Xavier vs. Drexel comparison
Alright, I got sick of Dickie V and others on ESPN saying that Xavier should be out and Drexel should be in. That is a bunch of BS based on the following.
1. RPI - advantage Xavier (34 vs. 43 for Drexel)
2. SOS - advantage Xavier (82 vs. 103 for Drexel)
3. Non-con RPI - advantage Drexel (5 vs. 66 for Xavier)
4. Key wins - advantage Xavier with wins at Villanova, Illinois, K State, VCU (Drexel only has 3 - Villanova, Syracuse, and Creighton)
5. Worst loss - draw (Xavier lost to Duquesne and Cinci and Drexel lost to Rider and William and Mary. By the way Duq. beat Boston College @ BC)
6. Conference RPI - advantage Xavier (10 vs 13 for CAA)
7. Conference finish - advantage Xavier (won regular season conference crown, Drexel finished 4th).
Time for all ESPN bobble heads to shut up and look at the facts. Usually the only guy I can't stand is the only one with some sanity at the 4 letter. That person is Doug Gottlieb. He is the only won who seems to have looked at the fact and not relying on the BCS is better theory.
Enough for now, more will follow in the following days (especially related to the VCU/Duke matchup).
1. RPI - advantage Xavier (34 vs. 43 for Drexel)
2. SOS - advantage Xavier (82 vs. 103 for Drexel)
3. Non-con RPI - advantage Drexel (5 vs. 66 for Xavier)
4. Key wins - advantage Xavier with wins at Villanova, Illinois, K State, VCU (Drexel only has 3 - Villanova, Syracuse, and Creighton)
5. Worst loss - draw (Xavier lost to Duquesne and Cinci and Drexel lost to Rider and William and Mary. By the way Duq. beat Boston College @ BC)
6. Conference RPI - advantage Xavier (10 vs 13 for CAA)
7. Conference finish - advantage Xavier (won regular season conference crown, Drexel finished 4th).
Time for all ESPN bobble heads to shut up and look at the facts. Usually the only guy I can't stand is the only one with some sanity at the 4 letter. That person is Doug Gottlieb. He is the only won who seems to have looked at the fact and not relying on the BCS is better theory.
Enough for now, more will follow in the following days (especially related to the VCU/Duke matchup).
Labels: College basketball
posted by SRF at 8:28 PM
1 Comments:
ESPN seems to be the only people making that comparison. I think Drexel should be in, Xavier is definitely in, and comparing the two is aimless. The discussion should be Drexel vs. Arkansas, Illinois, and ODU. And Drexel wins every one of those debates in my book. Xavier is a 9 seed. They weren't a bubble team. You are right Gottlieb got on and spoke some common sense. Good first post. Look forward to more.
-Thad Matta
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