I shouldn't have to say this, but four losses do NOT mean Vanderbilt's basketball season is over.
Everybody hates losing. Right now, the consistent theme around here is that a 7-4 Vanderbilt team, which has fallen all the way out of the Top 25, has fumbled away a chance at a good seed in the NCAA Tournament. There may be some truth to that, but there are plenty of counterexamples to show that no, the season is not doomed.
I've gone back, with the help of Ken Pomeroy, and identified every team that:
- Had at least four losses by the end of December, and
- Got a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament that season.