Taj79 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just for shites and giggles ... December 1, 2020 .... SLU is up to an 8 seed, facing 9 seed Alabama with a win meaning #1 seed Duke. Wouldn't that be fun? A10Ref likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Taj79 said: Just for shites and giggles ... December 1, 2020 .... SLU is up to an 8 seed, facing 9 seed Alabama with a win meaning #1 seed Duke. Wouldn't that be fun? I know it’s early but there is no way Duke is a 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelC Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Taj79 said: Just for shites and giggles ... December 1, 2020 .... SLU is up to an 8 seed, facing 9 seed Alabama with a win meaning #1 seed Duke. Wouldn't that be fun? Yes, that would be fun, I like our chances in both matchups, Duke is good but not scary good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Taj79 said: Just for shites and giggles ... December 1, 2020 .... SLU is up to an 8 seed, facing 9 seed Alabama with a win meaning #1 seed Duke. Wouldn't that be fun? Normally I scream and run buttttttt, I love our chances in the first game, and teams like Duke don't scare me this year. Zaga or Baylor would tho. Bills By 40 and rgbilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 watched the entire Duke/MichSt game.... we would beat Duke if we played this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just tracking for fun. Up until this release we were listed as a 10 or 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I bet we are a 5-7 seed when all is said and done... prime territory for a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, A10Ref said: I bet we are a 5-7 seed when all is said and done... prime territory for a run. we'll need help from LSU for this to happen, unless we seriously run train through the A10. But if we suffer around 3 A10 losses, we'll need LSU to finish top 3 in SEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Billiken Rich Posted December 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2020 Please don't use the term "run train" in any context regarding the Billikens....... almaman, TRN, FromDaEastSide and 9 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, wgstl said: we'll need help from LSU for this to happen, unless we seriously run train through the A10. But if we suffer around 3 A10 losses, we'll need LSU to finish top 3 in SEC. This is definitely true, and I think LSU is going to be a top 3 SEC team. They are very very talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Richmond is also listed as an 8 seed. Hopefully they keep climbing too. It would also be helpful for a 3rd team (Dayton?) to get into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchise_08 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Need another quality game still...keep working those phone TF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Looking at Pomeroy, we are up to #40. I assume it is too early to give too much value to this ranking, but here is where our schedule stands in the rankings. For our non-conference opponents, Minnesota is #36 (away), LSU #38, Indiana State #136, Central Arkansas #250, UMKC #280, Evansville #323, SIU Edwardsville #326, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff #353. And for the A-10 it goes SLU at #40, Richmond #52 (twice), Dayton #60 (twice), VCU #68 (away), Rhode Island #71 (home), St. Bonaventure #73 (home), Davidson #79 (home), Duquesne #83 (home), George Mason #115 (home), Massachusetts #125 (twice), Saint Joseph's #163 (away), La Salle #166 (twice), Fordham #182 (away), George Washington #225 (away). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I asked this question in another thread, but don't think there was an answer. Are the computer models still giving additional weight this season to road and neutral wins over home wins? If they are, we need to find some more road games since home court advantage is mostly negated this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, SShoe said: I asked this question in another thread, but don't think there was an answer. Are the computer models still giving additional weight this season to road and neutral wins over home wins? If they are, we need to find some more road games since home court advantage is mostly negated this year. There is the added COVID risk of road games though since you're traveling, staying in a hotel, etc. SShoe likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 48 minutes ago, wgstl said: we'll need help from LSU for this to happen, unless we seriously run train through the A10. But if we suffer around 3 A10 losses, we'll need LSU to finish top 3 in SEC. After watching Kentucky play both Richmond and Kansas I think LSU is as likely as anyone to win the SEC The best we can hope for is that LSU wins out their season and Kentucky wins every game except their 1 against LSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, SShoe said: I asked this question in another thread, but don't think there was an answer. Are the computer models still giving additional weight this season to road and neutral wins over home wins? If they are, we need to find some more road games since home court advantage is mostly negated this year. They are giving added weight. I assume there is a chance they adjust those models if it seems like that weight is not justified based on the results SShoe likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I'm confident that Kentucky will be significantly better 2 months from now. The question is how much better can the other teams get? The other teams projected in the upper half are already veteran teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said: Looking at Pomeroy, we are up to #40. I assume it is too early to give too much value to this ranking, but here is where our schedule stands in the rankings. For our non-conference opponents, Minnesota is #36 (away), LSU #38, Indiana State #136, Central Arkansas #250, UMKC #280, Evansville #323, SIU Edwardsville #326, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff #353. And for the A-10 it goes SLU at #40, Richmond #52 (twice), Dayton #60 (twice), VCU #68 (away), Rhode Island #71 (home), St. Bonaventure #73 (home), Davidson #79 (home), Duquesne #83 (home), George Mason #115 (home), Massachusetts #125 (twice), Saint Joseph's #163 (away), La Salle #166 (twice), Fordham #182 (away), George Washington #225 (away). Ah geez, so Pine Bluff is like the worst team in America. Let's just give them their check and have an inter squad game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: Ah geez, so Pine Bluff is like the worst team in America. Let's just give them their check and have an inter squad game. Not quite. The NCAA is up to 357 teams. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, BillsBeliever!!! said: Not quite. The NCAA is up to 357 teams. And Kenpom has them at 353. Thats considered the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 38 minutes ago, wgstl said: And Kenpom has them at 353. Thats considered the worst You sure about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, BillsBeliever!!! said: You sure about that? Yep. Doesn't matter if you're 345th, 357th, 351... if you're in the bottom 10% you're considered the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, wgstl said: Yep. Doesn't matter if you're 345th, 357th, 351... if you're in the bottom 10% you're considered the worst. I dunno. I understand it is early and all of these rankings are a bit suspect, but peep that efficiency margin for Mississippi Valley State compared to all of the other bottom feeders. At #357 they're further away from 2nd to last #356 South Carolina State, then SC State is to #346 Holy Cross. Another way of looking at it - if you added the gap in efficiency margin between #357 and #356 to SLU's efficiency margin, then SLU (currently #40) would be a top 10 team on KenPom just ahead of Michigan State. All of these bottom feeder teams suck, but Mississippi Valley State must really really suck to be that far back of even the 2nd worst team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I dunno. I understand it is early and all of these rankings are a bit suspect, but peep that efficiency margin for Mississippi Valley State compared to all of the other bottom feeders. At #357 they're further away from 2nd to last #356 South Carolina State, then SC State is to #346 Holy Cross. Another way of looking at it - if you added the gap in efficiency margin between #357 and #356 to SLU's efficiency margin, then SLU (currently #40) would be a top 10 team on KenPom just ahead of Michigan State. All of these bottom feeder teams suck, but Mississippi Valley State must really really suck to be that far back of even the 2nd worst team. My point is that they all suck, and theres really no way of saying who exactly is the worst team with such a small sample size. Nor is there really a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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