Will SLU make the tourney?

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They are one win away from winning 20 games. They're fourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Do you think they can make the tourney?

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They need to finish 11-5 in conference but I think they will.

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They need to finish 11-5 in conference but I think they will.

So do I. I was at the Dayton game, it was great! They have to beat Xavier, though.

[lukethedrifter]

Which tourney?

The A 10? Yes. The NIT? Yes.
The NCAA? The beauty of their remaining sked is that they have the toughest remaining matchups of any team in the conference. That's both the good news and the bad. If they beat Xavier and Temple at home and Dayton on the road then they are almost certainly in. That would be a remarkable feat but it would almost certainly give them a March Madness berth- unless they suffer another bad loss. Already having lost to Iowa St and Bowling Green plus the hideous loss at Richmond they can't lay another egg.
Or win the A10 Tournament.

Oh, and I don't think 11-5 does it.

[Lesson]

Which tourney?

The A 10? Yes. The NIT? Yes.
The NCAA? The beauty of their remaining sked is that they have the toughest remaining matchups of any team in the conference. That's both the good news and the bad. If they beat Xavier and Temple at home and Dayton on the road then they are almost certainly in. That would be a remarkable feat but it would almost certainly give them a March Madness berth- unless they suffer another bad loss. Already having lost to Iowa St and Bowling Green plus the hideous loss at Richmond they can't lay another egg.
Or win the A10 Tournament.

Oh, and I don't think 11-5 does it.

The NCAA Tourney. If they can beat Dayton on the road and Xavier, they have a good shot being in. If they beat Temple, they are in for sure. Or they can win A10 Tournament. I think they can beat Xavier and Dayton, maybe Temple. They already beat Richmond at home but lost horribly on the road to them.

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Which tourney?

The A 10? Yes. The NIT? Yes.
The NCAA? The beauty of their remaining sked is that they have the toughest remaining matchups of any team in the conference. That's both the good news and the bad. If they beat Xavier and Temple at home and Dayton on the road then they are almost certainly in. That would be a remarkable feat but it would almost certainly give them a March Madness berth- unless they suffer another bad loss. Already having lost to Iowa St and Bowling Green plus the hideous loss at Richmond they can't lay another egg.
Or win the A10 Tournament.

Oh, and I don't think 11-5 does it.

If they finish 4th-5th and 11-5 the Majerus politicking will take effect. Watch.

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They blew a good lead at U MAss are ahead by 1 at the half.

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With Duquesne playing giant killer against both Charlotte and Dayton, I think the A-10 is down to 3 bids if the season ended today. SLU needs to win against Xavier, Dayton, Temple, and then play well in the conference tourney to have any shot.

Even then, a bad loss would take that away. Chances of this all happening are small.

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With Duquesne playing giant killer against both Charlotte and Dayton, I think the A-10 is down to 3 bids if the season ended today. SLU needs to win against Xavier, Dayton, Temple, and then play well in the conference tourney to have any shot.

Even then, a bad loss would take that away. Chances of this all happening are small.

That maybe true but if they can win the A10 tourney...

[lukethedrifter]

Which tourney?

The A 10? Yes. The NIT? Yes.
The NCAA? The beauty of their remaining sked is that they have the toughest remaining matchups of any team in the conference. That's both the good news and the bad. If they beat Xavier and Temple at home and Dayton on the road then they are almost certainly in. That would be a remarkable feat but it would almost certainly give them a March Madness berth- unless they suffer another bad loss. Already having lost to Iowa St and Bowling Green plus the hideous loss at Richmond they can't lay another egg.
Or win the A10 Tournament.

Oh, and I don't think 11-5 does it.

If they finish 4th-5th and 11-5 the Majerus politicking will take effect. Watch.

Not a chance. Their rpi is in the 80s currently. 11-5 means 3-2 the rest of the way. No way they get in finishing out with 3 wins and 2 losses. Then add in an A10 tourney win and a loss making them 4 and 3 down the stretch. No way.
Possibly they can afford one loss and making it to the A10 championship.