Joe Lunardi Bracketology

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · January 28, 2020

Oh and update!http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Has us as a 13 vs Kentucky in tampa with a chance to face either Creighton or Akron!

Edited January 28, 2020 by NorthTexasSportsNetwork

UNTLifer · January 28, 2020

Cool. Let's beat Rice on Saturday.

meanrob · January 28, 2020

That loss to a .500 WKU team in the Sun Belt final still burns me. We’re in the tourney when we’re in the tourney.

golfingomez · January 28, 2020

18 minutes ago, meanrob said:

That loss to a .500 WKU team in the Sun Belt final still burns me. We’re in the tourney when we’re in the tourney.

such a tough day in Ark... and compounded by the fact that it would end up being the last JJ game...

Big Z · January 28, 2020

57 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

such a tough day in Ark... and compounded by the fact that it would end up being the last JJ game...

Didn’t the head coach for WKU at that time get fired right before the sun belt tournament?

Edited January 28, 2020 by Big Z

CMJ · January 28, 2020

1 minute ago, Big Z said:

Didn’t the head coach for WKU at that time get fired right before the sun belt tournament?

Not RIGHT before, but only a couple weeks earlier I think.

Big Z · January 28, 2020

Just now, CMJ said:

Not RIGHT before, but only a couple weeks earlier I think.

Oh ya you are right, which made the loss even more sickening.

greenminer · January 28, 2020

3 hours ago, Big Z said:

Didn’t the head coach for WKU at that time get fired right before the sun belt tournament?

I think it was a little ways before that. Not mid-season, but 2-4 weeks prior to tourney.

I remember that. Their entire program took a deep, positive breathe and had life to it. IIRC, no one liked the previous guy.

Greendylan · January 28, 2020

Our current NET ranking is 77. LaTech is also in the top 100 and WKU will possibly be there soon, so pod play could really be a great opportunity for one of the above three to get another couple quality wins. Depending on how the cards fall over the next few weeks, one team from CUSA could maybe emerge from pod play with a NET ranking in the 50s and thus enter the conference tournament as a bubble team.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · January 29, 2020

On 1/28/2020 at 10:01 AM, meanrob said:

That loss to a .500 WKU team in the Sun Belt final still burns me. We’re in the tourney when we’re in the tourney.

Thinking about that is sickening 😂 I was a teenager and my dad took me to Hot Springs for the week. Still in shock that we lost to a 7 seed 🤦🏻‍♂️

THOR · February 2, 2020

kenpm has la tech in as a 12 seed today

i know it's not lunardi, but it's a change

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · February 3, 2020

5 hours ago, THOR said:

kenpm has la tech in as a 12 seed today

i know it's not lunardi, but it's a change

They pick whoever is “at the top” of the standings even though we hold the tie breaker

rhaprez03-04 · February 4, 2020

All I'm saying is just, play well and come tourney time.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · February 4, 2020

As of today, Lunardi has us as a 13 playing a 4 seed Villanova in Albany

TheNewEra · February 4, 2020

On 1/28/2020 at 2:53 PM, Greendylan said:

Our current NET ranking is 77. LaTech is also in the top 100 and WKU will possibly be there soon, so pod play could really be a great opportunity for one of the above three to get another couple quality wins. Depending on how the cards fall over the next few weeks, one team from CUSA could maybe emerge from pod play with a NET ranking in the 50s and thus enter the conference tournament as a bubble team.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

Hopefully the Rice loss brought you back to reality out of Candy Land, would have to be like a 3 loss team for it to be a two bid conference.

Greendylan · February 4, 2020

1 hour ago, TheNewEra said:

Hopefully the Rice loss brought you back to reality out of Candy Land, would have to be like a 3 loss team for it to be a two bid conference.

Who said anything about a two-bid conference?

TheNewEra · February 5, 2020

21 hours ago, Greendylan said:

Who said anything about a two-bid conference?

Implying that we had 3 teams on the possible bubble meaning that the bubble team could get a bid & another winning the conference. If you weren't then what the hell was the point of your comment. Being on the bubble doesn't mean jack if you're already getting auto bid.

Andrew · February 6, 2020

3 hours ago, TheNewEra said:

Implying that we had 3 teams on the possible bubble meaning that the bubble team could get a bid & another winning the conference. If you weren't then what the hell was the point of your comment. Being on the bubble doesn't mean jack if you're already getting auto bid.

He meant that if we have three teams in the top 100 of the NET then the winner of the conference can have a higher seed...