B1G NCAA Tournament Performance . . .

[AuroraHawk]

By my count, teams from the B1G are now 13-7 overall. There is one "bad" loss by Wisconsin to #12 Oregon but, after that, the B1G has losses to a single #1 seed; two #2 seeds and three #3 seeds. In other words, of the seven B1G losses, six have been to teams seeded in the top 12.

Pretty good performance for the conference in an effort to back up the "good press" received throughout the year.s

#2 Seed Michigan State (4-0)
Beat #15 Bradley; Beat #10 Minnesota; Beat #Beat #3 LSU; Beat #1 Duke

#2 Seed Michigan (2-1)
Beat #15 Montana; Beat #10 Florida; Lost to #3 Texas Tech

#3 Seed Purdue (3-1)
Beat #14 Old Dominion; Beat #6 Villanova; Beat #2 Tennessee; Lost to #1 Virginia in OT

#5 Seed Wisconsin (0-1)
Lost to #12 Oregon

#6 Seed Maryland (1-1)
Beat #11 Belmont; Lost to #3 LSU

#10 Seed Iowa (1-1)
Beat #7 Cincinnati; Lost to #2 Tennessee in OT

#10 Seed Minnesota (1-1)
Beat #7 Louisville; Lost to #2 Michigan State

#11 Seed Ohio State (1-1)
Beat #6 Iowa State; Lost to #3 Houston

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

Other than Wisconsin, Michigan had the only other "no-show" game in the B1G. Not a bad Tourney for the B1G, but unless MSU can come up with the conference's first national title since 2000 (The ACC, Big 12, Big East and SEC have combined for 17 Natty's since then), the B1G still won't get any national respect.

 

[AuroraHawk]

B1G versus other Power 5 conferences:

vs. SEC (3-2; (1-1) against Tennessee; (1-1) against LSU; Beat Florida)
vs. Pac-12 (0-1; Lost to Oregon)
vs. Big 12 (1-1; Beat Iowa State; Lost to Texas Tech)
vs. ACC (2-1; Beat Lousville; Beat Duke; Lost to Virginia)

 

[Ballhawk1221]

It's a good overall performance, but with only MSU reaching the Final Four it's not as impressive as years when two B1G teams made it. It'll take a natty by the Spartans to really make a splash. Kinda like when the conference only lost one bowl game in 2017: cool, but without a playoff team it didn't mean much.

 

[sober_teacher]

On the one hand, Big10 had 8 teams in, or roughly1/8 of the field. Now it has 1 out of the four teams remaining, or 1/4. Michigan is the only team that got blown out of the ones that have lost so far. Given the prevalence of 12/5 upsets the last decade, I don't necessarily knock Wisconsin too much, other than I thought they were overseeded anyway.

B10 has had several final four teams since Sparty won it all in 2000. I agree that it's important to get over the hump and win again, getting a little tired of that narrative.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

As mentioned, UM and Wisky are the only teams that probably underperformed. B1G had a few close games that easily could have been wins (Terps vs LSU, Iowa vs Vols, Purdue vs UVA), which would have made the B1G even more impressive...

 

[AuroraHawk]

5 of the 8 B1G schools posted a win against a team with a higher seeding.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

On the one hand, Big10 had 8 teams in, or roughly1/8 of the field. Now it has 1 out of the four teams remaining, or 1/4. Michigan is the only team that got blown out of the ones that have lost so far. Given the prevalence of 12/5 upsets the last decade, I don't necessarily knock Wisconsin too much, other than I thought they were overseeded anyway.

B10 has had several final four teams since Sparty won it all in 2000. I agree that it's important to get over the hump and win again, getting a little tired of that narrative.

That's OK. I'll knock wiscy. They flopped.

 

[Greenway12]

The Southeastern Conference made a concerted effort three years ago to improve the quality of basketball in a league known for football -- and it has paid off.

With Auburn off to the Final Four after beating Kentucky in overtime on Sunday, the SEC earned at least $32.1 million through the NCAA's system for paying conferences based on how their teams perform in the men's basketball tournament. It's the highest share for the SEC at 19 units, the term the NCAA uses for the bids and wins that qualify for payment, all the way through the Elite Eight.

The SEC's best showing was good for third place among conferences this year, behind the Big Ten (21 units for at least $35.5 million) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (20 units for at least $33.8 million). The Big Ten and ACC tied with 13 wins each, but the Big Ten placed one more team in the field of 68.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...7/big-ten-1st-tourney-money-sec-sets-own-high

 

[sober_teacher]

That's OK. I'll knock wiscy. They flopped.

I don't disagree they flopped. Only thing i'll give them is I thought they were overseeded and Oregon was playing better than a 12 seed. They did an excellent job of scouting Wisconsin and it's reliance on Happ.

 

[AuroraHawk]

5 of the 8 B1G schools posted a win against a team with a higher seeding.

By contrast:

• The ACC has not yet beaten a team with a higher seeding (to be fair, 3 of the ACC's seven teams received a #1 seed)
• 3 of the 7 Big 12 schools posted wins over higher seeded teams. Oklahoma and Baylor, as #9 seeds, beat #8 seeds. #4 Texas Tech has beaten #2 Michigan and #1Gonzaga.
• 2 of the 7 SEC schools posted wins over higher seeded teams. #10 Florida knocked off #7 Nevada. #5 Auburn has beaten #1 North Carolina, #2 Kentucky and #4 Kansas. I hate all things SEC but beating Kansas, UNC and Kentucky in succession is awfully impressive.
• 2 of the 3 Pac 12 schools beat teams seeded higher. As noted earlier, #12 Oregon beat #5 Wisconsin. #9 Washington beat #8 Utah State.

Losses to teams seeded 10 or lower:

B1G - 1 (Wisconsin)
Big 12 - 2 (Iowa State and Kansas State)
SEC - 1 (Mississippi State)
ACC - 1 (Louisville)
Pac -12 - 0

All in all, if you look at the "body of work" thus far, I think that it is pretty clear that the B1G has had the best run of the Power 5 conferences.