Despite losing to Temple in the semis, Xavier (25-7) should still garner a bid to the NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday. However, Dayton (26-7) may be sweating it out a bit. Does a strong RPI and eight victories over teams in the RPI top 100, including Xavier and Marquette, trump a weak SOS and three bad losses?
Rhode Island (22-10) put a nice run together the second half of the season, but it doesn't look like it will be enough to get them in the NCAA tournament. They ended the regular season with a heartbreaking loss at home to UMass and followed it up with a quick exit in the A-10 tournament. Without strong power numbers and a marquee victory to hang their hat on, the Rams didn't have much room for error.
