Considering St Bona plays at Mason tomorrow, it seems odd their game at the Smith Center was undone. And URI is coming to the DC area just for the GW game. If there is any truth to what GW0509 posted, expect typical support from the refs for the 10-12 team still with a longshot at a bid and for GW to get totally screwed by the zebras.

Last edited by GW Alum Abroad (2/17/2021 1:27 pm)

GW0509 wrote:

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

Considering St Bona plays at Mason tomorrow

That game has now been cancelled due to the impending inclement weather.

My "Schedule Cancellation" BINGO card is now full! What did I win?



(This part from Barry...)
One of the benefits of being an admin is I can add stuff to your posts.  GWAA, nice job!

Last edited by BGF (2/17/2021 8:59 pm)

So just another inquiry--

Why are some games "cancelled" and others "postponed"? Is there any reasonable expectation that the postponed games will actually be rescheduled?

Very smart IMO for the A10 to use the schedule to buff resumes. Just like so many ok but weaker businesses (Think about what happened to minor league baseball) Covid is the perfect cover for the big boys in nearly any industry or sphere to grab leverage and position themselves.

The NCAA NEEDS basketball and the associated TV money more and more with football and names and likeness issues making them more and more irrelevant.

Last edited by FredD (2/18/2021 3:20 pm)

Seeding Formula:

Also approved is the seeding policy for both the men’s and women’s basketball for the 2021 championships. Teams above 60 percent of the median number of conference games played by all 14 teams will be seeded by conference winning percentage. Teams below that 60 percent threshold will be seeded using the NCAA NET ranking, relative to all A-10 teams. Additionally, teams below the 60 percent threshold will not be eligible for the regular season title.

Tyler Byrum @theTylerByrum
Based off the Atlantic 10's new seeding system, this is what the the current seeding is:
#1 VCU

#8 Dayton
#9 URI

#4 UMass

#5 St. Bona
#12 GW* vs. #13 Fordham

#3 Davidson

#6 Richmond
#11 La Salle vs. #14 St. Joe's

#2 Saint Louis*

#7 Duquesne
#10 George Mason
 

Last edited by GW0509 (2/18/2021 8:35 pm)

It's all a cluster. They're just piecing it together, not sure with even a fig leaf of being equitable, never NCAA's strong suit anyway. I love conference tournaments as one of the things that makes college basketball uniquely egalitarian (the idea that any one of 360 teams can still win a national championship based on their play in March), but they will make themselves obsolete (a stated goal of many, like Bilas) as an AQ by holding events without the full complement of teams. You can't be a conference champ if all your teams don't play. Just one example of this year's ridiculous season, for fans, schools and players alike. Not sure it's an accident all the bluebloods took this season off.
 

GW at URI on Sunday, 1st game in 35 days
 

Sorry.  If GW actually cared about its players, it wouldn't ask its players to play their first game in over a month, just before the start of tournament play.  But, GW needs to do what it needs to do to protect itself.  The players can fend for themselves, I suppose.

Free Quebec wrote:

Anyone know if GW will have a full complement of players? Hopefully Moyer is ok and Battle is fully recovered.

Teams coming off multi week layoffs against teams that have been playing often struggle at first, so this is going to be a tall order against URI - even if Moyer and everyone else are playing.

The short answer is that GW will likely not have a full complement of players for the remainder of the season. As to the details, you will have to wait.