[jetpilot]

So St Johns went 20-13 and didn't get in the big dance.
Won 5 in a row to end the season in arguably the toughest conference.
Then beat Seton Hall by 19 in the Big East tournament who just thrashed Georgia to make the NIT championship game.
Then was beat out of Big East tournament by UConn who got all but 1 vote for #1 in both final polls and is demolishing the field so far by 5, 95-90.

St Johns losses included 3 losses to UConn, by 13 then 4 then 5
2 losses to Marquette, by 1 and 14
Lost to Creighton by 1 then beat them by 14
2 losses to Seton Hall then blew them out by 19 in conference tournament

Rick told the NCAA and NIT to pound sand and I think it's awesome:

https://redstormsports.com/news/2024/3/1...tournament

[jetpilot]

Look at all the teams SJ ranked above in KenPom lol...comparison purposes only. 2 spots below UK


Strength of Schedule NCSOS
Rk Team Conf W-L AdjEM AdjO AdjD AdjT Luck AdjEM OppO OppD AdjEM
1 Connecticut 1 BE 35-3 +35.21 126.7 1 91.5 4 65.0 315 +.037 95 +11.31 26 112.4 30 101.1 31 -3.39 283
2 Houston 1 B12 32-5 +31.16 118.9 18 87.7 2 63.5 349 +.042 87 +11.57 21 111.9 36 100.3 13 -1.02 226
3 Purdue 1 B10 33-4 +31.13 126.4 2 95.3 17 67.2 205 +.044 78 +14.09 3 114.0 5 99.9 7 +10.60 9
4 Auburn 4 SEC 27-8 +28.04 120.4 10 92.4 6 69.9 59 -.080 338 +9.55 59 111.8 38 102.3 72 +1.49 147
5 Tennessee 2 SEC 27-9 +26.69 116.8 28 90.1 3 69.3 82 -.026 257 +13.43 8 114.7 2 101.2 42 +9.04 18
6 Arizona 2 P12 27-9 +26.58 120.2 11 93.6 10 72.2 16 -.047 295 +11.15 31 112.2 31 101.1 33 +10.57 10
7 Duke 4 ACC 27-9 +26.51 121.6 8 95.1 15 66.4 253 -.064 322 +10.12 44 111.2 58 101.1 32 -0.01 199
8 Iowa St. 2 B12 29-8 +26.46 113.9 52 87.5 1 67.2 201 +.002 180 +10.43 40 111.2 56 100.8 25 -7.05 345
9 North Carolina 1 ACC 29-8 +26.20 119.7 15 93.5 8 70.6 42 -.038 281 +12.22 12 112.7 19 100.4 15 +6.97 36
10 Illinois 3 B10 29-9 +24.53 125.4 4 100.9 80 69.8 66 -.004 194 +11.96 15 111.8 37 99.9 6 -2.32 260
11 Creighton 3 BE 25-10 +24.02 120.8 9 96.8 24 66.8 230 -.018 235 +11.81 19 112.2 32 100.4 14 +5.04 66
12 Alabama 4 SEC 25-11 +23.27 125.8 3 102.6 105 72.8 9 +.004 173 +14.21 1 114.8 1 100.6 18 +9.54 16
13 Gonzaga 5 WCC 27-8 +23.16 122.5 5 99.4 50 68.8 104 -.051 300 +5.23 95 109.3 94 104.1 100 +7.69 26
14 Marquette 2 BE 27-10 +22.79 118.0 21 95.2 16 69.0 92 +.035 102 +13.44 6 113.3 8 99.9 5 +8.25 23
15 Baylor 3 B12 24-11 +21.89 122.4 6 100.5 73 65.8 282 -.016 227 +13.44 7 112.4 26 99.0 1 +3.34 94
16 Michigan St. 9 B10 20-15 +20.64 114.2 49 93.6 9 65.3 309 -.100 354 +13.08 9 114.2 4 101.1 35 +4.63 74
17 Wisconsin 5 B10 22-14 +20.12 119.2 17 99.0 45 65.5 304 -.036 273 +14.10 2 113.3 7 99.2 2 +6.20 44
18 BYU 6 B12 23-11 +19.96 119.8 14 99.8 60 69.2 84 -.048 296 +9.22 68 110.1 84 100.9 28 -5.64 329
19 Clemson 6 ACC 24-12 +19.47 117.7 23 98.3 34 66.3 257 -.018 238 +12.14 13 113.5 6 101.4 47 +4.94 69
20 Saint Mary's 5 WCC 26-8 +19.42 114.4 47 95.0 14 62.5 357 +.008 167 +3.55 103 108.4 103 104.9 125 +5.20 62
21 Kentucky 3 SEC 23-10 +19.34 122.2 7 102.9 110 72.7 13 -.040 286 +8.99 75 111.4 48 102.4 78 -0.15 203
22 San Diego St. 5 MWC 26-11 +19.31 113.3 63 94.0 11 66.1 267 +.008 166 +11.16 30 112.8 15 101.6 61 +10.57 11
23 St. John's BE 20-13 +19.15 118.9 19 99.7 58 69.3 79 -.068 325 +11.00 33 112.4 29 101.4 45 +1.65 139
24 Colorado 10 P12 26-11 +19.03 118.3 20 99.3 49 67.6 169 +.014 151 +9.35 64 110.9 66 101.6 57 -1.45 241
25 Texas 7 B12 21-13 +18.73 116.4 31 97.7 30 67.4 187 -.042 288 +10.90 34 111.3 52 100.5 16 -3.11 275
26 Florida 7 SEC 24-12 +18.25 120.0 13 101.8 94 71.9 17 -.021 246 +11.07 32 112.5 23 101.4 48 +2.05 128
27 Wake Forest ACC 21-14 +17.93 117.7 25 99.7 59 68.4 128 -.100 355 +9.05 73 110.1 85 101.0 30 -1.83 250
28 Kansas 4 B12 23-11 +17.90 113.5 59 95.6 20 69.1 88 +.058 52 +13.59 5 112.9 13 99.3 3 +5.18 63
29 New Mexico 11 MWC 26-10 +17.79 114.4 48 96.6 23 72.8 10 -.013 220 +7.05 85 110.2 83 103.2 88 -0.48 211
30 Nebraska 8 B10 23-11 +17.58 116.2 32 98.6 42 69.0 95 +.010 161 +9.43 62 111.0 64 101.5 56 -5.40 322
31 Texas Tech 6 B12 23-11 +17.31 117.4 27 100.1 65 66.8 233 +.034 103 +10.24 43 111.1 59 100.9 26 -2.62 267
32 Dayton 7 A10 25-8 +17.29 117.7 24 100.4 67 64.5 334 +.007 170 +6.88 86 109.3 95 102.4 75 +6.98 35
33 Pittsburgh ACC 22-11 +17.21 116.4 30 99.2 48 65.6 295 +.005 171 +8.48 79 110.9 67 102.4 77 -6.44 340
34 Mississippi St. 8 SEC 21-14 +17.12 113.0 70 95.9 22 67.1 211 -.037 278 +11.43 24 112.7 20 101.2 41 +0.71 167
35 Texas A&M 9 SEC 21-15 +17.06 117.5 26 100.4 68 66.5 246 -.033 268 +12.11 14 112.9 12 100.8 24 +5.12 64
36 Colorado St. 10 MWC 25-11 +17.00 114.0 51 97.0 27 66.1 269 -.026 259 +9.30 66 111.9 35 102.6 83 +5.85 51
37 Indiana St. MVC 32-6 +16.89 120.1 12 103.2 115 70.8 37 +.047 71 +2.74 114 107.5 123 104.8 123 -4.36 305
38 Villanova BE 18-16 +16.57 111.3 87 94.7 13 63.6 347 -.093 351 +11.43 25 112.6 22 101.1 36 +5.90 50
39 Cincinnati B12 22-15 +16.47 111.9 79 95.5 19 67.5 179 -.073 333 +9.25 67 110.7 69 101.5 53 -4.16 298
40 Northwestern 9 B10 22-12 +16.42 115.9 35 99.4 54 64.2 338 +.015 148 +10.75 37 112.4 25 101.7 62 -7.36 352
Strength of Schedule NCSOS
Rk Team Conf W-L AdjEM AdjO AdjD AdjT Luck AdjEM OppO OppD AdjEM
41 Nevada 10 MWC 26-8 +16.41 115.0 42 98.6 41 66.7 234 +.043 85 +5.80 90 109.7 89 103.9 95 -1.41 239
42 Washington St. 7 P12 25-10 +16.34 113.2 66 96.9 26 64.8 323 +.024 121 +7.92 84 110.3 81 102.4 76 -5.25 317
43 N.C. State 11 ACC 26-14 +16.08 115.1 40 99.0 44 68.1 143 +.014 150 +10.84 36 111.8 39 100.9 29 -4.95 313
44 TCU 9 B12 21-13 +16.03 114.7 45 98.7 43 69.8 64 -.049 298 +9.71 55 110.6 74 100.9 27 -8.39 357
45 Boise St. 10 MWC 22-11 +15.95 113.3 64 97.4 29 66.6 243 -.002 191 +9.55 60 111.0 61 101.5 54 +8.07 24
46 Oklahoma B12 20-12 +15.75 114.1 50 98.4 36 67.1 208 -.024 253 +9.95 47 110.4 78 100.5 17 -5.38 320
47 Florida Atlantic 8 Amer 25-9 +15.74 117.8 22 102.1 96 68.3 133 -.015 226 +5.57 93 109.6 91 104.0 99 +6.63 40
48 Utah P12 22-15 +15.41 114.6 46 99.2 47 70.0 57 -.024 254 +10.30 42 111.7 41 101.4 49 +5.51 55
49 Ohio St. B10 22-14 +15.24 115.2 39 99.9 63 66.4 251 -.024 255 +9.74 54 111.6 45 101.9 67 -1.91 254
50 Utah St. 8 MWC 28-7 +14.90 115.9 34 101.0 82 68.9 100 +.128 8 +6.85 87 109.8 87 103.0 87 +1.80 135
51 Grand Canyon 12 WAC 30-5 +14.86 112.9 74 98.0 32 68.5 126 +.023 125 +0.20 155 105.2 218 105.0 130 -1.65 247
52 Seton Hall BE 24-12 +14.68 113.0 69 98.4 35 66.7 236 +.078 26 +9.69 56 111.5 47 101.8 63 -1.46 242
53 Drake 10 MVC 28-7 +14.58 115.1 41 100.5 69 68.0 149 +.051 62 +3.01 112 108.0 107 105.0 128 -1.31 235
54 South Carolina 6 SEC 26-8 +14.44 114.9 43 100.5 71 63.2 351 +.144 4 +7.98 83 110.5 75 102.5 82 -5.82 332
55 Oregon 11 P12 24-12 +14.20 114.7 44 100.5 72 67.2 196 +.045 76 +9.90 49 111.3 53 101.4 51 -0.07 201
56 Iowa B10 19-15 +14.19 119.6 16 105.4 157 71.8 19 -.021 247 +11.92 16 112.7 18 100.8 23 -1.17 231
57 Virginia Tech ACC 19-15 +14.11 115.8 37 101.7 92 68.0 152 -.041 287 +9.94 48 110.7 73 100.7 22 +2.53 117
58 Xavier BE 16-18 +13.93 113.0 71 99.1 46 71.2 31 -.060 318 +13.05 10 113.2 9 100.2 9 +4.89 70
59 Providence BE 21-14 +13.48 108.9 126 95.5 18 67.6 171 +.010 160 +10.10 45 112.2 33 102.1 70 -2.06 255
60 Washington P12 17-15 +12.94 115.2 38 102.3 100 71.2 30 -.081 340 +9.49 61 111.0 62 101.5 55 +5.94 49
61 Maryland B10 16-17 +12.54 107.3 154 94.7 12 65.5 302 -.093 349 +9.86 51 111.3 54 101.4 50 -4.94 312
62 James Madison 12 SB 32-4 +12.44 113.0 72 100.5 74 69.7 70 +.093 18 -3.38 260 104.1 276 107.5 245 -6.80 343
63 Butler BE 18-15 +12.38 113.1 68 100.7 76 68.5 121 -.027 261 +11.66 20 112.4 28 100.7 21 +2.06 127
64 Bradley MVC 23-12 +12.22 112.1 76 99.9 62 66.4 254 -.036 274 +4.12 102 107.7 116 103.6 91 +2.74 112
65 San Francisco WCC 23-11 +12.05 110.4 100 98.4 37 67.4 193 -.055 308 +0.18 157 106.7 150 106.5 189 -2.51 263
66 Virginia 10 ACC 23-11 +11.84 105.0 200 93.2 7 60.1 362 +.108 12 +9.12 71 111.6 44 102.5 80 -1.07 229
67 UCF B12 17-16 +11.82 107.4 148 95.6 21 68.7 112 -.072 331 +9.02 74 110.8 68 101.8 65 -5.94 334
68 McNeese St. 12 Slnd 30-4 +11.82 113.3 62 101.5 89 65.9 277 +.032 110 -6.35 329 102.6 314 109.0 331 +4.50 76
69 Princeton Ivy 24-5 +11.57 116.7 29 105.1 150 65.5 301 +.027 117 +0.54 149 106.4 167 105.8 159 +3.15 98
70 Kansas St. B12 19-15 +11.50 108.3 139 96.8 25 67.6 166 +.028 113 +11.48 23 111.8 40 100.3 12 +0.05 198
71 Boston College ACC 20-16 +11.45 113.8 55 102.4 101 67.0 218 -.017 233 +9.19 69 110.4 77 101.2 43 -0.74 214
72 SMU Amer 20-13 +11.14 111.9 80 100.7 77 67.7 164 -.090 348 +3.49 105 108.6 102 105.1 132 +0.36 181
73 UNLV MWC 21-13 +10.83 113.0 73 102.1 97 65.6 293 +.022 126 +8.01 82 110.7 70 102.7 85 +3.71 91
74 North Texas Amer 19-15 +10.82 110.2 102 99.4 53 61.8 360 -.102 356 +5.87 89 109.8 88 103.9 94 +4.24 79
75 VCU A10 24-14 +10.69 109.2 121 98.5 39 65.6 292 -.011 214 +5.28 94 108.7 101 103.4 89 +0.37 180
76 Memphis Amer 22-10 +10.59 113.1 67 102.5 104 71.6 20 +.036 98 +5.02 98 109.2 96 104.2 104 +5.35 57
77 Penn St. B10 16-17 +10.52 111.5 85 101.0 81 69.8 68 -.059 314 +9.56 58 111.1 60 101.6 59 -3.95 291
78 Minnesota B10 19-15 +10.43 113.6 58 103.2 114 66.6 244 -.017 232 +8.40 80 110.9 65 102.5 81 -12.75 362
79 Florida St. ACC 17-16 +10.32 110.9 90 100.6 75 71.1 33 +.013 153 +11.17 29 112.7 16 101.6 58 +2.91 106
80 Syracuse ACC 20-12 +10

[Old School Hound]

Ricky P's a spoiled sport.


"She opened up my pants." ---=Rick Pitino

[Spud6]

They should have been in over Virginia no matter what rankings you look at. Virginia was pitiful

[jetpilot]

Ricky P's a spoiled sport.


"She opened up my pants."  ---=Rick Pitino

I knew your opinion on this before you even knew as always. Cal doesn't care about the SEC tournament where the winner is SEC champions but Pitino should be all in on the NIT. Crazy AF hijacked brain. Cal can't carry Pitino's jock.