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[xlgman]

The A10 board usually has a thread going for that though it may not have been started yet this year. Probably after half the games are played.

It's fun to follow

[Steve81]

Lari Ketner has started the thread on the A10 Board: http://www.basketballforum.com/atlantic-10-conference/438721-if-10-tournament-started-today-2010-version.html

updated with link to Lari's thread. It's very good with explanation of the tie breakers.

[MikeUMA]

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[MikeUMA]

After the weekend's games, there's a log-jam towards the bottom. There's a 4-way tie for 10th place, everyone at 2-5: GW, the Duqies, us, and Saint Joe. Bona is 9th at 2-4, our home loss to them stings.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/conferences/standings?confID=3

We're staring at another 2 losses this week, facing Xavier and then at Rhody this weekend. Then the next 3 are critical:
at Duq
home vs Saint Joe
at GW

[uz2b-len]

The St Joe's game is most winnable, and most important in getting us into the conference tourney. Last year, we beat them at their place and they returned the favor at ours. I hope it's not a repeat.
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[xlgman]

The A10 is strong this year and I think there is good reason to beleive it will be strong again next year. The best players on a lot of teams are returning.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rwnkQnoLFK5-W2isseAtBbA&output=html

[uz2b-len]

Good!
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[MikeUMA]

As of this morning...
8. Duq 3-6
8. La Salle 3-6
10. St. Bona 2-5
11. Saint Joe 2-6
12. GW 2-7
12. UMass 2-7
14. Fordham 0-9

Bona and Saint Joe were snowed out in Philly yesterday, they will play today at 1pm.

We have 4 games left with those teams you see. Unfortunately 3 are on the road.
2/11 at Duq
2/14 vs Saint Joe
2/17 at GW
3/3 at La Salle

[uz2b-len]

Yep, these are the games that are winnable and can cause even an optimist like me to get discouraged.
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[CapeCodBruiser]

According to Ketner update if the A10 tourney started today we would be playing....golf. He has us #13 with all the tiebreakers baked in. Hopefully our A10 tourney fate wont be sealed before the last game of the season. A "must win" on Senior Day to secure a spot would add a lot of flavor to that game.

[MassMan06]

ESPN was on at the bar last night and I think it was Andy Katz saying that the A-14 should have six teams in the tournament. SIX! How amazing would that be?

I still think we'll end up in the 4-5 range at best.

[uz2b-len]

It would be great for recruiting.
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[xlgman]

Lunardi, Katz and Gottlieb all said last night that as of now, we've got 6 teams in. More than SEC, ACC, and Pac10.

The top 6 need to all hold serve at home the rest of the way and not lose to anyone but themselves and I think it's possible. I still think someone will slip and another might get screwed but 4 in the dance still aint shabby.

[sasso72]

St. Joe's beat the Bonnies so now we are tied with GW for 13th place. Does anybody know the tie breaker if we split with St Joe's and we end up tied for 13th with them?

[xlgman]

sasso - check the link in Steve81's post above - it explains all tiebreakers. It's complicated.