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  • #76
    Sedz, knowing everything we know now - starting with the Kansas State home game, what is the worst you think we could've done down the stretch and still have grabbed a First Four spot?

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    • #77
      Originally posted by Carthage World View Post
      Sedz, knowing everything we know now - starting with the Kansas State home game, what is the worst you think we could've done down the stretch and still have grabbed a First Four spot?
      I guess this is the key question!

      Now that we know our lack of Q1 wins wasn't disqualifying (we ended up with 3, UNC and Xavier got in with 1), it was really our overall Q1/2 record and metrics that did us in. We were 10-15 in Q1/2 with no bad losses. X was 9-11 with no bad loss, UNC was 9-12 with one bad loss. So we were basically just one game behind those teams on the resume but with Kenpom ratings 12 spots below X and 22 lower than UNC. The other hole was road wins. We only won 5 Q1/2 games away from home, but X also only won 5 Q1/2 while UNC won 7.

      After considering all of that, I think we were only 2 games behind Xavier. WAB shows that too. We finished -1.0 WAB. Xavier was 0.4. Flip two of our losses to wins and we pass Xavier (and Texas and San Diego St). So win the final two regular season games and we are probably playing in Dayton.

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      • #78
        WAB ended up pretty accurate. It's something that can tell you in real time throughout the season how many wins you need against your schedule. No need to wait for bracketologists to tell you anything.

        West Virginia was the only team 0.9 WAB or higher to miss the field. Xavier and Texas were the only teams under that mark to get in. Two more wins and we would have been above the line.

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        • #79
          Originally posted by sedz View Post
          For evaluation:
          In Out
          Lunardi SD St, Indiana, Xavier Boise St, Texas, UNC
          Palm Indiana, SD St, Boise St Xavier, Texas, UNC
          Torvik SD St, Texas, Xavier Boise St, UNC, Indiana
          Once again Torvik's real time algorithm outperforms the prominent "experts". Torvik only missed UNC. Lunardi missed UNC and Texas. Palm missed UNC, Texas, and Xavier. There's really no point in looking at them anymore. They're paid for interviews. Torvik even gives better insight on Twitter. He was defending UNC's resume multiple times in the last few days.

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          • #80
            Xavier Musketeers selected for First Four of 2025 March Madness I guess that I will cheer for Texas.

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            • #81
              I will go for X.

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              • #82
                Originally posted by sedz View Post
                UNC is in, which is a message that metrics matter more than Q1 wins.
                Having your AD head the selection committee matters most

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                • #83
                  Did UC get invited to NIT?

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