Pre-conference tourney discussion

Matt from A700 · March 4

SCHOOL	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
South Florida	15-1	.938	22-5	.815	14-2	7-3	1-0	W14
Florida Atlantic	12-4	.750	22-7	.759	12-1	4-5	6-1	W1
Charlotte	11-5	.688	17-11	.607	12-2	4-7	1-2	L3
Memphis	11-6	.647	22-8	.733	13-2	7-5	2-1	W4
UAB	10-6	.625	18-11	.621	11-5	6-5	1-1	L2
SMU	10-6	.625	19-10	.655	13-3	5-6	1-1	L3
North Texas	9-7	.562	16-12	.571	11-3	4-5	1-4	W2
East Carolina	7-9	.438	14-15	.483	11-8	3-6	0-1	L3
Tulsa	6-11	.353	15-14	.517	13-4	2-9	0-1	W1
Rice	5-11	.312	11-18	.379	6-9	5-6	0-3	L2
Wichita State	5-12	.294	13-17	.433	10-5	2-9	1-3	W2
UTSA	5-12	.294	11-19	.367	7-8	4-11	0-0	W3
Tulane	4-12	.250	13-15	.464	10-6	2-7	1-2	L6
Temple	4-12	.250	11-18	.379	5-8	4-7	2-3	L1

Players and coaches lie all the time when they say they don't look at the scores/standings, or care about who they play in the tournament, but as fans we can do what we want.

With our win over ECU today, we have clinched no lower than the #7 seed. There are still three teams ahead of us currently that we could finish ahead of (Memphis - we own head-to-head, UAB - they win head-to-head, SMU - split season series), but we do not play any of them in our last two games. Here's what all three of those teams have left:

Memphis: 3/9 at FAU
UAB: 3/7 at Temple, 3/10 vs. SMU
SMU: 3/6 vs. ECU, 3/10 at UAB

There could be a great shot that three or four teams tie with 11 conference wins. At that point, I'm not sure what the tiebreaker is.

If you haven't seen it yet, here's what the conference tournament schedule would be with the seeding. Like I've talked about for a month now, the 6 or 7 seed would be better for game times to maximize homecourt advantage. #6 could likely avoid FAU until the semifinal.
https://theamerican.org/tournaments/?id=294

And if the tournament started today:
2024 American Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, March 13
Game 1 – No. 13 Tulane vs. No. 12 UTSA – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN+
Game 2 – No. 14 Temple vs. No. 11 Wichita State – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Thursday, March 14
Game 3 – No. 9 Tulsa vs. No. 8 East Carolina – 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 4 – Tulane/UTSA vs. No. 5 UAB – 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 5 – No. 10 Rice vs. No. 7 UNT – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 6 – Temple/Wichita State vs. No. 6 SMU – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU

Friday, March 15
Game 7 – Tulsa/ECU vs. No. 1 South Florida – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN2
Game 8 – Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Memphis – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 FAU – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Charlotte – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU

Saturday, March 16
Game 11 – Semifinal 1, Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 12 – Semifinal 2, Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN2

Sunday, March 17
Game 13 – Championship, Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN

HoosMeanGreen · March 4

Point system

Home loss -1

Road win +1

Home win / Road loss 0

NT93 · March 4

If I got choose, I’d take the #6 seed. That’s assuming we don’t get the #4 seed.

Edited March 4 by NT93

CMJ · March 4

I'd prefer not playing FAU as late as possible. Even should we beat them on Wednesday, they're the team I least want to play in the tourney - even over USF. Once the regular season is over and March Madness really begins, I feel like they'll flip the switch. We all saw what they are capable of last year.

Edited March 4 by CMJ