nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (03/06/85)
Well folks, 12-18 Lehigh have received a bid to play in the 64 team NCAA's
on the strength of their winning the conference. Their coach was talking
about it as just a step towards being national champions (well, it is, but
seriously?) Anybody know what the odds on their winning the championship
are?
They are not the worst team ever. In 1960-1961, a team was 9-18, but won
their conference tournament, so received a bid.
--
James C Armstrong, Jnr. { ihnp4 || allegra || mcnc || cbosgb } !abnji!jca
"Emotion is a weakness!"
"I don't think so"
"It brought you back for your friend and it will cost you your life!"jts@brunix.UUCP (J. Thomas Stasko) (03/09/85)
Regarding Lehigh and the ECC:
This is the second year in a row that Bucknell lost the ECC tourney final
by 2 points in OT. Last year Rider upset Bucknell to make the tournament.
Last year's Bucknell squad was something like 22-5 (including a win at
Princeton) and they were one of the leaders in team defense nationally.
The NIT tournament snubbed them last year (in favor of some 17-15 "name
schools").
This year Bucknell was about 16-9 and they won the regular season
conference title again. Lehigh finished around 5th or 6th in the
conference. In USA Today's computer ranking of the ~250 division I
schools, Lehigh was around 230th. (I hope they play Georgetown in the
first round.)
"Old alumni never forget..."
John Stasko (now of Brown Univ.)
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