As Xavier gets better the chances of them having a season for the ages increase. If they don't though, will you still be happy with the Sweet 16...or less?
While every college basketball team starts the year with ostensibly the same goal, it's not actually a possibility for most of them. The Final Four remains the domain most seasons of basketball's elite. The low and mid major schools need a virtual miracle just to have a chance, and even the high majors are crushed by the overwhelming weight of the math. One tenth of one percent of NCAA DI teams make the Final Four, only five percent of tournament teams can even get there.