One adverb makes all the difference. Were Xavier, according to ESPN’s Eamonn Brennan, simply not in bubble danger, we would all rest so much the easier. After all, even a team that staggers in gets in. But Brennan goes and throws “yet” on the end of his sentence and ruins the illusion of a Musketeers team that is home and hosed. With three regular season games to go and the Big East tournament still waiting, Xavier is still an adverb away from safety.
The good news is that Xavier’s resume is still nigh on impeachable. The Musketeers RPI, as anachronistic a measurement as it is, is still something that the committee will look at and sits at 22.