This is the thread for any and every thought you or I have about the AAC tourney before it starts.
My first thought is that if Tulane wins it, it almost certainly will get a No. 3 seed in a regional rather than No. 4.
There are 12 conferences whose tournament winner will have zero shot of an RPI as high as Tulane's would be if it won the AAC. There are six more where only the favorite has a chance at a better RPI than Tulane, and Yale, at No. 52 and the Ivy League champ, has zero wins over top 50 teams. All it takes is 16 teams that are considered inferior to Tulane for the Wave to be a No. 3 seed, which means the difference from facing LSU (don't wanna do it) or Southern Miss (manageable) in the opener and whatever team is a No. 2 seed in those regionals.
That's a big advantage.
My first thought is that if Tulane wins it, it almost certainly will get a No. 3 seed in a regional rather than No. 4.
There are 12 conferences whose tournament winner will have zero shot of an RPI as high as Tulane's would be if it won the AAC. There are six more where only the favorite has a chance at a better RPI than Tulane, and Yale, at No. 52 and the Ivy League champ, has zero wins over top 50 teams. All it takes is 16 teams that are considered inferior to Tulane for the Wave to be a No. 3 seed, which means the difference from facing LSU (don't wanna do it) or Southern Miss (manageable) in the opener and whatever team is a No. 2 seed in those regionals.
That's a big advantage.