BIGTEN tourney scenario

[jonesy5960]

Iowa is locked in as a 2 seed unless:

1) They lose today and lose their first BTT game. Still unlikely they drop to a 3 but if someone like the FSU's and Arkansas get hot you never know.

2) Iowa wins out. Still unlikely they get to a 1 but if Illinois loses in the first game of the BTT it's possible. Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan are locked in.

More than likely Iowa is simply playing to avoid Gonzaga and build positive momentum. One question though is does the committee place more emphasis on dividing conference opponents in the 1-2 slots or in relative seeding. If seeding then a win in the BTT or getting to the finals then Iowa likely ends up opposite Illinois. Otherwise Iowa would be opposite Baylor.

 

[Jizzer]

Iowa is locked in as a 2 seed unless:

1) They lose today and lose their first BTT game. Still unlikely they drop to a 3 but if someone like the FSU's and Arkansas get hot you never know.

2) Iowa wins out. Still unlikely they get to a 1 but if Illinois loses in the first game of the BTT it's possible. Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan are locked in.

More than likely Iowa is simply playing to avoid Gonzaga and build positive momentum. One question though is does the committee place more emphasis on dividing conference opponents in the 1-2 slots or in relative seeding. If seeding then a win in the BTT or getting to the finals then Iowa likely ends up opposite Illinois. Otherwise Iowa would be opposite Baylor.

As of now Gonzaga is overall one, Baylor 2, and Michigan 3. Right now according to most, we are the 6th overall, behind Bama. Matching up against Michigan, and I'd guess if this is the case, they drop us down to play Baylor. Either way, they probably find a way to match us up against someone other than a Big Ten team.

 

[iavagabond]

When does the BTT bracket get released? Is there a show on BTN to reveal?

 

[HawkRugged17]

People misusing this phrase is one of my biggest per peaves. I know. It's petty.