Cvonvorys
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02-01-18 12:28 PM - Post#245373
In response to yoyo
According to the latest Bracketology, we are now on the outside looking in:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/bracke...
Hopefully this changes after this weekend's games.
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mrjames
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02-01-18 12:47 PM - Post#245375
In response to Cvonvorys
If you sweep, there's a ~70% chance you're back in the top slot after the dust clears Saturday night.
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yoyo
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Reg: 03-25-09
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02-01-18 01:15 PM - Post#245380
In response to Cvonvorys
Lunardi is just a sore loser
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PennFan10
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02-01-18 01:47 PM - Post#245384
In response to yoyo
The USC coach used the absence of 4 regular players as an excuse for the loss. That’s not PN talking. It’s an asterisk at best. Princeton sucks.
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10Q
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02-01-18 01:57 PM - Post#245385
In response to PennFan10
Getting our old bravado back I see.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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Reg: 01-18-05
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02-01-18 02:12 PM - Post#245388
In response to mrjames
If you sweep, there's a ~70% chance you're back in the top slot after the dust clears Saturday night.
And a 20% chance of showers, regardless of how the games turn out.
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TheLine
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We've Moved up to a 15th Seed!
02-01-18 02:46 PM - Post#245394
In response to PennFan10
That win against USC is important.
Penn beat Princeton
Princeton beat USC
USC beat Stanford
Stanford beat Arizona St
Arizona St beat Xavier
Xavier beat Butler
Butler beat Villanova
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palestra38
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Reg: 11-21-04
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Re: We've Moved up to a 15th Seed!
02-01-18 02:57 PM - Post#245396
In response to TheLine
Naw---I can beat it without USC.
Penn beat Dayton
Dayton beat St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies beat Syracuse
Syracuse beat Maryland
Maryland beat Butler
Butler beat Villanova
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TheLine
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02-01-18 04:36 PM - Post#245411
In response to palestra38
Or the bank shot off Harvard:
Penn
Monmouth
Manhattan
Harvard
UMass
Providence
Butler
Villanova
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Silver Maple
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Reg: 11-23-04
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02-01-18 05:35 PM - Post#245422
In response to TheLine
More fun with the transitive property:
Time is Money.
Money talks.
Talk is cheap.
So time is cheap.
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yoyo
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Reg: 03-25-09
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02-07-18 04:57 PM - Post#246801
In response to yoyo
15th seed playing Michigan St as of 2/5. maybe down to a 14 after trouncing Princeton?
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Cvonvorys
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02-26-18 12:38 PM - Post#249585
In response to yoyo
Currently looking at a 15th seed vs. Purdue:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/bracke...
After knocking off the Boilermakers, we'd face the winner of the Creighton/Virginia Tech game. Winnable.
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10Q
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02-26-18 12:43 PM - Post#249586
In response to Cvonvorys
I don't buy 15. I think 13. OK, I'm an optimist.
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penn nation
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02-26-18 02:11 PM - Post#249606
In response to Cvonvorys
According to that site, Harvard still has a better RPI than Penn (128 v 134).
Solely the result of Harvard playing a tougher schedule, even though the only Top 150 RPI team H has actually beaten so far is Penn (and lost to it the other time).
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Streamers
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02-26-18 02:24 PM - Post#249608
In response to Cvonvorys
Win out, and 15 is likely - 14 a possibility with S-curve luck. The difference means a lot because the drop off after the 2-seeds is huge and if you get past that you end up with a 6-11 winner that could be manageable. At 15, I want Duke! Revenge for '78!
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yoyo
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Reg: 03-25-09
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02-26-18 02:54 PM - Post#249614
In response to Streamers
I agree with 10Q - win out and 13
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Streamers
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We've Moved up to a 15th Seed!
02-26-18 03:05 PM - Post#249618
In response to yoyo
I agree with 10Q - win out and 13
wishful thinking - our SOS pretty much nixes that
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penn nation
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02-26-18 04:15 PM - Post#249630
In response to Streamers
Win out, and 15 is likely - 14 a possibility with S-curve luck.
This is completely spot on. Anyone who is thinking of a 13 is going to be severely disappointed. Our SOS is just horrendous and even the IL tourney will not alter that.
In fact, if Penn does make it in conceivably the only teams we've played who would even be in the NCAA tourney could be 'Nova (the only for sure team) and Toledo. You never know what the other conference tourneys could do, of course.
First things first, of course--gotta get in.
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palestra38
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02-26-18 04:31 PM - Post#249633
In response to penn nation
Believe it or not, Navy has 20 wins and could conceivably win the Patriot League tournament.
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Silver Maple
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Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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02-26-18 04:33 PM - Post#249634
In response to penn nation
13 seems unrealistic. Our schedule consisted largely of teams that came in little paper wrappers, topped with pink icing and sprinkles. Tasty, but empty calories.
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