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[Franisdaman]

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[Franisdaman]

March 8, NET Rankings
The Top 40 Teams:

Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

1	1	Gonzaga	WCC	24-0	7-0	5-0	12-0	7-0	4-0	6-0	7-0
2	2	Baylor	Big 12	21-1	7-1	3-0	11-0	8-1	3-0	4-0	6-0
3	3	Michigan	Big Ten	19-3	6-2	0-0	13-1	7-2	6-1	4-0	2-0
4	4	Illinois	Big Ten	20-6	9-3	0-1	11-2	9-5	5-1	4-0	2-0
5	5	Houston	AAC	20-3	5-3	1-0	14-0	2-1	5-1	9-1	4-0
6	6	Iowa	Big Ten	20-7	6-4	0-1	14-2	7-5	5-2	3-0	5-0
7	7	Alabama	SEC	21-6	7-3	2-2	12-1	7-4	8-1	6-1	0-0
8	8	Colgate	Patriot	12-1	6-0	0-0	6-1	0-0	2-0	5-1	5-0
9	9	Ohio St.	Big Ten	18-8	7-4	1-0	10-4	7-6	5-2	3-0	3-0
10	16	Loyola Chicago	MVC	22-4	8-3	3-1	11-0	2-2	4-2	4-0	12-0
11	11	Villanova	Big East	16-5	4-4	3-1	9-0	3-3	5-2	7-0	1-0
12	12	Colorado	Pac-12	20-7	6-6	3-0	11-1	3-4	7-0	6-3	4-0
13	13	Virginia	ACC	17-6	6-3	1-2	10-1	4-4	4-1	4-1	5-0
14	15	Kansas	Big 12	18-8	4-6	2-1	12-1	6-8	3-0	4-0	5-0
15	14	Southern California	Pac-12	21-6	7-3	1-1	13-2	4-3	5-3	9-0	3-0
16	17	Arkansas	SEC	21-5	5-4	0-0	16-1	6-4	5-1	4-0	6-0
17	10	Texas Tech	Big 12	17-9	5-4	1-1	11-4	4-9	1-0	5-0	7-0
18	21	Tennessee	SEC	17-7	4-4	0-0	13-3	6-5	1-2	6-0	4-0
19	18	BYU	WCC	18-5	7-2	2-1	9-2	3-3	4-2	6-0	5-0
20	20	Purdue	Big Ten	18-8	5-6	2-1	11-1	6-6	7-1	3-1	2-0
21	19	San Diego St.	Mountain West	19-4	6-2	1-0	12-2	0-3	6-1	7-0	6-0
22	22	Florida St.	ACC	15-5	3-4	0-0	12-1	3-3	6-1	2-1	4-0
23	23	West Virginia	Big 12	18-8	7-2	3-1	8-5	6-7	5-1	5-0	2-0
24	26	Texas	Big 12	17-7	6-2	3-0	8-5	6-6	3-1	5-0	3-0
25	24	Creighton	Big East	18-7	7-4	0-0	11-3	4-3	7-1	3-3	4-0
26	25	Wisconsin	Big Ten	16-11	5-6	0-0	11-5	4-9	5-2	4-0	3-0
27	27	St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	15-4	4-3	3-0	8-1	3-2	3-1	5-1	4-0
28	29	LSU	SEC	16-8	4-6	1-0	11-2	4-7	3-1	6-0	3-0
29	28	Florida	SEC	13-8	5-5	2-0	6-3	5-4	3-3	4-1	1-0
30	30	Oklahoma St.	Big 12	18-7	8-4	0-0	10-3	8-5	2-1	2-1	6-0
31	31	UConn	Big East	14-6	6-3	1-0	7-3	3-3	3-3	5-0	3-0
32	34	Oregon	Pac-12	19-5	7-2	1-1	11-2	3-3	7-0	5-2	4-0
33	33	Oklahoma	Big 12	14-9	4-6	0-0	10-3	5-8	1-0	2-1	6-0
34	32	Maryland	Big Ten	14-12	4-6	0-0	10-6	4-9	2-3	5-0	3-0
35	35	VCU	Atlantic 10	19-6	5-3	2-1	12-2	2-4	7-0	5-2	5-0
36	36	Clemson	ACC	16-6	2-5	3-0	11-1	3-6	7-0	4-0	2-0
37	37	Rutgers	Big Ten	14-10	4-6	0-0	10-4	4-8	5-2	3-0	2-0
38	38	Georgia Tech	ACC	15-8	4-5	1-0	10-3	2-6	6-0	4-2	3-0
39	39	North Carolina	ACC	16-9	3-7	3-1	10-1	2-8	7-0	4-1	3-0
40	48	Penn St.	Big Ten	10-13	3-8	0-0	7-5	3-11	4-1	3-1	0-0

 

[Franisdaman]

March 8, NET Rankings
The B1G:

Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

3	3	Michigan	Big Ten	19-3	6-2	0-0	13-1	7-2	6-1	4-0	2-0
4	4	Illinois	Big Ten	20-6	9-3	0-1	11-2	9-5	5-1	4-0	2-0
6	6	Iowa	Big Ten	20-7	6-4	0-1	14-2	7-5	5-2	3-0	5-0
9	9	Ohio St.	Big Ten	18-8	7-4	1-0	10-4	7-6	5-2	3-0	3-0
20	20	Purdue	Big Ten	18-8	5-6	2-1	11-1	6-6	7-1	3-1	2-0
26	25	Wisconsin	Big Ten	16-11	5-6	0-0	11-5	4-9	5-2	4-0	3-0
34	32	Maryland	Big Ten	14-12	4-6	0-0	10-6	4-9	2-3	5-0	3-0
37	37	Rutgers	Big Ten	14-10	4-6	0-0	10-4	4-8	5-2	3-0	2-0
40	48	Penn St.	Big Ten	10-13	3-8	0-0	7-5	3-11	4-1	3-1	0-0
61	60	Indiana	Big Ten	12-14	3-7	3-1	6-6	2-11	6-2	2-1	2-0
67	72	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-11	3-8	0-0	12-3	5-9	4-2	3-0	3-0
79	78	Minnesota	Big Ten	13-14	0-10	0-0	13-4	4-10	2-3	4-1	3-0
88	88	Northwestern	Big Ten	8-14	2-8	0-0	6-6	2-11	3-2	1-1	2-0
128	129	Nebraska	Big Ten	6-19	1-10	0-0	5-9	1-12	1-6	1-1	3-0

 

[iowahawkeyes1982]

This is what I expected and is fair. I think Iowa has a 2 seed wrapped up, but I think it'll be a stone cold lock if they win on Friday.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

March 8, NET Rankings
The B1G:

Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

3	3	Michigan	Big Ten	19-3	6-2	0-0	13-1	7-2	6-1	4-0	2-0
4	4	Illinois	Big Ten	20-6	9-3	0-1	11-2	9-5	5-1	4-0	2-0
6	6	Iowa	Big Ten	20-7	6-4	0-1	14-2	7-5	5-2	3-0	5-0
9	9	Ohio St.	Big Ten	18-8	7-4	1-0	10-4	7-6	5-2	3-0	3-0
20	20	Purdue	Big Ten	18-8	5-6	2-1	11-1	6-6	7-1	3-1	2-0
26	25	Wisconsin	Big Ten	16-11	5-6	0-0	11-5	4-9	5-2	4-0	3-0
34	32	Maryland	Big Ten	14-12	4-6	0-0	10-6	4-9	2-3	5-0	3-0
37	37	Rutgers	Big Ten	14-10	4-6	0-0	10-4	4-8	5-2	3-0	2-0
40	48	Penn St.	Big Ten	10-13	3-8	0-0	7-5	3-11	4-1	3-1	0-0
61	60	Indiana	Big Ten	12-14	3-7	3-1	6-6	2-11	6-2	2-1	2-0
67	72	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-11	3-8	0-0	12-3	5-9	4-2	3-0	3-0
79	78	Minnesota	Big Ten	13-14	0-10	0-0	13-4	4-10	2-3	4-1	3-0
88	88	Northwestern	Big Ten	8-14	2-8	0-0	6-6	2-11	3-2	1-1	2-0
128	129	Nebraska	Big Ten	6-19	1-10	0-0	5-9	1-12	1-6	1-1	3-0

I don't see Iowa State anywhere. Shirley the re-loaded Prohm-Domes are near the top, yes?

Oh, and fire Fran!

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

I don't see Iowa State anywhere. Shirley the re-loaded Prohm-Domes are near the top, yes?

Oh, and fire Fran!

Prohm domes lol.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

This is what I expected and is fair. I think Iowa has a 2 seed wrapped up, but I think it'll be a stone cold lock if they win on Friday.

I'd say right now your 2 seeds are Iowa, Houston, Alabama, Ohio State.

It'll be interesting to see how the committee places teams, and especially (and obviously) the Big Ten considering there's potentially gonna be 4 teams among the top 2 seeds. Will they separate all 4 or place any in the same region?

Also, is it still a possibility that the Big Ten gets THREE #1 seeds?

 

[hawkifann]

Also, is it still a possibility that the Big Ten gets THREE #1 seeds?

Gonzaga will be a #1 for sure. I can’t really imagine Baylor playing themselves off the 1 line. Can’t imagine Houston or Iowa jumping a 2-loss Baylor team who has also played in a pretty good conference.

 

[Franisdaman]

March 8 Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	GONZ	24-0	775	31	1	—	1/2
2	BAY	21-1	740	0	3	1	1/3
3	ILL	20-6	689	0	4	1	3/24
4	MICH	19-3	687	0	2	-2	2/NR
5	ALA	21-6	610	0	5	—	5/NR
6	IOWA	20-7	584	0	8	2	3/16
7	HOU	21-3	572	0	7	—	5/18
8	ARK	21-5	489	0	13	5	8/NR
9	WVU	18-8	483	0	5	-4	5/18
10	OSU	18-8	395	0	10	—	4/NR
11	VILL	16-5	384	0	9	-2	3/11
12	KU	19-8	383	0	14	2	4/NR
13	FSU	15-5	363	0	11	-2	9/NR
14	OKST	18-7	340	0	17	3	14/NR
15	UVA	17-6	313	0	20	5	4/24
16	TEX	17-7	312	0	16	—	4/22
17	CREI	18-7	287	0	12	-5	5/17
18	L-IL	24-4	240	0	22	4	18/NR
19	SDSU	20-4	227	0	21	2	19/NR
19	PUR	18-8	227	0	23	4	19/NR
21	VT	15-5	176	0	19	-2	14/NR
22	TTU	17-9	174	0	18	-4	8/22
23	USC	21-6	155	0	24	1	18/NR
24	OKLA	14-9	119	0	15	-9	8/NR
25	ORE	19-5	116	0	25	—	15/NR

Others Receiving Votes
Colorado 68; Brigham Young 39; Wichita St. 26; Connecticut 26; Clemson 25; Tennessee 9; Drake 8; Winthrop 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Michigan St 7; UCLA 3; Toledo 3; Wisconsin 2; North Carolina 2; Florida 2; Colorado St. 1.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Gonzaga will be a #1 for sure. I can’t really imagine Baylor playing themselves off the 1 line. Can’t imagine Houston or Iowa jumping a 2-loss Baylor team who has also played in a pretty good conference.

I probably didn't think that through enough. What I really should be asking is could Ohio State, or more likely, Iowa possibly steal a #1 seed from Michigan or Illinois?

Or do we believe that both Illinois and Michigan are locked in as 1 seeds?

 

[silasstarr]

March 8 Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	GONZ	24-0	775	31	1	—	1/2
2	BAY	21-1	740	0	3	1	1/3
3	ILL	20-6	689	0	4	1	3/24
4	MICH	19-3	687	0	2	-2	2/NR
5	ALA	21-6	610	0	5	—	5/NR
6	IOWA	20-7	584	0	8	2	3/16
7	HOU	21-3	572	0	7	—	5/18
8	ARK	21-5	489	0	13	5	8/NR
9	WVU	18-8	483	0	5	-4	5/18
10	OSU	18-8	395	0	10	—	4/NR
11	VILL	16-5	384	0	9	-2	3/11
12	KU	19-8	383	0	14	2	4/NR
13	FSU	15-5	363	0	11	-2	9/NR
14	OKST	18-7	340	0	17	3	14/NR
15	UVA	17-6	313	0	20	5	4/24
16	TEX	17-7	312	0	16	—	4/22
17	CREI	18-7	287	0	12	-5	5/17
18	L-IL	24-4	240	0	22	4	18/NR
19	SDSU	20-4	227	0	21	2	19/NR
19	PUR	18-8	227	0	23	4	19/NR
21	VT	15-5	176	0	19	-2	14/NR
22	TTU	17-9	174	0	18	-4	8/22
23	USC	21-6	155	0	24	1	18/NR
24	OKLA	14-9	119	0	15	-9	8/NR
25	ORE	19-5	116	0	25	—	15/NR

Others Receiving Votes
Colorado 68; Brigham Young 39; Wichita St. 26; Connecticut 26; Clemson 25; Tennessee 9; Drake 8; Winthrop 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Michigan St 7; UCLA 3; Toledo 3; Wisconsin 2; North Carolina 2; Florida 2; Colorado St. 1.

I watched a little of Alabama this weekend and wasn’t impressed. It could have just been a bad game on their part but I’m not sure they would have better than a .500 record in the BT.

 

[squeezebox]

Alabama being ranked that high is an absolute joke. Arguably their only good win is early in the season against Tennessee.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

So how far would Houston have fallen if they're game winning miracle hadn't gone in?

 

[Hawks4Life86]

I probably didn't think that through enough. What I really should be asking is could Ohio State, or more likely, Iowa possibly steal a #1 seed from Michigan or Illinois?

Or do we believe that both Illinois and Michigan are locked in as 1 seeds?

Michigan’s 1 seed should not be locked in, although it probably is.

 

[CalmHawk]

Michigan’s 1 seed should not be locked in, although it probably is.

If they lose on Friday they might. Our game against Illinois, if we beat our opponent Friday is going to be a battle for a 1 seed if Michigan loses early.

 

[fezzador]

Alabama being ranked that high is an absolute joke. Arguably their only good win is early in the season against Tennessee.

They're a 4 or 5 seed caliber team disguised as a potential 1 seed.

Iowa would absolutely demolish the Tide if they were 1 and 2 in the same bracket.

 

[MiamiWolv]

Michigan’s 1 seed should not be locked in, although it probably is.

If they lose on Friday they might. Our game against Illinois, if we beat our opponent Friday is going to be a battle for a 1 seed if Michigan loses early.

Michigan and Illinois are both one seeds. I can’t see either dropping.

The B1G tournament never matters as much as people think. It ends too late.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Michigan and Illinois are both one seeds. I can’t see either dropping.

The B1G tournament never matters as much as people think. It ends too late.

Actually it depends on the team.

 

[haightt]

Alabama being ranked that high is an absolute joke. Arguably their only good win is early in the season against Tennessee.

Better Q-1 and Q-2 record than IA.

 

[haightt]

I think Iowa's a #2 in #1 Baylor's side. Would put #2 tO$U with Gonzaga.

 

[squeezebox]

Better Q-1 and Q-2 record than IA.

And yet only have the 26th best strength of schedule. Q1 wins are a decent metric for getting into the tourney, not the best for ranking top 10 teams.

 

[hawkifann]

I probably didn't think that through enough. What I really should be asking is could Ohio State, or more likely, Iowa possibly steal a #1 seed from Michigan or Illinois?

Or do we believe that both Illinois and Michigan are locked in as 1 seeds?

While anything is possible, I think Illinois beating Michigan and OSU probably locked them in and I think Michigan is locked in. For either Iowa or OSU to get in, I think Illinois would have to lose their game Friday rather badly and then have Iowa or OSU dominate their way to Sunday and maybe to the championship.

 

[Mohawkeye]

While anything is possible, I think Illinois beating Michigan and OSU probably locked them in and I think Michigan is locked in. For either Iowa or OSU to get in, I think Illinois would have to lose their game Friday rather badly and then have Iowa or OSU dominate their way to Sunday and maybe to the championship.

I think just the opposite, I think Illinois has to win Friday and then we need to beat them Saturday to steal a #1 from them.

 

[HFFL64]

I think just the opposite, I think Illinois has to win Friday and then we need to beat them Saturday to steal a #1 from them.

And I think they will need mi to win 2 so they can lose to Hawkeye's also to move up to a 1.

 

[Booty Maximus]

I probably didn't think that through enough. What I really should be asking is could Ohio State, or more likely, Iowa possibly steal a #1 seed from Michigan or Illinois?

Or do we believe that both Illinois and Michigan are locked in as 1 seeds?

I'm sure you'll appreciate my opinion here, but I think Illinois is all but locked. A win Friday would make it 100%. I think Iowa could make an interesting case if they were to win the BTT, but I think that only gets them close, not quite enough.

As for the 2 seeds, looks like Bama is mostly likely to be in the Illinois region, Houston will be is scUM's. And thus probably Iowa for Baylor, Ohio St with Zags.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

^ Isn’t the actual BTT Championship Game result notoriously NOT thoroughly considered for seeding, and they pencil in a spot for both teams? The game is kind of late on Selection Sunday. Or is that an old wives’ tale?

Anyway, I think Illinois is probably locked in. A loss to Rutgers OR Indiana on a neutral floor won’t even really hurt our NET numbers, and the best anyone could do is catch us in Q1 wins at this point. I think if we win Friday, there isn’t a debate left to be had.

(This is my opinion of what the Committee will decide, not just my opinion on what “should be.”)

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

If we lose it doesn't matter.

But Iowa getting a 1 seed is still doable in my opinion. If we beat Wisconsin for a 3rd time, beat Illinois, and then beat Michigan or Ohio State, that's 3 more Quad 1 wins for us, which would basically put us one behind Illinois, who would only have that one extra win because of their Quarterfinal win.

We wouldn't have to blow anyone out, although that never hurts.

And given that we're either 5th or 6th in most rankings/metrics, I don't see how we can't move up any higher than that by beating teams rated ahead of us.

Just sayin.....

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

I'd say right now your 2 seeds are Iowa, Houston, Alabama, Ohio State.

It'll be interesting to see how the committee places teams, and especially (and obviously) the Big Ten considering there's potentially gonna be 4 teams among the top 2 seeds. Will they separate all 4 or place any in the same region?

Also, is it still a possibility that the Big Ten gets THREE #1 seeds?

For sure! They will either be sent to Indiana or...Indiana.

 

[BubsFinn]

If they lose on Friday they might. Our game against Illinois, if we beat our opponent Friday is going to be a battle for a 1 seed if Michigan loses early.

If UM loses and we end up winning the BTT, we could end up with a #1 seed.