@RedStormTalk go 3-2 rest of way and win a game in BET, and I think they get in.
-Braziller
Or does the team still have a better shot at making the tournament?
Zach has no idea what he's talking about. We still have a better chance of making the tournament.
First of all, 3-2 is going to be incredibly hard to do. We'll be small favorites at home against Providence and probably around pickem against Gtown. Then in the other 3 games we'll be double digit underdogs. You think we are going to win a game @Butler, @Marquette or @Creighton? I don't.
For the sake of argument I'll say we'll go 3-2 in the last 5 reg season games and 1-1 in the BET that will put our record at 16-17. In what planet are we getting in at under .500 with losses to Delaware St and LIU?
The bubble is more crowded this year than any year I can remember. All of those teams will get in to the NIT plus you have to figure there will be a good amount of automatic bids from teams in smaller conferences that win their regular season title but fall in their conference tourney.
The records of last year's NIT last few at large bids heading into the NIT:
Creighton 18-14
Alabama 18-14
Florida St 19-13
Davidson 20-12
Georgia Tech 19-14
Houston 22-9
George Washington 23-10
Anybody thinks that we have a chance to make it at 16-17 needs to join us back here on Earth