[GK3]

Next up, Syracuse comes to Stanford on Wednesday for an 8:00 game on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Per various rankings:
Stanford #70, Syracuse #146 per Net
Stanford #73, Syracuse #116 per KenPom
Stanford #68, Syracuse #108 per Massey
Stanford #67, Syracuse #143 per Bart Torvik
Stanford #84, Syracuse #95 per ESPN BPI

So, a game Stanford will likely be favored in by more than the 4.5 spread for the FSU game.

ESPN BPI projects Stanford's record to end up at 19-11 (11-9 in the ACC), which means going 5-6 in the remaining games.  They also have us rated lower than the others above.  I'm optimistic about the possibility of squeezing out 6 (or maybe 7?) more wins, getting to 20 wins and staying in that 5,6,7 range for a somewhat favorable seed in the ACC tournament.

But, first things first - Beat the Orangemen! Or is it just Orange now??

There is only one Orangeman. He’s POTUS. ;)

I think we are still fighting the weight of past negative performances. We just have to play them one at a time.  Beating Wake at Stanford is indeed possible as is splitting with SMU.  If we do that then people might start to pay some attention to us.

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Important games upcoming to try to get ourselves in the bubble conversation. Two games still vs SMU (they are projected as a first 4 out right now). Wake Forest at home (projected as next 4 out). Obviously a win at Louisville or at Duke could propel us into the discussion. One game at  a time!

KenPom relative rankings:
Duke             1
Louisville      25
SMU             50
Stanford        73
Wake Forest     74
Notre Dame      76
N. C. State    101
Georgia Tech   112
Syracuse       116
California     117
Boston College 211

That would seem to say that 7 wins are definitely possible. Wake Forest is a Stanford home game, which helps. Notre Dame and Georgia Tech are on the road, which does not. Asking us to beat SMU, even at Stanford, is a heavy task. IMO we are probably going to need all seven wins to make the NCAAs.

Agreed and I think we can win 7 games. Win our remaining home games, two not so easy in Wake and SMU and beat GT and and someone else. We have some pluses, a very good coach and players whom I now think are really starting to believe.

[GK3]

Next up, Syracuse comes to Stanford on Wednesday for an 8:00 game on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Per various rankings:
Stanford #70, Syracuse #146 per Net
Stanford #73, Syracuse #116 per KenPom
Stanford #68, Syracuse #108 per Massey
Stanford #67, Syracuse #143 per Bart Torvik
Stanford #84, Syracuse #95 per ESPN BPI

So, a game Stanford will likely be favored in by more than the 4.5 spread for the FSU game.

ESPN BPI projects Stanford's record to end up at 19-11 (11-9 in the ACC), which means going 5-6 in the remaining games.  They also have us rated lower than the others above.  I'm optimistic about the possibility of squeezing out 6 (or maybe 7?) more wins, getting to 20 wins and staying in that 5,6,7 range for a somewhat favorable seed in the ACC tournament.

But, first things first - Beat the Orangemen! Or is it just Orange now??

There is only one Orangeman. He’s POTUS. ;)

I think we are still fighting the weight of past negative performances. We just have to play them one at a time.  Beating Wake at Stanford is indeed possible as is splitting with SMU.  If we do that then people might start to pay some attention to us.

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Important games upcoming to try to get ourselves in the bubble conversation. Two games still vs SMU (they are projected as a first 4 out right now). Wake Forest at home (projected as next 4 out). Obviously a win at Louisville or at Duke could propel us into the discussion. One game at  a time!

KenPom relative rankings:
Duke             1
Louisville      25
SMU             50
Stanford        73
Wake Forest     74
Notre Dame      76
N. C. State    101
Georgia Tech   112
Syracuse       116
California     117
Boston College 211

That would seem to say that 7 wins are definitely possible. Wake Forest is a Stanford home game, which helps. Notre Dame and Georgia Tech are on the road, which does not. Asking us to beat SMU, even at Stanford, is a heavy task. IMO we are probably going to need all seven wins to make the NCAAs.

Agreed and I think we can win 7 games. Win our remaining home games, two not so easy in Wake and SMU and beat GT and and someone else. We have some pluses, a very good coach and players whom I now think are really starting to believe.