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Just keeping an eye on where everyone stands. Without paying much attention to the A-10, I thought Dayton was a better team than they are. Otherwise, it would appear on paper that all the teams we covet are the best in their respective leagues.

Big east:

Syracuse 6 - 1 .857 18 - 2 .900
Marquette 6 - 1 .857 15 - 4 .789
St. John's 6 - 3 .667 14 - 7 .667
Cincinnati 5 - 3 .625 17 - 4 .810
Louisville 5 - 3 .625 17 - 4 .810
Notre Dame 5 - 3 .625 17 - 4 .810
Georgetown 5 - 3 .625 15 - 4 .789
Pittsburgh 5 - 4 .556 17 - 5 .773
Villanova 4 - 4 .500 13 - 8 .619
Connecticut 3 - 3 .500 13 - 5 .722
Rutgers 3 - 6 .333 12 - 8 .600
Seton Hall 2 - 6 .250 13 - 8 .619
Providence 2 - 6 .250 10 - 10 .500
DePaul 1 - 6 .143 10 - 10 .500
USF 1 - 7 .125 10 - 10 .500

A-10:

Butler 4 1 .800 17 3 .850
VCU 5 2 .714 17 5 .773
Xavier 5 2 .714 12 8 .600
Charlotte 4 2 .667 16 4 .800
Massachusetts 4 2 .667 14 5 .737
George Washington 4 2 .667 10 9 .526
Saint Louis 3 2 .600 14 5 .737
La Salle 4 3 .571 14 6 .700
Temple 3 3 .500 14 6 .700
Saint Joseph's 3 3 .500 12 7 .632
Richmond 3 4 .429 13 9 .591
Dayton 2 4 .333 12 8 .600
St. Bonaventure 2 4 .333 9 10 .474
Fordham 2 4 .333 6 15 .286
Rhode Island 1 5 .167 6 13 .316
Duquesne 0 6 .000 7 13 .350

MVC:

Creighton 8-2 19-3
Wichita State 8-2 19-3
Indiana State 7-3 14-7
Evansville 6-4 13-9
Bradley 5-5 13-9
Northern Iowa 4-6 11-11
Drake 4-6 10-11
Missouri State 4-6 6-16
Illinois State 3-7 12-10
Southern Illinois 1-9 8-13

I hope we grab Butler, Xavier, VCU, Creighton and Saint Louis. We already have Ohio covered with Xavier. Dayton is the weakest current performer of the teams frequently mentioned.
Also, adding Saint Louis makes Creighton look less like a geographic outlier.

Burrito wrote:I hope we grab Butler, Xavier, VCU, Creighton and Saint Louis. We already have Ohio covered with Xavier. Dayton is the weakest current performer of the teams frequently mentioned.
Also, adding Saint Louis makes Creighton look less like a geographic outlier.

I think for Creighton to be added, SLU needs to be added too.

admin wrote:

Burrito wrote:I hope we grab Butler, Xavier, VCU, Creighton and Saint Louis. We already have Ohio covered with Xavier. Dayton is the weakest current performer of the teams frequently mentioned.
Also, adding Saint Louis makes Creighton look less like a geographic outlier.

I think for Creighton to be added, SLU needs to be added too.

As much as I enjoy the Dayton rivalry, if I had to choose, I would rather see Creighton and Slu.

XU85 wrote:

admin wrote:

Burrito wrote:I hope we grab Butler, Xavier, VCU, Creighton and Saint Louis. We already have Ohio covered with Xavier. Dayton is the weakest current performer of the teams frequently mentioned.
Also, adding Saint Louis makes Creighton look less like a geographic outlier.

I think for Creighton to be added, SLU needs to be added too.

As much as I enjoy the Dayton rivalry, if I had to choose, I would rather see Creighton and Slu.

If Dayton wasn't selected, I still see no reason why Xavier couldn't play them yearly.

SLU bombing Butler right now.

I'm not trying to be that guy that is defending his teams loss, but it wasn't completely awful. Yes, Butler played like s*** and they deserved to lose, but even if BU had played a good game, they still may have lost. SLU is a hard-nosed, up in your face, very physical team. This is why I would love to have them join this conference.

jkc_dawgs wrote:I'm not trying to be that guy that is defending his teams loss, but it wasn't completely awful. Yes, Butler played like s*** and they deserved to lose, but even if BU had played a good game, they still may have lost. SLU is a hard-nosed, up in your face, very physical team. This is why I would love to have them join this conference.

This right here is the main reason I'm really excited for this new conference. It will have a ton of competition, but even more respect for one another. I can't wait to support the conference, not just my team, and I hope 7-8 schools make the dance every year. Go conference that has no name yet!

I watched Creighton play last night for the first time and saw them lose at home to a sub .500 team. Decent team and still probably a good long term addition to the C7 based on the support. They said on TV they had over 18k for the game which is pretty ridiculous. It's more than the Bucks average and would be in the upper half of the NBA from what I can tell. Although the game wasn't impressive the support in sort in Omaha is nothing short of amazing.

Creighton sure fell off the map quickly didn't they? Went from a dark horse final 4 team to the bubble in a matter of weeks.