B12 won the NIT(!)

[12375CAT]

 

[79eer]

So TCU is officially, what, .......... the 65th or 69th best team in the country? Sorry, can't remember how many teams make the NCAA tournament.

 

[12375CAT]

So TCU is officially, what, .......... the 65th or 69th best team in the country? Sorry, can't remember how many teams make the NCAA tournament.

Expect much improvement by the Froggies in '18:smiley:

 

[79eer]

Expect much improvement by the Froggies in '18:smiley:

I can buy that.

 

[xgunnx]

Congratulations to TCU maybe they can build on that for next season. That way they will not be a drag on the BIG XII's RPI or whatever.

 

[WVUALLEN]

WVU has never lost to TCU in basketball. This could change next year. I hope not though.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

Kudos, Horny Frogs!
Every Big 12 achievement helps WVU's image when we beat them.
Plus, TCU followed the example of another Big 12 member: WVU, except when the Mountaineers won the NIT in 1942 it was the #1 national title in America. The NCAA didn't surpass the NIT until later.

 

[WVUFanForever]

So TCU is officially, what, .......... the 65th or 69th best team in the country? Sorry, can't remember how many teams make the NCAA tournament.

Do you really think the NCAA Tournament has the best 68 teams in the country?

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

Do you really think the NCAA Tournament has the best 68 teams in the country?

Well, since the NCAA has its pick, yes. They don't go looking for the worst teams. Plus, I think the NCAA bough the NIT a while back, so yeah.

 

[pressvirginia]

with the auto bids from lower leagues around the country, no the NCAA tourney has never had the best 68 teams.

but that's not what it's all about. and it'll never change.

as for 24-win TCU, there's no doubt they are one of top 68. even further than that. beat Ill State, I-State, K-State, Kansas, Iowa and many others.

 

[79eer]

Do you really think the NCAA Tournament has the best 68 teams in the country?

Nope, ........see "sarcasm", realize there are automatic bids.

 

[CAJUNEER_rivals]

So TCU is officially, what, .......... the 65th or 69th best team in the country? Sorry, can't remember how many teams make the NCAA tournament.

No. What that says is TCU was probably good enough to be an NCAA tournament team.

 

[79eer]

No. What that says is TCU was probably good enough to be an NCAA tournament team.

I would suppose one could make a valid argument along those lines.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Well, since the NCAA has its pick, yes. They don't go looking for the worst teams. Plus, I think the NCAA bough the NIT a while back, so yeah.

Surely you can't believe this. The auto bids that get South Dakota State and other lambs to slaughter water down the NCAA. There is a reason the "bubble" teams are rarely less than a 12 seed. KSU just made it in and got a play in at 12 seed. You don't think TCU would've been a 16 seed had they got in? Then again you didn't think the offensive inconsistency would hurt us in the tournament as it clearly did. The "clever" saying "no one wants to face the 10 pit Bulls and mad scientist on the stool" didn't pan out so well.

 

[spartanEER]

Congratulations to TCU on winning the NIT. They should be a very tough in the Big 12 next season.

 

[WVex-pat in GA]

the Mountaineers won the NIT in 1942

I understand your comparison of the 1942 NIT as > the NCAA at the time, but let's not forget the 2007 NIT Champion Mountaineers.

That team with Da'Sean Butler, Joe Mazzulla, Wellington Smith, Cam Thoroughman and John Flowers, all as underclassmen, set the stage for 2010.

 

[GetYaNumbersUp]

This is a moral victory if I've ever seen one.