Leatherneck Nation

ST_Lawson wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:35 pm

meganeck wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:08 am Talking about the drought for the men's team not getting into the NCAA tournament, how many good teams did we have but got eliminated by Valpo in the Mid-Con tourney. One or two of those Kerwin teams probalby woul dhave made the tournament if it wasn't for Valpo.


 

Oh, for sure I think we would have made the tournament at least once in that timeframe if it weren't for Valpo.
1995 - finished regular season #2 in the conference, lost in the championship game in 3 OTs to #1 Valpo
1996 - finished regular season #2 in the conference, lost in the championship game to #1 Valpo
1997 - finished regular season tied for #2 in the conference, lost in the championship game to #1 Valpo
1999 - finished regular season #3 in the conference, lost in the semifinals round to #2 Valpo (Valpo would beat #1 Oral Roberts in the championship game).
In '95, we must not have had an automatic bid, because nobody from the Mid-Con played in the postseason that year, but from '96 to '00, Valpo was the Mid-Con representative in the NCAA tournament every year (and then again in '02 and '04).

So, if Valpo was not in the conference, or if they were replaced with a team not quite as good, I'm sure we would have made the tournament at least once, probably a couple of times. If that had happened...who knows...maybe we would have ended up in the MVC like Valpo is now.

 

leathernecks1 wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:24 pm

leatherneckcountry wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:56 pm

leathernecks1 wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:22 pm

Yay! Can't wait to be a 16 seed. So happy to be in the lackluster OVC so we can make the tourney as a 16 seed. Can hardly control my enthusiasm. 



 

Well he has Omaha as the 16 seed in a play In game but will ignore that 


 

Omaha won't get in. The winner of the Summit League will not be a 16 seed. When was the last time the summit league winner was a 16 seed???
 

 

meganeck wrote: thanks for that Scott, I know I was at least one of those, probably more, but they were heartbreakers and I couldn't stand Valpo because of those loses. I think they were one of the first schools to bring European players over,every year they had an European player that was a stud.