so wagner is 2-2 with
63-58 win against lafayette
57-73 loss to bethleham
58-54 win to stonybrook
63-67 loss to hofstra
so loosing to them would look terrible,... if we want ncaa we need a win right?
I think we have to win all the games leading up to WV to have a realistic shot at the NCAA's.
Wagner was terrible last year and now has a crybaby coach and asst coach. I liked the last coach better he looked exactly like the Eagle form the Muppets and could polish off the vino. The Wagner campus is very pretty, so they have that going for them. Too bad game was not scheduled there.
Have to win all the games in the Big East tournament to get into NCAA's
I don't think so. If we head into league play at 9-1, we'll have an outstanding RPI. If we beat UCLA on the road--which I think we can do after watching them and seeing how awful its guard play is--our RPI will be even better. Our RPI will be such that 9-9 and a win in the BET will do it in that case--possibly even 8-10 with two BET wins.
There are a few keys for a 9-9 season to get us in:
(1) HAVE to beat Northwestern (and for that matter Davidson)
(2) Probably have to beat UCLA on the road
(3) Need to win at least one in the BET (I really think we can grab 2)
(4) Don't get killed by Duke
19 wins will be the magical # with this team to get us on the bubble, 20 gets us in. We are in position to have a top 40 RPI with 20 wins. We play a VERY tough schedule and people have been taking notice. #1 Duke, @UCLA, @St. Mary's (and then 30 hours later in NY against Columbia), and fly back to Alaska a week later for three games. Then throw in an 18 game Big East schedule.