NFT: St Johns

They need to win the last 5 games and stop alternating wins/losses and losing to crap teams

they're a lock for the tournament. They have no bad losses, and have swept Marquette and Creighton, and have a win over Villanova. If they win 3-5 more they could be looking at a 6-7 seed.

In comment 14299035 Natek212 said:

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they're a lock for the tournament. They have no bad losses, and have swept Marquette and Creighton, and have a win over Villanova. If they win 3-5 more they could be looking at a 6-7 seed.

DePaul is a bad loss and losing to G'Town and Providence isn't great but a sweep of Marquette and a win over Nova cancels those out. The Big East isn't that strong this year so they need to be 10-8 in the conference to be a lock (win 3 of the next 5)

In comment 14299040 dpinzow said:

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In comment 14299035 Natek212 said: Quote: they're a lock for the tournament. They have no bad losses, and have swept Marquette and Creighton, and have a win over Villanova. If they win 3-5 more they could be looking at a 6-7 seed. DePaul is a bad loss and losing to G'Town and Providence isn't great but a sweep of Marquette and a win over Nova cancels those out. The Big East isn't that strong this year so they need to be 10-8 in the conference to be a lock (win 3 of the next 5)

DePaul is 13-10 and 5-8 in the Big East. It's not a "bad" loss. Neither is Providence.

with over 20 wins, and 3 top 15 wins and not really any glaring losses, will not be kept out of the tournament.

A win against Seton Hall was stolen by the refs

Ponds is not playing like an NBA talent

In comment 14299058 Natek212 said:

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with over 20 wins, and 3 top 15 wins and not really any glaring losses, will not be kept out of the tournament.

I'd agree but you have to make it snub-proof/beyond doubt and a .500 record in conference play in a conference that isn't great doesn't make it snub-proof. I could see a scenario where they went 2-3 in the last 5 games, with a loss to Seton Hall, a loss in the first round of the Big East tournament, and no spot in the big dance with a 21-11 overall record and 9-9 conference record (a snub).

they are a virtual NCAA tourney lock and can just play for seeding in the Big East tournament

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Jerry Palm has STJ all the way up to a 7 seed but Lunardi has them as a 10 (ESPN didn't update yet so I'd imagine they'd be higher than 10 after a Villanova win)

In comment 14299094 Britt in VA said:

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and VCU fouled all game and got away with murder like always. Waaaa

on a neutral court which was basically a St. John's home game.

Should have never gone to OT in the first place, so VCU can only blame themselves for that.

But on a potential game winning 3 in OT as time expired, down by one, Evan's arm was hit so hard the ball when straight up in the air and didn't even make the basket.

Sorry, that was a really bad call. Sh-t happens, though.

and that win, along with their others, makes the VCU loss sting less.

and he had them at an 11 before the game and said that he would put them at a 10 as a result of this victory over NOVA.