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bullsky
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pilight
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Posted: 03/17/08 5:55 pm ::: Re: WNIT Bracket |
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Orange][Krush wrote: |
Looks like some teams already got "automatic bids." I'm unsure of how one gets an automatic bid, though. |
The WNIT awards an automatic berth to each of the nation's 31 conferences. The spot goes to the team that finishes the highest in the regular-season conference standings that does not advance to the NCAA Tournament.
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Marquette Fan
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Posted: 03/17/08 6:49 pm ::: |
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Well now I have it confirmed that Marquette is in the WNIT. Like I expected, everyone who finished above MU in the BE is going dancing so MU gets the automatic WNIT berth. NCAA's are the preference of course but the WNIT is better than no postseason. Now I wait for hours to find out when/where they play.
At least one other state team will be in the WNIT with UW-Green Bay getting the automatic berth for the Horizon and Wisconsin might get an at-large bid.
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fancy_daniel
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Posted: 03/17/08 7:03 pm ::: |
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Marquette Fan wrote: |
Well now I have it confirmed that Marquette is in the WNIT. Like I expected, everyone who finished above MU in the BE is going dancing so MU gets the automatic WNIT berth. NCAA's are the preference of course but the WNIT is better than no postseason. Now I wait for hours to find out when/where they play.
At least one other state team will be in the WNIT with UW-Green Bay getting the automatic berth for the Horizon and Wisconsin might get an at-large bid. |
I wonder who'll go for the Pac-10. UCLA has no coach and USC usually rejects a bid. Will Washington go? I'm wondering.
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Marquette Fan
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Posted: 03/17/08 9:19 pm ::: |
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It's disappointing enough when 'my team' doesn't make the NCAA's (even though I knew they weren't going dancing this year) but the worst is the waiting for the WNIT bracket to be announced - I'm probably still looking at almost 2 hours until they announce the whole bracket - ugh! I just want to know who/when/where Marquette will be playing.
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bullsky
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Posted: 03/17/08 9:59 pm ::: |
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Good news Orange][Krush - Illinois is in - trying to find matchups now. All the teams are listed there now.
a-American (Patriot)
a-Arkansas Little Rock (Sun Belt)
a-Boise State (WAC)
a-Boston College (ACC)
a-Bowling Green (Mid-American)
a-Charlotte (Atlantic 10)
a-Colorado (Big 12)
a-Dartmouth (Ivy)
a-Evansville (Missouri Valley)
a-Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun)
a-Gonzaga (West Coast)
a-Idaho State (Big Sky)
a-Iona (Metro Atlantic)
a-James Madison (Colonial)
a-Kentucky (SEC)
a-Marquette (Big East)
a-Michigan State (Big Ten)
a-North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
a-Quinnipiac (Northeast)
a-Prairie View A&M (SWAC)
a-Radford (Big South)
a-South Dakota St. (Summit)
a-Southeast Missouri (Ohio Valley)
a-Southern Miss (C-USA)
a-TCU (Mountain West)
a-Texas State (Southland)
a-UC Davis (Big West)
a-Vermont (America East)
a-Western Carolina (Southern)
a-Wisconsin-Green Bay (Horizon)
At-Large Berths
Dayton
Drake
Creighton
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Mississippi State
MTSU
NC State
South Carolina
South Florida
St. John’s
Texas Tech
Villanova
Virginia Comm.
Wisconsin
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bullsky
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kage
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:04 pm ::: |
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Hrmmm... Where's the Pac10 team? Did everyone decline? |
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Marquette Fan
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:22 pm ::: |
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kage wrote: |
Hrmmm... Where's the Pac10 team? Did everyone decline? |
I guess so. UCLA and USC would have been the only two teams eligible for the at-large (overall .500 record) and I would guess they both declined. Come to think of it if one declines (not sure who won finished higher in the conference), if they ask the other one when it comes to the automatic berths.
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beknighted
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:38 pm ::: |
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And we have a bracket: The Pairings
Among the teams with first round byes and of interest to Rebkellians are Marquette, St. John's and Illinois
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HomerCecil
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:39 pm ::: |
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beknighted wrote: |
And we have a bracket: The Pairings
Among the teams with first round byes and of interest to Rebkellians are Marquette, St. John's and Illinois |
The bracket you've posted shows up as blank for me.
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Marquette Fan
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:45 pm ::: |
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HomerCecil wrote: |
beknighted wrote: |
And we have a bracket: The Pairings
Among the teams with first round byes and of interest to Rebkellians are Marquette, St. John's and Illinois |
The bracket you've posted shows up as blank for me. |
That happened to me too as others were seeing the bracket and it was blank for awhile for me - I finally clicked on it and the teams showed up for me - not sure what's going on with it.
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bullsky
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:45 pm ::: |
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Hmm. I think our draw is a bit tough, starting with our first game, but hey, we're at home!
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bullsky
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HomerCecil
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Posted: 03/17/08 10:57 pm ::: |
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Can anyone tell me who/when Kentucky is playing? My bracket is still showing up blank... Frustrating!
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bullsky
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Posted: 03/17/08 11:01 pm ::: |
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HomerCecil wrote: |
Can anyone tell me who/when Kentucky is playing? My bracket is still showing up blank... Frustrating! |
The play the winner of West. Carolina/Middle Tennessee at Kentucky. The game is on Friday.
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HomerCecil
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Posted: 03/17/08 11:04 pm ::: |
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Thanks... I read where UK put in a bid to host through the first four rounds. I guess they're willing to spend $$$ to host.
Thanks for letting me know. My bracket still is blank!
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hooper1
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Posted: 03/17/08 11:11 pm ::: |
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I wonder if the Pac-10 teams aren't a little stupid to turn down a bid? If they won, it would be at least some pubilicty for the conference. They need to find some way to fight the east coast bias.
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