02-22-2007, 07:13 PM | #1 | |
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BYU not "lock" for tourney
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02-22-2007, 07:47 PM | #2 |
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With that RPI of 21...there is no way that they are not a lock. Now, if BYU goes out and loses the rest of the games in conference and lose in the first round of the conference tourney, that would look terrible (4 straight losses) but even then, they would probably get in.
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02-22-2007, 08:00 PM | #3 |
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I think last night put us into lock status. If we had lost out including last night then we would have been outside. Now it's about seeding.
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02-22-2007, 10:27 PM | #4 | |
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I'm not sure we are a lock yet
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02-22-2007, 10:29 PM | #5 | |
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02-22-2007, 10:34 PM | #6 |
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What's the definition of "lock"? I don't think the definition is that if you lose all your remaining games you're still in. A more reasonable definition to me is that you could finish poorly and still make it, which I would read winning at a minimum one more game anyway.
If we do that, and finish 1-3, it would be a travesty to gut excluded from tournament. The top 45 teams in the nation make the tourney, so it would mean we went from #21 to #46 with three losses, including two road losses that were somewhat expected. We would still finish top 30 in the RPI. We would still be co-champs in a good conference. We would still be 7-3 in our last 10 games. I see no possible way of that happening. Now finishing 0-4, I can see the possibility of getting excluded. But that would require complete melt down, and we probably wouldn't deserve it anyway. |
02-23-2007, 01:26 AM | #7 |
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I just don't see any reason for BYU to not be in the tournament.
That said, we're talking about the NCAA and it's selection committee, so anything is possible.
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