For you, how many more wins would it take to "save this season"???

[Panjandrum]

Given our struggles in noncon, making the NIT would "salvage" the season for me. I think we need 8 more wins to make that happen. That would put us at 17-14 (10-8). I think that would be just barely enough.

Despite yesterday's W, I have zero expectations that this team can make the NCAA. That would require a level of maturity, consistency and toughness that this team has repeatedly shown it does not have. Therefore, this season is a disappointment. Making the NIT would be just enough to avoid calling it a disaster.

Your second paragraph is spot on.

I also think it's dumb that one win against a good team and some are already talking about making the tournament. This team has 7 losses already, and I think out of those 7 team's we've lost to, two will probably make the NCAA Tournament and quite possibly only one. We just have too many bad losses.

The total number sucks, but according to the RPI, only Texas Southern is a "bad loss".

It is conceivable that if we can keep the total losses from 13-15, and we get the right wins, and maybe win one or two in the Big 12 tournament that we could get in.  That's a testament to the Big 12's RPI more than anything.

[nicname]

8 seed.

[PowercatPat]

Given our struggles in noncon, making the NIT would "salvage" the season for me. I think we need 8 more wins to make that happen. That would put us at 17-14 (10-8). I think that would be just barely enough.

Despite yesterday's W, I have zero expectations that this team can make the NCAA. That would require a level of maturity, consistency and toughness that this team has repeatedly shown it does not have. Therefore, this season is a disappointment. Making the NIT would be just enough to avoid calling it a disaster.

Your second paragraph is spot on.

I also think it's dumb that one win against a good team and some are already talking about making the tournament. This team has 7 losses already, and I think out of those 7 team's we've lost to, two will probably make the NCAA Tournament and quite possibly only one. We just have too many bad losses.

The total number sucks, but according to the RPI, only Texas Southern is a "bad loss".

It is conceivable that if we can keep the total losses from 13-15, and we get the right wins, and maybe win one or two in the Big 12 tournament that we could get in.  That's a testament to the Big 12's RPI more than anything.

LBSU may have a top 100 RPI right now, but they will end up being a bad loss. Their RPI will drop from here on out now that they are playing their conference schedule and not the likes of Louisville, Syracuse, and St. John's.

[Steffy08]

Anything less than top 4 in Big 12 and a 6 or higher seed in the NCAA would be a disappointing season.

[deputy dawg]

Would expectations be higher after we hit the 3-1 mark in conference?

[Rage Against the McKee]

conference title

[bubbles4ksu]

postseason hopes are basically finished. i could smile about the season if we swept ku, isu, and ou but didn't win another one besides. going 9-9 and losing to these programs will really suck.

[KITNfury]

NCAA tournament. Won't happen but that's what I would need to be satisfied

[puniraptor]

Anything less than top 4 in Big 12 and a 6 or higher seed in the NCAA would be a disappointing season.

i hope you are being serious here and not making fun of us

[ChiComCat]

We are 9-7 (2-1).  To have a shot to make the tournament, we would need to finish 10-5 in a tough conference.

The NIT is what I expect now.  That doesn't mean that NIT is acceptable.  Anything less than the NCAAs and I consider this and nearly any season a failure.

[Panjandrum]

We are 9-7 (2-1).  To have a shot to make the tournament, we would need to finish 10-5 in a tough conference.

The NIT is what I expect now.  That doesn't mean that NIT is acceptable.  Anything less than the NCAAs and I consider this and nearly any season a failure.

Ten wins?  Hmm.

Really good chance: Tech
Good Chance: @ Tech, @ TCU
Decent chance: Any home game, I guess, except Kansas (6 more, excluding Tech and Kansas)
Poor Chance: 7 more, excluding Kansas
No Chance: @Kansas

I guess if we win the three we really need to win against Tech and TCU, and we can win 5/6 home games outside of Tech and KU (which is a tall order), and we go 2/6 on the road, that's ten.

But they can't screw up at all going forward.  They need to play ball like they did against OU all year long now.  I'm not sure they can do that.  But it's possible, I guess.

[Steffy08]

Anything less than top 4 in Big 12 and a 6 or higher seed in the NCAA would be a disappointing season.

i hope you are being serious here and not making fun of us

No, I'm being serious.  This should be a really good team.

The only difference between me and the rest of the board is that I don't want to try to make judgments in the middle of a season. 

My expectations for this season not being a disappointment are the same as they were in November.  I'm still hoping that the season will not be a disappointment, but I'm not willing to change the expectations that existed going into the season.