Does North Texas have a chance?

ChiefTenBeers2015 · March 13, 2022

“…as much as some want to see mid- major champions over middle of the pack power conference teams, it’s unlikely to happen this year with UNT…likely doesn’t have enough on the resume to get a bid…just one Quadrant 1win all season…suffered a suprising loss in the conference tournament…”

chrisfisher · March 13, 2022

Quite simply. No.

Andrew · March 13, 2022

Broken record but we beat Buffalo and UTEP and we are in. Would have stayed in the top 40 net.

Crazy our first D1 game of the regular season and last D1 game of the regular season caused the tilt.

MeanGreen22 · March 13, 2022

6 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Broken record but we beat Buffalo and UTEP and we are in. Would have stayed in the top 40 net.

Crazy our first D1 game of the regular season and last D1 game of the regular season caused the tilt.

Ehh maybe. I think if we hold on to that Miami game and still dropped the Buffalo/UTEP games, we’re in. But you never know. My mind has shifted from getting in the NCAA tourney to trying to win the NIT.

Mean Green Matt · March 13, 2022

I don’t think we get in, but you never know. We are in the conversation and have the win over Purdue last year in recent memory. At the very least we should be set up well to make a deep run in the NIT. A potential matchup with SMU for a trip to MSG is tasty.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · March 13, 2022

1 minute ago, Mean Green Matt said:

I don’t think we get in, but you never know. We are in the conversation and have the win over Purdue last year in recent memory. At the very least we should be set up well to make a deep run in the NIT. A potential matchup with SMU for a trip to MSG is tasty.

I’d love to go to MSG, but you gotta win 3 games first to get there. Always tough, but a few years ago Western did it.

Wherever we land, I have faith that we make noise.

Mean Green Matt · March 13, 2022

I’d say there is a good chance SMU is a 1 seed and we are a 2. Can’t imagine they’d put us in deferent brackets. Would set up a heck of a game at Moody if both teams take care of business.

Andrew · March 13, 2022

UAB jumped us in the Net 😞

outoftown · March 13, 2022

Stranger things have happened. But not frequently. If the committee had something really weird in their breakfast and it would lead them to want to, they would find a decent enough argument to defend NTs inclusion. However, it is unlikely that their breakfast will be that out of the ordinary

Mike Jackson · March 13, 2022

Meh, I hoped for more. This is a top 60 team with a regular season title. I think should get you in. I have never been a fan of large bracket conference tournaments.

NT80 · March 13, 2022

18 minutes ago, Mike Jackson said:

Meh, I hoped for more. This is a top 60 team with a regular season title. I think should get you in. I have never been a fan of large bracket conference tournaments.

This. There are too many P5's with marginal records getting in just because of what conference they are in or past accomplishments.

ChiefTenBeers2015 · March 13, 2022

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/33209419/ncaa-tournament-2022-bubble-watch-brace-month-march-madness-bracket-selection-drama

“…if the committee are of the mind to voice its independence from the mock-bracket chorus, who knows…North Texas could be the beneficiary.”

NorthTexasWeLove · March 13, 2022

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

This. There are too many P5's with marginal records getting in just because of what conference they are in or past accomplishments.

100% this. And it's BS.

Tired of seeing 18-13 "major conference" teams steal spots as 10-13 seeds just to get bounced early.

Edited March 13, 2022 by NorthTexasWeLove

greenminer · March 13, 2022

Richmond just beat Davidson. This was probably the last dagger needed to put our chances to rest.

BigWillie · March 13, 2022

Just now, greenminer said:

Richmond just beat Davidson. This was probably the last dagger needed to put our chances to rest.

Yeah, I think that was it. 😢

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · March 13, 2022

32 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Richmond just beat Davidson. This was probably the last dagger needed to put our chances to rest.

Knife in the chest right there. NIT selection show is at 8PM on ESPNU tonight

greenminer · March 13, 2022

Matt from A700 · March 14, 2022

Hopefully Mac is already working on building a solid nonconference schedule (ideally some home games against said schedule) with another good preseason tournament invite already in there.