While it is OK for tournament winners to go to NCAA’s, the next in line should be the conference seasonal top finisher, not skipped over for conference teams further down. This happened to BC twice now. And BC is A proven tough NCAA tournament competitor. Bemidji got robbed last year. This year Providence and Northeastern had weak Nonconference opponents. Also what’s up with selecting Penn State? They had a losing conference record. A Big Ten team last won the NCAA Championship in 2007. The apparent reason for their conference was to get more teams in the NCAAs.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
I'm going to say OOC games don't matter enough. Namely in the quality of opposition. You can't help who you play in conference, but you CAN help who you play in OOC. Like, if you're struggling against a good OOC, that's understandable, especially with a young team like BC's. If you're playing only cupcakes, then you're not building a quality resume.https://twitter.com/TheVTHockeyBlog
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
Originally posted by freedomfighter View PostWhile it is OK for tournament winners to go to NCAA’s, the next in line should be the conference seasonal top finisher, not skipped over for conference teams further down. This happened to BC twice now. And BC is A proven tough NCAA tournament competitor. Bemidji got robbed last year. This year Providence and Northeastern had weak Nonconference opponents. Also what’s up with selecting Penn State? They had a losing conference record. A Big Ten team last won the NCAA Championship in 2007. The apparent reason for their conference was to get more teams in the NCAAs.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
Originally posted by J.D. View PostSemantics much? Believe it was a three way tie for first which means you share the RS title.
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Originally posted by J.D. View PostScheduling a cream puff non conference is the way to goLast edited by TheRevengeance; 04-08-2018, 11:41 AM.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
A strong OOC is a major key to getting in the tourney. Let's break it down for everyone: 2 + 2 = 4. This is called simple math. This is what gets you into the tourney.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
For an autobid, it does make more sense to reward a regular season champion. Much larger sample than a conference tournament. Leagues can set their tiebreakers to determine who gets autobid in the event of a tie.
But i realize there are unbalanced league schedules and also the drama/chance to bring in some money for the league with a tournament. But in theory it makes more sense to reward a RS champion.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
For the weaker conferences, hard to get quality OOC, and the conferences are weak enough, the teams would NEVER make the tourney if the autobid didn't exist.
As for conferences like HE, B1G, and Nacho, conference tourneys are just money grabs.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes
Originally posted by J.D. View PostFor an autobid, it does make more sense to reward a regular season champion. Much larger sample than a conference tournament. Leagues can set their tiebreakers to determine who gets autobid in the event of a tie.
But i realize there are unbalanced league schedules and also the drama/chance to bring in some money for the league with a tournament. But in theory it makes more sense to reward a RS champion.
It makes sense to reward your tournament champion because (for the power conferences, in an ordinary year) your regular season champion will probably make it anyway. Giving the autobid to the tournament champion improves your chances to get more teams in the tournament if the tournament winner wouldn't have made it on their regular season record. Also, giving the autobid to the tournament champion is more likely to get the "hot" team in the tournament, and often the "hot" team wins, not necessarily the team that had the best record over the course of the season.
And, as you say or imply, giving the autobid to the regular season champion could render your tournament meaningless, and could mean that about half the teams in your conference have nothing to play for after Christmas.
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