AE in March Madness: #15 Binghamton vs. #2 Duke

[MRSGDG]

Go Duke... the first time ever I would root for Duke!

 

Greensboro, NC

Thursday the 19th

[GreatDanes06]

I hate Binghamton...but they got screwed

[UAlbany09]

I hate Binghamton...but they got screwed

 

The selection committee must be on crack with some of the decisions they're making.

[Dane Pound]

N Dakota St. is one spot higher than Bing in the RPI. Could that be the difference? They've really beaten no one. NDS best win was against Oakland at 122. Bing beat Vermont twice who is in the top 100.

[MRSGDG]

I hate Binghamton...but they got screwed

 

They didn't play any difficult non-conf teams and it's their first time at the dance... I don't think it was too shocking.

[GreatDanes06]

Cornell and North Dakota St. both played in inferior conferences RPI wise this season. Cornell, one of the bottom five conferences! Those two did not defeat a single Top 100 RPI team...Binghamton defeated two. The strength of schedule difference between the three is unthinkable. If it was their first year garbage, N. Dakota St. should have received the #16 seed like we did in 2006.

 

I hate Binghamton, but I am pissed at the seeding as it is for the conference

[I rock(ed) the Cape]

yeah the only good thing that was supposed to come from Bing winning the conference tourney was having the conference get a good seed in the NCAA tournament....*sigh*

[MRSGDG]

Cornell and North Dakota St. both played in inferior conferences RPI wise this season. Cornell, one of the bottom five conferences! Those two did not defeat a single Top 100 RPI team...Binghamton defeated two. The strength of schedule difference between the three is unthinkable. If it was their first year garbage, N. Dakota St. should have received the #16 seed like we did in 2006.

 

I hate Binghamton, but I am pissed at the seeding as it is for the conference

 

 

Vermont... are the two top 100 rpi wins (rpi of 97)...whooptido. Bing has made the decision to not have tough non-conf schedules, that is their own fault, and I would assume weighed in on their seeding. UA beat Vermont twice so we have 2 top 100 rpi wins as well... and still whooptido.

[purplehaze]

Go Duke! Broadus is a hoodlum.

[Dane Pound]

I wouldn't say I'm upset about it but I agree with you GD06. North Dakota pretty much beat up on a poor conference (26) and didn't beat anyone in the OOC.

[WCDBNuss]

Do we really have to root for Duke? I guess for one round I can do it. Please beat those hoodlums! Then get trounced in the second round...good news for everyone that way!

[Zalman B]

I figured Bing for a 14 as well, and we can certainly debate the merits of the current system, but the fact of the matter is the current system does reward playing difficult OOC opponents, not only beating them. $iena, for example, was rewarded with a #9, in part because they played (and lost to) some quality teams.

 

ND State went to Minnesota and to USC. The committee gave them credit for those games vs other NCAA-bound teams, even though they lost both. Bing's "best" name OOC games were a loss at George Washington (who was horrible this year, 10-18/4-12 in A-10 play), a loss at Bucknell (bad year for them too, 7-23/4-10 in Patriot play), and a win over a "Big East" team that perhaps doesn't belong there (Rutgers, 11-21/2-16 in Big East play).

[DanesRGood]

I hope they lose by 50+. I really want to root for the conference but after reading the America East board for the past week, I really can't bring myself to root for that team or their crappy fans.

[I rock(ed) the Cape]

Slightly off topic here, but it looks like Vermont is going to be playing in the cbi tournament, opening on the road against UWGB, a good mid major with an RPI in the 60's...should be a good test