DistrictBaller

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

The A-10 would be tied with the SEC in that scenario and only behind the Big East (8), ACC (6), Big 12 (6), and Big 10 (7).

VCU wins the auto-bid, gets a 6-seed.

Butler gets an at-large and an 11-seed.

UMass gets a play-in spot in the First Four and a 12-seed.

Saint Louis gets an at-large and a 7-seed.

Temple gets an at-large and a 9-seed.



This would be a great year for the A-10 if this pans out.

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rworkman09

I'm not as high on the league as many seem to be. I'll go with 3 bids.

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RF1

That just about sums up the problem with the Charlotte administration and fanbase during its entire tenure with the A-10.

Title_BU

5 actually felt a tad light, in light of the OOC schedules teams have this year

paulxu

I know exactly how Rodney Dangerfield felt.

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rworkman09

I had high hopes for the league this year until recently. With VCU having a few guys ineligible and having to adjust to a new conference, Majerus taking a leave of absence, and the train wreck that has occurred at X in the last 2 months or so, I think three bids is more likely.

I just think at least one of Butler, VCU, UMass, or SLU will stumble.

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DistrictBaller

The guys ineligible for VCU are true freshmen, if we were depending on them, we wouldn't be in the conversation for a NCAA bid.

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PVP

Again - If this scenerio happens then Phil Martelli MUST be fired.

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SpiderDave19

Palm is pretty good. And he has 5 teams in, excluding the team that was voted league favorite in the A10 poll. Not sure what that means...

DistrictBaller

Jerry Palm had VCU in the tournament on Selection Sunday in 2011 when basically everyone else was like 'How the heck did VCU get in?!'

He's good at what he does.

I've heard several media types express surprise at St. Joe's being picked to win the league, and although some still thought of the Hawks as a NCAA team, there were a number of others who thought that was no sure thing either. They really didn't do too hot down the stretch and UNI was no world-beater when they lost to them at home in the NIT. I remember watching UNI when they came to the Siegel Center and while they weren't bad by any stretch of imagination, they weren't very good either.

Depth will be an issue for St. Joe's. They might just have the best starting 5 in the league though.

It will all sort itself out. St. Joe's can obviously use that as motivation. I'm all for whatever gets all of our teams playing at as high a level as possible.

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SpiderDave19

Palm has proven to be a good predictor of the field just prior to selection....not sure he's better than anyone else with the preseason dart-throwing. But it does go to show just how wide open the top of the A10 is going into the season.

uz2b-len

I think you need a few more years of chronic disrespect to get to that point. By the way...are you saying that X should be in the conversation for a bid?

JD Hoops

Kentucky relies on freshman recruits all the time to come in and make an impact. Fact is everyone in RVA knows that the expectation was Jordan to come in and play right away and not having Mo even in a limited role makes the Rams even thinner inside with reliance back on Hinton. One less guy to plug in even for a few minutes can matter especially in the paint. VCU can overcome this but know one can say that the Rams would not have been deeper and better off having these two players available to play.

Flyer75

And if one of those do, someone else will rise up. I've never understood this argument. It used to always be used from X fans who would say, "it's good for the league for X to be this good and would be bad for the league if they weren't"....not true. If one team falls, another will rise up. Especially this year when you will have 9-10 teams fighting for 5-6 bids to the NCAA.

JD Hoops

This than makes the Hawks a "sleeper"? I guess. I think they are being underestimated by too many and being hyped too much by some media hounds. Still a 20 win season to build on is no small thing.