Opinion: Five reasons why BYU will make the NCAA tournament this year
BYU players talk on the bench during the second half of the NCAA basketball game between the BYU Cougars and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Marriott Arena, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012.
Ben Brewer, Deseret News
With Thursday’s night’s loss at San Diego, BYU lost some of its footing as an NCAA Bubble team. At the start of the week, ESPN’s NCAA Tournament Projections list the Cougars among the teams on their list of “Next Four Out.” The Cougars will probably slide out of that slot as a result of their loss.
The Cougars' bubble, though, has not burst. The loss to San Diego caused BYU to tumble 11 spots in the RPI rankings to No. 55, but the Cougars still have a month to repair the damage from the loss at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Cougars’ NCAA Tournament hopes are in critical condition, but recovery is possible.
The next month will determine whether BYU goes dancing. Here is why I think the Cougars will get an invitation.
Stephen Vincent is a St. George native and a third-year law student at Arizona State University.
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chrissy - Congrats on your two quality wins against Willamette and College of Idaho this year. U must be very proud. No post season play for U. Your football team can relate.
LOL.
With your two best wins being against Santa Clara, I'm going to say no.
Gonzaga will work you in Provo and St Mary's will work you wherever they're located at.
byu teams also never show up in the conference tournaments.
It'll be a combined 0-5 against ST Mary's and Gonzaga this More..