Power ranking for X fell from 37 to 47 after UConn game

[Xavier2005]

The ESPN POWER RANKING for men's college basketball after the Xavier loss to UConn dropped X from a 37 to a 47 .

[pdxmuskie]

Not shocking, X was not even in the game. Everything bounced UCON way so just move on as the team seemed to do against St Johns.

[pdxmuskie]

It is getting close to crunch time for this team. If X can turn the St Johns win into a 4 game win streak, X will be back to reasonable odds of making the tournament. Then get 4 of the next 7, plus 1 win in the BE tournament. Not sure if that gets X in but should put them close.

Based on schedule, the above is very possible. Question is whether X can get revenge for the loss vs Creighton and win all the games they should win.

[tacitus]

Season not over by a long shot.
An automatic bid is a long shot, but between now and the BE title game, we still have a lot of chances.
Note that Villanova is a bubble team with a lower NET, similar record, and worse schedule. They have one more quad 3 loss and one more quad 1 win.
Won't take much to get us in the conversation!

[pdxmuskie]

The Nova vs X game will eliminate 1 of the 2 teams from tourney talk. Nova is likely only in the conversation because of history. Xavier needs to beat them at home.