Is this team post season bound this year?

[RUfinal4]

We are 11-9 with 10 to go and the B10 tourney so at least 11 to 12 games.

If we continue the upswing I can see 5-7 wins to end around 16-18 wins.

I think the NIT is still a stretch since the worst record last year was 17 wins for a 3 seed LSU. Most of the major conference teams had 19 or more wins.

Would pike be interested in the CBI if invited? It may be good experience for this team if they have a chance to compete for an NIT or NCAA bid next year. There is also the COT but I think they only take small conference teams.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

https://fansided.com/2018/03/11/cbi-bracket-2018-printable/

please people look at the bracket. If there is an incremental $150,000 laying around the basketball department wouldn't there be a better way to use it.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

I'm not a fan of paying to play post-season basketball. It should be the other way around.

 

[dconifer0]

So jolly to see the rise of Rutgers Basketball!

 

[seels2662]

I've gone through a hundred scenarios this morning to find a path to the NIT. That Fordham loss killed any chance. Our easiest path ends with us playing Michigan or Michigan State in the third round of the B1G tournament playing for an NIT bid. The issue is losing to Fordham made it so we have to win enough games in league to get a first round bye in the tournament. But we needed to pick up two tournament wins to have enough to get an NIT bid. To make the B1G tournament meaningless means we have to win 3 of 4 of @Indiana, @Ohio State, Iowa, and Minnesota, and that's asking for too much.

 

[RU at the shore]

I am for it (CBI) , but since the 2014 tournament, all invited Power 5 teams have declined to participate. The only exception I saw was the 2015 Colorado team.

Wiki tells me the buy in is $50 k . I do think there is enough excitement around the team to get 4k to the 1st round game and 5k to the 2nd round game. So I don't think it would be a money loser for us, especially if we won the first game.

Of course, the prospect of getting knocked off by Weber State concerns me, but its a chance I think this team and coach should take, and use it to build upon going forward.

 

[biazza38]

No. NIT would be very very tough

 

[RUfinal4]

I am for it (CBI) , but since the 2014 tournament, all invited Power 5 teams have declined to participate. The only exception I saw was the 2015 Colorado team.

Wiki tells me the buy in is $50 k . I do think there is enough excitement around the team to get 4k to the 1st round game and 5k to the 2nd round game. So I don't think it would be a money loser for us, especially if we won the first game.

Of course, the prospect of getting knocked off by Weber State concerns me, but its a chance I think this team and coach should take, and use it to build upon going forward.

They would probably try to get us an eastern rival to save on travel costs

a team from the:
- America East
- AAC
- A10
- NJIT
- Colonial
- MAAC
- Northeast
- Patriot


Also wonder if hoops will get like football where conferences work deals.

Imagine for the CBI the Big Ten worked a deal to get their top team in without paying an entrance fee but... the team gets to be at home for 2 rounds and those games are broadcast on the BTN. Also, semis and finals are on BTN, Fox Sports, or regular Fox.

 

[bac2therac]

if this team can find 7 more wins than yes the NIT is going to happen.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

I've gone through a hundred scenarios this morning to find a path to the NIT. That Fordham loss killed any chance. Our easiest path ends with us playing Michigan or Michigan State in the third round of the B1G tournament playing for an NIT bid. The issue is losing to Fordham made it so we have to win enough games in league to get a first round bye in the tournament. But we needed to pick up two tournament wins to have enough to get an NIT bid. To make the B1G tournament meaningless means we have to win 3 of 4 of @Indiana, @Ohio State, Iowa, and Minnesota, and that's asking for too much.

Lot of basketball to be played ...but it’s an uphill battle

With three of the next four on the road (at Ohio state, at northwestern, and at Illinois) with a home game against top five Michigan ...that will tell us a lot.

 

[seels2662]

Lot of basketball to be played ...but it’s an uphill battle

With three of the next four on the road (at Ohio state, at northwestern, and at Illinois) with a home game against top five Michigan ...that will tell us a lot.

If we win our next four, including Michigan, then we blow by the NIT and start talking bubble, but there is virtually no shot of that happening.

 

[bac2therac]

Of the next 5

at Ohio State
Michigan
at Illinois
at Northwestern
Iowa

besides Michigan, the other 4 are winnable on paper, Iowa because its at home. The other 3 because they are lesser schools and RU has already beaten one of them. I think if its going to be tough to win more than one of those road games. Illinois has really started to play better and Im not sure I like this matchup. I think RU can reverse fortunes against Northwestern and I see this as the likely win...that win could give some momentum vs Iowa, which will be favored over RU, but the RAC can be an equalizer.....quite honestly I would sign on for 2-3 right now in the 5 to get us to 13-12/6-9 with 5 left

at Michigan State a sure loss, at Iowa a likely loss, Penn State at home is a game we need to take care of business, Minny at home winnable but would require our best game of year, and Indiana on the road which will be tougher than winning at home. I would sign for 2-3 here as well.

so yeah Id sign on for 15-15/8-12...gimme the pen because I think RU could finish 13-17/6-14 as well

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Saw that Langford (MSU version) is out for year. Winning at MSU is possible. I actually think more possible with Langford. Izzo has always been willing to lose a game if he thinks it is in the best interests of the team long term.

I don't mean losing on purpose, more making decisions that are long term oriented. Remember last year against us Nick ward was planted on the bench most of the game.

 

[bac2therac]

no

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I was in Florida 5-10ish years ago. Always planned vacations when we were on the road. FHJ astonishingly won 2 straight road games. 1 I think was Villanova. Strange things happen.

Michigan State isn't as good as we think.

 

[MGSA99]

Fellas, we are in EIGHTH PLACE. The chances of us not finishing last are practically nil unless we have a collapse, so goal #1 is accomplished. Let's just enjoy the rest of this season because it already feels like a success. Next year the goal is .500. Everything else is gravy.

 

[bac2therac]

I was in Florida 5-10ish years ago. Always planned vacations when we were on the road. FHJ astonishingly won 2 straight road games. 1 I think was Villanova. Strange things happen.

Michigan State isn't as good as we think.

disagree, they just had a streak of 22 consecutive Big 10 wins broken

 

[RUich]

Being an Eastern team could possibly help us with the NIT if the numbers are close.

 

[BOGDANOVICH]

If we win our next four, including Michigan, then we blow by the NIT and start talking bubble, but there is virtually no shot of that happening.

If Rutgers wins those games and ends the season in 6th place in the league, then they will be in the bubble. The Big Dance just may happen.

Think Big or Go Home!