What a day for UNT Hoops

[Jonnyeagle]

 

[greenminer]

After this past week I am starting to wonder if big road wins hold more weight than a 2nd degree quality win by a former opponent (that you beat)

[Rock]

Nice recognition JonnyEagle .. teams really seem to be making a move.  Women and Men BBall teams.

I still scratch my head thinking back on the Highpoint and McNeese games.  Imagine if we had kept the lead in those games.  All things considered however, NT doing well.   Want to see more fans in the stands supporting them!

[NorthTexasWeLove]

56 minutes ago, Rock said:

Nice recognition JonnyEagle .. teams really seem to be making a move.  Women and Men BBall teams.

I still scratch my head thinking back on the Highpoint and McNeese games.  Imagine if we had kept the lead in those games.  All things considered however, NT doing well.   Want to see more fans in the stands supporting them!

Those were difficult games for UNT. It's similar when a high major goes on the road and plays a good mid major. Well, we were a mid-major going on the road and taking on good low majors. I don't like that scheduling much like high major fans hate going and playing true roadies at mid majors. It doesn't serve the greatest interest of UNT to go play those games. 

[Cougar King]

Still no Top 25 votes.

[meangreenfaninno]

[UNTLifer]

Memphis isn't #2.

[Cougar King]

57 minutes ago, meangreenfaninno said:

 

I was today years old when finding out that there's a basketball equivalent of an FCS poll.

[Glory to the Green]

We’re on the outside looking in right now, but there’s still a slim chance of an at large.  Need to keep winning..and convincing wins would serve us well.  GMG!

[Coffee and TV]

1 hour ago, Cougar King said:

Still no Top 25 votes.

 

[greenminer]

12 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

We’re on the outside looking in right now, but there’s still a slim chance of an at large.  Need to keep winning..and convincing wins would serve us well.  GMG!

My 0.02: we would need to win out, losing only in the AAC Championship game to the Tigers.  And even then, our chances are not good.  The committee will dwell on our Q1 record.

any additional losses until then would effectively doom us unless we get the auto-bid.

Want to make things even hairier? We lose in the championship game to...someone other than Memphis. Because the Tigers lost in an earlier round.

The committee will almost certainly still give Memphis an at-large, which means we are hoping for a second at-large American bid.  OUTLOOK NOT GOOD.

Edited 2 hours ago by greenminer

[greenminer]

Follow up thoughts:

I think we are all aware of the many things that go into selection.  But many (or most) casuals think too much of W-L record.  As in, 25+ wins means you're a near lock for an AL.

Just another one of my 0.02 observations: the committee will have a handful of 25-ish-win mid-majors on the outside looking in (most years), and have to also consider all these 15-to-20-win-ish teams from the majors.  This is where Quad 1 opportunities come into play.

It's unfair, because quality midmajors like us sit on a s.t.ru.g.g.l.e.b.u.s. trying to schedule more Q1 opportunities, while those majors get tons of them just by virtue of being in their conference.  So, by sheer luck or chance or whatever,  they pull off 1 or 2 Q1 wins, and thus get the nod.

It's freakin hard being where we are, and getting over the hump.

Edited 2 hours ago by greenminer

[akriesman]

#24 St Thomas ?

I thought that I have heard of every D1 basketball program. But, this is a first.

[Censored by Laurie]

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Memphis isn't #2.

I'd take all four of those MWC schools 7 of 10 times v. Memphis

[untphd]

59 minutes ago, akriesman said:

#24 St Thomas ?

I thought that I have heard of every D1 basketball program. But, this is a first.

They moved up from D111, they were good in football and they had large crowds at their games. Big money backers decided they needed to move up and they did.