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    Railey Leaving

    The full ride either started in 1996 or 1997, because I know an AHS grad who didn't get one in 1995 (and went to another school that did offer a full-ride for National Merit Scholars), and I know an AHS grad who went to Iowa State on a NMS full ride in 1997.
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    Railey Leaving

    Hmm. Maybe there wasn't a state residency requirement at that time. There is now, though. It also used to be a full-ride scholarship (I know a couple people who used it); now it seems to just be tuition. I'm guessing they've made it stricter over the years.
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    Railey Leaving

    My understanding of why Shirley's National Merit Scholarship didn't count against team scholarships: Every Iowa high-schooler who was a National Merit Scholar was eligible for a full-ride academic scholarship from Iowa State. There was no qualitative aspect to it -- his PSAT scores were high...
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    what are our chances to win against UK?

    Nate Silver's NCAA tournament model gives us a 10.5% chance of winning. That seems about right.
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    ***Official WBB Selection Show Thread***

    Texas at a 9 is a good, good sign.
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    Creme's bracketology from late last night hasn't changed anything at the bottom. Iowa State's still the third-from-last in, and all the other bubble teams are in the same slot they were a couple days ago. No wonder, since practically all of the bubble teams lost in the past three days or had...
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    Look. I'm not saying UTEP would or should get in ahead of Iowa State. But they've gone 26-3 in a better-than-average conference. Their three losses were by a total of seven points. They haven't had the opportunities to win top 50 games like Iowa State has, but the opportunities they have had...
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    They're 26-3 in a mid-major conference (11th out of 31 by RPI). They're 4-1 v. the RPI 51-100 -- better than most of the bubble teams, including the Cyclones. They're not remotely a sure thing, but I can see the possibility of the committee putting them ahead of Iowa State; it's tough to compare...
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    If you're looking for other teams to cheer for in their conference tournaments: UWGB and UTEP. UWGB in particular losing would be bad, because the Phoenix are going to be in the tournament regardless. UTEP losing would make them another bubble team.
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    The first eight teams out, according to Creme. North Carolina: RPI 87; 1-9 v. top 25; 0-1 v. 26-50; 4-0 v. 51-100; bad loss 245; done for season USC: RPI 30; 1-5 v. top 25; 2-1 v. 26-50; 6-2 v. 51-100; no bad losses; playing 125 this evening (PAC-12 tourney) Michigan: RPI 45; 0-4 v. top...
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    Do the women deserve a bid to the dance?

    I'm going to transfer my posts from the KSU game over here. They might help to clarify. --- Now that Jerry Palm's quit (who was the better of the two), the only major women's bracketologist I know of is Charlie Creme. He has ISU in as the third-to-last team in the tournament. Presumably they'll...
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    ***Official WBB Iowa State vs. Kansas State Gameday Thread***

    The first eight teams out, according to Creme. North Carolina: RPI 87; 1-9 v. top 25; 0-1 v. 26-50; 4-0 v. 51-100; bad loss 245; done for season USC: RPI 30; 1-5 v. top 25; 2-1 v. 26-50; 6-2 v. 51-100; no bad losses; playing 125 this evening (PAC-12 tourney) Michigan: RPI 45; 0-4 v. top 25...
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    ***Official WBB Iowa State vs. Kansas State Gameday Thread***

    The last four teams in, according to Creme. All these teams are done for the season. Temple: RPI 48; 0-5 v. top 25; 2-3 v. 26-50; 6-0 v. 51-100; bad loss @209 Iowa State: RPI 44 (before today); 3-7 v. top 25; 3-3 v. 26-50; 2-2 v. 51-100; no bad losses Michigan State: RPI 64; 2-3 v. top 25...
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    ***Official WBB Iowa State vs. Kansas State Gameday Thread***

    Hosting isn't supposed to have an impact on getting into the NCAAs. That doesn't mean it's not in the back of their minds, however, especially with the powerhouse attendance numbers Iowa State gets. Now that Jerry Palm's quit (who was the better of the two), the only major women's...
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    3/6 Bracketology

    Basically, their RPI is being brought down somewhat artificially by just how subterranean the bottom half of their schedule is. Of their 31 games, 14 were against sub-200 teams. Five of those were against sub-300 teams. (For comparison, Iowa State's schedule, which was no great shakes outside of...
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    Jerry Palm's update (ISU still needs one more win) LINK

    Exactly. That's all I was trying to point out with my comparison between Iowa State and Illinois earlier (and yes, clearly Iowa State has the better overall case than the Illini). There's 30-40 bubble teams that are bunched together with pretty similar profiles, or with offsetting...
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    Jerry Palm's update (ISU still needs one more win) LINK

    Isn't anyone else a bit worried about this? Here's our top 100 RPI wins: 6, 40, @40, 53. And here's the top 100 RPI wins for Illinois, a team practically everyone has outside looking in: 4, 7, 19, @47, 80, @87. We have a gaudy conference record, but I'm not going to be completely...
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    Scouting Rutgers

    Sagarin's Predictor rankings, which come pretty close to the opening line for most games, would have Rutgers as one-point favorites at a neutral location. My guess would be that it'll start about Rutgers -2 or -3, given that it's going to be much more of a home game for Rutgers than it is for...
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    Don't freak out (Rhoads job question).

    The article that I assume started this all. Pure speculation on the part of the reporter.
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    ***ISU vs DRAKE***

    11-1 ISU run before that Drake basket.
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