Tonight's win over Syracuse puts Providence at 6-2 in conference and 14-6 overall. Providence looked terrible out of the shoot, losing to a few lesser known opponents. However on further examination of their 2008-09 campaign, they have a much more tournament-worthy resume than some might think.Their 4 non-conference losses are: Northeastern (who beat VCU last night to grab control of a good Colonial Conferece and will likely dance), Baylor and St. Mary's who will both likely go to the tourney and a tough loss to rival Boston College. Not a great loss, but one they share with North Carolina.
Their two conference losses are to Marquette and Georgetown (a loss that might ultimately put them in the NIT).
The problem comes in a lack of quality wins. Syracuse tonight helps. Aside from that they have Rhode Island and Cincinnati twice. That's it. If they just win games they "should" from here out, they would finish 9-9 in conference. That won't be enough. The good news is if they can get just one of their seven chances and avoid a first-round Big East tourney exit, they will be tough to ignore. If they get two of the seven, they would finish up 20-11 and move into LOCK status.
REMAINING BIG WIN CHANCES:
| Sat, Jan 31 | at (2) Connecticut | |||||
| Wed, Feb 4 | (21) Villanova | |||||
| Sat, Feb 7 | at West Virginia | |||||
| Wed, Feb 18 | at (7) Louisville | |||||
| Sat, Feb 21 | Notre Dame | |||||
| Tue, Feb 24 | (3) Pittsburgh | |||||
| Thu, Mar 5 | at (21) Villanova |
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