February 28, 20188 yr WKU takes on MTSU in Murfreesboro for the regular season championship and #1 seed on CBSSN at 8PM ET. Supposed to be a sellout 11k+ crowd at MTSU with at least 2k+ WKU tickets sold. There isn't a more significant in the country game being played Thursday. 2nd highest rated KenPom matchup in the country (after UofL@UVA). MTSU @ 26 in RPI. If WKU can pull off this win and add another tier 1 school to their NCAA tournament resume, WKU can likely get an at large bid if they reach the conference championship game.
February 28, 20188 yr WKU takes on MTSU in Murfreesboro for the regular season championship and #1 seed on CBSSN at 8PM ET. Supposed to be a sellout 11k+ crowd at MTSU with at least 2k+ WKU tickets sold. There isn't a more significant in the country game being played Thursday. 2nd highest rated KenPom matchup in the country (after UofL@UVA). MTSU @ 26 in RPI. If WKU can pull off this win and add another tier 1 school to their NCAA tournament resume, WKU can likely get an at large bid if they reach the conference championship game. Appreciate anyone who drops a KenPom "thrillscore" ranking into a post. MTSU by about 5, if I had to guess. Would certainly be a great road win for WKU if they can pull it off.
February 28, 20188 yr WKU needs to win this, and make the conference tournament title game, and drop that to MTSU to have any chance at an at-large bid.
February 28, 20188 yr MTSU is another that probably doesn't get in if they don't win their conference tournament. WKU is their best win. They only have the one bad loss (@Marshall). WKU has bad losses to Missouri State, @UTSA, Ohio, and Wisconsin. They do have a really good win over Purdue on a neutral floor, but that by itself won't do it IMO.
February 28, 20188 yr Author Don’t see how MTSU being ranked is silly? They are right where there RPI is.
February 28, 20188 yr Don’t see how MTSU being ranked is silly? They are right where there RPI is. They have played one ranked team this season and lost. Quite frankly, them being top 30 in the RPI makes me understand why we changed to Quadrant wins for NCAA Tournament purposes.
February 28, 20188 yr Don’t see how MTSU being ranked is silly? They are right where there RPI is. You love KenPom, they are 42nd there...just as an aside. They have played the 94th best schedule..which will go up a little after playing WKU. ONE top 50 win. ONE. (WKU) They are projected by nearly everyone to be a 9-11 seed in the NCAA -- a team that is legitimately one of the 25 best in the USA isn't in that seed conversation. No one thinks they are that good. Their best out of conference win is at Murray State.
February 28, 20188 yr Author Good points. They have played well against the schedule they have. That’s all you can ask. Beat a couple SEC teams too. Best road record in the country. I hate MTSU but these are facts. They also get the benefit of the doubt of having two straight years of beating top teams in the NCAA tournament.
February 28, 20188 yr WKU takes on MTSU in Murfreesboro for the regular season championship and #1 seed on CBSSN at 8PM ET. Supposed to be a sellout 11k+ crowd at MTSU with at least 2k+ WKU tickets sold. There isn't a more significant in the country game being played Thursday. 2nd highest rated KenPom matchup in the country (after UofL@UVA). MTSU @ 26 in RPI. If WKU can pull off this win and add another tier 1 school to their NCAA tournament resume, WKU can likely get an at large bid if they reach the conference championship game. It is true that MTSU can clinch the regular season title and top seed - it is not true of WKU. They’d be tied with a game to go. WKU would still have to either win Saturday at UAB, or have MTSU lose to Marshall. WKU does have an advantage that the second tiebreaker will favor them, which is record against the next highest team. They are 2-0 against ODU which will beat MTSU’s 1-0.
February 28, 20188 yr Author It is true that MTSU can clinch the regular season title and top seed - it is not true of WKU. They’d be tied with a game to go. WKU would still have to either win Saturday at UAB, or have MTSU lose to Marshall. WKU does have an advantage that the second tiebreaker will favor them, which is record against the next highest team. They are 2-0 against ODU which will beat MTSU’s 1-0. Yes you are correct. Maybe I could have been more specific. If WKU wins, they win championship as long as they beat UAB.
March 1, 20188 yr Good points. They have played well against the schedule they have. That’s all you can ask. Beat a couple SEC teams too. Best road record in the country. I hate MTSU but these are facts. They also get the benefit of the doubt of having two straight years of beating top teams in the NCAA tournament. No one is cutting on MTSU. They are a fine mid-major team. They just aren't a top 25 team in America.
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