After St. John’s seemingly locked up an NCAA Tournament bid with a win over Villanova on Sunday, Mustapha Heron said that the NCAA Tournament was third on their list of priorities behind finishing the season strong and doing well in the Big East Tournament.
Heron and the Red Storm are talking about the right priorities. Despite three high end (Quad 1 in the parlance of the NCAAs NET rankings) wins, the at-large decisions still have to be made. The team still needs wins. Bad losses still mar a resume and affect seeding.