AAC Conference Play

[UCalum08]

Bad loss. I wish we had a few back this year.

No doubt about it.

 

[justinhub2003]

Bad loss. I wish we had a few back this year.

Memphis wants to fire him soooo bad but they inked the worst deal ever and must pay 10 million just to fire him.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Only 1 game tomorrow in conference and it should be an easy win as Temple hosts USF.

Here are the standings as of today....

1. Temple 9-3
2. SMU 9-3
3. Cincinnati 8-4
4. Connecticut 8-4
5. Houston 8-5
6. Tulsa 8-5
7. Memphis 5-7
8. Central Florida 5-7
9. Tulane 3-10
10. East Carolina 2-10
11. South Florida 2-10
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Tie-breakers:
1. Temple holds tie breaker over SMU due to head-to-head win
2. Cincinnati holds tie breaker over UConn due to head-to-head win
3. Houston holds tie breaker over Tulsa due to better record versus 1st place (1-0 vs 0-1).
4. Memphis holds tie breaker over UCF due to head-to-head win
5. East Carolina holds tie breaker over USF due to better record versus 1st place (1-0 vs 0-1).
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Conference Tournament Pairings:
(1) Temple (9-3) vs. (8) Tulane (3-10) / (9) East Carolina (2-10)

(4) Houston (8-5) vs. (5) Tulsa (8-5)

(3) UConn (8-4) vs. (6) Memphis (5-7)

(2) Cincinnati (8-4) vs. (7) Central Florida / (10) South Florida (2-10)

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Temple up 9 ar halftime against USF.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

At this point it is a 6 team race to win the conference regular season title. Here are the current standings.

1. Temple 10-3 (@Houston, @Tulsa, UCF, Memphis, @Tulane)
2. SMU 9-3 (@UConn, ECU, @Memphis, Tulane, UConn, @Cincinnati)
3. Cincinnati 8-4 (@Tulsa, UConn, @ECU, @Houston, SMU)
4. UConn 8-4 (SMU, @Cincinnati, @USF, Houston, @SMU, UCF)
5. Tulsa 8-5 (Cincinnati, @UCF, Temple, @Memphis, USF)
6. Houston 8-5 (@Tulane, Temple, @UCF, @UConn, Cincinnati)



Looks like Tulsa and Temple have the most favorable schedules. Cincinnati and UConn have the most difficult, with 4 games left with the top 6. For us to win the league (and the #1 seed), we need to root for Temple to get knocked off twice. I really would rather not be in the 2/3 matchup in the semifinal with UConn. I would prefer holding off on playing them a third time for the final.

 

[justinhub2003]

At this point it is a 6 team race to win the conference regular season title. Here are the current standings.

1. Temple 10-3 (@Houston, @Tulsa, UCF, Memphis, @Tulane)
2. SMU 9-3 (@UConn, ECU, @Memphis, Tulane, UConn, @Cincinnati)
3. Cincinnati 8-4 (@Tulsa, UConn, @ECU, @Houston, SMU)
4. UConn 8-4 (SMU, @Cincinnati, @USF, Houston, @SMU, UCF)
5. Tulsa 8-5 (Cincinnati, @UCF, Temple, @Memphis, USF)
6. Houston 8-5 (@Tulane, Temple, @UCF, @UConn, Cincinnati)



Looks like Tulsa and Temple have the most favorable schedules. Cincinnati and UConn have the most difficult, with 4 games left with the top 6. For us to win the league (and the #1 seed), we need to root for Temple to get knocked off twice. I really would rather not be in the 2/3 matchup in the semifinal with UConn. I would prefer holding off on playing them a third time for the final.

At least the conference tournament not in the xl center this year

 

[UCalum08]

UC tweeted there are 500 student tickets left for the UConn game. That is pathetic. Our students are so soft these days.

 

[prancer]

Temple hosts #1 Villanova tonight on ESPN2. A Temple win would be huge for them and help the perception of the AAC, but I got to think that we're rooting against them tonight (and of course the rest of the season).

Come Selection Sunday it might be between us and them getting in... and a win over a #1 team is wayyyyy better than anything on our resume. That plus their two wins over us, I can't see us getting in over them.

 

[UCalum08]

Temple hosts #1 Villanova tonight on ESPN2. A Temple win would be huge for them and help the perception of the AAC, but I got to think that we're rooting against them tonight (and of course the rest of the season).

Come Selection Sunday it might be between us and them getting in... and a win over a #1 team is wayyyyy better than anything on our resume. That plus their two wins over us, I can't see us getting in over them.

I was thinking the same thing...

 

[Madman81]

how about we let them win tonight and then just teabag them in the tournament? nothing to worry about once we win that auto bid.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Villanova up 56-37 at Temple.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Temple. LOL.

 

[Madman81]

Temple. LOL.

i mean, did you really expect them to hang with a top rated team? they're not good.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

i mean, did you really expect them to hang with a top rated team? they're not good.

They really aren't good. Makes our conference look bad to have them in 1st.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

UCONN vs SMU who wins and who should we be rooting for?

I say SMU wins

Because SMU is ahead of us I'm rooting for UCONN

 

[jacobkdoyle]

UCONN vs SMU who wins and who should we be rooting for?

I say SMU wins

Because SMU is ahead of us I'm rooting for UCONN

I agree Waite. I will keep it simple and hope the teams ahead of us lose.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

In early going UCONN looks like the better team tonight.

 

[Bearcat513]

Brimah having a helluva game against SMU.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Brimah having a helluva game against SMU.

He's playing both ends tonight

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

UCONN by 2 with a 1:05