I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

There have been dozens of posts (mostly by Temple fans) on their challenges this season being so short-handed.

UCONN hit a tough spot on one road trip...which many teams go thru but the Huskies still have one of the best non-conf wins for the conf (over Florida), plus beat Memphis at the FedEx Forum.

All of these things have been mentioned a ton of times....please...please

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

You might wanna refrain from bashing UCONN since it is Louisville's best win of the season.

Isn't it Louisville fans who always say all that matters is what you do in March?

I think 3-time National Champion UCONN will be fine.

(01-21-2014 08:39 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

You might wanna refrain from bashing UCONN since it is Louisville's best win of the season.

Isn't it Louisville fans who always say all that matters is what you do in March?

I think 3-time National Champion UCONN will be fine.

As a Temple fan, we apologize for not holding up our end in basketball this year. We will straighten things out as soon when we get a coaching change.

UConn and Louisville have about the same RPI right now . Just sayin

Poor trolling attempt. Really poor.

(01-21-2014 09:05 AM)taximan1 Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:39 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

You might wanna refrain from bashing UCONN since it is Louisville's best win of the season.

Isn't it Louisville fans who always say all that matters is what you do in March?

I think 3-time National Champion UCONN will be fine.

As a Temple fan, we apologize for not holding up our end in basketball this year. We will straighten things out as soon when we get a coaching change.

Is your AD talking about a coaching change or is it just fans hoping?

Nothing is wrong with UConn, they are still a tournament team. Temple is in a rebuilding year that has been made worse by injuries and close losses.

This reminds me of this thread: http://csnbbs.com/thread-667434.html

Which is hilarious to go back and read now. This one will probably end up looking just as foolish.

Memphis fans don't think there is anything wrong with UConn. Louisville just played a great game in Storrs, and UConn didn't. Sorta like what happened to Louisville the week before at home.

It is January...UConn will be just fine come March...

UConn's a tourney team and the realistic Temple ceiling this year was NIT. On to next year for the Owls.

Really happy with SMU's go so far. We should of beat Virginia... pains me we didn't.

But when we play Memphis / Cincy / etc again, we will see how good we are.

UH will be a huge factor to whether SMU goes to the tourny.

Teams that have a chance at the tournament, IMHO:

Memphis
UL
Cincy
SMU
UConn

.... Longshot: UH

No tournament:

Rutgers
Temple
USF
UCF

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

Many of us have long been saying that the American is more likely a FOUR bid conference...

But UConn is still in the mix.

(01-21-2014 11:06 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

Many of us have long been saying that the American is more likely a FOUR bid conference...

But UConn is still in the mix.

UConn still in the mix? They have a better tournament resume at this point than Memphis, Louisville, and SMU. League record isn't great but their non-conference resume is conference's best. They lead the league in top 100 wins.

Louisville's only win over an NCAA at-large candidate this point is UConn. The Tigers' resume is very close to UConn's as well but they still have a non-conference game with Gonzaga coming up. Their two home loses to UConn and Cincinnati hurt their chances to pick up a few more big wins.

Right now the American would likely get five bids. Houston with an RPI north of 150 has an outside shot at the NIT and is likely destined for a minor tournament. They are dangerous enough to finish with a winning league record but will not have the non-conference resume to back it up.

(01-21-2014 11:14 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 11:06 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:26 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I though that the American would have at least 5 teams getting NCAA bids:
Louisville
Cincinnati
Memphis
Connecticut (bombed out in football and basketball)
Temple (bombed out in football and basketball)

Many of us have long been saying that the American is more likely a FOUR bid conference...

But UConn is still in the mix.

UConn still in the mix? They have a better tournament resume at this point than Memphis, Louisville, and SMU. League record isn't great but their non-conference resume is conference's best. They lead the league in top 100 wins.

Louisville's only win over an NCAA at-large candidate this point is UConn. The Tigers' resume is very close to UConn's as well but they still have a non-conference game with Gonzaga coming up. Their two home loses to UConn and Cincinnati hurt their chances to pick up a few more big wins.

Right now the American would likely get five bids. Houston with an RPI north of 150 has an outside shot at the NIT and is likely destined for a minor tournament. They are dangerous enough to finish with a winning league record but will not have the non-conference resume to back it up.

My point is that the OP's basic premises are flawed (IMO).

We could argue whether this is a 4-bid or a 5-bid conference... That's kind of a trivial argument at this point and will sort itself out. I agree that UConn is still a tourney-quality team, but they will need to keep winning. FWIW, I still see them as one of the "Teams to Beat" in this conference, along with Louisville and Memphis.

(01-21-2014 08:37 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  There have been dozens of posts (mostly by Temple fans) on their challenges this season being so short-handed.

UCONN hit a tough spot on one road trip...which many teams go thru but the Huskies still have one of the best non-conf wins for the conf (over Florida), plus beat Memphis at the FedEx Forum.

All of these things have been mentioned a ton of times....please...please

Temple problems will get resolved next year. Not promising NCAA's for them but winning record. This is and will be a good basketball league.

There's not a thing wrong with UCONN, in fact they'll probably be ranked again in next weeks poll. They had one tough week in Texas but they are still a tournament team and with their guard play they could potentially make a run in the tournament. I think the AAC has a really good shot at getting 5 bids this year, and that would be a great start.

(01-21-2014 11:14 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  UConn still in the mix? They have a better tournament resume at this point than Memphis, Louisville, and SMU. League record isn't great but their non-conference resume is conference's best. They lead the league in top 100 wins.

Louisville's only win over an NCAA at-large candidate this point is UConn. The Tigers' resume is very close to UConn's as well but they still have a non-conference game with Gonzaga coming up. Their two home loses to UConn and Cincinnati hurt their chances to pick up a few more big wins.

Correct me if wrong but your post seems to say you believe the current resumes indicate:
UC
-gap
UConn
Memphis
-gap
UofL

Anyone on this board knows I am not super high on UofL but I don't think there is much separation at all among the 4 resumes currently. No one among the four has more than two wins over NCAA teams. If anything, I think you'd see UConn with the lowest seed.

RPI currently is UC 23, UConn 31, UofL 32, & Memphis 37. The committee can also reviews ratings such as Sagarin, polls, & Ken Pom where UofL is holding its own comparatively.

Barrng upsets over the next 9 days, if UC wins in the YUM Center on 1/30 they'd clearly have the best resume at that point through the end of Jan. On the other hand, if UofL wins that game at home I'd match that resume against anyone in the league. Point being, I see little separation currently.

This is a total troll attempt, it is clear what is wrong with Temple basketball and there is absolutely nothing wrong with UConn basketball. Just a way to try and bash UConn for no reason.