I think 23 wins gets us in

[615dawg]

That includes the SEC Tournament.

This team is two last second threes and a blown 13 point second half lead from being in first place in the SEC.

at Texas A&M
South Carolina
Tennessee
at LSU

all winnable games. If we win all four, we will have a double bye in the SEC Tournament. If we win three, we will probably be the 5 seed and get an opportunity to play the 12-13 winner to pick up a 24th win.

South Carolina and Tennessee games need to be sell outs especially if we win in College Station on Tuesday.


23 is the most number of wins by a Power conference team ever left out of the NCAA Tournament. It was Mississippi State in 2010.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

23 is the most number of wins by a Power conference team ever left out of the NCAA Tournament. It was Mississippi State in 2010.

South Carolina had 24 two years ago

 

[615dawg]

They had 23 as well. Won a game in the NIT to get to 24.

RPI was 73rd. If we get to 23, we'll be around 50.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Damn.

This team is two last second threes and a blown 13 point second half lead from being in first place in the SEC.

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[DawgatAuburn]

No, they won 24 regular season. And if your response is their win over Frances Marion doesn’t count, then you can’t count the North Georgia game for us, putting us at 18.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

It will probably take at least 24. Our RPI is #70 today & we need to improve to #50 or better to get in the NCAA. Our remaining regular season schedule is @ #21 A & M, #77 South Carolina, #15 Tennessee, & @ #75 LSU. Loss at Vandy was brutal to our RPI & the loss at Ole Miss looks worse every day.

 

[ShrubDog]

Bid stealer season

 

[Dawg1976]

Will 20 get us in NIT? Twenty more likely than 23.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Let’s just win the SEC tourney and leave all doubt behind. That would be awesome.

 

[She Mate Me]

We're 4 games behind Auburn. Three more wins doesn't put us in 1st place and many teams can point to 2 or 3 close losses and say something similar about what coulda been

We'll likely be underdogs in 3 of our last 4 games. Not great odds to win 3 or 4 of them. I'm resigned to and OK with the NIT for this team. If they get hot and win 3 or 4 coming in or win the SECT, I'll be happy as hell, but no worries if we end up in the NIT. I see a bright future.

 

[Go Budaw]

That includes the SEC Tournament.

This team is two last second threes and a blown 13 point second half lead from being in first place in the SEC.

at Texas A&M
South Carolina
Tennessee
at LSU

all winnable games. If we win all four, we will have a double bye in the SEC Tournament. If we win three, we will probably be the 5 seed and get an opportunity to play the 12-13 winner to pick up a 24th win.

South Carolina and Tennessee games need to be sell outs especially if we win in College Station on Tuesday.


23 is the most number of wins by a Power conference team ever left out of the NCAA Tournament. It was Mississippi State in 2010.

First off, math is a bit off there in the bolded portion. That’s 4 total wins that you add to 19 we have on paper which only gives us 23 (not 24). Secondly, in the scenario above, even with a 3-1 finish we’d need to still win 3 in the tourney to get to 24 actual wins that the NCAA recognizes. Again, the North Georgia game is a virtual exhibition game in the eyes of the selection committee, so everyone needs to remember that.

Only ways to 24 “real” wins are winning out plus two in the conference tourney, 3-1 plus 3 wins in the tourney (which likely means winning it), or 2-2 plus 4 in the tourney (which would definitely mean winning it and thus rendering our actual win total moot). 24 wins is an extremely tall order.

 

[615dawg]

Yeah, but that 13 point blown second half lead was against Auburn, which wold have given them another loss.

 

[She Mate Me]

Yeah, but that 13 point blown second half lead was against Auburn, which wold have given them another loss.

Fair enough, my point still stands, it's pointless to turn three losses into wins and say we'd be leading the SEC, if only. Hell, we had to storm back from 12 down under two minutes and shoot 7-7 from 3 to even have the opportunity to lose on 2 last second 3 pointers. We're 1-7 on the road, we haven't earned an NCAA bid this season and aren't likely too. I'm a fan, but these kind of exercises are pointless.

 

[fishwater99]

Win out in regular season and one in SECT and I think it's close.

 

[Go Budaw]

No, they won 24 regular season. And if your response is their win over Frances Marion doesn’t count, then you can’t count the North Georgia game for us, putting us at 18.

Can’t count either one regardless. The NCAA doesn’t even count them as games played when comparing resumes.