03-02-2026, 10:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2026, 10:55 PM by Hieronymus.)
U
I hope so, but I will note UW was 9-9 in a top 2 conference, and I think that makes a world of difference vs. 8-10 in what is only the third best conference this year. It is possible 2 or 3 wins does it though I think it’s unlikely at 2 wins and it depends at 3 wins. Only beating Miami I don’t think has any chance of getting them in. We will see.
(03-02-2026, 07:24 PM)OCcardinal Wrote: I think there are scenarios where Stanford makes the tournament with just a win over Miami. Compare our team to Washington, who got an 11 seed play in game last season.
Net Ranking
Stanford 42 (as of now)
Washington 44 (end of season)
Strength of Schedule
Stanford 64 (as of now)
Washington 42 (after the ACC and NCAA tournaments)
Worst Loss
Stanford NET 172 FGBU (62-66 November Neutral site)
Washington NET 184 Montana (68-82 November Away Game)
Total Wins
Stanford 19 (as of now)
Washington 19 (including the Big 10 tournament win)
Stanford - Best Wins
-NET 19 North Carolina (#16) Away
-NET 26 Oregon Neutral
-NET 27 Washington Home
-NET 64 Gonzaga Away
-NET 44 Clemson Home
-NET 53 California Home
-[Assume NET 58 Miami Neutral]
Quad 1: 2-6
Quad 2: 5-4 [assuming Miami win]
Washington's Best Wins
-NET 29 Illinois Away
-NET 37 Minnesota Away
-NET 40 Nebraska Away
-NET 37 Minnesota Neutral (Tournament)
-NET 41 Oregon Home
Quad 1: 3-9
Quad 2: 2-4
Streaks
Stanford: From January 11, went 2-9, then won 3 in a row, including 2 blowouts, with tournament coming up (only 1 big win though - the one over Clemson)
Washington: From January 12, Washington went 2-8, then won 5 in a row, including the tournament win before losing to 5 seed Michigan. However, some of its best wins were in that streak at the and (2 over Minnesota and the wins over Nebraska and Oregon)
Overall, Stanford's best wins are better than Washington's last season, but Washington benefitted from a streak of wins of over good (if not great) teams at the end and had a better SOS. I think we'd have to hope a fair number of bubble teams lose early in their conference tournaments to get in without at least 2 ACC tournament wins.
I hope so, but I will note UW was 9-9 in a top 2 conference, and I think that makes a world of difference vs. 8-10 in what is only the third best conference this year. It is possible 2 or 3 wins does it though I think it’s unlikely at 2 wins and it depends at 3 wins. Only beating Miami I don’t think has any chance of getting them in. We will see.