Postseason Turned Down/Declined

[MacabreMob]

I have no idea who got bids and who didn't - and who turned them down.

I am ranking them by RPI, then name, followed by conference record then overall record.



List of teams not in the postseason:

67 Ga Tech 7-9/15-17
69 IUPUI 15-3/26-7
71 Tx Tech 7-9/16-15
86 Wright St 12-6/21-10
98 SamHou 10-6/23-8
100 WF 7-9/17-13
102 NC St 4-12/15-16
103 Illini 5-13/16-19
106 S Miss 9-7/19-14
109 Prov 6-12/15-16
111 MTnSt 11-7/17-15
112 CS-Nor 12-4/20-10
113 Ala 5-11/17-16
114 SH 7-11/17-15
115 Marist 11-7/18-14
117 Nia 12-6/19-10
119 W Mich 12-4/20-12
122 Mo St 8-10/17-16
124 NM St 12-4/21-14
127 UNCW 12-6/20-13
128 InSt 8-10/15-16
130 BC 4-12/14-17
131 Duq 7-9/17-13
133 UNI 9-9/18-14
136 UIC 9-9/18-15
137 St Louis 7-9/16-15
138 S Carol 5-11/14-18
140 Pacific 11-5/21-10
141 NTex 10-8/20-11
142 Loy-Md 12-6/19-14
144 Marsh 8-8/16-14
147 WiGB 9-9/15-15
151 Lamar 13-3/19-11
152 UC-Irvine 9-7/18-16
153 Aub 4-12/14-16
155 Penn St 7-11/15-16
156 Wm&M 10-8/17-16
157 St J's 5-13/11-19
158 Depaul 6-12/11-19
160 Tulane 6-10 /7-15
161 Colo 3-13/12-20
162 UCF 9-7/16-15
163 LaSalle 8-8/15-17
167 AF 8-8/16-14
168 Fordham 6-10/12-17
171 Mich 5-13/10-22
173 LSU 6-10/13-18
174 UALR 11-7/20-11
179 Ia St 4-12/14-18
180 SFla 3-15/12-19
182 ULLaf 11-7/15-15
191 Iowa 6-12/13-19
210 Rutgers 3-15/11-20

[beyondthearc14]

Charlotte was in the NIT.

[MacabreMob]

Charlotte was in the NIT.

Oooops - thanks bro...

Will edit first post.

[BUFAN]

Thanks mac, lots of work, bottom line 6 teams in the top 100 did not see post season

[tornado]

I would have to believe that Ga Tech, Wake, and Texas Tech were offered CBI bids....wouldn't ya think??
Both GT and Wake finished above Virginia in the ACC.
Texas Tech finished ahead of Nebraska in the Big 12 and Nebraska is in the NIT.

[TheAsianSensation]

I know Wake declined.....I think the Big 12 also agreed as a community to decline bids, but I'm not sure.

IUPUI and Wright St not playing? I thought this was the problem the CBI was trying to solve! I'd have to bet they both balked at the 60k figure they were staring at.

It's clear that's there's an NIT bubble, and there's a good, solid 8-10 teams who deserve a postseason who need the CBI.

[Da Coach]

Alabama turned down a bid, and some supporters were upset--

http://blog.al.com/tidecorner/2008/03/tide_basketball_turns_corner_t.html

[tornado]

There's heavy talk about Illinois turning down a bid over on the Illinois boards, and a lot of people are
kinda upset, since almost all the teams in the CBI are roughly Top 100 teams RPI-wise,
and many people see nothing wrong with playing in a tourney that has all Top 100 teams!
More than half the Big Ten was outside the Top 100 in RPI, so the CBI is actually in a way,
a better deal than playing the Big Ten conference season!!

[MacabreMob]

There's heavy talk about Illinois turning down a bid over on the Illinois boards, and a lot of people are
kinda upset, since almost all the teams in the CBI are roughly Top 100 teams RPI-wise,
and many people see nothing wrong with playing in a tourney that has all Top 100 teams!
More than half the Big Ten was outside the Top 100 in RPI, so the CBI is actually in a way,
a better deal than playing the Big Ten conference season!!

What was the real word on that? Did BAM say no? I doubt the players said no, but maybe it was them. Was it the Athletic Director who said no?

Was it because they might have to play Bradley?

Was it because they might have to play AT Bradley?

[tornado]

I don't think we will ever know for sure, but rumors have held that because of Illinois' losing record (like Cincy had) they would be expected to be a road team throughout the CBI, and might have to go somehwre like Bradley, Ohio, Valparaiso, or Tulsa.

[Dubl R 1]

The Wright St one really surprises me. They must have declined because of the $60,000.

[Dubl R 1]

What a dissappointing year for Providence. I thought they were supposed to be a young team(last year) that was going to break through this year.

[BUBraves06]

What a dissappointing year for Providence. I thought they were supposed to be a young team(last year) that was going to break through this year.

They will also have a new coach next season as Time Welsh was fired/quit at the end of the season.

[bornacatfan]

Wright et al

The Wright St one really surprises me. They must have declined because of the $60,000.

Wright State AD said no and then retired a week later. Cited 60K and inability to fund. Can not find the original article appeared on 3/17 IIRC

Coach took a different approach pointing fingers at the "back Room" Not what I would expect from a candidate for the IU job.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/searc...id=inform_artr
Fanboard has several mixed emotions from Cusack being right to him making a mistake to the kids being "to tired and worn out to play". Several threads on the subject
http://raiderroundball.yuku.com/topi...e-Numbers.html


NMSU turns down
http://www.lcsun-news.com/sports/ci_8597299

Wake is kind of weird but no one is really commenting
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=192#s...1118&t=2230741

Just got to Atlanta after leaving Peoria and switching cars in Muncie IN. Hope you guys do well down in VA. Will be pulling for ya. Hope to put up an impressions thread a bit later. Had a great time visiting with Andrew and the Warrens. After 4 summers of AAU ball and kids going different ways it always seems life is too short when good folks are involved.

[ph]

I don't think we will ever know for sure, but rumors have held that because of Illinois' losing record (like Cincy had) they would be expected to be a road team throughout the CBI, and might have to go somehwre like Bradley, Ohio, Valparaiso, or Tulsa.

Plus, remember, the Illini played 4 games in 4 days just 48 hours prior to the CBI tipoff..