Bracket Reveal Preview - Just Missed being a 4? IOWA!!!

[Underscore2]

Bracket Reveal Preview Show 2020: I consider this VERY good news overall. Lots of the bracketoligists / matrix brackets, had dropped us down to around the 6 range, after Purdue.

Go Hawks!!

Question regarding teams that were almost in the mix (top 16):

Seth: "What were some of the teams that didn't quite make this cut..."

Kevin White, (Chairman NCAA Selection Committee)"...the teams that garnered the most conversation, just outside of the top 16, were ... IOWA.. .and blah blah"

YESSSS

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Still way TO early.

 

[hawkeyekid]

Still way TO early.

Agree, but it's better than being on the bubble just to get in. Pretty amazing considering the mood after the loss to DePaul, losing 2 starters, etc.

 

[Underscore2]

Early is the key here. Kinda missed the point on that comment.. This is the actual committee, not some Lunardi BS or wishful thinking.

This shows:

- They are not holding Nebraska against us much.

- They value the OOC wins on the road.

- They value the Quad 1 wins, and losses.

- They may be factoring in the timing of the personnel challenges I.E. when losing @Nebby, and winning VS Maryland.

- The committee is paying attention to details beyond the NET.

And a lot of work left to do, obviously, but this is not about that. This is about Iowa being in a good position despite any set backs so far.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Early is the key here. Kinda missed the point on that comment.. This is the actual committee, not some Lunardi BS or wishful thinking.

This shows:

- They are not holding Nebraska against us much.

- They value the OOC wins on the road.

- They value the Quad 1 wins, and losses.

- They may be factoring in the timing of the personnel challenges I.E. when losing @Nebby, and winning VS Maryland.

- The committee is paying attention to details beyond the NET.

And a lot of work left to do, obviously, but this is not about that. This is about Iowa being in a good position despite any set backs so far.

All very good points. I was pretty scared that Wednesday, combined with factoring in the DePaul game, would end up being a pretty bad marker that would sink us into the middle seeds.

 

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

I've been looking at this, and I do not understand the love for the ACC.

Duke: 3 quad 1 wins, currently only 7 total Q1 games.
Louisville: 3 quad 1 wins, currently only 8 total Q1 games.
Florida St.: 3 quad 1 wins, currently only 9 total Q1 games.

Iowa could end up with 9 Q1 wins (or more). Does the committee really value beating a bunch of average teams that much? You can point to NCSOS all you want, but Duke's vaunted NCSOS is because they've played 6 Q2 games and 11 Q3 games (going 5-1 and 10-1) in those, so it isn't like they've been perfect in their easier games. Louisville at least hasn't lost anything but Q1 games, so I could understand rewarding that consistency.

Anyone have any quantitative analysis that shows what the committee is truly valuing here, or is it bias toward a perennially strong conference that just isn't actually strong this year?

 

[mtdew_fever]

Early is the key here. Kinda missed the point on that comment.. This is the actual committee, not some Lunardi BS or wishful thinking.

This shows:

- They are not holding Nebraska against us much.

- They value the OOC wins on the road.

- They value the Quad 1 wins, and losses.

- They may be factoring in the timing of the personnel challenges I.E. when losing @Nebby, and winning VS Maryland.

- The committee is paying attention to details beyond the NET.

And a lot of work left to do, obviously, but this is not about that. This is about Iowa being in a good position despite any set backs so far.

I like that they are valuing road wins. Even a road win vs an average team is a good one. Much more difficult to get those than anything at home.