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What’s the magic number?

Go 2-2 and we are definitely in, at most likely an 8 or 9 spot, before the Big East Tournament begins.
 
RuffRuff said:
This will be PCs Super Bowl. They’d love nothing more than a season consolation prize of putting us on the bubble.
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After the Seton Hall debacle I can't pencil any game as a sure win. I normally never do that anyways, but Seton Hall I thought I could as an exception. That game still annoys me as well as the Colorado loss, where I left the Lahaina Civic Center thinking, WTF?! When I attended the semis between Memphis and Michigan State later that afternoon, I talked to some random fans and told them UConn lost to Colorado earlier that morning, and they all stated they were surprised by the result because they and myself saw Michigan State run Colorado out of the gym the prior day.
 
Ha Who said:
My thought process is television dictates we are in. Good for ratings to see a team technically going for 3peat vs Duke Saturday night
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You are probably correct. But let's not let it get to that. UConn just win and remove all doubt.
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mauconnfan said:
3-1 and we’re in but a win or 2 in the BE tourney could get us outta 8-9.

2-2 better win at least one in the BE tourney so we can sleep.
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See this is what we need to do. We need to get to a 7 seed ideally… It’ll still be tough to make the Sweet 16, but it’s a lot more manageable.
 
GotNets? said:
See this is what we need to do. We need to get to a 7 seed ideally… It’ll still be tough to make the Sweet 16, but it’s a lot more manageable.
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A 10 seed would be essentially the same path just with a tougher opening opponent (barely)
 
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So are we in yet? Some think so…I’d like at least one more win to say yes
 
UConnTrumbull said:
A 10 seed would be essentially the same path just with a tougher opening opponent (barely)
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I still think the committee will avoid putting us on the 8/9 line as a way to protect the 1-seed.
 
UCLJ0211 said:
www.nytimes.com

Men’s college basketball bubble watch: Georgia leads SEC surge, UConn warding off panic mode

Suddenly, the SEC's 14-team dream is back in play.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
We “should be in” according to this article. They seem to agree that we need one more win to solidify it though.
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how about getting 3 more wins to end the regular season and removing all doubt?
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I have not read the entire article, but one interesting thing to note is under the "Movement" section and the category "Down to in the mix", which is another way of saying the bubble, you have Gonzaga and Baylor, two teams UConn defeated in that string of 3 OOC games before BE play. Winning those games were good solid resume builders, but not exactly the big impact we thought they would be at the time of the wins and that we are hoping for.
 
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auror said:
As long as we beat Seton Hall I think.
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One more win likely caps us at the 11. 2 more almost locks us in. There are a lot of bad at large teams at the 11 line we’d have to blow up to fall behind.
 
RuffRuff said:
One more win likely caps us at the 11. 2 more almost locks us in. There are a lot of bad at large teams at the 11 line we’d have to blow up to fall behind.
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I have to ask - pure curiosity, zero insinuations - do you ever take a rest from this website? You seem to be on all day and night. Not judging at all. Enjoy your input. Just wondering that's all RuffRuff :p
 
The bubble is terrible. We are probably 1 or 2 wins away from being a lock.

Win out, get hot, its March and anything can happen.
 
as of today, bracketology

cbs sports
UConn 9 seed
Xavier 11 seed, las the last 4 in, play-in game

espn
UConn 9 seed
Xaver first 4 out
 
gtcam said:
I have to ask - pure curiosity, zero insinuations - do you ever take a rest from this website? You seem to be on all day and night. Not judging at all. Enjoy your input. Just wondering that's all RuffRuff :p
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Oh I’ll be off it once season over and the weather gets nice - Huskies are one of the only ways to get through the winter in corp America ;). Been particularly invested this season given the 3peat thing. Your note does remind me that I feel more balanced when I get banned for a few days, lol.
 
aburks41 said:
We have 4 Q1A wins. Look at the bubble this year. It's full of near .500 teams with 1 or 2 Quad1 wins. We are safely a 9 seed right now
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Our resume is really schizophrenic, with road wins at Creighton, Marquette, and Texas, and a neutral win over analytics darling Gonzaga, but also losses to Seton Hall and Colorado.

I actually have no idea how the Committee will view us. Do they reward consistency or a high ceiling?
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
Our resume is really schizophrenic, with road wins at Creighton, Marquette, and Texas, and a neutral win over analytics darling Gonzaga, but also losses to Seton Hall and Colorado.

I actually have no idea how the Committee will view us. Do they reward consistency or a high ceiling?
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Good points. Also, do they take into consideration that we were without Liam for several games?
 
UCLJ0211 said:
Good points. Also, do they take into consideration that we were without Liam for several games?
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Yes, they do consider the full body of work, major injuries (e.g., a starter) will be considered.

Moreover, I think we can go 2 wins of the next 3 (Marquette and Seton Hall at home) but really want the win @ Providence.

If we have 21 wins overall before BET then get 2 more in BET that's a respectable 23 wins to make the dance as likely an 8, perhaps a 7 if we tighten our Defensive rating (pts given up per possession).

Facing Duke in Raleigh if we are 8/9 in the East is just favoring Duke too much. They played one single decently tough away game (@Arizona) then played Auburn at home, and any other tough non-conference game was home or neutral, not away. So Raleigh is basically Duke home games and I would want us in the West.
 
gtcam said:
I have to ask - pure curiosity, zero insinuations - do you ever take a rest from this website? You seem to be on all day and night. Not judging at all. Enjoy your input. Just wondering that's all RuffRuff :p
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Funny, I asked something similar a few months ago. For the first 13 years of him being on here he had about 600 posts. Since this past October he's had about 2,500, or about 17 per day. It's like he came out of a long Rip Van Winkle type sleep.

It's all good @RuffRuff. I love your contributions to the board. Keep it up. I just like to bust on you. :)
 
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Unless they totally screw this up they're in.

Should be in​

UConn Huskies (93%)

We wrote earlier that while the Huskies landed on the bubble after technically dropping below the 95% tourney odds threshold in the ESPN Analytics model, they were probably not in serious danger of missing the tournament. As if to prove that point, UConn methodically pulled away from Georgetown in the second half of Wednesday's 93-79 win, giving it a 12th win over top-100 foes. UConn still ranks fourth in SOR in a Big East that will likely send only four teams to the Big Dance, but it's still fairly unthinkable that coach Dan Hurley's team wouldn't get a chance to run it back in March. (Updated Feb. 26 at 8:45 p.m.)

www.espn.com

Bubble Watch 2025: Conference locks for men's March Madness

North Carolina and Texas are among several teams that can't be sure what will happen on Selection Sunday.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
HooperScooper said:
Funny, I asked something similar a few months ago. For the first 13 years of him being on here he had about 600 posts. Since this past October he's had about 2,500, or about 17 per day. It's like he came out of a long Rip Van Winkle type sleep.

It's all good @RuffRuff. I love your contributions to the board. Keep it up. I just like to bust on you. :)
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lol - I can take it. This is nothing compared to my wife. I’m telling you I can type like the wind and a phone makes it easy.
 
I wouldn’t wanna lose 4 straight here. But I think 1-3 does the trick. Maybe you sweat a little depending on bid stealers and adding another bad loss or two to the resume.

Think finishing 1-3 avoids the 8/9 game as a silver lining
 
Beowulf said:
I wouldn’t wanna lose 4 straight here. But I think 1-3 does the trick. Maybe you sweat a little depending on bid stealers and adding another bad loss or two to the resume.

Think finishing 1-3 avoids the 8/9 game as a silver lining
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It’s a strange situation but you’re right. 1-3 may get us a 10 seed, an 11 seed in Dayton, or seriously sweating bid stealers. But I don’t think we play out of the 8/9 game unless we win out and make a run at MSG
 
RuffRuff said:
Oh I’ll be off it once season over and the weather gets nice - Huskies are one of the only ways to get through the winter in corp America ;). Been particularly invested this season given the 3peat thing. Your note does remind me that I feel more balanced when I get banned for a few days, lol.
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Thanks RuffRuff all is good - you do add much to this site - Keep it up!!!!
 
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