think highly of them either.

 

[kobe]

Out. Not even close either. Lost at home to Houston, lost by 33 points on neutral floor to Valpo, OOC SOS of 215.