Big East Clinching scenarios update

by adselver15 on Feb 19, 2012 10:33 PM EST

Well, looking at the results from this weekend, things are still pretty miffy. It's mathematically possible I believe for five (!!) teams to finish with a 14-4 conference record. In order for this to happen, we'd have to lose out, Georgetown and South Florida would have to win out, and ND and Marquette would both have their only remaining loss vs Georgetown. I don't even want to know what would happen in that case, so we're going to assume that doesn't happen. Here's how the conference picture looks right now:

Syracuse - Has clinched a first round bye. We MAY have clinched a double bye as well, only way we lose it is if the scenario I described above happens, and we end up at the short end of the stick after all the mathing out. Either way, we clinch a double bye for sure with:

-A win OR

-A Georgetown loss OR

-A Marquette loss.

In addition, Syracuse can clinch the regular season title with:

-A win AND a Notre Dame loss.

Notre Dame - Has clinched a first round bye. I don't think they can do anything else this week.

Marquette - Has clinched a first round bye. They can't do anything else this week.

Georgetown - Can clinch a first round bye with:

-A win AND a West Virginia loss.

South Florida - Can clinch a first round bye with

-A win AND a West Virginia loss (hopefully not this way), OR

-Losses by West Virginia AND UConn

Louisville/Cincinnati - Can clinch a first round bye with

-A win OR

-Losses by both UConn AND Seton Hall

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According to the Big East's website..

we have NOT clinched the 2x bye yet.

Go Cuse!
....And Georgetown still sucks!
CRS/HST '05

by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 19, 2012 11:42 PM EST reply actions

In visual form

Go Cuse!
....And Georgetown still sucks!
CRS/HST '05

by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 19, 2012 11:44 PM EST up reply actions

My favorite scenario

Win out, let others sweat the double bye stuff.

Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10

by PoetryInMoten on Feb 20, 2012 12:50 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Like I said before

Updated

The Orange are 2.5 ahead of the field with 3 games to play. They’re not the Red Sox. The regular season title is in the bag.

"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes

by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 20, 2012 10:41 AM EST reply actions

Great job

with the scenarios. Thanks for putting that together. Cuse win Wednesday should take care of this.

USF would be well served to NOT get the double bye. If they don’t beat Cuse Wednesday their opportunities for good wins would be a one off in the quarterfinals if they get the double bye. If they can grab the 6 seed they would get a shot to knock of UConn/SHU/WVU first then get a crack at MArquette or ND in the quarters. Interesting stuff down the stretch.

by krackatoan on Feb 20, 2012 11:16 AM EST reply actions

I was thinking that about USF yesterday

Although, they’re currently the 5 seed and their remaining games are us in the Dome, vs. Cincy, at Louisville and vs. WV. If they manage to move up one spot with that schedule, I think they’d already have the good wins to get in anyway.

by cuse2012 on Feb 20, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions

Ah

Good point. I would think a split against that schedule and one at the Garden should be enough for them considering how weak the bubble is.

by krackatoan on Feb 20, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

I would like ND to be a 4 Seed

Hopefully we can then avenge our only loss on the season…

by Gregory Tuers on Feb 20, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions

I've been thinking that too

As much as I think that missing Fab wasn’t the reason Syracuse lost, I’d love to see ND in the BET title game just to show them that their win in South Bend was a fluke, nothing more.

"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes

by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 20, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

This

I’m DYING to play them again and kick their ass. Those miracle bounces aren’t going down in MSG, and even if they are, Big Bastard is back to knock Luke Harangody Jr. on his ass.

by cuse2012 on Feb 20, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions