Rankings 2018-19

[GoMuskies]

2 votes?!? Guess we'll be sneaking up on people this year!!!!

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

To win the Maui Classic, all we'll likely have to do is beat #11 Auburn, #4 Dook and #3 Gonzaga in three straight games. No biggie.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

I think a realistic Maui result is 1-2, 2-1 would be close to ideal.

[GoMuskies]

2-1 would be close to ideal.

Particularly since if the 1 loss is to Auburn, all three games will be at 9:30 am, which is absolutely perfect.

[X-band '01]

Auburn has an experienced core coming back, but they would have been even more potent had Mustapha Heron remained at Auburn. As it is, X will see him twice when they play the Johnnies later in the year.

[xu82]

We got ‘em right where we want ‘em!

[bobbiemcgee]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1053434130724139008

[XUFan09]

The Maui field is so stacked that I honestly would probably be content with a single win. Worse-case scenario that is beating Illinois in the 7th place game, but that could also easily mean beating San Diego State or beating Auburn. Going 2-1 would be great, no matter how it happens. I wouldn't anticipate winning it at all unless X had actually already made the title game.

Man, this would have been a great tournament for last year's team. It's still pretty sweet for this year's team, though!

[drudy23]

3-0 in Maui. Book it.

[GoMuskies]

3-0 in Maui. Book it.

If you put in a $10 ML bet on Xavier against Auburn and parlayed it all the way through, what would that pay? I'm thinking maybe +275 against Auburn, +450 against Dook and +350 against the Zags. That would turn $10 into about $930. I could live with it.

[paulxu]

I don't know what that means, but I'll send you $10 just for the hell of it, if you make that bet for me.

(I'll leave the cash with BJ the next time through)