It’s no secret that Xavier is behind the eight ball in terms of chasing down an at-large bid. In the below tweet, Andy Mac lays out the case for Xavier needing 7 more wins to get an at-large bid:
Again-assuming(and assuming can make an ass of you and me) either MU or VU win the BE Tourney and the automatic NCAA bid. 10 BE wins should get a team in. Xavier is now 3-3. XU would need to go 7-5 over the last 12 games. 6 home games remain. 5-1 would be nice. That would mean
— Andy Mac (@mm_andymac) January 21, 2019
A 10-8 performance in conference would leave Xavier at 18-13 heading into the Big East tournament, probably lingering somewhere in the 60s in most reputable metrics.