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Louisiana college basketball
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:32 pm
I think every team in the state has to win their tournament to get a March Madness bid. It’s gonna be a fun push to the final in a few conferences. I predict 3 teams from sportsman’s paradise.
Southland has Nichols, mcneese, northwestern, and selu all playing quality basketball. Mcneese won regular season tonight and I believe hosts this years tourney.
Tigers are still fighting, touche.
Tech has a chance to win conference regular season title Saturday. They were the best team in the state to start the year IMO.
Southern and grambling have lead the conference along with a couple tier 2 upsets each. I’m predicting 1 guarantee bid team between the two.
Ima stop there, hang up and listen.
Southland has Nichols, mcneese, northwestern, and selu all playing quality basketball. Mcneese won regular season tonight and I believe hosts this years tourney.
Tigers are still fighting, touche.
Tech has a chance to win conference regular season title Saturday. They were the best team in the state to start the year IMO.
Southern and grambling have lead the conference along with a couple tier 2 upsets each. I’m predicting 1 guarantee bid team between the two.
Ima stop there, hang up and listen.
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:42 pm to slutiger5
The best shot at an at large bid is McNeese with a NET ranking of 56 needless to say I think they’d be in the NIT if they get upset in the southland tournament.
I expect the conference tournament winners from LA will be McNeese, LT, and Grambling who all should be #1 seeds in their conference tourneys so those 3 get auto bids with LSU hopefully landing a high seed in the NIT.
I expect the conference tournament winners from LA will be McNeese, LT, and Grambling who all should be #1 seeds in their conference tourneys so those 3 get auto bids with LSU hopefully landing a high seed in the NIT.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:34 am to slutiger5
Tulane is tanking for a better draft pick
Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:42 am to slutiger5
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Nichols
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northwestern
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quality basketball
Does not compute.
Maybe SELU, but they’ve lost 2 out of the last 4 to Lamar and A&M CC.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:43 am to southernelite
Tech has the conference player of the year. Isaiah Crawford!
Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:52 am to WeareLATech
I wish McNeese would have had Will Wade coaching that Tech game. Think we could have done a little more in that game.
Shumate getting in foul trouble killed us. We also didn’t have Felder available at that time.
Shumate getting in foul trouble killed us. We also didn’t have Felder available at that time.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:09 am to WeareLATech
Tech clinched a top two seed last week which is huge, because the top two seeds get a day off after their first round game.
If you win in the quarterfinals, you’ll be rested in the semi finals and your opponent won’t.
If you win in the quarterfinals, you’ll be rested in the semi finals and your opponent won’t.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 9:36 am to southernelite
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Maybe SELU, but they’ve lost 2 out of the last 4 to Lamar and A&M CC.
No one wants to play either team, Lamar and CC that is. Selu is winless against them. Nichols and northwestern can’t be looked passed come tourney time.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:23 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
McNeese is not getting an at large bid to the NCAA.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 12:43 pm to Kracka
ESPN Bubble Watch on McNeese
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Go ahead, doubt the likelihood of the committee expending a precious at-large bid on a Will Wade-coached team that has played four non-Division I opponents. Your doubts might well turn out to be correct. Be that as it may, Bubble Watch is duty bound to point out that McNeese is right there in terms of team-sheet quality with a Memphis or a Texas A&M. At 27-3, the Cowboys possess road wins at VCU, Michigan and UAB. While McNeese will be a heavy favorite in the Southland tournament, we all understand that March is March. If the question of at-large worthiness should arise, the Cowboys do merit a look. (updated March 2)
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This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:04 pm to Kracka
McNeese isn’t going to need an at large and they are going to give some four or five seed absolute hell in a couple of weeks.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:52 pm to slutiger5
quote:Southern isn't the same squad that beat UNLV & Miss. St. earlier this season . SU's leading scorer ( TaiReon Joseph) with over 20 ppg has apparently been kicked off the team & they have struggled losing 3 of their last 4. I think the Jags may be done. Grambling is playing well ,but had a better & more talented team last season which failed to make it to the dance by a bucket or 2.
Southern and grambling have lead the conference along with a couple tier 2 upsets each. I’m predicting 1 guarantee bid team between the two.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:15 pm to southernelite
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I wish McNeese would have had Will Wade coaching that Tech game. Think we could have done a little more in that game.
They win that game and i'd say they would have a really good chance at being an at large team if they didn't win the conference tourney.
Right now you can put their resume up there with the other bubble teams and make a case for them. I think they have a better resume than New Mexico, and they have them as one of the last 4 in. You could make the case against Wake Forest as well, another last 4 team in. If the bigger conference team has a terrible non conference SOS, they likely aren't getting in, especially if they have a terrible record against Q1 opponents.
Wakes OOC SOS is 162. New Mexico is 282. McNeese is 234.
Wake is 1-6 against Q1. New Mexico is 2-5. McNeese is 1-0.
Wake is 3-11 away from home. New Mexico is 9-5. McNeese is 11-3.
all those play a big role in the selection.
the Strengh of Record S-Curve has McNeese ranked as the 49th best team. Wake at 78, New Mexico at 84.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:59 pm to TeddyPadillac
Wade has done a remarkable job there. But it's hard to see a realistic scenario where they get an At large bid. Right now they don't have a single win over another likely NCAAT team. The Michigan win (while huge for McNeese) isn't a great win for tournament purposes given just how bad Michigan is. While it is not necessarily their fault, they only have 1 Q1 win (VCU) and is is BARELY at Q1 win with VCU currently sitting on the Q1 threshold at 75 in the NET. McNeese's overall SOS is 328. That's not a knock on Wade. It's just that the Southland conf is so, so bad.
New Mexico didn't exactly play a great non-conf. schedule, but they have wins over La. Tech, Colorado St, Utah St, and San Diego St. (all potential/likely NCAAT teams) Plus, their NET ranking is 28 compared to McNeese at 58.
I just don't see a realistic scenario where McNeese is an at large. Such is life in the Southland conf.
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I think they have a better resume than New Mexico,
New Mexico didn't exactly play a great non-conf. schedule, but they have wins over La. Tech, Colorado St, Utah St, and San Diego St. (all potential/likely NCAAT teams) Plus, their NET ranking is 28 compared to McNeese at 58.
I just don't see a realistic scenario where McNeese is an at large. Such is life in the Southland conf.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:43 pm to slutiger5
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Southland has Nichols, mcneese, northwestern, and selu all playing quality basketball.
McNeese @ NET 58 may be a victim to their late schedule if they don't win their tournament but may also be a candidate for the first 4 if they don't win their tournament.
What you see below is not quality basketball.
Nicholls 14-13 NET 267 (all but 2 wins are Quad 4 wins)
Northwestern 7-21 NET 329 (all but 2 wins are Quad 4 wins)
SELU 12-15 NET 277 (all wins are Quad 4 wins)
Everyone else in the state (and Probably McNeese as well) will have to win their conference tournament to get a bid.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:18 pm to Alt26
I hope we don’t even have to make it a conversation to be had. If we can win the conf tournament, grab a 11-12 seed, and hope we get weaker 4-5 seed.
Right now we’re looking at being in the Dallas Region with Houston. Think that could be a good game. Both teams like to put a lot defensive pressure on the ball and have great guard play.
Right now we’re looking at being in the Dallas Region with Houston. Think that could be a good game. Both teams like to put a lot defensive pressure on the ball and have great guard play.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:21 pm to slutiger5
Was McNeese always going to host the tournament or was that determined by winning the conference
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:21 pm to msutiger
quote:Tech has a pretty bad history in conference tournaments, regardless of their seed. I'm not getting my hopes up things will change this year.
Tech clinched a top two seed last week which is huge, because the top two seeds get a day off after their first round game.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:24 pm to Pelican fan99
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Was McNeese always going to host the tournament or was that determined by winning the conference
McNeese was predetermined to host. We threatened to leave the conference and they gave us a bunch of the conference championships in Lake Charles to stay.
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