2024-25 College Basketball Thread

The committee will have plenty of data to justify any decision on Drake.
The Bulldogs will have 28 or 29 wins as at-large candidates. Among them is a neutral-court victory at Vanderbilt. Before today, the Wins Above Bubble data point had them at plus-0.79 -- just above Gonzaga, San Diego State and UNC. That would change with a loss in the next two days. Don't know how much.
Non-Con SoS is 249th. That's what will be held out there as justification for exclusion. That and the fact that the chair is the UNC AD.

 

About 15 years ago, Fallon went all in on the Chattanooga Mocs when they made the NCAA tourney. Because of the odd nickname, I presume.

 

Go Big Shoe!

 

FYI, the name comes from a big U-turn in the Tennessee River called Moccasin Bend right near downtown Chattanooga.

 

Dear photogs,

When shooting women’s basketball, please cease and desist with the swirling hair photos. I get that they look cool at first, but when you get several from a single game, well, we’re getting into cliche land. Not to mention that those pix that obscure the face are unusable for the most part anyway. Also, do we base photos at men’s games around physical features? I’m awaiting the dude who wears his hair long with the swirling photo, but strangely enough I never see it! I wonder why? Anyway, enough with this shit.

Yours,
YMCA

 

It’s a joke. A bubble filled with extremely mediocre power conference bubble teams with below .500 records against Quads 1-2 will get chosen. The pooch screwing is upon us.

My rule would be that if you’re not .500 or better against Quad 1-2, you’re out as fas as being an at-large is concerned. Quad 3-4 losses are added to the percentage too. This will not happen, but it should.

 

Texas is 6-11 in the SEC; Oklahoma is 5-12. I don't care how good your conference is; if you are 5 or 6 games below .500 in your conference and are no better than the 13th or 14th team in that league, you do not deserve an at-large berth. Period.

Oklahoma has ONE road win this season. ONE.

 

Mizzou has forgot how to play basketball, but they’re expert at sucking dick. Worthless. Sacks. Of. Shit.

 

Willie Nelson better have gotten paid for that Capital One commercial.

 

My first reaction seeing OU’s conference record midweek was “no way in hell do these guys belong.” But what was assumed to be a weak non-conference schedule has aged like wine with neutral court wins against Arizona, Louisville and Michigan.

If they can beat Texas today and then win three in Nashville to reach the semis, that’s nine league wins and 22-13 overall. I don’t think you can leave them out with that record. And this is your annual reminder that teams are not punished based off their position in the conference standings.

 

Friend just texted, “somehow we’re going to end the season losing seven of the last eight games.”

 

The Fightin’ Sea Shanties of St. John’s heading to overtime in a fun game at Marquette. This has been one of the more enjoyable Big East seasons in a while.