I know a good non-conference schedule is very important come selection time, but I think we may be worrying about the competition too much. Lets just worry about getting it done on our end. We can't control how other teams play, especially after we have already beaten them. And why are we worried about Washington's poor play. Sure, maybe our win at face value might not look as impressive. But for those who saw it, and pundits like Andy Katz and Bilas, they aren't looking at it just as a W or L. They know we punished Washington, doubling them up in the first half, never letting it be a close ballgame.
And then in terms of BC and Nova, lets not overthink those either. What was important there was winning the 76 Classic, on national tv, and earning that national respect. We looked mighty fine doing, winning 83-63 vs. Ok
I don't think our non-conference schedule is going to deny us a bid in March. Honestly, it will be how we fair against the rest of A-10 because the committee is only going to give our conference a few bids, so those head-to-head match-up will be very important.