How to qualify for the NCAA tourney

[blubberhawk]

#1. Every team schedules a bunch of lower tier teams in their non-conference schedule. Make sure you schedule the teams from those weaker conferences that are projected to be in the upper half of their league. They are still "crap teams" but you want to stay away from the crap teams that have 4-25 records.

#2. Make sure you play crap teams that play a lot of games against really good, power conference teams. (will help RPI)

S.O.S. Examples:
South Carolina State: 6-24
Coppin State: 8-24
Howard: 7-24

All of those teams are bottom feeders from the same league. 21-72 combined won-loss record. That is a killer for Strength of Schedule.

IF Iowa had scheduled 3 upper level teams from that league (Norfolk St., North Carolina Central, and Savannah St., 62-31 combined record) think of what that change alone would have done for their S.O.S.

Iowa would have played all 3 of those games at home and would have still been 3-0 against those teams.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

Look to the Mountain West Conference. They are masters at scheduling like this.

 

[Clowns]

Tell Fran.

 

[hawkfan1319]

So, you don't actually have to be good? Sounds like a good system.

 

[Klondike53226]

So, you don't actually have to be good? Sounds like a good system.

Given the current enormity of the tournament, an abundance of basketball talent is no longer a prerequisite for consideration. Mediocrity has not been this lucrative since Pink Floyd ceased "music" production.

 

[uihawk82]

Given the current enormity of the tournament, an abundance of basketball talent is no longer a prerequisite for consideration. Mediocrity has not been this lucrative since Pink Floyd ceased "music" production.

Wow, major slam on Pink Floyd although I have to admit I am a fan of their earlier albums and didnt listen to some later albums.

 

[BryceC]

It's only been this way as long as I can remember.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

More simple than we realize: either we are one of the best 30/34/37 (take your pick) non-conference-tourney winning teams or we aren't...in the eyes of Seth Davsi..er The Commitee...

 

[bcl20]

Given the current enormity of the tournament, an abundance of basketball talent is no longer a prerequisite for consideration. Mediocrity has not been this lucrative since Pink Floyd ceased "music" production.

This one's weak.