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[QUOTE="JeremyCuse, post: 4683326, member: 43"]
I have no idea if Fairfield is on the schedule ( I personally don't see it happening) but almost every team save for Maryland and Hopkins (just this past season) play at least 1 cupcake if not 2. SU's RPI was so bad this past year because they kept on Holy Cross (this was a mistake) but the main issue was that St. Bonaventure was way worse then anticipated (won double digit games the year before) and teams like Albany and Hobart who are usually decent teams and well above .500 both had down years.

Even with all that had SU not lost all 5 games against Duke, Maryland ND and UVA, their RPI would have been decent and probably would have made the tournament. Cornell is likely to be back on the schedule and Army has an outside shot as well. Assuming both are back and Holy Cross is off the schedule playing one cupcake type should be fine as your looking at Albany, Hobart, UVA, Duke, ND, UNC, Princeton, Hofstra, Hopkins, Cornell(I think) plus either Army or Navy. Assuming a 14 game schedule that leaves 2-3 additional games, as long as 1 isn't Holy Cross or Hampton or VMI it shouldn't be a problem. A final 3 of say Binghamton, Boston U and then a true cupcake to open the year would be fine.
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