MBB: Conference of New England

[broke_ya_ankles]

nice to see CSC and st clair get that win, given it wasnt much of a team but winning is winning.  as far thorpe bein a shooter thats what he came in as is a 6'5 guy that can put the lights out just hasnt been on track as of late really.  if colby-saywers gonna make a push hits gotta start right now

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon is at Mt Ida tonight; that win is only going to lower their QOWI; I think they need all the help they can get, seeing as how the CCC is hurting for .500 clubs.

[akirk]

What does QOWI stand for and how is it determined?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

QOWI is "Quality of Wins Index" it used to be SOSI "Strength of Schedule Index" but they changed the name this year even though they changed none of the criteria or formula for determining it.  Basically it functions as the RPI does for Division 1 schools.

The QOWI index assigns points to each "in-region" game each team plays in this way:

Road win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .667 or above is 15 points
Home win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .667 or above is 14 points

Road win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .500 to .666 is 13 points
Home win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .500 to .666 is 12 points

Road win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .333 to .499 is 11 points
Home win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .333 to .499 is 10 points

Road win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of less than .333 is 9 points
Home win versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of less than .333 is 8 points

Road loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .667 or above is 7 points
Home loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .667 or above is 6 points

Road loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .500 to .666 is 5 points
Home loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .500 to .666 is 4 points

Road loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .333 to .499 is 3 points
Home loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of .333 to .499 is 2 points

Road loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of less than .333 is 1 point
Home loss versus a team with an "in-region" win percentage of less than .333 is 0 points

You take the total number of points and divide it by the total number of "in-region" games and blamo: you get your QOWI number.

An "in-region" game is defined as any game with a team in your region, your conference or within 200 miles of your school as determined by Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004.  Third and fourth year provisionals count as "in-region" games, first and second year provisionals do not.

Neutral site games count as "away" for both teams.

Conference tournaments do count in the final QOWI numbers.


I hope I didn't miss anything.

[roy_williams]

after hearing tubby smith's comments last night on sportscenter, i got to thinkning the wildcats situation is much like that of CSC. going into last night it appears that the players aren't buying into Foti's system this year for some reason. i don't know if that is because they lost some games in a row then panicked, trying to do to much, or what. but we have all said CSC has the talent to win the championship, and it seems to me it is just a matter of if they will buy back into the system. like i said before i dont see them turning it around, but certainly they will be dangerous come tourney time. if they can make the run complete, the players need to look themseleves in the mirror and realize that Foti orchestrated this run of success they have had, not them.

looks like all the talk about WIT contending in the North was, as we all suspected, premature and bloated by wins over decrepid teams.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Roy said something both intelligible and well thought out; it must be a new year's resolution.  If only we could get him to fix his grammar.

I totally agree with you on CSC by the way and good analogy to Kentucky.  I hope no one said Wentworth was going to contend in the North.  I did mention I thought they would contend for the #4 spot up North, which is still a possibility.

[goenc]

$50 that ENC Makes the playoffs.

Who's in?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Unless you found a loophole that allows you to suit up for another semester, I don't think you can win money on that bet.

[akirk]

I think GOENC has a valid point.  If you look at the standings.  3 and 4 have only two wins while ENC has one.  There is a chance that they make it but they will have to win a couple tough matches.  Look at there schedule remaning.  There are maybe 4 to 5 games that are winable but the rest I would say are loses.  It will come down to what Nichols and Salve does down the streatch.  Either way they don't have a chance to go to far.

[dwebbs]

Gordon beats Mt. Ida in an impressive road win.

[AJ]

I wouldn't really call beating a 3-12 team impressive, more like a "expected road win". 

Side note:  Jerry Logan looks to be out for some time with a knee injury.  Look for Captain John Beebe to continue to step up and hopefully freshman Tim Deluca can continue to improve.  Both will be seeing a significant increase in playing time for the next couple games.

[dwebbs]

sorry, i didn't realize beating a creampuff team isn't impressive unless colby saywer does it.

[Maq Diesel]

This message is for DWEBBS,

D, let me say that I enjoy your enthusiasm and support for the mighty Fighting Scots.  That being said, you need to pick up your game.  There are so many GC fans on the thread it can be tiresome to read post that add no value.  Firstly, try spell checking your post, its really not that difficult.  You could make the most intelligent statement is history but trying make sense of it can sometimes be a battle. 

Secondly, I know you have friends on the team, the truth is most of us have some vested interest on the Teams we support such as friends, children, relatives, etc.   Sometimes those players are going to have off nights and people might rip them a little bit.  With that in mind defend them within reason, but let's not exaggerate and hype up players who might not deserve the hype, it often times leads to more scrutiny when they don't perform at their highest level (i.e. A-Rod, Michael Vick). 

Thirdly, do a little research before you comment on games or teams, Mt Ida for example is not, and will not be a good road win even for the likes of ENC.  GC should beat them every time whether they play at Mt. Ida or on the moon.  An example of a big road win would be CSC, EC, Curry and some other out of conference games.  Also, according to you, players always have huge nights, when a player averages 16pt 8reb and meets or slightly exceeds those numbers, it probably does not constitute you calling it a huge night.

DWEBBS you do attend a lot of games and you are there to see things in person which is nice, try to put a little more thought and effort into your posts and you get a little more respect.

[broke_ya_ankles]

an impressive win is one that would raise your QOWI not lower it..........

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

an impressive win is one that would raise your QOWI not lower it..........

Broke_ya is starting to sound like one of the national guys now.  Nice call.

If you look at the standings.  3 and 4 have only two wins while ENC has one.  There is a chance that they make it but they will have to win a couple tough matches.

The only problem is that ENC's winable games are against Salve and Nichols.  They would have to beat one of those teams twice and the other one once in order to secure the tiebreaker, because I can't imagine ENC winning more than five conference games.