The WAC currently has 4 top 100 teams in NET rankings. I would love to see that get higher.

First two WAC conference games cancelled due to COVID:

UTRGV @ SFA 12/30 Forfeited
UTRGV @ SHSU 01/01 Forfeited

Here we go again.

(12-23-2021 07:27 PM)edinburger Wrote:  First two WAC conference games cancelled due to COVID:

UTRGV @ SFA 12/30 Forfeited
UTRGV @ SHSU 01/01 Forfeited

Here we go again.

Dang that sucks!

Damnit that does suck. But probably just the first of more to come.

Does a forfeit effect the NET Rankings?

(12-24-2021 08:33 PM)RobtheAggie Wrote:  Does a forfeit effect the NET Rankings?

The UTRGV release said it counts as a "no-contest" whatever that means.

(Deleted prior ignorant ramblings I posted)
Apparently the conferences have different rules than NCAA. Best I can figure out the NCAA doesn't count them as forfeits/losses and the WAC hasn't made a final decision. When Lamar's WBB game got cancelled the Lamar guys said it would count as a forfeit in the WAC, but that was last week.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...eit-rules/

(12-24-2021 08:37 PM)edinburger Wrote:  

(12-24-2021 08:33 PM)RobtheAggie Wrote:  Does a forfeit effect the NET Rankings?

The UTRGV release said it counts as a "no-contest" whatever that means.

(Deleted prior ignorant ramblings I posted)
Apparently the conferences have different rules than NCAA. Best I can figure out the NCAA doesn't count them as forfeits/losses and the WAC hasn't made a final decision. When Lamar's WBB game got cancelled the Lamar guys said it would count as a forfeit in the WAC, but that was last week.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...eit-rules/

Here's the WAC announcement for the Lamar women's forfeitures.

Link - WAC annoucement

Quote:Conference policy dictates those games will be considered forfeits for the purpose of seeding for the 2022 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament. The games will be considered no-contests for NET rankings per NCAA guidelines.

The CBSSports article linked in Edinburger's post mentioned some conferences were reconsidering the forfeiture policy. Several have already reversed their policy. I wonder if the WAC will reverse.

Seattle's Emeka Udenyi was selected WAC Player of the Week and New Mexico State's Chi Chi Avery was selected WAC Freshman of the Week.