Drexel played only St. Joseph's and lost to the Hawks before the Dragons turned the corner.
Do we only take into consideration recent games? Shouldn't the whole resumé be considered?
If that's the case, picking No. 2 is a lot more difficult than selecting No. 1.
2. Drexel's bold statement
Flint hasn't backed off comments he made in Saturday's Inquirer, when he said his team was No. 1 in the city.
When asked if he has received much reaction to his statement, Flint laughed and answered the question with another one.
"Have I," he said. "Why wouldn't I say that if I had a good team?"
Let's just say it's been a topic that has been brought up to Flint frequently since Saturday.
"Of course I'm getting feedback, and people are going crazy, saying how could I say that?" Flint said. "We have a pretty good team, and it is what it is."
Flint said the Colonial Athletic Association, which sent three teams to the NCAA tournament last year - including Final Four participant Virginia Commonwealth - is an extremely strong league.
To show how difficult the CAA is, Drexel has won nine consecutive games but isn't in first place in the CAA. The Dragons are 9-2 in the league, one game behind George Mason.
With the higher profile of the CAA, it appears as if the regular season champion could make a claim to earn an NCAA bid.
"Sure, why not?" Flint said about that idea.
3. Unlikely scenario
Few people would have forecast that when Villanova visits Pitt on Sunday both teams would be 3-7 in the Big East. Villanova was supposed to be rebuilding but not to this extent. And Pitt was a Top 10 team.
One statistic that may account for the trouble is turnover margin. Before Monday's win over West Virginia, Pitt was 15th in the 16-team Big East in turnover margin, just ahead of Villanova.
