Seton Hall

[JoeRU0304]

I remember in 98-99 when we lost the game to SHU 57-55 with the ball going out off off Hodgson's leg and 03-04 when we lost to Va. Tech on the road 71-70. Both years we finished like # 42 in the RPI and we didn't make the NCAA. The NCAA picked teams much differently at that time. There was emphasis on how a team finished over their last few regular season games. With today's rules with a # 42 or so rating we would easily have made it both of those years. Now teams rated at # 60 or worse will make the tournament. It is much easier now for some teams to be selected. Now it seems several teams with less than a .500 record in their league will get in. That was not the case too many years ago.

98-99 squad also lost out on the NCAA’s on a late-February last-minute loss to Georgetown (I was in the student section and IIRC it was a Monday or Tuesday night game on ESPN).


Joe P.