*** THE OFFICIAL TEXAS TECH VS. ISU POSTGAME THREAD ***
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You're not crazy but we only get Kansas one more time and they have a two game lead. I don't know how many more games they are going to lose either.
ease up on the kool aid, top 3 teams are pretty separated from the rest of the pack. I don't see us winning the regular season title, but if we made a tourney run,maybe...
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I actually don't think the top three are that separated from the next three based on KState beating Missouri pretty soundly, our games against Kansas and Missouri, and the Texas/Kansas game today. While both Kansas and Missouri beat Baylor. Having said that I would be thrilled with a fourth place finish in the Big 12.
Edit: I obviously think those are the top three teams and probably will be at the end of the year, but KState, Texas, and ISU could beat any of them on any given night. Kansas, Baylor, and Missouri all have their weaknesses and are far from 'complete' teams.
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Would be GREAT to win at UT heading into that game. I want to go so badly but tickets are expensive.
Losses early in the year are much more forgivable than bad losses late in the season. The committee realizes that and that is why it pays much more attention to what you accomplish late in the year. Besides, the bubble doesn't look overly strong this season and believe it or not our resume is probably one of the more attractive ones out there, as of now.
Also, I'm 99% sure that if we go 10-8 in conference our RPI and power ratings will be good enough to get us in. 9-9 puts us squarely on the bubble. The bubble field just isn't that strong this year, and it's getting worse almost daily. Lunardi's latest "Last 4 In" field (from 6 days ago) had Memphis, Cincinnati, Northwestern, and BYU in it...and all four of those teams lost games this week that (other than Cincinnati, perhaps) were not good for their resumes. Hell, BYU lost to Loyola Marymount at home.
Not only that, but he had Texas in as a 10 seed previous to the games this week - and they just went 0-2 AND have a loss to us. We are arguably ahead of where all these teams are today.
Not only that, but he had Texas in as a 10 seed previous to the games this week - and they just went 0-2 AND have a loss to us. We are arguably ahead of where all these teams are today.
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Unless this team goes on a huge run, the last 3 games are what puts this team in or out of the tourny.
14-5 (4-2)
@Texas W*
KU W*
KState W
@OU L*
@OSU W
TAMU W
@BU L
OU W
Tech W
@KState L*
@Mizzou L
BU L*
21-10 (11-7)
*I see these games as toss up games.
We get at least 1 in the Big 12 Tourney and I think we're in.
@Texas W*
KU W*
KState W
@OU L*
@OSU W
TAMU W
@BU L
OU W
Tech W
@KState L*
@Mizzou L
BU L*
21-10 (11-7)
*I see these games as toss up games.
We get at least 1 in the Big 12 Tourney and I think we're in.
If we are 10-5 or 11-4 before we lose the final 3, we can and should absolutely get in.
ISU's RPI, last time I checked, was in the 50's. While not awesome, it most defiantly is not bad.
I think the selection committee would take into account the schedule if they saw that three game losing streak. I really think Fred could pull out one of those games though.
From what I've heard and read from "the experts", a team's record over its final ten games has the most bearing on whether it goes dancing or not. Games in Nov. are discounted unless it was a win over a top ten team, or a loss against a bottom ten team. Neither UNI or Drake fall into those two categories and those losses won't count a whole lot against the Cyclones. At least not enough to counter the weight of playing in the Big 12 conference even in a down year. The win against Texas, IMO, counts more than the loss vs. Drake. If ISU doesn't make the NCAA tourney, it will be due to factors besides the UNI and Drake games.
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They need to get more than one quality win. You cannot look at record alone. If they end the season at 10-8 in conference they would be the 5th place team in the conference, with one or no quality wins. There is also the chance they have a bad road loss. The Drake and UNI losses are going to haunt this team as well.
