{"id":478,"date":"2011-11-21T16:58:53","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T22:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.227.157.91\/~kenpom\/wp_blog\/battle-4-atlantis-and-great-alaska-shootout-log5s\/"},"modified":"2011-11-21T16:58:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T22:58:53","slug":"battle-4-atlantis-and-great-alaska-shootout-log5s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/battle-4-atlantis-and-great-alaska-shootout-log5s\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle 4 Atlantis and Great Alaska Shootout log5’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two of the tourneys not affiliated with ESPN get underway on Wednesday. And it doesn\u2019t come as a surprise that without the benefit of big-time TV, it is easier to lure elite teams to the Bahamas than to the tundra. Let\u2019s start with the event that uses a texting abbreviation in its name<\/a> and bills itself as a one-of-a-kind tournament<\/a>. No justification is given for that claim.<\/p>\n

             Semis  Final  Champ\nUConn         87.1   62.7   39.9\nFlorida St.   84.3   67.5   36.6\nHarvard       81.9   31.0   14.6\nC of C        50.8   13.2    3.2\nUCF           49.2   12.5    3.0\nUMass         15.7    6.8    1.3\nUNC Asheville 12.9    3.9    0.9\nUtah          18.1    2.5    0.5\n<\/pre>\n
UConn is the favorite but figures to get a good test from Florida State or yes, Harvard, should the Huskies make it to the title game. After Saint Louis’s rout of Washington on Sunday, there were some whispers<\/a> about the Atlantic-10 being superior to the Pac-12 this season. There should be a game between these two leagues in the consolation bracket involving UMass and Utah.<\/p>\n
Now let\u2019s look at the red-hot action in Anchorage<\/a>, where somehow the Shootout survives despite struggling to bring teams in the top half of Division-I up north. For the purposes of this analysis, I\u2019ve rated Alaska-Anchorage stronger than I did Chaminade. For one thing, Massey\u2019s ratings<\/a> support this. For another, unlike Chaminade, UAA plays on its actual home court here. And finally, I have to think that if you\u2019re not from Alaska, being there in November might not be a pleasant experience, further amplifying the home advantage. I actually might be underestimating the Seawolves here.<\/p>\n
                Semis  Final  Champ\nMurray St.       82.6   56.5   31.3\nNew Mexico St.   82.1   49.1   28.0\nSouthern Miss    84.1   43.1   22.7\nSan Francisco    82.2   34.9   14.6\nAlaska Anchorage 17.4    5.9    1.3\nCentral Michigan 17.9    4.8    1.2\nUC Irvine        15.9    3.0    0.6\nDartmouth        17.8    2.7    0.4\n<\/pre>\n
Both Murray State and New Mexico State have started the season strong with four road wins between them. It wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to see either of them snag the auto-bid from their respective conferences. And Southern Miss is coming off a 21-point win at Colorado State. So there\u2019s some strength in the top half of the field. Alaskans, I command you: Get to Sullivan Arena. Support this tournament! (The first round might be kind of boring, though.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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