2-15 Basketball Summary

[UCFhonors]

We have jumped all the back to 40 NET after our last 2 wins. Next game is vs Memphis - 6pm Saturday at CFE.

NET SHEET

UCF 18-5 NET: 40 ( KPI: 37, SOR: 49) (BPI: 46, POM: 49, SAG: 41)

Of our last 7 games: 5 are Q1, 1 Q2 and 1 Q3. We are 0-2 vs Q1 so far.

Q1 Games: 5
@Houston, @ Cincinnati, Cincinnati, @ Temple, @ South Fla.

Bracketology 2-14-2019
Moved back into the Last 4 with Byes and an 11 seed. And uf moved to first four out.

4 AAC teams in - us and Temple still have work to do.
UCF Knights

Give UCF credit. The Knights have shown an unmistakable ability to cling tenaciously to what's supposed to be a precarious spot: the very bottom of the at-large field. According to Joe Lunardi, Johnny Dawkins' team would be one of the last teams in the field not sent to Dayton if the season ended today. That status is holding steady after UCF took care of South Florida at home 78-65. The Knights will get the opportunity to strengthen their hold on an at-large bid thanks to two remaining games against Cincinnati and one at Houston. First up, however, is a home date against Memphis. (Updated: Feb. 13)

Temple - NET 55
Speaking of the very bottom of the at-large field, Temple is moving in somewhat the same bubble circles as UCF. .....

Then again, Temple and UCF meet head-to-head in the last game of the season in Philadelphia. That showdown could have a bubble implication or three.

 

[firm_bizzle]

If we lose one more game, we can't make the Dance unless we win the conference tourney.

 

[UCFhonors]

If we lose one more game, we can't make the Dance unless we win the conference tourney.

 

[ahabmw]

If we lose one more game, we can't make the Dance unless we win the conference tourney.

So you’re saying there’s a chance...

 

[UCFhonors]

 

[CoachKnight10]

A lot of bubble teams had bad losses this week. Ohio State, Clemson, Lipscomb, Syracuse, Auburn, Minnesota, Arizona St., Butler, Oklahoma, Bama, and Arkansas.

We need to take care of business against Memphis and win one of the three games against Houston and Cinci and we're in.

 

[Stetson_1883]

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"The Knights do a good job at getting to the free throw line..."

Now if only we could make those! That's another story...

 

[hemightbejeremy]

If we lose one more game, we can't make the Dance unless we win the conference tourney.

Hahahaha

3-4 might get us in. 4-3 certainly would.

 

[hendu1976fl]

5-2 over the last 7 and we are in for certain. Making it to the conference finals would possibly move us up to a 9 seed. Maybe not ideal. Not sure we match up well in the second round against most of the top seeds. Then again, its March Madness. Hopefully we can continue to get better. The last couple of games we seemed to have been coming together the way I had hoped we would at the beginning of the season. Better to be peaking now than back in Dec/Jan.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

3-4 and UCF will finish with a top 30 RPI. 4-3 and it will be top 25.

 

[ahabmw]

Uf playing up to LSU, as much as I don’t want them to be they look better than us

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

Uf playing up to LSU, as much as I don’t want them to be they look better than us

They aren’t the only team on bubble. Nebraska lost the other day to Penn St.

 

[ahabmw]

They aren’t the only team on bubble. Nebraska lost the other day to Penn St.

Lots of b-ball left, but if we don’t take care of business, then none of it matters.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

Lots of b-ball left, but if we don’t take care of business, then none of it matters.

Luckily we have been.

 

[Central Floridave]

Thursday, @Cinci 7pm ESPN2.

Needless to say, important game.

Go Knights!

 

[hemightbejeremy]

Would move from 33 to 28 in RPI with a win tonight. Would stay at 33 with a loss

 

[UCFhonors]

They aren’t the only team on bubble. Nebraska lost the other day to Penn St.

I like CBS on the Bubble summary. They still have us too low at a 12th seed and in the first games.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/



TEAM Opponent
MINNESOTA(17-9)vs Michigan
OHIO ST.(17-9) @ Maryland
AUBURN(18-8) @ Kentucky
SETON HALL(16-10) @ St. John's
SYRACUSE(18-8) vs Duke
TCU(17-9) vs Iowa St.
TEXAS(15-11) @ Oklahoma
VCU(20-6) vs George Wash.
ALABAMA(15-11) vs Vanderbilt
ARIZONA ST.(18-8) vs California
ARKANSAS(14-12) vs Texas A&M
BELMONT(21-4) vs E. Illinois
BUTLER(15-12) vs Providence
CLEMSON(15-11) vs Boston College
FLORIDA(15-11) vs Missouri
FURMAN(22-5) vs Wofford
GEORGETOWN(16-10) @ Creighton
LIPSCOMB(21-6) vs N.J. Tech
NC STATE(19-8) vs Wake Forest
OKLAHOMA(16-10) vs Texas
TEMPLE(19-7) vs Tulsa
UCF(19-5) @ Cincinnati
UTAH ST.(21-6) @ Boise St.
WOFFORD(23-4) @ Furman

# Bubble teams (Record) sorted by Net Rankings
1AUBURN(18-8) 24
2 WOFFORD(23-4) 25
3 NC STATE(19-8) 31
4 FLORIDA(15-11) 33
5 UTAH ST.(21-6) 34
6 TEXAS(15-11) 36
7 VCU(20-6) 37
8 LIPSCOMB(21-6) 38
9 OKLAHOMA(16-10) 39
10 UCF(19-5) 40
11 TCU(17-9) 41
12 FURMAN(22-5) 42
13 CLEMSON(15-11) 43
14 OHIO ST.(17-9) 45
15 SYRACUSE(18-8) 48
16 BUTLER(15-12) 49
17 MINNESOTA(17-9) 50
18 TEMPLE(19-7) 52
19 ALABAMA(15-11) 53
20 BELMONT(21-4) 58
21 SETON HALL(16-10) 60
22 ARIZONA ST.(18-8) 68
23 ARKANSAS(14-12) 70
24 GEORGETOWN(16-10) 81

 

[Central Floridave]

So close yet so far. A better first half by UCF would have won that game.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

UCF rose 1 spot in NET and 2 spots in RPI after the Cincy loss.

 

[muckdawg24]

Rise after losing, so weird. Only in college sports