Bills71 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-09-22/no-47-saint-louis-bad-luck-billikens-built-to-rebound Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waldo027 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Looks good. I've been keeping an eye on both College Sports Madness top 144 (new team every day) and The Hoops Report top 68 (new team every 3-4 days). They are at #52 on the College Sports Madness list and #31 on the Hoops Report list, no sign of us on either list. We should be on the College Sports Madness list soon, but doubtful The Hoops Report will include us in their top 30. http://www.thehoopsreport.com/articles.aspx http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/top-144-previews Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Billiken Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-09-22/no-47-saint-louis-bad-luck-billikens-built-to-rebound There you have it. We're a Top 50 Program. Mission accomplished (just kidding). Someone should send this to the Catholic Big East (CYO) Office. Keep the faith. This is going to be our year, The Year of the Billiken! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonka Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Forgive me if I missed it on the Board, but has Tselentakis been approved to play yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy03 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Forgive me if I missed it on the Board, but has Tselentakis been approved to play yet?He is cleared to play. He couldnt practice or go to Canada because he didnt start his classes yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bk18 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 He is cleared to play. He couldnt practice or go to Canada because he didnt start his classes yet.I thought it had to do with FIBA, but maybe that was the reason he didn't start classes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bk18 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Cassity has a broken bone? Did I miss this? http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-09-21/saint-louis-majerus-in-good-health-but-team-isnt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbizzle09 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Cassity has a broken bone? Did I miss this? http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-09-21/saint-louis-majerus-in-good-health-but-team-isnt I believe they are talking about Cassity's ankle, which prevented him from playing. From all accounts he is able to play pickup games right now. They aren't discussing a new injury. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Pelican Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Article says Majerus had a "stint" put in an artery near his heart this year. I sure hope they used a stent instead. And WOW, someone thinks we've finally made the TOP 50! Does Larry know?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superslu Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 47 would be a major step up, but no guarantee for an at large. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HusakAttack Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I spoke to the editor of "The Sporting News" and he said if Porter had not left we would be top 10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kmbilliken Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 47 would be a major step up, but no guarantee for an at large.A 47 rpi gets us in the NIT, but no NCAA at large bid. For an at large bid we need to be in the 30s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joe_davola Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A 47 rpi gets us in the NIT, but no NCAA at large bid. For an at large bid we need to be in the 30s.I bet you are praying we don't make the tourney because you and the dude are buying our drinks every night when we are dancing. Start saving km. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bizziken Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A 47 rpi gets us in the NIT, but no NCAA at large bid. For an at large bid we need to be in the 30s. More than likely, we would need to be slightly higher than a 47 RPI to get an at-large bid... In 2011, the highest 'mid-major' at-large bid was VCU at a 49 RPI In 2010, it was UTEP with an RPI of 42 In 2009, it was BYU at 39 In 2008, it was St. Josephs at 55 To be safe, we would need probably a low/mid 30's in order to feel some semblance of confidence in getting an at-large... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billikenbill Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 More than likely, we would need to be slightly higher than a 47 RPI to get an at-large bid... In 2011, the highest 'mid-major' at-large bid was VCU at a 49 RPI In 2010, it was UTEP with an RPI of 42 In 2009, it was BYU at 39 In 2008, it was St. Josephs at 55 To be safe, we would need probably a low/mid 30's in order to feel some semblance of confidence in getting an at-large... To heck with an at-large bid. Win the A-10 Tourney and make it easy for the committee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLIKNS Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 From the best I can remember , the Billikens have never been picked to make the NCAA tourney by any of the publications. Think one year Street and Smith`s picked us to win the MCC,but seems sometimes picked for the NIT. This is good news to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Is Job 1 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 From the best I can remember , the Billikens have never been picked to make the NCAA tourney by any of the publications. Think one year Street and Smith`s picked us to win the MCC,but seems sometimes picked for the NIT. This is good news to me.I reported in another thread that The Sporting News list SLU as a #12 (not playing in the first round) in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Billiken Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I reported in another thread that The Sporting News list SLU as a #12 (not playing in the first round) in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. I'll take that right now. And that 5 v. 12 NCAA game often spawns upsets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moytoy12 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Is this rating for last year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slubilliken09 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Is this rating for last year? No. The #12 seed and #47 ranking are for the 2011-2012 year. Even though it's just a projection right now, it definitely makes the SLU kool aid taste that much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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