Bizziken

It's all going to be dependent on scheduling...If current trends hold true, UMass and St. Joes (two preseason favorites) will have to play @ SLU. I'm not saying my Billikens are (or will be) the better team, but it IS fairly hard to win on the road, especially at Chaifetz. Other similar scheduling quirks could end up deciding the conference...

AdamtheFlyer

Yup. People ignore this all the time, but the unbalanced schedule has a huge effect on the standings. With 1, possibly 2, new teams to the schedule, all scheduling bets are other than the obvious X/UD, Temple/St Joe and other rivalries are off. H/H will change, as could the expected location of single games.

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MudFlap

Umass might have to give up their pre-ordained Nat'l Championship and worry about getting thru this monster A-10 schedule. Holy sheeeeeeet. This is going to be one helluva League this year. Battles Royale !!!! .600 might be heck of a mark.

e-parade

I thought "National Championship" was code for "Consecutive winning seasons"

Is it not?

xu95

I'm guessing with 16 teams next year, it will be one game vs every opponent and two games vs one opponent.

waldo027

1. Saint Louis
2. VCU
3. St Josephs
4. Butler
5. Xavier
6. UMass
7. Temple
8. Richmond
9. Dayton
10. La Salle
11. St Bonaventure
12. Charlotte
13. George Washington
14. Rhode Island
15. Duquesne
16. Fordham

AdamtheFlyer

I don't think Butler will finish in the top 6. I liked them coming in rolling in 2013, but this year is one year too early. VCU has an easier transition with more upper class talent and they're coming from a tough league. Butler is still rebuilding and going from Freshman level to the Varsity.

Right now, I lean:

1. VCU
2. Temple
3. St Joe
4. SLU
5. Dayton
6. Xavier
7. Butler
8. Richmond

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1. Saint Joseph's
2. Saint Louis
3. UMass
4. Temple
5. VCU
6. Xavier
7. St. Bonaventure
8. Richmond
9. Butler
10. La Salle
11. Dayton
12. George Washington
13. Charlotte
14. Rhode Island
15. Fordham
16. Duquesne

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MudFlap

1. St. Louey
2. VCU
3. Butler
4. St. Joseph's
5. Xavier
6. Temple
7. UMass
8. St Bona
9. Richmond
10. La Salle
11. Dayton
12. George Washington
13. Charlotte
14. Rhode Island
15 Duquense
16. Fordham

A10fan2

Wow, no confidence in Umess?

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He has since made the same "prediction" this year. CLASSIC

mike_sc

1. saint louis
2. saint joseph's
3. xavier
4. temple
5. vcu
6. umass
7. butler
8. dayton
9. lasalle
10. richmond
11. st. bonaventure
12. charlotte
13. george washington
14. rhode island
15. duquesne
16. fordham

this conference is really amazingly stacked. i think the top 8 on my list will all contend for at large bids. something like 6 bids isn't out of the question.

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AdamtheFlyer

I'm still waiting for someone to give me a good reason why I should be confident in them.

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e-parade

We're returning all but the weakest member of our starting lineup, plus bringing back a couple of players who were injured last year? (seriously, Sampson was the wrong Carter to be injured)

The team improved throughout the year, and all the important pieces will be back. Keeping them out of your top 4, that's fine, but out of the top 8? Might be a bit of a stretch with the talent currently on the roster.

JHG722

Keep underrating us.

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z8-Minutemen

Ok, I know Twister and I have made some high claims for UMass, which will be right by the way, but you need not let your new found hatred get in the way of the facts. This is a problem with the human mind, and it shows in other areas such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Like e-parade said, putting us out of the top 4 is questionable, but out of the top 8 is downright appalling. If this your actual view, which I don't believe it really is, then you need to get some mental help. Actually who am I kidding, you are a deluded Flyers fan. You probably do believe this junk you're spewing...

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