tmh8286 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Another surprise are some of the teams that did not qualify for a regional: Missouri State 61 RPI Wichita State 76 RPI In fact Creighton was the only Missouri Valley school to qualify. Dallas Baptist made it with a 54 RPI while Texas Tech and Elon with better RPIs did not.. Of course RPI is just a tool. I assume Dallas Baptist was possibly the last team to get an at large bid. NCAA has it in for MSU . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacAlum Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Wow, I didn't realize UALR lost 20 conference games before winning their tournament Upsets coupled with a high number of teams getting in from this part of the country sunk MSU and WSU. I wonder how big that loss to ORU was for WSU? Probably not make or break, but it cost them a 40-win season and a drop in RPI. It was a bad year to be mediocre and not in a major conference. Baylor, K-State, Cal and St. Johns could have all been left out in favor of a WSU or MSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Auburn and East Tenn St also had better RPIs than Dallas Baptist but did not receive an at- large bid. Auburn probably didn't because they had a .500 record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Yes...an above .500 record always helps...even if they play in the always tough SEC.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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