Bubble begins to take shape

[YankeeVol]

How you people saying we're a tourney team feeling after last night?

 

[BigPapaVol]

We are creating the picture perfect resume of a team that is one of the last ones out.

when one of the main decision points is late season play, I'd say we're at a little risk, but not dramatic. The field is gigantic and we're one of the top 40 or so teams, so we should get there, but our seeding could be hideous.

 

[BasketvolsFan]

Anyone who says we won't make the tournament is just a "Pearl Hater". Our 15-9 record and at least two more wins will allow us to easily make the tournament.

 

[Satchel]

NIT Champs has a good ring to it.

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

10 wins in the SEC will get UT in the tourney. The seed will be bad, but they will dance.

 

[Brewerw]

I'm not sure how you came to that assessment. We've already got 4 losses in conference and have 3 more certain losses left on the schedule. (UF, Vandy and UK) Even if we sweep the slate of winnable games, which is certainly possible, but I wouldn't bet on it, that puts us at 9-7 in conference. That doesn't sound like a surefire NCAA bid to me. Our one saving grace might be that by not getting a bye in the SEC tournament, we'll likely draw one of the horrible West teams and have a pretty good shot at getting at least one win in Atlanta.

Because the field has been expanded and we have several quality wins. Bar us losing out, there is no way we shouldn't make it. That said, we probably don't deserve it.

 

[BasketvolsFan]

10 wins in the SEC will get UT in the tourney. The seed will be bad, but they will dance.

I don't disagree. I just don't see where the 10 wins are going to come from. I really don't see this team going 5-2 for the remainder of the season.

 

[lawgator1]

I think you guys are underestimating the effect of the absence of mid-major locks. In years past, when you have a Gonzaga or similar team all the bubble teams from the major conferences had to sweat them winning their conference tournaments or else a valuable spot got eaten up by some dark horse out of the non-BCS-type conferences.

That is not an issue this year.

I think you have to go .500 regular season. Do that and win one in the SEC tourney and you are a lock to get in. A loss in the conference tournament could bubble you. I think sub-.500 SEC regular season, especially with the Pearl controversy, and you are at high risk of hosting a first round Wednesday night NIT game.