UMass87

ESPN making a list: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3481014

UMass comes in at #42.

Xavier and Temple will almost certainly make the list - how high?

SJU will probably make the list - how high?

Will URI, Dayton, or anyone else make the list?

waggy

Here is the A10 ranking...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/s...d=3481843#a-10


Atlantic 10
42. Massachusetts
T-57. Saint Joseph's
T-65. Richmond
73. Charlotte
123. George Washington
T-132. La Salle
T-134. Rhode Island
T-148. Saint Louis
T-168. Dayton
T-214. Fordham
T-278. St. Bonaventure
293. Duquesne

PM Thor

I have a feeling that X will be in the 26-30 range, because THE MAN doesn't want to put us in the top 25 programs...

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X-man47

Regardless of what "the man" wants, Xavier's rank will be determined by where it falls in the point system. Of course they could have rigged the point system to insure that Xavier falls outside the Top 25.....hmmmm.

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UMass87

Couldn't you guys just be happy that Dayton came in below LaSalle...BAHAHAHHAAAA

butchII

vandy tied for 96th, just ahead of the Vols!

I look for Temple to be ahead of X in the long run of 24 years, but X will get some major points from their days in dominating the mcc. that will be interesting showdown. would also like to see what the last 10 years look like.

DC Muskie

Is the top program going to be crowned "Titletown?" as well?

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ChicagoX

Unfortunately, this just goes to show how irrelevant most A10 teams have been the past 25 years. Let's hope that we can start getting 3-4 bids per year again.

RF1

URI's ranking is below where it should be in my view. The Rams went to the NCAA Tournament 5 times in this span. Four of the bids were At-Large
as only the 1999 bid was an automatic (won the A-10 Tournament on Odom last second shot). Rhody was 6-5 in the NCAA Tournament with an Elite-8 in 1998 and a Sweet-16 in 1988. Two of the five NCAA losses were in OT (Purdue in 1997 and Charlotte in 1999).

In this same time frame, Rhode Island appeared in six NIT Tournaments with a record of 6-6.

ChicagoX

I would agree that seeing RI ranked below LaSalle and even possibly GW was a surprise. GW has been solid, too, but hasn't made noise in the tournament during this span except one Sweet 16 in the early 90s.

AdamtheFlyer

I would like to say that Jim O'Brien sucks. The Flyers are also hurt by their 84 Elite 8 happening one year before the expansion.

Seriously though, an NIT title is worth double what an NCAA berth is, and just getting to the NIT counts the same as getting to the dance. That's retarded. Almost as retarded as Jim O'Brien.

ESPN just can't help but "list" everything. Who's now?

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clark1

Just another summertime project.

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