The Terps finished 7-9 in the Top Ranked RPI Conference… they beat the ACC, and Big 10 Champs… beat Michigan… went 2-1 vs VaTech, and Miami… within the last two weeks, played Top 10 teams Duke, and Wake Forest very tight… beat the regular season champs of the American East, and Patriot League… and their worst loss of the year is to Morgan State… the champion of the MEAC conference.
65 teams make the tournament, here are the 62 teams I believe are currently in:
ACC – UNC, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, FSU, BC
America East – Binghamton
Atlantic Sun – E. Tenn St
Atlantic 10 – Xavier, Dayton
Big 12 – Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
Big East – Uconn, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
Big Sky – Weber St (Tournament Champ Only)
Big South – Radford
Big 10 – Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota
Big West – CSU Northridge (Tournament Champ Only)
Colonial – VCU
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon – Butler
Ivy – Cornell
Metro Athletic – Siena
Mid-American – Buffalo (Tournament Champ Only)
Mid-Eastern Athletic – Morgan St (Tournament Champ Only)
Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa
Mountain West – BYU, Utah
Northeast – Robert Morris (Tournament Champ Only)
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Pac 10 – Arizona St, Cal, UCLA, Washington, Arizona
Patriot – American
SEC – LSU, Tennessee
Southland – Stephen F. Austin (Tournament Champ Only)
Southwestern Athletic – Alabama St (Tournament Champ Only)
Southern – Chattanooga
Summit – North Dakota St (Tournament Champ Only)
Sun Belt – Western Kentucky (Tournament Champ Only)
Western Athletic – Utah State, Nevada
West Coast – Gonzaga
With 62 teams currently ‘in’, that leaves 22 teams competing for the 3 additional at-large spots.
Below I list those 22 teams…
If you have MD out of the Tournament, and you have one of those 22 teams in… please give me the argument of why.
The Terps enter today 67th in RPI, with a SOS of 27th…. When you look at RPI, SOS, Conference RPI, and Quality Wins…. Who out of the list below has a better argument than MD?
Georgetown RPI 49th, SOS 4th
16-13, 7-11 Big East (Conference RPI 3rd)
Head to win over MD
Best wins – Memphis, @Uconn, Syracuse, @Villanova
Miami RPI 53rd, SOS 25th (Split with MD, MD won the last meeting) 18-11, 7-9 ACC (Conference RPI 1st)
Best wins – Wake Forest, Florida State
Baylor RPI 75th, SOS 21st 17-13, 5-11 Big 12 (Conference RPI 4th)
Best win – Oklahoma St
VaTech RPI 62nd, SOS 23rd 17-13, 7-9 ACC (Conference RPI 1st)
Best wins – @Wake, @Clemson
Cincinnati RPI 72nd, SOS 32nd
18-13, 8-10 Big East (Conf RPI 3rd)
Best wins – @UNLV, Georgetown, West Virginia,
UAB RPI 44th, SOS 71st 21-10, 11-5 Conf USA (Conf RPI 10th)
Best wins – @Arizona, UTEP
Providence RPI 70th, SOS 44th 18-12, 10-8 Big East (Conf RPI 3rd)
Best wins – Syracuse, Pitt
San Diego St RPI 43rd, SOS 66th 21-8, 11-5 Mountain West (Conf RPI 7th)
Best wins – Utah, @UNLV
Northwestern RPI 71st, SOS 46th
17-12, 8-10 Big 10 (Conf RPI 2nd)
Best wins – Florida State, @Michigan State, @Purdue
South Carolina RPI 50th, SOS 92nd 21-8, 10-6 SEC (Conf RPI 6th)
Best wins – @Baylor, Florida, Kentucky
Penn State RPI 63rd, SOS 82nd 21-10, 10-8 Big 10 (Conf RPI 2nd)
Best wins – Purdue, @Michigan St, @Illinois, Illinois
UNLV RPI 55th, SOS 84th 21-9, 9-7 Mountain West (Conf RPI 7th)
Best wins – @Louisville, @BYU, Utah, BYU
New Mexico RPI 58th, SOS 80th 21-10, 12-4 Mountain West (Conf RPI 7th)
Best wins – BYU, Utah
Florida RPI 48th, SOS 85th
22-9, 9-7 SEC (Conf RPI 6th)
Best wins – Washington, @Auburn
Tulsa RPI 61st, SOS 96th 22-9, 12-4 Conf USA (Conf RPI 10th)
Best wins – Texas A&M, @UTEP
Kentucky RPI 80th, SOS 63rd19-12, 8-8 SEC (Conf RPI 6th)
Best wins – West Virginia, @Tennessee, Tennessee
Auburn RPI 64th, SOS 70th 21-10, 10-6 SEC (Conf RPI 6th)
Best wins – Tennessee, LSU
Rhode Island RPI 65th, SOS 124th 22-9, 11-5 Atlantic 10 (Conf RPI 8th)
Best wins – VCU, Penn State, Dayton
Kansas State RPI 76th, SOS 98th 21-10, 10-8 Big 12 (Conf RPI 4th)
Best wins – Missouri, @Texas
St Mary’s RPI 45th, SOS 160th
25-6, 10-4 WCC (Conference RPI 15th)Best wins – Providence, @San Diego St, @Utah St
Creighton RPI 39th, SOS 106th26-7, 14-4 Missouri Valley (Conference RPI 9th)
Best wins – New Mexico, Dayton, @Northern Iowa
Davidson RPI 69th, SOS 165th
26-7, 18-2 Southern (Conference RPI 20th)
Best wins – West Virginia
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