MBB: Butler 74, Xavier 65

[Skitzle]

Does this loss to an unranked team mean that the win over Xavier has less relevance on our seeding?

[moonpie23]

what "seeding" are you referring to?

[slower]

what "seeding" are you referring to?

They are referring to the seeding for the NCAA tournament.

[jv001]

I would say it depends on how Xavier plays the rest of the year. There is plenty of basketball to be played. Go Duke!

[VaDukie]

Xavier's RPI is still quite good, but it definitely confirms that Xavier is not a top 10 team.

[wisteria]

I think we really exposed Xavier.

In other news, Gonzaga lost to Portland State. Perhaps they haven't gotten over the heartbreaking OT loss to UConn.

[tbyers11]

Xavier is not a top 10 team but they are still a top 25 team and favored to win the Atlantic 14. This will still be a quality win for us at the end of the year. They were favored to beat Butler at home but Butler is no slouch.

Butler is 10-1 and has won @ Drake, vs Northwestern and beaten Horizon favorite Cleveland St (who beat Syracuse) on the road. Their only loss was a 3 point defeat at Ohio St.

[Oriole Way]

It would have been much better for us if they had won, but I don't think the loss will hurt as long as Xavier doesn't fall apart during the rest of the season.

[speedevil2001]

Does this loss to an unranked team mean that the win over Xavier has less relevance on our seeding?

no, i doesnt, but it means the lost to michigan has more relevance than the win against xavier.

[camion]

Was this result a surprise? Butler is currently ranked 10 in Sagarin. Xavier is 15.