MBB plans to go national won't include a trip to the NCAA tournament in 2017.
With eight games remaining in the WCC, we have to view those games as our March Madness in February. What?
The next eight determine not only our season record, but the seeding of the only March tournament we'll play in - the WCC Championship.
Fourth place in the WCC is our chance to make a statement that we're rising AND get a seeding in the tourney where we can cause trouble. Fifth isn't a deal breaker, but fourth is a sweet spot.
It's going to take a 5-3 finish to get that done. USF and USD are right behind us in the standings at 5-5 and 4-6 records.
Here's the SCU schedule if you want to see the last eight.
A 5-3 run in our 2017 February March Madness would give us potentially two shots at #1 Gonzaga. This Saturday, at the Kennel and in the semifinals of the WCC tourney where the #4 seed is bracketed to play the #1 seed; most likely Gonzaga. We'd have to beat either USF or USD to get that shot.
February March Madness!
The 5-3 finish would put us 17-14 for the season; remarkable considering our key player injuries. We've played 75% of our games thus far without one of the starters! A solid start for our new coaching staff after only 2 winning seasons in the prior nine years. The coup de grace would be for Jared and Nate to take down the #1 Zags as their senior parting gift!
The Zags have two tough tests left. BYU in Provo and St. Mary's in Moraga.
BYU may have the tougher track; playing Gonzaga twice, a roadie at USF, and the Gaels in Provo.
St. Mary's has the easier path except for a "prove it" contest with BYU in Provo. I say prove it because if they lose to Gonzaga in the WCC tourney, they may be in the same spot as last year - bubble team.
Most all of us would agree, "there's no place like home." Let's be honest, our 2-2 recent homestand looked like an 0-fer until Jared sent LMU packing and our swarming team "D" forced BYU into a loss that ended their NCAA at-large hopes.
Only three of our last eight are at home. 6-2 is doable, but not probable, given 5 roadies.
So, we need to bring some March Madness into February! Our time to make some noise. Our "bracket" starts now. A big move up in the WCC, in the media, and opening the eyes of better recruits.
If we "March" into February, it will send a message to all Broncos that the momentum for a stampede ahead is real - not just more marketing hype.
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