Comments on: Taking a look at the WCC

By: Bozar

Bozar — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:17:56 +0000

I agree with both Stitch-head and KAS. Do away with the season-ending tournaments and revise how the RPI is calculated. I read that article about the RPI by Van Zant and it was great. I tried using his new way with San Jose State’s schedule and results of last year and, to my surprise, it was close to the same. However, a regular season champion would have put them in. As you say, the body of work over a season should be sufficient.

By: Stitch-head

Stitch-head — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:17 +0000

Well, to be honest Billy D. it really does hurt their chances of getting more than one. Look at LMU, had they beaten Gonzo in the best 2-of-3 last season. That woulda put them into the Big Dance. And tho it hurts their chances of more bids, I applaud the WCC for doing away with it, since I think ALL conferences should get rid of post-season tournaments and playoffs. The regular season is more than enough to figure out who the best team is.

By: Billy D.

Billy D. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:36:25 +0000

Hey Eric, great preview on the WCC! One question, though. I know the WCC decided to get rid of their championship series to save money. Do you think this helps or hurts their chances of getting more than one team in regionals?

By: KAS

KAS — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:16:06 +0000

Props to Gonzaga for putting together a tough schedule. Having had three straight 30+ winning seasons and then losing most of the starters to the draft, or graduation, they may have been tempted to pad the schedule to make it easier to continue the streak. If the ZAGS put together a great season, it would be fun to use Van Zant’s proposed changes to the RPI calculator to see how tough the schedule really is given that they only play 20 home games (9 of which are at, or after finals). Not an easy task given that the SoCal teams get to sleep in their own bed most of the season.

By: Bozar

Bozar — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:25:06 +0000

I suspect that the WCC and the WAC received only one invite to the NCAA tournament since the selection committee had to figure a way to get all of the Big 12 members in.