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In one way I hope Miami wins their conference tourney. Undefeated teams heading to the tourney are always great stories, no matter how, since its pretty darn rare.
But on the other hand, Miami losing would create chaos related to bubble discussion. And I'm always here for that.
But on the other hand, Miami losing would create chaos related to bubble discussion. And I'm always here for that.
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UMass 87, Miami 83..
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They lost to a team from the Big10?
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That sound you hear is the bubble popping for an unlucky P4 team.
Not sure they deserve to get in. They were 54in the NET before today, and 26of their wins were Q3 or 4. Maybe sneak into the play-in games.
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It was always my Minutemen
I would prefer Miami get in over a team like Indiana or Auburn. But I agree a case can reasonably be made against them with how few decent wins they actually have.
Not if the team that was22-10 was Syracuse. If they’re gonna use the NET then it has to mean something. They didn’t have a Q1 game and only 2 Q2. (3 wins vs non D1 opponents)
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See ya indiana and auburn.
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A lot of folks called this one. They'll be one of the teams in the First Four now for sure.
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Bye USF! Thanks for playing
I dont care.. I watched them a bunch of times. They play hard and they played pretty solid 31 times to win all the games. They are not one of the best 30-40 teams but they are also better then 10-20 teams that will get in on other criteria too.
the teams that lost 10-12 games might have a higher cieling but also played to a lower floor a few times. We have 68 teams, I think reward for a 31-0 schedule should also count.
If the idea is to have a national championship tournament, then at large bids should, imho, go to teams with a high ceiling. It’s really not a “make them feel good” tournament.
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How does one determine a "high ceiling" team?
Auburn hasn't put together 2 Ws in a row since January and are 3-8 in their last 11. Indiana is 1-6 in their last 7 games. Neither of those 2 teams are capable of a Sweet 16 run.
Can they pull off an upset in one game? Yes, but that then throws the entire tournament off kilter. Which is bad for crowning a Champ. Upsets are fun in week 1 but not for putting together good week 4 matchups. Also upsets don't feel the same when it is a P4 team verses a Cinderella.
Miami has been really struggling down the stretch. Does this loss release that pressure and make them a team that can make an NCAAT run? Or will it be like 2014 for SU where we had nothing left after losing? Or to put it another way, were all of those games close because of pressure or because they aren't that good?
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