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[QUOTE="jdubs30, post: 2097511, member: 1620"]
Regardless of what happens tonight, I believe Vanderbilt is in.

16-13 overall and 9-7 in the SEC with their only games remaining as @UK and Florida - so they could very easily be 16-15 going into the SECT so they'd need at least a win there, but that means 16 losses assuming they lose the next 2 and don't win the SEC tournament. That's an insane, so why would they make it?

Before tonight:
4 SOS / 48 RPI
1 OOC SOS

OOC games include:
Iowa State (W), Butler (L), Minnesota (L), Dayton, (L), Middle Tennesssee (L) Belmont (W), Marquette (L), Bucknell (L). Only 3 of those games were at home. But that is 8 top 75 games OOC; 5 of which were on the road or on neutral courts. The committee loves teams the challenge themselves OOC - Vandy did that.

Other wins:
#5 Florida (Road), #29 South Carolina, # 31 Arkansas (Road), #67 Tennessee (Road).

3 of Vandy's top 4 conference wins have come on the road - including a road win at the #5 RPI team. Not only that, but overall Vandy has 4 top 86 road wins.

They do have that loss to #252 Missouri by 20 - but that's their only loss outside the top 100.

Challenging OOC? Check
Major OOC win? Check
Road wins? Check
Top 10 win? Check

The sheer amount of losses they have is due to their schedule. 11 of their 13 losses are vs. top 75 teams. Meanwhile, they have 9 wins vs. the top 100.

Vandy will be the true test of the committee that if once you hit a magic loss number if that automatically removes you from contention. Even if they split UK/Florida, assuming they lose in the SECT they will finish with 15 losses.

I think they get in unless they lose out (if they lose out they'd be 16-16; 0 shot there).

They are interesting case nonetheless
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