Good game. Glad to showcase some good A-10 ball on national TV. 

NapaDuke wrote:

DuqLaw95 wrote:

Good game. Glad to showcase some good A-10 ball on national TV. 

Agree. It's a battle. Loyola looks better then I thought.

If Loyola wins this game I could see them getting an at-large. Really Richmond could realistically get an at-large too. That would be great for the A-10. 

levon1975 wrote:

Sadly, neither of those teams are even under consideration due to their NET and KenPom rankings. Incredibly agree Dayton who now sits at #21, in the NET, the next A-10 team can’t be found until (wait for it) St. Bonaventure at #68. Yes, the same team that lost two games to Duquesne is ranked higher than Richmond ast #71, and Loyola-Chicago at 94.. KenPom rankings are not much more friendly to the A-10.
Unfortunately, no other A-10 teams are even close, and that shows how tough they’ve made it to be “in the conversation” for a bid unless you are P-5.

Check out the web site "CBS NCAABB" bracketology. It had Richmond at a 12 seat in the west and Dayton as a seventh seat in the south.It shows at the top, updated March 2. My guess is this is just projecting, but just maybe 2 do get in.  

levon1975 wrote:

I don’t know if they treat the NET rankings as gospel, or have some flexibility to select a team like Richmond. It would probably still be safer to have Richmond win the tournament and Dayton come in second. Dayton has the much higher NET Ranking and should still get a bid as long as they can win a few more games.

The NET ranking was created distinctly for the committee to use for the tournament, but they treat it as anything but gospel. In fact I think they actually used the RPI, which it replaced, even more. I'll do you one better in the A-10 tourney. How about we beat Dayton in the semis and Richmond in the final. Maybe we get 3 teams in and the Dukes are one!