02/22: Is Wichita State really on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble?

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🗓️ 22 February 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Would the NCAA Tournament selection committee really leave Wichita State out of the Field of 68 if the Shockers are 29-5 on Selection Sunday and in need of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that at the top. Also covered: Is Florida now better than Kentucky? Plus, a preview of three important games coming Wednesday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Gary Parris.
0:15.0	It's Wednesday, February 22nd.
0:17.0	Welcome back to the Ion College basketball podcast.
0:19.0	I got Mad Norlander here with me and we got a lot to get through, including a preview of
0:23.4	the night's Duke Syracuse game and a preview of tonight's Lowell North Carolina game and
0:26.8	a preview of the night's Minnesota Maryland game.
0:28.8	I want to start with Wichita State, Greg Marshall's team.
0:31.7	One again last night, Beat Evans, Bill 109-83.
0:34.1	So that's 11 straight wins.
0:36.1	Shockers are 26 and 4.
0:38.5	They're 13th in Kenpon, but they have a 40 RPI and they only have one top 50 win and
0:43.9	just two top 100 wins.
0:46.0	According to Jerry Paw, CBS Sports, a bracketologist, right now without the automatic bid that comes
0:51.8	with winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title, he thinks that the shockers
0:58.0	would probably be left out of the NCAA's tournament.
1:01.2	So Norlander, let me ask you this.
1:03.2	Let's say that Wichita State goes 29 and 5, which would mean they would lose to presumably
1:08.4	Illinois State in the NBC tournament title game.
1:12.6	What would you do with a Wichita State team if you're on the committee that's 29 and 5
1:18.2	with a lost in the NBC tournament title game and they finish the season before selections
1:24.9	Sunday with one top 50 win and two top 100 wins.
1:29.6	What do you do with Wichita State?
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