Bruno
PhD Student
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Loc: Brooklyn, NY
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-16-08 11:47 AM - Post#46708
In response to Old Bear
I'm not exactly sure how, but according to the website that is tracking NIT/CBI, Brown is now on the outside looking in.
It's unclear exactly what could impact the Bears' chances to get into the postseason. But, far as I can tell, Brown isn't really impacted much by the teams above them playing each other; where Brown loses is with an upset, where a team with a lower RPI than Brown pulls off a conference tournament championship. This means that an additional team gets an automatic bid, while the team that's above Brown gets pushed down to the NIT or CBI, thereby taking another spot away.
I wouldn't think there are too many cases where "story value" could put a team in or out, but given that Brown appears on the bubble, this is one situation where it could play a role. Let's hope it does.
Brown has "dropped" two spots in the latest RPI to 105, by the way.
This one's going to be close...
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Edited by Bruno on 03-16-08 11:51 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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