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Date Posted: 01:34:26pm 12/22/05 Thu,
Author: GuyF
Subject: I think you DO have to care about what the computers and rankings are saying right now.
In reply to: AlwaysAStagFan 's message, "Re: Guy - I hope you are right" on 09:59:08pm 12/21/05 Wed,

And what they are saying is that the MAAC is having its best season in years in OOC play. Think about this: the league will likely finish 10 places--TEN places!--higher in terms of RPI/Sagarin ratings than a year ago. This means a lot in terms of where the MAAC champ is seeded in the NCAAs and if/how many MAAC teams get into the NIT.

The thing is that the ratings won't drop off much when we start playing each other, as OOC play is nearly over for many MAAC teams. Unless the MAAC teams bomb out in the remainder of the OOC, the league will likely say roughly where it is, or at the least stay in the top 15. This hasn't happened in like 10 years, I think, and it's a far cry from the past couple years. Big difference in the eyes of the NCAA (and NIT) when you're the champ of the, say, 12th best conference as opposed to the 22nd best conference.

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