The Irish just wrapped up a very big win on the road. Now they have to beat DePaul at home next weekend, and hope everything else falls into place in the Big East just the way they want it to, so they can finish in the Top 12 in conference (oh, the lofty goals of the Mike Brey era).
Oddly enough, the Irish (5-10 in conference) — who are 2-0 against Providence on the season — now need to hope that the Friars (also 5-10) win their next game (against Marquette) so that Providence will be one of the teams tied with Notre Dame at 6-10 if the Irish beat DePaul. Why? Because in the “mini-conference” tiebreaker, having a 2-0 record against one of the tied teams really helps.
CORRECTION: Notre Dame doesn’t need any help to get into the Big East tournament. Win and they’re in.
March 1st, 2006 at 10:25:44 pm
I’m pretty sure that if ND wins on Saturday they are mathematically guaranteed a Big East Tourney berth.
March 1st, 2006 at 10:32:20 pm
That definitely wasn’t true prior to today’s Big East action (Louisville won, St. John’s lost), but maybe it is now; I’m not sure.
March 1st, 2006 at 11:41:24 pm
Good call, John… you’re right. I just added a new post and will be adding a correction on this one.