Drake 28-2?

[Ali]

During the game on Tuesday night, Lunardi had serious doubts.

The good: wins against Vanderbilt & Kansas State

The bad: Loss to Murray State (sorry Racer fans)

Fwiw, Lunardi isn’t even in the top 100 all time of bracketologists. He’s paid to promote the brands ESPn has financial interest in propping up. You have to take anything he says with a heavy grain of salt.

Many folks who do this and are much higher ranked for their historical picks all have a much rosier view on Drake’s chances (Rocco Miller, JBR, T3, Bauertology, 801, etc).

I know this has been shared other places, but bracketmatrix.com is much more Informative than listening to the talking heads like Lunardi.

Fun fact on Lunardi. For $10k, he'll 'consult' on your scheduling and give you extra exposure in his bracketing.

He's an absolute fraud that is bad at his job but, good on him, for figuring out how to get rich and famous by being a con man.

That's absurd if true.

[Fetz86]

KSU is up on the Jayhawks, that would be a nice metrics boost for drake if they hold on.

[Birdfan2018]

KSU is up on the Jayhawks, that would be a nice metrics boost for drake if they hold on.

Kansas State beat Kansas
Vanderbilt beat Texas
Miami can’t beat anyone

[harley93davidson]

According to the comittee Indiana State would have been in if there were 2 or less bid stealers last year. Maybe I'm naive but I take them at there word, if you look at what they said before selection Sunday they seemed inclined to include ISUb. Again, taking the comittee at their word, I think If drake finishes strong they'll be in. In any halfway decently run world they would be at least. Let's let them finish strong and be left out before we panic.

[GoSIU88]

Can a Drake team that goes 28-2 in the regular season with a loss in the Valley tournament qualify as an at-large? I see their NET is currently a 59. Will it continue to climb with seven more wins to finish the regular season? What if they finish 30-3 with a loss in the Valley championship?

Drake will have earned it if they win out the regular season

[Birdfan2018]

KSU is up on the Jayhawks, that would be a nice metrics boost for drake if they hold on.

Kansas State beat Kansas
Vanderbilt beat Texas
Miami can’t beat anyone

Drake is now:
2-0 Quad 1
1-1 Quad 2
9-1 Quad 3
8-0 Quad 4
Murray State (currently NET 155) needs to move up to Quad 2 so Drake would be 1-2 Quad 2; 9-0 Quad 3

[BCPanther]

KSU is up on the Jayhawks, that would be a nice metrics boost for drake if they hold on.

Kansas State beat Kansas
Vanderbilt beat Texas
Miami can’t beat anyone

Drake is now:
2-0 Quad 1
1-1 Quad 2
9-1 Quad 3
8-0 Quad 4
Murray State (currently NET 155) needs to move up to Quad 2 so Drake would be 1-2 Quad 2; 9-0 Quad 3

That game was in Des Moines. There's no shot of that getting to Q2. They'd have to get to 75.

[Bulldog2323]

Drake has a Strength of Schedule of 249. Last year Indiana State was left out with a SOS of 108.

[bradley_townie]

Drake has a Strength of Schedule of 249. Last year Indiana State was left out with a SOS of 108.

Is that end of year SOS or where they were right after Arch Madness? Can't really rely on that if it's including their NIT run.

[TylerDurden]

Drake has a Strength of Schedule of 249. Last year Indiana State was left out with a SOS of 108.

Drake has better nonconference wins. That will matter.