Don't jump off the ledge just yet.

Although the season hasn't gone exactly as the Flyer Faithful would have liked thus far, it's still no reason to give up hope of a dance party in March.

There are still several reasons to keep the faith and believe that this team won't end up in the NIT. Take a look at their losses.

Although the Flyers fell to Villanova, the fourth ranked team in the nation and a final four participant last year, don't forget the Wildcats held an 18 point lead in the second half that was trimmed down to two with just over two minutes to go; a pretty impressive comeback against one of the nation's top teams.

The Kansas State loss is also hardly anything to hang your head about, either. K State has certainly proved that they are more than for real this year, evident by their latest win over #1 Texas.

Are two losses against Top 10 teams really something to fret about?

Then there's the New Mexico loss. Keep in mind that the Lobos have been nearly unbeatable at home holding a 49-2 record in its last 51 non-conference home games. New Mexico has also been ranked or near ranked in the Top 25 for most of the season.

In addition, the Flyers shot just 33 percent from the field and 24 percent from behind the arc in that game and still fell just two points short.

Finally, there's the Xavier loss. This was supposed to be the year that UD finally ended their losing streak in Cincinnati and took their place in the A-10 driver's seat. But unfortunately poor free throw shooting and lights out three point shooting by X ended that hope.

Still, a four point loss on the road to the conference's three-time defending regular season champion shouldn't serve as a bracket buster.

Last season UD was able to gain an at-large bid with really only one marquee non-conference win against Marquette. This year's version would of course be Georgia Tech.

Add in the fact the program has already gained some respect by the selection committee with last year's upset win over West Virginia, and it should mean that this year's team might have a bit of insurance in the eyes of the selection group.

The Flyers have seven home games remaining on their schedule and taking every one of those is probably a necessity in order to gain an at-large bid.

There are also six road games left, two of which will come against St. Joseph's and St. Bonaventure. The Hawks are in the midst of a 6-11 season, and the Bonnies are 8-8. Those are two very winnable games.

The remaining four are St. Louis, Duquesne, Temple, and Richmond. Much tougher games, yes, but is winning just two of them really that unrealistic? I don't think so.

Should the season pan out this way, that would give UD a 24-6 record with the A-10 tournament still left to play.

Much of the frustration surrounding losses this year has been about not starting or finishing well. That's the same way the team was last year, however, and it pulled off a huge upset in the tournament and spanked Xavier at UD Arena.

So before you get worried, remind yourself: this team is talented, and even more importantly, it has experience.

Don't give up yet. I predict the best basketball of the season is still in front of us.