NU has never been to the tournament...they're not "too good." Too pompous, more like it

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Cigarboy sucks!

UCSB is a very good team. RPI of 87, 19-13 on the year, beat Washington State by 28, lost by 10 at Kansas, lost by 7 at SMU, lost by 4 at Oregon, beat Vermont, Florida Gulf Coast, lost Great Alaska Shootout final to Colorado State by two points.

Also interesting is the Championship isn't one game, but a 3 game series

Penn State was in the CBI last year, with an almost identical record to NU. Purdue was in the year before that.

Can anyone find a Rider message board?

It seems the perception of the CBI may have changed for power-5 teams. Michigan, Penn State and Northwestern all declined bids this year.

I also feel that this year the many more power 5 teams have turned down offer than in the past. It probably just does not make sense for many of them to pay to host games they consider minor.

Too Bad ! Mich NU and Penn St all turned CBI down ?? I say , too bad as I feel we could have beaten all of them--Arrogant Pups !! Just another reason for me to despise the Big 14 or so.

BTW, I like our chances against this CBI field--Santa Barb will be tough--But let's get by Rider first !!
GO RAMBLERS !! We all or most of us have been waiting 30 years !! Hope this will be the onset of a string of tourney appearances .

Thinking ahead wonder how the second round works? Do we host or would ORU/UCSB? Higher seed although no official seeds?

Yeah...not too impressed with the field. I was hoping for the opportunity to get a few wins over P-5 programs.

Nevertheless, this is still a nice opportunity for us to extend the season and get a few more wins under our belt. Based on a quick scan of Rider's schedule, they seem to have lucked out on several close games. I think we'll beat Rider and go on to face UC Santa Barbara in the next round.

Hopefully we get a nice crowd!

Go Ramblers!