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Players Era Tournament Best Wins

Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:10 pm
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
3588 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:10 pm
In order of KenPom rating of opponent…

1. Michigan over #5 Gonzaga
2. Tennessee over #6 Houston
3. Gonzaga over #12 Alabama
4. Kansas over #14 Tennessee
5. Auburn over #17 St. John’s
6. Iowa State over #17 St. Johns’s
7. Michigan over #24 Auburn
8. St. John’s over #26 Baylor
9. Michigan over #48 San Diego State
10. Baylor over #48 San Diego State
11. Iowa State over #53 Creighton
12. Baylor over #53 Creighton
13. Iowa State over #70 Syracuse
14. Kansas over #70 Syracuse
15. Houston over #70 Syracuse
16. Kansas over #73 Notre Dame
17. Houston over #73 Notre Dame
18. San Diego State over #86 Oregon
19. Auburn over #86 Oregon
20. Creighton over #86 Oregon
21. Gonzaga over #94 Maryland
22. Alabama over #94 Maryland
23. Tennessee over #123 Rutgers
24. Notre Dame over #123 Rutgers
25. Alabama over #134 UNLV
26. Rutgers over #134 UNLV
27. Maryland over #134 UNLV

I feel like the three SEC teams along with Michigan, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Houston, St. John’s, Kansas, and Baylor will make the Tournament this year.

San Diego State and Creighton should be on the bubble or just outside.

I don’t think Syracuse, Notre Dame, Oregon, Maryland, Rutgers, or UNLV are good enough to make the tournament this season.
Posted by TiggerWoods
Auburn
Member since Nov 2010
4239 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:11 pm to
Michigan is f’ing stacked
Posted by DD_Rolltide
Member since Oct 2024
715 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:11 pm to
Pretty good showing by SEC. Michigan looked like a fricking meat grinder.
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
3588 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:18 pm to
Yeah overall the SEC had a very good showing.

I would have liked to see Bama get to play some better opponents. They steamrolled two not so great teams. Would have really enjoyed watching them play Iowa State or someone like that.

I wish the format would have been just the Top 8 or so teams in a bracket format. Bama-UNLV and Tennessee-Rutgers was a waste of everyone’s time. Two very good teams against some not so great opponents.
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
13653 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:18 pm to
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Michigan looked like a fricking meat grinder.


Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
9148 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:27 pm to
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I would have liked to see Bama get to play some better opponents.


Shoot, at this point, I just want to see an Alabama roster 100% healthy playing any opponent . No Wrightsell this tournament, Bristow was out last night with another injury and of course Bethea is still injured. Damn, I just want to see what they can do.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
20543 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:42 pm to
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I would have liked to see Bama get to play some better opponents.


Bama played (at the time) in a row

#5 St John’s in NYC W
#2 Purdue at home L
#8 Illinois in Chicago W
#12 Gonzaga in Vegas L

I’m not sure what else you want at this point

Play #2 Arizona in Bham on 12/13

That’s plenty of OOC juggernauts for me
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 8:44 pm
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
19883 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:47 pm to
Alabama currently has the number two strength of schedule. Talks are underway to schedule the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons for next season.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71321 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:52 pm to
quote:

Syracuse

Their adventures at the free throw line was almost worth the price of admission this week.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71321 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:54 pm to
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Michigan looked like a fricking meat grinder.

When Auburn had the best showing against them and still lost by 30......yeah, they were just on another level entirely.
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
3588 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:57 pm to
quote:

I’m not sure what else you want at this point


I’m talking about in Vegas. Playing #94 and #123 is not exactly much of a test… of course opponents were out of everyone’s control. But if the organizers are going to bill this as an elite Thanksgiving Tournament, Rutgers and UNLV (among others) have no business being there. They were a waste of space.

I wish they would have taken the 8 best teams and done a bracket format. There would not have been a single meaningless game.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 9:02 pm
Posted by antibarner
Member since Oct 2009
26015 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:59 pm to
That's not Bama's best version out there.....there was a silver lining because the young guys got a lot of PT and some of them really played well but I'd like to see us play Gonzaga with Wrightsell and a healthy Bristow and Bethea.

We have a young big man Collins Onyejaka out with a medical issue too.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 9:08 pm
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71321 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:59 pm to
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I’m talking about in Vegas. Playing #94 and #123 is not exactly much of a test… of course opponents were out of everyone’s control. But if the organizers are going to bill this as an elite Thanksgiving Tournament, Rutgers and UNLV (among others) have no business being there. They were a wast of space.

I wish they would have taken the 8 best teams and done a bracket format. There would not have been a single meaningless game.

It is going to be even more watered down next season when they expand it to 32 teams.

The problems come with the win margin bullshite that is heavily influenced by matchups. I don't care for that part of it.
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
3588 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:00 pm to
Impressive. Bama and Auburn are both leading the league when it comes to OOC scheduling.

Both will play Purdue, Arizona, and St John’s.

Bama also plays Gonzaga, Illinois, and Clemson.

Auburn also plays Michigan, Houston, and NC State.

That’s six opponents for each of us in the KenPom Top 35.
Posted by FootballFrenzy
Chief of the Grammar Police
Member since Oct 2023
8331 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 10:19 pm to
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San Diego State and Creighton should be on the bubble or just outside.

No, dude. We are BAD this year. We’ll be lucky to get to 20 wins.
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