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<blockquote data-quote="MichiganHerd" data-source="post: 132325142" data-attributes="member: 1536401">There's only 36 at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, as 32 teams get auto bids by either winning their conference tournament and/or a couple leagues simply send the winner of the regular season and don't hold conference tournament.&nbsp; That means the more teams that win conference tournaments (that suck) will take away from the 36 at-large bids.&nbsp; That seems to take away 4-5 teams every year, so in reality, it's down to close to 30 at-large bids.&nbsp; B1G, ACC, and Big XII usually take around 24 of those between them, leaving you with a half dozen bids to be passed out to a dozen or so 'bubble teams'.&nbsp; Bottom line:&nbsp; WVU needs to probably win another six games, and they'll be in.&nbsp; They control their own destiny in my opinion.&nbsp; There's 11 games remaining, so they'll need to hold serve at home by beating Auburn, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State.&nbsp; That's doable maybe.&nbsp; Then they'll have to win one of these road games at Texas, Baylor, or Iowa State, which will be a much taller task.&nbsp; Then there's always the conference tournament where you can grab that sixth win.&nbsp; I think 18-14 is the magic number.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MichiganHerd, post: 132325142, member: 1536401"] There's only 36 at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, as 32 teams get auto bids by either winning their conference tournament and/or a couple leagues simply send the winner of the regular season and don't hold conference tournament. That means the more teams that win conference tournaments (that suck) will take away from the 36 at-large bids. That seems to take away 4-5 teams every year, so in reality, it's down to close to 30 at-large bids. B1G, ACC, and Big XII usually take around 24 of those between them, leaving you with a half dozen bids to be passed out to a dozen or so 'bubble teams'. Bottom line: WVU needs to probably win another six games, and they'll be in. They control their own destiny in my opinion. There's 11 games remaining, so they'll need to hold serve at home by beating Auburn, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State. That's doable maybe. Then they'll have to win one of these road games at Texas, Baylor, or Iowa State, which will be a much taller task. Then there's always the conference tournament where you can grab that sixth win. I think 18-14 is the magic number. [/QUOTE]

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