eepstein0 {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:bignick33 {l Wrote}:TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:bignick33 {l Wrote}:An irony of our game against Virginia Tech this week is that we lose, we'll gain a top 50 RPI win (our first game against Va Tech) as Va Tech is currently just out of the top 50. That being said, I look at this game as effectively being a play-out game for whichever team loses.
i think their win against dook brings them above 50 rpi and punches their ticket for a first round ncaa loss
Their RPI is currently 53. The Duke win is great, but they don't have a top-50 road win. In my opinion, they still have some work to do. Their resume isn't really much different was than it was in the last three of four years when they were left out.
True, which makes it even funnier that Dickie told Seth in the postgame that they were definitely in. However, they were in the last couple out the times they were left out and with the bigger field, I have to agree with TREE that they are in at this point.
Losses to BC and Clemson will put them right back out of the field. Tuesday isn't a play out game for VT. Unless we have a finals of the ACCT run in us, it's a play-out game for BC.
The practical goal to aim at is 20 wins and a .500 conference record; no ACC team has ever hit this target and failed to get into the NCAA tournament. VT needs to beat either BC OR Clemson OR win their first round tournament game to get there; BC needs to beat VT AND Wake Forest AND win their first round tournament game, or else beat Wake and reach the ACCT championship game. As tough as it looks, beating VT is probably the easier route; we have to hope their adrenaline really crashes after the Duke game.
