2022-23 Season

[e_parade]

Crème had us as in the latest as 5th team out. I think if we beat URI next week we may slip in to the bracket. It would be a shame to see us go something like 27-5 and not get in

Here's a link showing the ESPN Bracketology with us as 5th out, as an FYI: http://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask ... acketology

We're currently 63 in NET and URI is 69. So we have a better shot than they do for an at large. But all we can do is just keep winning.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

If they win out until the A10 Finals, I think we have a shot. Anything short of that we're cooked, and NIT bound.

The key to the above at-large scenario is star power... while the WNCAA Tournament isn't exactly like the MNCAA Tournament from a revenue standpoint, I suspect they still want the best players in there if they can do so... and Sam Breen is that player. Even if it is part of a play-in game, the Committee and the NCAA as a whole likely would want the countries best players playing as long as possible.


To make it easier on all parties involved... just win the damn A10!!!

[kikoandjimmer]

Crème had us as in the latest as 5th team out. I think if we beat URI next week we may slip in to the bracket. It would be a shame to see us go something like 27-5 and not get in

Here's a link showing the ESPN Bracketology with us as 5th out, as an FYI: http://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask ... acketology

We're currently 63 in NET and URI is 69. So we have a better shot than they do for an at large. But all we can do is just keep winning.

I still think an at-large will be difficult. Marquette just beat UConn and they were the last team in, so I imagine that bubble hurdle becomes higher. The @URI game would be considered a quality Quad 2 win (away win vs a top 75) which could help us but I don't think it will be enough. Last year, right before we won the A-10, we were on the outside looking in with a NET in the low 50s.

As for getting in a play-in game, I don't know if we are good enough to be an 11 seed. We haven't really beaten anyone ahead of us except for Drake. Even though Arizona State is a Power 5 school, their net ranking is 118. I never felt we were in that game against Columbia and the home loss to URI didn't help either.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all in on this team but the strength of schedule might do us in. Some of the games have been very exciting, but the nailbiters against St. Joes and Fordham don't really help the case for an at-large.

I think the only way to NCAAW is to win the Atlantic 10 tournament. We are almost guaranteed right now to be in the Top 4 and get a double bye. Probably have to beat Fordham and Rhode Island (plus the Friday team).

[TruBluMaroon]

Crème had us as in the latest as 5th team out. I think if we beat URI next week we may slip in to the bracket. It would be a shame to see us go something like 27-5 and not get in

I read in the pre-season that the schedule had been improved with the anticipation of getting to the Top 25. Checked out last weeks Top 25 and UM played Zero
(0) Only one (1) Receiving Votes (Tennessee). So that means that the talk of an improvement in the schedule did not come to be this season. ……Tennessee was when they played but they are in a downward spiral this year.

[kikoandjimmer]

Crème had us as in the latest as 5th team out. I think if we beat URI next week we may slip in to the bracket. It would be a shame to see us go something like 27-5 and not get in

I read in the pre-season that the schedule had been improved with the anticipation of getting to the Top 25. Checked out last weeks Top 25 and UM played Zero
(0) Only one (1) Receiving Votes (Tennessee). So that means that the talk of an improvement in the schedule did not come to be this season. ……Tennessee was when they played but they are in a downward spiral this year.

Nobody thought Tennessee would be this bad this year. I just looked and saw that we played 5 teams (1 in conference) that have a NET ranking over 300. I do think some of the games were improvements (Missouri, Drake, Columbia) but we went 1-2 in those. I think the OOC looked really strong when schedule was revealed, but those teams didn't live up to expectations. Not much we can do about that.

[kikoandjimmer]

Bowling Green (ahead of us on the bubble) had a bad loss tonight to Northern Illinois.

[kikoandjimmer]

Question -- How does the seeding work for the A10 tournament in case of a tie? Assuming that both URI and UMass win out, both teams would only have lost to each other.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Question -- How does the seeding work for the A10 tournament in case of a tie? Assuming that both URI and UMass win out, both teams would only have lost to each other.

This is the best I could find, but it's on the Men's side from 2020.. well technically 2019 as the article takes it from something from 2019. Proceed with caution regarding accuracy. Best bet is likely reaching out to someone at UMass to find out, or the A10 directly.

1. Head-to-head results.

2. Conference record of the tied teams based on winning percentage vs. the highest common opponent and proceeding down to the lowest common opponent, if necessary, until one team gains an advantage.

a. All ties are broken in descending order.

b. When arriving at another pair of tied teams, use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group. When comparing records against a group of teams, the higher winning percentage will prevail. In case of tied percentages vs. the team or group of 1.000 or .000, the following shall apply: 2-0 is better than 1-0; 0-1 is better than 0-2.

3. Coin toss.

https://triblive.com/sports/duquesne-ai ... on-finale/
(2019 link is within that article)

[69MG]

It gets very complicated/confusing when you get to records against common opponents. There are 5 teams in what I'll call the next tier; SJU, GW, Fordham, LaSalle and Richmond. They might all end up with the same record.

Both teams will have played 6 games against these 5 teams. We have beaten Fordham twice while URI has beaten SJU twice so if SJU finishes above Fordham I think URI gets the top seed. Here's the rub .... URI travels to Fordham on 2/22. If they beat Fordham, SJU will most likely end up ahead of Fordham. So I am now a huge Fordham fan.

I will be the first to admit that I might have this all screwed up but at least I gave it a shot.

[vanmeter]

Crème has us in now as the automatic qualifier. With Rhode Island as next four in #6. I don’t know why he has Princeton in as at large

[LouMass]

During the game last night, the announcers said that if both UMass and URI finish conference play with one loss are top seed or conference champs based our win against Harvard and the URI loss to Harvard.

[TruBluMaroon]

During the game last night, the announcers said that if both UMass and URI finish conference play with one loss are top seed or conference champs based our win against Harvard and the URI loss to Harvard.

Nice! Harvard in the A10

[kikoandjimmer]

I went to that game! Harvard had our number for so long, I think Sydney had 0 or 2 points in the first half and it was a pretty flat game. Then we exploded in the 2nd half. Really cool that a November game could have some big implications in March! Still have 3 games to win to get to that situation though!

[69MG]

^ I'm not sure if you meant that the Harvard game mattered in the tiebreaker, but all tiebreakers are based solely on A10 results.

[mdogt12]

Probably going to come down to who is the higher seed between Fordham and St Joes if a tiebreaker is needed.