The Boat Show is on fire!

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I hope that this puts an end to any further discussion of Tulsa as a potential tournament team.

To think that all of this talk started with the idea that Xavier was going to miss the tournament and that Tulsa was going to make it. Two teams whose fortunes have gone in vastly different directions as was evident that they would from their caliber of play even a month ago.

I think it's interesting what Patrick Stevens said about Tulsa tonight:
Tulsa: The Golden Hurricane probably saw their NCAA hopes end with loss in the American semifinals to Connecticut. The operating word there is "probably," since it's still hard to know exactly the committee will treat Tulsa's loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State. Everything else about the Golden Hurricane's profile screams "too close to call."

They are still #45 RPI, with some candidates not having great ones at all(LSU is #57, Indiana is #60 for gosh sakes). And, we have seen the committee before put teams in worse than them(UAB, Iona, Mid Tennessee come to mind). It wouldn't be the most stunning selection we've seen recently at all. Not by a long shot.

Patrick is spot on. When everything else screams "too close to call", SE Oklahoma State pushes them onto the wrong side of the bubble. Once SEOS is factored in, it becomes an easy decision.

Steve, choose your favorite comp among D-1 schools on Tulsa's schedule for SE Oklahoma State and plug them into RPI Wizard to see how much damage that loss does to Tulsa's RPI. If you choose Houston, their RPI drops to a rank of 57. If you choose Abilene Christian, it drops to 64. That's why they'll join LSU and Indiana in the NIT.

It's not just me pointing this out. There will be a lot of folks on the committee seeking to open up an at-large spot for a team from their conference who will be quick to point out just how bad the loss to SEOS @ HOME was.

Bud did you read what he said? He said that the operating word there is probably. Means he wouldn't be shocked if they selected them.

[Jet915]

Poor UCONN is NIT bound...

[DudeAnon]

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[Bill Marsh]

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1 for 12 today. Ugh Lee!

Totally exhausted and banged up.