Conference / Non Conference opponent tracker 25-26

[Verdad]

I found this funny even though the RPI is dead: we are 73 (number will move once more games) in the NET and # 1 in RPI.

Those are not updated numbers for this year.

 

[jessej]

I found this funny even though the RPI is dead: we are 73 (number will move once more games) in the NET and # 1 in RPI.

wow - if only the NCAA Tournament started tomorrow

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/rpi-ranking/rpi-rating-by-team

 

[Verdad]

Current Net from Warrennolan.com:

Last year's:

 

[GMU1983]

The NET will move we get 9 or 10 games...same as KENPOM but KENPOM moves quicker...

 

[TweederGMU]

VT absolutely destroyed St. Joes tonight in Blacksburg. 94-59

St. Joe's looks like complete dog shit. No speed, sloppy ball handling and passing, no defense or consistent scorers....decent rebounding team. VT scored on them at will.

They were picked to finish 7th in the A10 - no way in hell that happens.

 

[psyclone]

5 nonconference games in A10 over next two nights:

Underdogs in 2
St Joe's losing by ~40 @ Va Tech with just a couple of minutes left.
Thursday-Loyola 6 pt dogs @ Wichita St

Favorites in 3
vcu (favored by 21) up ~ dozen at home vs St Peter's with 8 minutes left (on MASN tv)
GW up ~40 at home vs American in last minute
Bonnies up 8 at home vs Siena with 3 min left.

 

[TweederGMU]

Poo Poo U 78 - St. Francis 61

 

[psyclone]

5 nonconference games in A10 over next two nights:

Underdogs in 2
St Joe's losing by ~40 @ Va Tech with just a couple of minutes left. Va Tech wins by 35, now #50 Kenpom
Thursday-Loyola 6 pt dogs @ Wichita St

Favorites in 3
vcu (favored by 21) up ~ dozen at home vs St Peter's with 8 minutes left (on MASN tv). vcu wins by 17
GW up ~40 at home vs American in last minute GW wins by 40
Bonnies up 8 at home vs Siena with 3 min left. Bonnies win by 9

 

[GMUgemini]

VT absolutely destroyed St. Joes tonight in Blacksburg. 94-59

St. Joe's looks like complete dog shit. No speed, sloppy ball handling and passing, no defense or consistent scorers....decent rebounding team. VT scored on them at will.

They were picked to finish 7th in the A10 - no way in hell that happens.

I have my money on the Bonnie’s finishing in the top half. They definitely look better this year from the minutes I’ve seen (granted never a whole game).

 

[thebiasedannouncer]

VT absolutely destroyed St. Joes tonight in Blacksburg. 94-59

St. Joe's looks like complete dog shit. No speed, sloppy ball handling and passing, no defense or consistent scorers....decent rebounding team. VT scored on them at will.

They were picked to finish 7th in the A10 - no way in hell that happens.

You're telling me the coach who had only one winning record in his last five years at Penn and actually got fired, not resigned or let his contract run out, but fired from an Ivy League school, may not have been the answer at Head Coach? I'm shocked!

 

[TweederGMU]

I have my money on the Bonnie’s finishing in the top half. They definitely look better this year from the minutes I’ve seen (granted never a whole game).

Agree, Bonnies will find their way to mid-level team.

Davidson should finish better too, they look better than advertised.

 

[thebiasedannouncer]

Agree, Bonnies will find their way to mid-level team.

Davidson should finish better too, they look better than advertised.

The A-10 can absorb crappy years (as it looks like they may have) from Joe's and LoyChi if two of Bona, Rhody, Dusqy, Spidey and Davidson get their shit together and be steady 80-100 NET teams.

 

[psyclone]

5 nonconference games in A10 over next two nights:

Underdogs in 2
St Joe's losing by ~40 @ Va Tech with just a couple of minutes left.
Thursday-Loyola 6 pt dogs @ Wichita St

Favorites in 3
vcu (favored by 21) up ~ dozen at home vs St Peter's with 8 minutes left (on MASN tv)
GW up ~40 at home vs American in last minute
Bonnies up 8 at home vs Siena with 3 min left.

Loyola loses by 21 @ Wichita St. (#99 Kenpom)

 

[GMU1983]

Loyola is killin us....

 

[psyclone]

Opportunity for A10 to upset power conferences:

Sat--Duquesne at Villanova; LaSalle vs Penn State (neutral site)
Mon--vcu @ NC St.

 

[psyclone]

Opportunity for A10 to upset power conferences:

Sat--Duquesne at Villanova; LaSalle vs Penn State (neutral site)
Mon--vcu @ NC St.

Not happening today. Penn St beats LaSalle by 14. Villanova beats Duquesne by 10.

In other A10 action:
SLU at home beats Grand Canyon by 14.
GW at home beats ODU by 23.
Dayton at home beats Bethune-Cookman but only by 9.
Davidson at home beats Bowling Green by 4.
Bonnies at home beats Youngstown St by 4.

 

[Old Ram]

The A-10 can absorb crappy years (as it looks like they may have) from Joe's and LoyChi if two of Bona, Rhody, Dusqy, Spidey and Davidson get their shit together and be steady 80-100 NET teams.

What do you mean by “absorb crappy years”? If you're referring to the A-10 remaining a one bid league I would agree.

The A-10 needs almost every team to improve if there’s going to be any chance of becoming a multi-bid league again.

 

[NewPatriot]

Virginia Tech up by 1 over Charlotte with 9 minites remaining in the game.

 

[GMUgemini]

What do you mean by “absorb crappy years”? If you're referring to the A-10 remaining a one bid league I would agree.

The A-10 needs almost every team to improve if there’s going to be any chance of becoming a multi-bid league again.

I believe the idea is to have 5-7 top 100 teams, which should help with the multiple bids; however the top of the conference needs to be in the 35-45 range and not the 55-65 range).

So if you’ve got Dayton, vcu, SLU, Mason, GW as top 100 teams if we can get two of the other teams mentioned in that range we’d be in a good position as a league to get multiple bids (provided the top of the conference actually performs the way they need to).

It’s convoluted and stupid but that’s where we are.

 

[GMU1983]

Loyola what a disaster getting creamed by CO State.