Need some luck winning the A10 tournament. Regular season champions would still be a massive achievement in of itself, and they would hang a banner for itQuite the opposite. vcu is obviously finishing top four and them beating everyone other than us helps us secure top four as well. I don’t give a hoot about regular season champs. A10 or bust baby.
They should if they do.Need some luck winning the A10 tournament. Regular season champions would still be a massive achievement in of itself, and they would hang a banner for it
Not surprised - Richmond has been struggling....VCWho demolishing Richmond at the half, 44-13
Update of Kenpom after Saturday games:Update of Kenpom going into Wednesday games:
vcu 14-4 #41
Mason 13-5 #69
SLU 11-7 #106
Dayton 10-8 #73
St Bona 10-8 #88
St. Joe 10-8 #86
Duq 9-9 #144
GW 9-9 #124
NET rankings--games through Feb 1:Update of Kenpom after Saturday games:
vcu 14-4 #37
Mason 14-4 #72
Dayton 11-7 #71
SLU 10-8 #110
St Bona 10-8 #90
St. Joe 10-8 #88
Loyola 9-9 #144
All others below .500
Just win. Simple as that.![]()
Bubble Watch: Which teams are locks, who should be in and who has work to do?
The Selection Sunday countdown to March 16 is on. We'll track which teams can play their way into or out of the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament.www.espn.com
Low Mid-Majors
Work to do
vcu Rams (59%)
vcu is the favorite to win the Atlantic 10 tournament (at 41%), but the conference has hovered between one to two NCAA berths in recent seasons. Because the Rams only rank 60th in SOR, they're no sure thing to make it in without an auto-bid; ESPN's model only gives them a 30% shot at an at-large bid conditional on not winning their conference tourney, in part because they are just 2-2 vs. Top 100 opponents. (Updated Feb. 3 at 2:18 p.m.)
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George Mason Patriots (26%)
While George Mason and Dayton have very similar odds in the BPI forecast model, the models tend to favor the Patriots because of their superior metrics like SOR and Wins Above Bubble. The Patriots were listed in 42% of BracketMatrix's most recent entries, though they only have one real résumé-boosting game remaining (at vcu on Feb. 22). (Updated Feb. 3 at 4:10 p.m.)
Outside looking in
Dayton Flyers (21%), Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (14%), Saint Joseph's Hawks (13%), Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (12%), Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11%)
At Amica? The arena Kim English 'coaches' in? Would be stellar.![]()
Men's Bracketology: Let's talk about
Forget Gonzaga, Memphis, San Diego State, Dayton -- the truest and best mid-major in the country is Saint Mary's.www.espn.com
FEB 4 UPDATE
Mason AQ 12 seed vs 5 seed Ole Miss in Providence [East Bracket]
No other A10 teams mentioned
Not sure, but SLU covered the spread for me there. Thought that money was long gone once Avila fouled out with 8 minutes left.How did Umass just blow that!
Davidson took the lead with under a minute to play (8-0 run) that was ruined by a Technical for taunting.In last night's action, both UMass and Davison collapsed, absolutely collapsed, in the last minute of their respective games against Saint Louis and Dayton.
The point I want to highlight here is that that used to be us. Not any more! We let it get close, but we sack up and hold on. This Mason team is fun, if not heart palpitating, to watch.
Davidson took the lead with under a minute to play (8-0 run) that was ruined by a Technical for taunting.
You've been on the losing side of the score for 39 minutes, get your sh*t together!