What If: Rank 'Cuse if we lose 2 or 3 of last seven games

[arbitragegls]

Lots of debate as to why we or should not be #1 in polls. I believe we are #1 and there is ample proof to demonstrate this. However, based on schedule, BE conference being somewhat down, and continued hit on schedule (although I believe this to be unreasonable as we are #1 RPI so far)...how far down the Top 25 do we fall...after a first loss (if it ever comes); after a second.

The position after we lose we truly tell what most of the country thinks of 'Cuse...there are a number of other 1 or 2 or 3 loss teams that have lost to some very good Top 25 teams...so where do we rank...do we stay in Top 5, Top 10?

Most importantly, do we hold to a 1 seed in NCAA?

 

[SU2NASA]

2-seed

Pencil in Kentucky, Duke, UNC just because of their names, and then likely Baylor out of the crappy Big 12.

 

[All4SU]

Everyone is going to lose some games. Cuse, UK, UNC, De Ohio State...everyone. Ranking will simply come down to when, how, to whom, and what those other teams do that same week. It's not about who is the best. I'm more interested in RPI. But to address your question, hypothetically if SU were to lose 2 - 3 games, I think we stay in the top 3 - 4.

 

[pearl31]

and also keep in mind the conf tourneys often are a big factor in NCAA seeding

 

[BlueCurtain]

Being a 1 seed is great, but not necessarily if it means we get shipped out of Boston. For that SU probably needs to be the overall #1. Not much margin for error.

 

[CorduroyG]

As long as we win the big east regular season with no worse than a 15-3 conference record we should be a lock for a 1 seed, just like 2010. Remember we have great rpi and sos #s, so 2 or 3 losses shouldnt hurt us much.

 

[JohnCuse44]

and also keep in mind the conf tourneys often are a big factor in NCAA seeding

This if we win the BET we get a #1 seed for sure. If we only lose 1-2 games before then it should be #1 overall.

 

[Knicks411]

As long as we win the big east regular season with no worse than a 15-3 conference record we should be a lock for a 1 seed, just like 2010. Remember we have great rpi and sos #s, so 2 or 3 losses shouldnt hurt us much.

Yeah definitely. Every year is different, but in 2010 we won the league, lost our last 2 games, had AO hurt, and still got a #1 seed.

If we threw in a home loss to USF or something, that might change the equation. But otherwise, barring something unforseen, if we win the BE regular season outright, we're getting a #1 seed.

Though how is the Big 12 crappy this year? Don't get that...

 

[cusetown1]

2 or 3 games lost from here on out would still mean 1 seed. Most teams already have 2 or 3 losses.

 

[moqui]

If we threw in a home loss to USF or something, that might change the equation.

knock on wood, toss some salt over your shoulder, and maybe toss a virgin into a live volcano

watched most of the USF/Nova game and some of the USF/Johnnies game . . . Stan Heath has a bunch of athletes and they are playing very hard (if not really particularly well) for him. SU is vastly better, but if they go to sleep on these guys, they will be in for a fight.

 

[Marsh01]

We could lose 3 games and still get a number 1 seed. If we win our next two we will have just about locked one up.