Valley Bracket Buster Matchups

by **FeartheQ** » January 30th, 2012, 7:34 pm

Valley Playlist (with Kenpom rankings)

(12)Wichita St. @ (83)Davidson
(41)Long Beach St. @ (27)Creighton
(111)Old Dominion @ (65)Missouri State
(69)UNI @ (44)VCU
(164)Oakland @ (77)Illinois St.
(123)Drake @ (99)New Mexico St.
(170)Western Illinois @ (126)Evansville
(145)Indiana St. @ (157)Butler
(209)SIU @ (156)Ball State
(296)Loyola-Chicago @ (229)Bradley

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by **Heinro** » January 30th, 2012, 7:44 pm

Valley needs to run this thing this year.

by **Jet915** » January 30th, 2012, 7:49 pm

Wow, kenpom rankings are way different than their respective RPIs...

by **FeartheQ** » January 30th, 2012, 7:59 pm

Jet915 wrote:Wow, kenpom rankings are way different than their respective RPIs...

Not sure what RPI looks like since I don't look at it, but this tells me that 8 of the Valley schools should be favored. If we can run the table it will definitely help the conference.

by **acepurple84** » January 30th, 2012, 8:00 pm

The Valley got screwed. Was looking forward to the WSU-Murray State game. I believe the Shocks could take themeven on the Racers court. Creighton also got the shaft. They should have gotten a better selection. St. Mary;s atleast. :Bam:

by **Jet915** » January 30th, 2012, 8:02 pm

FeartheQ wrote:
Jet915 wrote:Wow, kenpom rankings are way different than their respective RPIs...

Not sure what RPI looks like since I don't look at it, but this tells me that 8 of the Valley schools should be favored. If we can run the table it will definitely help the conference.

I'm not so sure it helps the conference. The biggest game is probably WSU vs. Davidson. WSU cannot lose that game. As for the conference, since there are no other viable at-large teams, even if we get to 7th on the RPI over the A-10, it won't matter....

by **shocker3** » January 30th, 2012, 9:03 pm

Both UNI and MO State could possibly play there was back onto the ncaa bubble. Unfortunately their Bracket Buster opponents won't help. They both needed to draw teams that could potentially finish in the RPI top 50.

There is a good chance that neither one of their opponents will even finish in the top 100 let alone the top 50.

The Valley got totally screwed today.

by **FeartheQ** » January 30th, 2012, 9:11 pm

shocker3 wrote:Both UNI and MO State could possibly play there was back onto the ncaa bubble. Unfortunately their Bracket Buster opponents won't help. They both needed to draw teams that could potentially finish in the RPI top 50.

There is a good chance that neither one of their opponents will even finish in the top 100 let alone the top 50.

The Valley got totally screwed today.

UNI got a better team than WSU did... they could "theoretically" get back in it.

by **MSUDuo** » January 30th, 2012, 9:14 pm

Even if UNI or MSU ran the table until Sunday in STL, neither is getting an at large bid...

by **BirdmanBB** » January 30th, 2012, 9:34 pm

FeartheQ wrote:Valley Playlist (with Kenpom rankings)

(12)Wichita St. @ (83)Davidson
(41)Long Beach St. @ (27)Creighton
(111)Old Dominion @ (65)Missouri State
(69)UNI @ (44)VCU
(164)Oakland @ (77)Illinois St.
(123)Drake @ (99)New Mexico St.
(170)Western Illinois @ (126)Evansville
(145)Indiana St. @ (157)Butler
(209)SIU @ (156)Ball State
(296)Loyola-Chicago @ (229)Bradley

What irks me is that we are 2-0 vs. Missouri St., 1-0 vs. UNI and tied for 3rd in the valley yet we draw Oakland and a non-tv game.