Sunday, March 11, 2007

Good Breakdown

From syracuse.com

SU vs. "in" teams
SU's resume:
22-10 overall, 10-6 Big East, lost in quarterfinals of Big East tourney
Last 10 games: 7-3
RPI: 51 (as of Sunday morning)
SOS: 45
Key wins: Georgetown, Marquette, Villanova
Key losses: Drexel, St. John's

Purdue:
21-11 overall, 9-7 Big Ten, lost in 2nd round of Big Ten tourney
Last 10 games: 7-3
RPI: 44
SOS: 44
Key wins: Illinois, Michigan State, Indiana
Key losses: Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana State

Illinois:
23-11 overall, 9-7 Big Ten, lost in 2nd round of Big Ten tourney
Last 10 games: 7-3
RPI: 29
SOS: 23
Key wins: Indiana (twice), Michigan State
Key losses: Iowa, Michigan

Stanford:
18-12 overall, 10-8 Pac-10, lost in first round of Pac-10 tourney
Last 10 games: 4-6
RPI: 65
SOS: 37
Key wins: Texas Tech, Virginia, Washington, Washington State, USC, UCLA, Oregon
Key losses: Santa Clara, Cal, Air Force

Arizona:
20-10 overall, 11-7 Pac-10, lost in first round of Pac-10 tourney
Last 10 games: 6-4
RPI: 14
SOS: 2
Key wins: Louisville, Memphis, Washington (twice), Oregon, Stanford
Key losses: home to UNC (92-64)

Arkansas:
21-13, 7-9 SEC, lost in SEC title game to Florida
Last 10 games: 6-4
RPI: 35
SOS: 15
Key wins: 3 wins in SEC tourney, Alabama (then ranked), Vanderbilt
Key losses: Missouri, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn

Georgia Tech:
20-11 overall, 8-8 ACC, lost in first round of ACC tourney
Last 10 games: 7-3
RPI: 52
SOS: 47
Key wins: Memphis, Duke, UNC, BC
Key losses: Miami, Wake Forest (twice)


Looks like our biggest beef should be against Purdue based on this. Definitely not Stanford. But the committee must have really liked Purdue because they got a 9 seed. Also I definitely think we should have gotten in over Arkansas but somehow the RPI gives them a huge edge.

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