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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:76
Level:Pro
Since:Nov 28, 2007
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I think you guys are solidly in considering Syracuse, Baylor, and Arizona State all lost and they were all on the bubble. Also, UAB and Houston lost today.
I never rooted for Ill. State before but gotta stick with the Illinois teams. But I like how you guys play, I think you guys could pull a 1st round upset given the right draw.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:36
Level:Rookie
Since:Mar 11, 2008
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Hey thanks Illini!!!
Would be a bad day for the state of Illinois not to get a team into the Tourny. Jank went to his bench WAY TO SOON in the MVC championship game. He went to the bench 4 minutes into the game when ISU got out early for a 9-4. Then that bad lob inbound pass and it just went downhill from there. Hopefully Jank learns from subbing to soon and let his hot players continue to play HOT HOT HOT.
I do agree, with the teams that just got bounced from the first game of their conference tournies, ISU should be in....
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:96
Level:Superstar
Since:Dec 3, 2007
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Oct 27, 2006
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With today's chaos, ISU SHOULD be in, but we will have to wait until Sunday to see. The MVC deserves 2 teams in.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:33
Level:Rookie
Since:Jan 6, 2008
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Thanks for the kind words. But ISU, like Missouri State 2 years ago, got screwed out of the tournament, while teams with lower (WAY LOWER) RPI's like Oregon and Villanova got in. Oregon had a conference record of 9-10 and an overall record of 18-13, yet they're in. The selection committee is composed of a bunch of imbeciles.
ISU just needs to win the whole damn thing next year and not leave it in the hands of a bunch of morons just looking to reward teams (like Kentucky) just because of their name.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:98
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 18, 2006
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Yea, and how about Arizona!!!! I just don't know what to say. What really pisses me off is that I honeslty think they didn;t get in beacause of 2/3 of ONE SINGLE GAME!!! The blowout to Drake cost them. I think the committee completely ignored the entire body of work over the year and based it on that final game. 24 wins, strong RPI, a win in Carbondale (where SIU was something like 61-1 against the MVC), a sweep of Creighton.
WHAT A JOKE!!!!
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:36
Level:Rookie
Since:Mar 11, 2008
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With the "blowout" rationale, how does anyone explain taking Oklahoma who lost by 28 to TEXAS!
Time to go watch the NIT selection show.....
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:33
Level:Rookie
Since:Jan 6, 2008
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How do you explain it? Easily - big school, "major" conference. The same way you explain Oregon and Villanova and Arizona State making it.
I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the University of Maryland - Baltimore County Retrievers playing. That's the equivalent of the College of Dupage getting in.
I really think think the NCAA has to look at which conferences should get automatic berths. As it stands now, any 6 schools with schlock teams can form a conference and petition the NCAA for an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs through their conference tournament. This is a joke. Belmont? UT-Arlington? American? Portland St.? Come on.
They should also consider another rule that states that if you're under .500 in you're conference, you're out. The Pac 10 has 2 teams in the playoffs that have a conference record under .500. What kind of BS is that? All those teams have to do is finish a few games over .500 overall and they're in, regardless of their conference record. Heck, if the Illini had won just 2 more games overall, I'm sure they would have been an at-large berth, too. This is a crock.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:33
Level:Rookie
Since:Jan 6, 2008
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Sorry, made a mistake. Arizona St. didn't make it. Arizona did. They're under .500 in the Pac 10 also.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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Reputation:76
Level:Pro
Since:Nov 28, 2007
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:Listen, the team who we should be mad at is South Alabama.
The committee basically said, hey, we're gonna put 2 Sun Belt Conference teams in but only allow 1 Missouri Valley team in the tournament. What a crock.
South Alabama has 4 bad losses, including 2 to Middle Tennessee St, North Texas, and 1 other awful loss. Their best wins were Miss. State and twice to Western Kentucky. Granted, Illinois St.'s best nonconference victory was Cincinnati but they did beat SIU twice, Creigton, and I think they beat Bradley but might be wrong.
I think that's awful. You tell me, ISU or South Alabama? Who's more likely to spring the upset? The team who lost to the likes of Middle Tennessee St twice? Or the team who got 2nd place, got to the final of their conference tournament UNLIKE SOUTH ALABAMA, and played in the 8th best RPI conference.
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I'll be rooting for ISU in the NCAA's
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