About 15 minutes ago the final seconds clicked off the clock and the Bearcats got a road win against a top 10 team, beating the Georgetown Hoyas. If they weren't in the tournament before they're in now. There's no way the selection committee can keep them out. They now have quality wins against Georgetown, Louisville, St. Johns, and Xavier. Add to that they don't have any bad losses and their resume stacks up favorably to about every bubble team out there.
The Bearcats basically dominated the game tonight. Their defense was smothering and Georgetown couldn't get anything going offensively. The offense didn't look great, but it did enough to win the game and that's all that matters. The Hoyas looked dejected in the 2nd half and even though UC has squandered away big leads before you knew that Georgetown wasn't coming back because they knew they weren't coming back. You could see it on their faces, not one player looked confident that they were going to get back in the game.
Dion Dixon is starting to play very well. So is Gates, he was dominant tonight against a team that has a lot of big bodies. The effort from him was excellent and hopefully he can keep it going the rest of this year and lead this team next year back into the ranks of college elite teams. Back where Cincinnati basketball belongs.
This team may be getting hot at just the right time. The more wins against ranked teams they get, the more confident they should get. Hopefully this is setting up for them to make a deep run in both the Big East and NCAA tournaments. If only one i'll take the NCAA tournament. Who knows if they can keep it up and get a win against Connecticut and knock off a good team in the Big East tournament or two they could end up getting a 5 or 6 seed. A good draw and some upsets in their section of the bracket and maybe a sweet 16 or elite 8 run is in the cards for this team. You never know, no one had the 92 team inked into the final four.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Bengals Main Page
Cincinnati Bengals
2011 Opponents:
Home: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Houston, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Buffalo
Away: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Seattle, Tennessee, Denver
Links:
Bearcats Main Page
Cincinnati Bearcats
24-7 (11-7 Big East) Tied for 6th Place
Up Next: Big East Tournament
Wednesday March 9th at 7 pm
********************************
Schedule:
UC vs. Mt. St. Marys *** 11-15- 2010 *** Win 69-59
UC vs. IPFW *** 11- 20- 2010 *** Win 65-59
UC vs. Florida A&M *** 11-22-2010 *** Win 76-51
UC vs. Savannah State *** 11-24-2010 *** Win 54-41
UC vs. Dayton *** 11-27-2010 *** Win 68-34
UC vs. Wright State *** 12-1-2010 *** Win 77-69
UC @ Toledo *** 12-4-2010 *** Win 81-47
UC vs. Utah Valley *** 12-11-2010 *** Win 92-72
UC vs. Georgia Southern *** 12-14-2010 *** Win 99-54
UC vs. Oklahoma (Ford Center in Oklahoma City) *** 12-18-2010 *** Win 66-56
UC @ Miami (OH) *** 12-21-2010 *** Win 64-48
UC vs. St. Francis *** 12-23-2010 *** Win 94-58
UC vs. DePaul (BE) *** 12-28-2010 *** Win 76-60
UC vs. Seton Hall (BE) *** 12-31-2010 *** Win 70-53
UC vs. Xavier *** 1-6-2011 *** Win 66-46
UC @ Villanova (BE) *** 1-9-2011 *** Loss 72-61
UC vs. South Florida (BE) *** 1-12-2011 *** Win 74-66
UC @ Syracuse (BE) *** 1-15-2011 *** Loss 67-52
UC @ Notre Dame (BE) 1-19-2011 *** Loss 66-58
UC @ St. Johns (BE) 1-22-2011 *** Win 53-51
UC vs. Rutgers (BE) *** 1-26-2011 *** Win 72-56
UC vs. West Virginia *** 1-29-2011 *** Loss 66-55
UC @ Pittsburgh (BE) *** 2-5-2011 *** Loss 71-59
UC @ DePaul (BE) *** 2-8-2011 *** Win 71-68
UC vs. St. Johns (BE) *** 2-13-2011 *** Loss 59-57
UC vs. Louisville (BE) *** 2-16-2011 *** Win 63-54
UC @ Providence (BE) *** 2-19-2011 *** Win 93-81 (OT)
UC @ Georgetown (BE) *** 2-23-2011 *** Win 58-46
UC vs. Connecticut (BE) *** 2-27-2011 *** Loss 67-59
UC @ Marquette (BE) *** 3-2-2011 *** Win 67-60
UC vs. Georgetown (BE) *** 3-5-2011 *** Win 69-47
*
Links:
Cincinnati Bearcats play tonight
The Bearcats have a huge game tonight against the Georgetown Hoyas. The Hoyas are ranked number 11 in the nation. You would have to think that a win on the road over the Hoyas will get the Bearcats into the NCAA tournament regardless of what happens from here on out. It's not going to be easy though, as the Hoyas have been on fire as of late winning 9 of their last 10 games.
Back to the NCAA tournament, a win tonight would give the Bearcats quality wins over Georgetown, Louisville, St. Johns, and Xavier. That should be enough of a resume to put them in over other bubble teams. Especially those mid major bubble teams that don't have nearly the number of quality wins that the Bearcats have. Even if they finish .500 in Big East play that should be considered better than finishing 2nd or 3rd in a conference such as the Atlantic 10 or similiar conferences. People are going to complain if the Big East gets 10 or 11 teams in, but the 10th place team in the Big East is probably better than any team in the Atlantic 10 and as good as the 4th or 5th place team in the SEC and probably better than the 3rd place team in the ACC and there won't be complaints when those conferences get 4 or 5 teams in.
Even with a loss tonight they'll get another crack at Georgetown at home. They also have Connecticut at home and a road game against Marquette remaining. Honestly I think one more win should get them. A home win against UCONN is a quality win against a top 15 team or a road win against Marquette should also be considered a quality win as they'll be fighting for their NCAA tournament lives in that game. One more win will have them finish atleast .500 in the conference and they should get atleast one win in the Big East tournament. If you are the selection committee you have to think that finishing .500 or better in the brutal Big East makes you a worthy tournament team and should prepare you to be able to beat any team they face in the 1st round of the tournament.
Right now Joe Lunardi has the Bearcats as an 8 seed playing Kansas State in the first round. UC has more quality wins than Kansas State and even though they beat Kansas, Cincinnati would be the favorite in that game and should be able to advance to the 2nd round. I'm hoping UC can win two of it's remaining games and then get two in the Big East tournament and that should propel them to atleast a 7 seed, and maybe even a 6 seed. It's important to get that and not have to face a 1 seed in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. If they can get a 6 or 7 they could get a draw where they face BYU or San Diego State in the 2nd round. With all due respect to what those teams have done this season, I think that could be a winnable game with all the tough teams UC has played this season. So if the Bearcats can finish strong they could set themselves up for a sweet 16 run and if they can get some help with upsets maybe even farther.
Back to the NCAA tournament, a win tonight would give the Bearcats quality wins over Georgetown, Louisville, St. Johns, and Xavier. That should be enough of a resume to put them in over other bubble teams. Especially those mid major bubble teams that don't have nearly the number of quality wins that the Bearcats have. Even if they finish .500 in Big East play that should be considered better than finishing 2nd or 3rd in a conference such as the Atlantic 10 or similiar conferences. People are going to complain if the Big East gets 10 or 11 teams in, but the 10th place team in the Big East is probably better than any team in the Atlantic 10 and as good as the 4th or 5th place team in the SEC and probably better than the 3rd place team in the ACC and there won't be complaints when those conferences get 4 or 5 teams in.
Even with a loss tonight they'll get another crack at Georgetown at home. They also have Connecticut at home and a road game against Marquette remaining. Honestly I think one more win should get them. A home win against UCONN is a quality win against a top 15 team or a road win against Marquette should also be considered a quality win as they'll be fighting for their NCAA tournament lives in that game. One more win will have them finish atleast .500 in the conference and they should get atleast one win in the Big East tournament. If you are the selection committee you have to think that finishing .500 or better in the brutal Big East makes you a worthy tournament team and should prepare you to be able to beat any team they face in the 1st round of the tournament.
Right now Joe Lunardi has the Bearcats as an 8 seed playing Kansas State in the first round. UC has more quality wins than Kansas State and even though they beat Kansas, Cincinnati would be the favorite in that game and should be able to advance to the 2nd round. I'm hoping UC can win two of it's remaining games and then get two in the Big East tournament and that should propel them to atleast a 7 seed, and maybe even a 6 seed. It's important to get that and not have to face a 1 seed in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. If they can get a 6 or 7 they could get a draw where they face BYU or San Diego State in the 2nd round. With all due respect to what those teams have done this season, I think that could be a winnable game with all the tough teams UC has played this season. So if the Bearcats can finish strong they could set themselves up for a sweet 16 run and if they can get some help with upsets maybe even farther.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)