What would be better for the Cajuns LONG TERM

[Cajun Express]

Originally posted by RedBug58
We've got to win it all in a big way to get a decent seeding in the NCAA's. An at large bid will have us playing Kentucky or Duke. I don't mind playing teams like this.......but not in the first round!!!

I counted 17 conferences with the best teams having RPI that no matter what will be seeded lower than us. That means that we play nobody below a 4 seed. That is not going to be Duke, or Kentucky you can book that it will be a team currently ranked between 16 and 28 in the RPI. Go choose your poison. We could in fact get even better than 17 it could go to 21 teams with weaker RPI than us. There are about 4 or 5 teams that are within 3 points of us higher or lower.

Where we could get into trouble is if somebody with a slightly lower RPI gets bumped and then the question becomes who gets the better seed.

[CajunCharlie]

CajunKate is one smart girl. Her logic, I also believe, is impeccable. One question....... Where did she get that brain?

[CajunKate]

Probably came from Mom. HA! Love ya, Dad!

[Trigger74]

Truthfully, not worried about the Belt, because I do not believe our future is there. Looking for no more loses and a ticket to the Big Dance. Would like to drop Fresno State or other WAC team on the way, so that the members of the WAC might take notice of our programs. I believe we will be in the WAC.

To leave the Belt andd join the WAC is my wishfully thinking.

[Crowley Cajun]

I totally agree with CajunKate's assessment and I'll add something to it. Not only do we need to be a team that is "bankable", as she puts it, to make the tournament every year, but, we need to do some damage while in the tournament. Just going 1 and out every year doesn't help our cause. If we're consistently getting in the tournament and winning while in the tournament, when we get those years where we might be considered a "bubble team", or we don't win the tournament if we're the favored, then I think that the committee might just give us the nod as an at-large since we would then have the history of playing well in the tournament. Look at some the teams that have had a so-so year, but yet get in, because they've had the history of playing well while in the tournament. I know a lot has to do with RPI, but sometimes they throw a team in that noone figured would get in, that leaves you scratching your head.



Geaux Cajuns!!!!

[CDeb]

We need to look out for No. 1.


If the Sun Belt wants two teams to regularly get in the tournament, then the other teams need to win some freakin' games (that includes us when we aren't winning).

If we win out and lose the conference tourney finals, I would be stunned by an at-large-bid. Sorry, the selection committee believes that more people want to watch teams that were 8-8 in conference play.

[1stTake]

Originally posted by CDeb
We need to look out for No. 1.


If the Sun Belt wants two teams to regularly get in the tournament, then the other teams need to win some freakin' games (that includes us when we aren't winning).

If we win out and lose the conference tourney finals, I would be stunned by an at-large-bid. Sorry, the selection committee believes that more people want to watch teams that were 8-8 in conference play.

Bad news. We didn't look out for No. 1. Good news we still can.