D1 Baseball Predicts Iowa 5th in B1G in 2021. On May 6, 2019 IOWA ranked #24 (was Great Season despite 1-7 Finish). 2020 Season Cut Short by Covid
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Interesting story from D1 Baseball of the possible 20 hosting schools (not that Iowa is one of them...lol):
Some excerpts:
Hosting Sites:
The top three teams in the Big Ten -- Indiana (23-10), Nebraska (23-11), and Michigan (23-12) -- could all be in the hosting mix as well, but none of the three has created enough separation from the pack to distinguish itself as of this week, which means all three are likely to be omitted from the top 20.
At-Large Bids
Big Ten (5 bids)
Safely In: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska
On the Bubble (In): Iowa, Maryland
On the Bubble (Out): Ohio State, Rutgers
One change from last week: Maryland moves into our field of 64, making the Big Ten a five-bid league. Typical caveat here: the Big Ten is only playing conference games, so it is useless to compare their RPIs to teams from other conferences or to the typical RPI benchmarks necessary for at-large bids. All that matters here are the records and head-to-head results.
The Terrapins won two of three on the road at Illinois to improve to 21-14, with a 4-1 record against Ohio State (18-14), a 2-2 mark against Rutgers (17-17), a 1-1 record against Michigan (23-12), a 1-2 mark against Nebraska (23-11) and a 1-3 record against Iowa (21-14).
That head-to-head keeps Maryland behind Iowa in our pecking order, but the overall body of work is enough for us to put Maryland in the field of 64.
Iowa is also in strong shape, as are the top three teams thanks to their winning percentages above .650.
Rutgers was the hot team after winning back-to-back road series at Michigan and Nebraska, but the Scarlet Knights gave back all of their progress by going 0-4 this weekend, with two losses to Indiana and two against Nebraska. At 17-17, Rutgers is back to seventh place in the standings and clearly has work to do down the stretch.
Sixth-place Ohio State also has work to do, and it lost two of three to Rutgers earlier this year, but right now an 18-14 record is enough to put the Buckeyes a tick ahead of the Knights in our pecking order. A four-game sweep of Indiana remains the highlight of OSU’s resumé.
The FULL Story:
Week 12 Stock Report: Breaking Down Races For Hosts, At-Larges • D1Baseball
Maryland and Kentucky entered our projected field of 64 this week. Aaron Fitt takes a deep dive into the races for top-eight seeds, hosts and at-large spots after 12 weeks.
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Sooo...what you are telling me is that RPI will be a useless metric on the team sheet this year? I'm ok with that, all about conf. standings and head to head at this point. Maryland will certainly earn their way in, finish up with Mich and Indiana.Interesting story from D1 Baseball of the possible 20 hosting schools (not that Iowa is one of them...lol):
Some excerpts:
Hosting Sites:
The top three teams in the Big Ten -- Indiana (23-10), Nebraska (23-11), and Michigan (23-12) -- could all be in the hosting mix as well, but none of the three has created enough separation from the pack to distinguish itself as of this week, which means all three are likely to be omitted from the top 20.
At-Large Bids
Big Ten (5 bids)
Safely In: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska
On the Bubble (In): Iowa, Maryland
On the Bubble (Out): Ohio State, Rutgers
One change from last week: Maryland moves into our field of 64, making the Big Ten a five-bid league. Typical caveat here: the Big Ten is only playing conference games, so it is useless to compare their RPIs to teams from other conferences or to the typical RPI benchmarks necessary for at-large bids. All that matters here are the records and head-to-head results.
The Terrapins won two of three on the road at Illinois to improve to 21-14, with a 4-1 record against Ohio State (18-14), a 2-2 mark against Rutgers (17-17), a 1-1 record against Michigan (23-12), a 1-2 mark against Nebraska (23-11) and a 1-3 record against Iowa (21-14).
That head-to-head keeps Maryland behind Iowa in our pecking order, but the overall body of work is enough for us to put Maryland in the field of 64.
Iowa is also in strong shape, as are the top three teams thanks to their winning percentages above .650.
Rutgers was the hot team after winning back-to-back road series at Michigan and Nebraska, but the Scarlet Knights gave back all of their progress by going 0-4 this weekend, with two losses to Indiana and two against Nebraska. At 17-17, Rutgers is back to seventh place in the standings and clearly has work to do down the stretch.
Sixth-place Ohio State also has work to do, and it lost two of three to Rutgers earlier this year, but right now an 18-14 record is enough to put the Buckeyes a tick ahead of the Knights in our pecking order. A four-game sweep of Indiana remains the highlight of OSU’s resumé.
The FULL Story:
Week 12 Stock Report: Breaking Down Races For Hosts, At-Larges • D1Baseball
Maryland and Kentucky entered our projected field of 64 this week. Aaron Fitt takes a deep dive into the races for top-eight seeds, hosts and at-large spots after 12 weeks.d1baseball.com
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If the committee follows this thought process then three series wins should wrap up an at-large bid for Iowa.Interesting story from D1 Baseball of the possible 20 hosting schools (not that Iowa is one of them...lol):
Some excerpts:
Hosting Sites:
The top three teams in the Big Ten -- Indiana (23-10), Nebraska (23-11), and Michigan (23-12) -- could all be in the hosting mix as well, but none of the three has created enough separation from the pack to distinguish itself as of this week, which means all three are likely to be omitted from the top 20.
At-Large Bids
Big Ten (5 bids)
Safely In: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska
On the Bubble (In): Iowa, Maryland
On the Bubble (Out): Ohio State, Rutgers
One change from last week: Maryland moves into our field of 64, making the Big Ten a five-bid league. Typical caveat here: the Big Ten is only playing conference games, so it is useless to compare their RPIs to teams from other conferences or to the typical RPI benchmarks necessary for at-large bids. All that matters here are the records and head-to-head results.
The Terrapins won two of three on the road at Illinois to improve to 21-14, with a 4-1 record against Ohio State (18-14), a 2-2 mark against Rutgers (17-17), a 1-1 record against Michigan (23-12), a 1-2 mark against Nebraska (23-11) and a 1-3 record against Iowa (21-14).
That head-to-head keeps Maryland behind Iowa in our pecking order, but the overall body of work is enough for us to put Maryland in the field of 64.
Iowa is also in strong shape, as are the top three teams thanks to their winning percentages above .650.
Rutgers was the hot team after winning back-to-back road series at Michigan and Nebraska, but the Scarlet Knights gave back all of their progress by going 0-4 this weekend, with two losses to Indiana and two against Nebraska. At 17-17, Rutgers is back to seventh place in the standings and clearly has work to do down the stretch.
Sixth-place Ohio State also has work to do, and it lost two of three to Rutgers earlier this year, but right now an 18-14 record is enough to put the Buckeyes a tick ahead of the Knights in our pecking order. A four-game sweep of Indiana remains the highlight of OSU’s resumé.
The FULL Story:
Week 12 Stock Report: Breaking Down Races For Hosts, At-Larges • D1Baseball
Maryland and Kentucky entered our projected field of 64 this week. Aaron Fitt takes a deep dive into the races for top-eight seeds, hosts and at-large spots after 12 weeks.
cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk
I am not sold on the Big Ten getting five teams in, but we have to see how Maryland finishes up because they have opportunities.
Still would like a sweep to make me relaxed for Selection Monday. Like I said before Northwestern and MSU are the candidates for that.
Maryland has to be feeling like they are in a good position to control their destiny. If they finish 6-3 in their final 9 games and it includes taking series from both Indiana and Michigan, they should be given a long look by the committee. The hosts of the Big Baseball Podcast noted in their last episode that Maryland had a five game losing streak early in the season but have won 16 of their last 21.
I'd be feeling far more uneasy about a Maryland/Iowa tie for 4th place if Iowa was either 2-2 or 1-3 against Maryland. Taking 3 of 4 may carry significant weight.
From D1 Baseball
The NCAA released the 20 teams that will have an opportunity to host a postseason NCAA Regional, and while most of the selections were not surprising, there were at least a couple of curveballs thrown.
Though a vast majority of the 20 teams will be one of the 16 host sites announced in a couple of weeks, four teams will miss the cut. Meaning, the final couple of weekends of the regular season and conference tournaments will have a huge bearing on who’s hosting and who’s not.
The Southeastern Conference leads the way with seven teams on the list of 20, while the Pac 12, Big 12 and Conference USA each have three teams on the list. The ACC has two teams, which was a surprise, and the WCC and American each have one representative.
Arkansas (Fayetteville)
Charlotte (Gastonia*)
East Carolina (Greenville)
Florida (Gainesville)
Gonzaga (Spokane)
Louisiana Tech (Ruston)
Mississippi State (Starkville)
Notre Dame (South Bend)
Ole Miss (Oxford)
Oregon (Eugene)
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina (Columbia)
Southern Miss (Hattiesburg)
Stanford (Stanford)
Tennessee (Knoxville)
Texas (Austin)
Texas Tech (Lubbock)
TCU (Fort Worth)
Vanderbilt (Nashville)
• South Carolina was the most interesting inclusion for me. If you look at the RPI, the Gamecocks seem like a no-brainer, right? But you have to go well beyond the RPI. Sure, the Gamecocks have an RPI of 15, but they’re 8-14 vs. RPI Top 25 and 12-15 vs. RPI Top 50. South Carolina has lost three-straight SEC series and finish with a road series against Kentucky and a home series against Tennessee. Win both series and the Gamecocks probably get back into position to ‘deserve’ a regional, but right now, they should have work to do. This is not a regional hosting resume at the moment.
• Ole Miss was another interesting inclusion for me, but certainly much more deserving than South Carolina, at least for now. The Rebels did lose righthanded pitcher Gunnar Hoglund for the season earlier this week, so it’s hard to see them finishing with a bang with Vandy at home this weekend and a road series at Georgia looming. However, the Rebels still have a 14-10 record in the league, along with a home series sweep over the Gamecocks. Furthermore, if the Rebels won three or four games the rest of the way, including the SEC tournament, they’d have 16-17 SEC wins. Those are solid marks. Ole Miss still has some work to do to earn a host in my eyes, but it’s right there for them.
• I didn’t like the fact the committee shut out Florida State and Louisville from even having a chance to host a regional. I ultimately think the committee will regret not giving FSU a host site opportunity. The Seminoles, yes, have an RPI of 40, but they have 17 wins in the ACC with a 6-2 mark vs. RPI Top 25 and 13-10 mark vs. RPI Top 50. FSU also has a road series win over a slam-dunk national seed in Notre Dame. Ole Miss has comparable metrics, but FSU has the edge over a team like South Carolina for certain. But then there’s that pesky RPI. This is a situation where the committee should’ve looked well beyond the RPI. Clearly it’s skewed, because ACC teams were forced to play a grueling 36-game conference schedule and limited to just 50 games overall. The RPI requires more cross-pollination between conferences to have much value as a tool for comparing ACC teams against teams in other conferences, so typical RPI guidelines for hosts should be set aside when evaluating the top teams in the ACC. As for U of L, it has 16 wins in the ACC right now and does have a head-to-head series win over Florida State at home. However, the Cards did not play a challenging, albeit short, nonconference slate, and the Top 25 RPI metrics don’t compare favorably to FSU and a few other teams. The Seminoles would be higher than Louisville in my pecking order, and the fact both missed the cut surprised me.
• I love that the committee put Louisiana Tech, Charlotte and Southern Miss all on the board. I expected one of those teams to miss the cut — likely Charlotte or USM. But I’m glad to see all three on there because all three have had terrific seasons. Now, we’ll see which of those three teams end the season in the Top 16 as hosts, and that could depend on which club has the deepest and most impressive run in the conference tournament in a couple of weeks. It’s worth noting that Charlotte bid to host in Gastonia, N.C., at the FUSE Ballpark there. The ballpark holds anywhere from 4-5K with standing room only included. Clearly, Charlotte would love to host at its home ballpark, but that isn’t in the cards this spring. Charlotte hopes that will be an option sooner rather than later, however.
• Color me a huge fan of Gonzaga being included as a potential host site. Oregon State to Spokane as a No. 2 seed, anyone? One of the things every committee has reiterated is this idea that mid-majors need to go out and schedule tough teams, and in many cases, win those games, to be considered as hosts. Well, the Zags did just that in non-conference play, hitting the road to face Texas Tech and taking two of three in a weekend series against TCU, which was one of our top eight seeds earlier this week. It’s hard to make much more of a statement than that. Gonzaga has dominated the WCC thus far, though a huge series against San Diego looms the final weekend of the regular season. Gonzaga’s RPI is sitting at 23, so it doesn’t have the luxury of many slip-ups the rest of the way. But that non-conference SOS of four will ring loud between now and Selection Monday. Good job, committee.
• Congrats to Pittsburgh for being selected as one of the 20 potential regional host sites. Though the Panthers only are able to allow a few hundred fans to attend regional games because of COVID protocols and capacity regulations, hosting a regional is still a massive accomplishment for a program that was universally picked to finish near or at the bottom of the ACC standings. This will be Pitt’s fourth NCAA tournament appearance in program history, and certainly would be its first regional host.
NCAA Offers Few Surprises With 20 Potential Regional Hosts
TOP STORIES Kendall Rogers - May 14, 2021The NCAA released the 20 teams that will have an opportunity to host a postseason NCAA Regional, and while most of the selections were not surprising, there were at least a couple of curveballs thrown.
Though a vast majority of the 20 teams will be one of the 16 host sites announced in a couple of weeks, four teams will miss the cut. Meaning, the final couple of weekends of the regular season and conference tournaments will have a huge bearing on who’s hosting and who’s not.
The Southeastern Conference leads the way with seven teams on the list of 20, while the Pac 12, Big 12 and Conference USA each have three teams on the list. The ACC has two teams, which was a surprise, and the WCC and American each have one representative.
Potential Regional Hosts
Arizona (Tucson)Arkansas (Fayetteville)
Charlotte (Gastonia*)
East Carolina (Greenville)
Florida (Gainesville)
Gonzaga (Spokane)
Louisiana Tech (Ruston)
Mississippi State (Starkville)
Notre Dame (South Bend)
Ole Miss (Oxford)
Oregon (Eugene)
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina (Columbia)
Southern Miss (Hattiesburg)
Stanford (Stanford)
Tennessee (Knoxville)
Texas (Austin)
Texas Tech (Lubbock)
TCU (Fort Worth)
Vanderbilt (Nashville)
Instant Analysis
• One of the bigger questions coming into this year’s postseason field, with the unbalanced and different schedules across the country, how would the committee view hosts? Would it be more merit-based, or would it be more location-based? Clearly, the NCAA went with a combination of merit, and, well, straight RPI. Only Fairfield and Old Dominion are in the Top 15 and did not earn a host site. Fairfield had virtually no shot playing a Metro Atlantic-only schedule, while the Monarchs did not bid to host a regional. If the committee goes this strictly by RPI when it comes to the field of 64, it could be bad news for bubble teams with bad RPIs, with or without unbalanced schedules.• South Carolina was the most interesting inclusion for me. If you look at the RPI, the Gamecocks seem like a no-brainer, right? But you have to go well beyond the RPI. Sure, the Gamecocks have an RPI of 15, but they’re 8-14 vs. RPI Top 25 and 12-15 vs. RPI Top 50. South Carolina has lost three-straight SEC series and finish with a road series against Kentucky and a home series against Tennessee. Win both series and the Gamecocks probably get back into position to ‘deserve’ a regional, but right now, they should have work to do. This is not a regional hosting resume at the moment.
• Ole Miss was another interesting inclusion for me, but certainly much more deserving than South Carolina, at least for now. The Rebels did lose righthanded pitcher Gunnar Hoglund for the season earlier this week, so it’s hard to see them finishing with a bang with Vandy at home this weekend and a road series at Georgia looming. However, the Rebels still have a 14-10 record in the league, along with a home series sweep over the Gamecocks. Furthermore, if the Rebels won three or four games the rest of the way, including the SEC tournament, they’d have 16-17 SEC wins. Those are solid marks. Ole Miss still has some work to do to earn a host in my eyes, but it’s right there for them.
• I didn’t like the fact the committee shut out Florida State and Louisville from even having a chance to host a regional. I ultimately think the committee will regret not giving FSU a host site opportunity. The Seminoles, yes, have an RPI of 40, but they have 17 wins in the ACC with a 6-2 mark vs. RPI Top 25 and 13-10 mark vs. RPI Top 50. FSU also has a road series win over a slam-dunk national seed in Notre Dame. Ole Miss has comparable metrics, but FSU has the edge over a team like South Carolina for certain. But then there’s that pesky RPI. This is a situation where the committee should’ve looked well beyond the RPI. Clearly it’s skewed, because ACC teams were forced to play a grueling 36-game conference schedule and limited to just 50 games overall. The RPI requires more cross-pollination between conferences to have much value as a tool for comparing ACC teams against teams in other conferences, so typical RPI guidelines for hosts should be set aside when evaluating the top teams in the ACC. As for U of L, it has 16 wins in the ACC right now and does have a head-to-head series win over Florida State at home. However, the Cards did not play a challenging, albeit short, nonconference slate, and the Top 25 RPI metrics don’t compare favorably to FSU and a few other teams. The Seminoles would be higher than Louisville in my pecking order, and the fact both missed the cut surprised me.
• I love that the committee put Louisiana Tech, Charlotte and Southern Miss all on the board. I expected one of those teams to miss the cut — likely Charlotte or USM. But I’m glad to see all three on there because all three have had terrific seasons. Now, we’ll see which of those three teams end the season in the Top 16 as hosts, and that could depend on which club has the deepest and most impressive run in the conference tournament in a couple of weeks. It’s worth noting that Charlotte bid to host in Gastonia, N.C., at the FUSE Ballpark there. The ballpark holds anywhere from 4-5K with standing room only included. Clearly, Charlotte would love to host at its home ballpark, but that isn’t in the cards this spring. Charlotte hopes that will be an option sooner rather than later, however.
• Color me a huge fan of Gonzaga being included as a potential host site. Oregon State to Spokane as a No. 2 seed, anyone? One of the things every committee has reiterated is this idea that mid-majors need to go out and schedule tough teams, and in many cases, win those games, to be considered as hosts. Well, the Zags did just that in non-conference play, hitting the road to face Texas Tech and taking two of three in a weekend series against TCU, which was one of our top eight seeds earlier this week. It’s hard to make much more of a statement than that. Gonzaga has dominated the WCC thus far, though a huge series against San Diego looms the final weekend of the regular season. Gonzaga’s RPI is sitting at 23, so it doesn’t have the luxury of many slip-ups the rest of the way. But that non-conference SOS of four will ring loud between now and Selection Monday. Good job, committee.
• Congrats to Pittsburgh for being selected as one of the 20 potential regional host sites. Though the Panthers only are able to allow a few hundred fans to attend regional games because of COVID protocols and capacity regulations, hosting a regional is still a massive accomplishment for a program that was universally picked to finish near or at the bottom of the ACC standings. This will be Pitt’s fourth NCAA tournament appearance in program history, and certainly would be its first regional host.
Ugh. Iowa doesn't have a "bad" RPI but, as of right now, the B1G doesn't have a top 50 RPI team and, thus, no B1G team will be able to point to its record against Q1 (top 50) competition.
Yep, lack of quality non conf games really hurts RPI Q1 metrics albeit we just need to make the postseason and then see what happens!
As long as we finish in the top four we are in good shape. We have the tiebreaker, head-to-head, versus Maryland, of course
Will the conference actually get four or five teams in? Does the disrespect for not one host considered mean the conference could potentially get punished for not playing conference games and only be a two or three team league? I sure the hell hope not.
Also, here is one for you all. Let’s say hypothetically Iowa wins the Lubbock,TX regional and Virginia Tech won the Tucson,AZ regional. If those regions were matched up for super regionals then traditionally one of the two teams playing hosts the super if they weren’t a regional host. This year you’d have Iowa and VT traveling to Lubbock or Tucson for a super regional. That make sense?
Also, here is one for you all. Let’s say hypothetically Iowa wins the Lubbock,TX regional and Virginia Tech won the Tucson,AZ regional. If those regions were matched up for super regionals then traditionally one of the two teams playing hosts the super if they weren’t a regional host. This year you’d have Iowa and VT traveling to Lubbock or Tucson for a super regional. That make sense?
Really, really disappointing weekend.
Without that crazy comeback on Friday, the Illini would have swept Iowa.
The Iowa starting pitching was terrible on Saturday and Sunday.
But the hitting was not much better, scoring just 1 run on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. 2 runs (or less) will not win you many ball games. I lost track of the number of Iowa batters who struck out; just go back thru the game threads and you will see a lot of "strikes out swinging" and "strikes out looking."
Iowa (22-16, 5th place in the B1G) is now 2 games behind 4th place Maryland (24-14). That 3-1, head to head, against Maryland is now not seeming very relevant.
The top 4 B1G teams should make the NCAA Tournament. Lets hope Iowa does not continue to play itself out of consideration.
And lets hope Northwestern is covid free next weekend or Iowa might be idle and unable to make up any ground on Maryland.
On May 6, 2019, Iowa was ranked #24 in the country. They finished losing 7 of 8 and not making the NCAA Tournament.
Will 2021 be a repeat of 2019?
Lets hope not!
GO HAWKS!!!
Without that crazy comeback on Friday, the Illini would have swept Iowa.
The Iowa starting pitching was terrible on Saturday and Sunday.
But the hitting was not much better, scoring just 1 run on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. 2 runs (or less) will not win you many ball games. I lost track of the number of Iowa batters who struck out; just go back thru the game threads and you will see a lot of "strikes out swinging" and "strikes out looking."
Iowa (22-16, 5th place in the B1G) is now 2 games behind 4th place Maryland (24-14). That 3-1, head to head, against Maryland is now not seeming very relevant.
The top 4 B1G teams should make the NCAA Tournament. Lets hope Iowa does not continue to play itself out of consideration.
And lets hope Northwestern is covid free next weekend or Iowa might be idle and unable to make up any ground on Maryland.
On May 6, 2019, Iowa was ranked #24 in the country. They finished losing 7 of 8 and not making the NCAA Tournament.
Will 2021 be a repeat of 2019?
Lets hope not!
GO HAWKS!!!
It kind of already is. Iowa has lost 3/4 if you count game two vs Penn State, very disappointing. I’m not sure why this is a trend with Iowa, but it certainly is.
I am going to compare the last 8 games of the season.
1-7 ending for the 2019 club after being ranked #24 in country on May 6, 2019
0-2 so far for the 2021 club, with 6 games to go (hopefully) after being solidly in the NCAA Tournament per D1 Baseball & Baseball America on Wed May 12, 2021
@KyleHuesmann , this might be a future story for ya.
@KyleHuesmann and anyone else interested:
If you go to the very beginning of this thread, you will see a lot of interesting comments on how that 2019 season ended.
On May 25, 2019, I posted this regarding the disappointing end to the 2019 season.
I think this quote sums the season up:
"A couple of weeks ago, we had our goals right in our hand — but we didn't play our best baseball at the end," Heller said. "Our season will end tonight, but we'll remember this group fondly for a long time."
Link to story: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...rs-elimination-td-ameritrade-park/1230295001/
If you go to the very beginning of this thread, you will see a lot of interesting comments on how that 2019 season ended.
On May 25, 2019, I posted this regarding the disappointing end to the 2019 season.
I think this quote sums the season up:
"A couple of weeks ago, we had our goals right in our hand — but we didn't play our best baseball at the end," Heller said. "Our season will end tonight, but we'll remember this group fondly for a long time."
Link to story: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...rs-elimination-td-ameritrade-park/1230295001/
@KyleHuesmann we appreciate all you have done and are doing. Iowa Baseball has needed a dedicated reporter like this for a long time. Keep up the good work, and hope you’re back at Banks next year. Hopefully Iowa is at TD Ameritrade for the conference tournament and you can make that trip too.
Appreciate it. May be doing some women’s basketball this winter, but that has not been determined yet.
Before everyone writes off Iowa's chances for an NCAA Tournament bid, remember this.
The B1G is considered a 4 bid to the NCAA Tournament league.
I could see Maryland finishing 2-4 vs Michigan & IU.
I could see Iowa finishing 5-1 vs N'w and MSU.
That would put Iowa solely in 4th place in the B1G with these records:
27-17 IOWA
26-18 Maryland
And if Iowa and Maryland tie for 4th? Well, don't forget: Iowa has the 3 games to 1 head to head tie breaker over Maryland.
Sure, last weekend sucked. But Maryland might/hopefully will have 2 sucky weekends in a row against 2 of the B1G's best teams.
It ain't over just yet. And over the next 2 weekends, we will all become Michigan and Indiana fans.
Maryland's (24-14) remaining games:
3 at Michigan (25-13)
3 at Indiana (24-12)
Iowa's (22-16) remaining games:
3 at Northwestern (12-17)
3 at Michigan State (15-23)
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The B1G is considered a 4 bid to the NCAA Tournament league.
I could see Maryland finishing 2-4 vs Michigan & IU.
I could see Iowa finishing 5-1 vs N'w and MSU.
That would put Iowa solely in 4th place in the B1G with these records:
27-17 IOWA
26-18 Maryland
And if Iowa and Maryland tie for 4th? Well, don't forget: Iowa has the 3 games to 1 head to head tie breaker over Maryland.
Sure, last weekend sucked. But Maryland might/hopefully will have 2 sucky weekends in a row against 2 of the B1G's best teams.
It ain't over just yet. And over the next 2 weekends, we will all become Michigan and Indiana fans.
Maryland's (24-14) remaining games:
3 at Michigan (25-13)
3 at Indiana (24-12)
Iowa's (22-16) remaining games:
3 at Northwestern (12-17)
3 at Michigan State (15-23)
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Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska....
One of them is going to catch or have more losses than Iowa I think, question is can Iowa go 6-0 or 5-1. I have my doubts. Edit...if Iowa can do one of those record wise the mentioned will meet or be at more losses.
Michigan has Maryland x3, Nebraska x3
Indiana has Nebraska x2, tOSU x2, and Maryland x3, also Illinois x1
Nebraska has Indiana x2, tOSU x2, and Michigan x3
Maryland has Michigan x3, Indiana x3
One of them is going to catch or have more losses than Iowa I think, question is can Iowa go 6-0 or 5-1. I have my doubts. Edit...if Iowa can do one of those record wise the mentioned will meet or be at more losses.
Michigan has Maryland x3, Nebraska x3
Indiana has Nebraska x2, tOSU x2, and Maryland x3, also Illinois x1
Nebraska has Indiana x2, tOSU x2, and Michigan x3
Maryland has Michigan x3, Indiana x3
This is a pipe dream, but Iowa can still “tie” for first.
Iowa 28-16 by winning out
Michigan 28-16 by going 2-1 vs MD, 1-2 vs Neb
Maryland 28-16 by going 1-2 vs Mich, 3-0 vs IU
Nebraska 27-16 by going 0-4 in pod, 2-1 vs Neb
Indiana 26-18 by going 2-2 in pod, lose to Ill, swept by MD
Iowa 28-16 by winning out
Michigan 28-16 by going 2-1 vs MD, 1-2 vs Neb
Maryland 28-16 by going 1-2 vs Mich, 3-0 vs IU
Nebraska 27-16 by going 0-4 in pod, 2-1 vs Neb
Indiana 26-18 by going 2-2 in pod, lose to Ill, swept by MD
Does the Big Ten become a three bid league at that point? I could see it.
that would be a kick in the you know what
and i am sure you saw the Iowa ladies finished in sole possession of 4th in the B1G and the NCAA Tournament only selected the top 3 teams
5 bids for the B1G?
Check this out.
John Sonedecker: Why can't the Big Ten get some love. You keep bouncing Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in and out of the #21-25 rankings. Is it their conference-only schedule? How many Big Ten teams do you think will make it into the NCAA Tournament? Last week, I think you even projected five (5): Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa.
Aaron Fitt: I think I still see five bids for the Big Ten, although Iowa definitely hurt its case with that home series loss to Illinois. As for the Top 25, those teams just keep beating each other up -- every time we bring one in, it loses its weekend and falls back out.
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Matthew S: The Big Ten obviously left the softball selection show feeling slighted, with only three teams in and Michigan not getting a hosting spot. Different sport and different committee, but do you feel that's an ominous message for how the baseball selection committee is going to handle the B1G?
Kendall Rogers: Matthew -- the committees are vastly different in some ways, but I can tell you there are some folks on the current committee who wonder how much stock you can put into anything out of the Big Ten this spring. With that said, I would certainly have Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in.....would it surprise me if those are the only teams who made the field? Not really. I would have Maryland in, but not sure the committee would agree at the moment.
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Matt: How wobbly is Iowa right now after losing two of three to Illinois and falling two games behind Maryland in the Big Ten standings?
Aaron Fitt: I alluded to this earlier, but that was a big setback. "Wobbly" is the right word; we'll see if we've still got room for the Hawkeyes when we build our field of 64 tonight. If they're in, they'll likely be one of the last teams in.
Kendall Rogers: Sitting in fifth place and two games back of fourth-place Maryland, I would have Iowa on the bad side of the bubble right now. The Hawkeyes will need to finish very strong to get in, IMO.
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D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17
John Sonedecker: Why can't the Big Ten get some love. You keep bouncing Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in and out of the #21-25 rankings. Is it their conference-only schedule? How many Big Ten teams do you think will make it into the NCAA Tournament? Last week, I think you even projected five (5): Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa.
Aaron Fitt: I think I still see five bids for the Big Ten, although Iowa definitely hurt its case with that home series loss to Illinois. As for the Top 25, those teams just keep beating each other up -- every time we bring one in, it loses its weekend and falls back out.
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Matthew S: The Big Ten obviously left the softball selection show feeling slighted, with only three teams in and Michigan not getting a hosting spot. Different sport and different committee, but do you feel that's an ominous message for how the baseball selection committee is going to handle the B1G?
Kendall Rogers: Matthew -- the committees are vastly different in some ways, but I can tell you there are some folks on the current committee who wonder how much stock you can put into anything out of the Big Ten this spring. With that said, I would certainly have Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in.....would it surprise me if those are the only teams who made the field? Not really. I would have Maryland in, but not sure the committee would agree at the moment.
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Matt: How wobbly is Iowa right now after losing two of three to Illinois and falling two games behind Maryland in the Big Ten standings?
Aaron Fitt: I alluded to this earlier, but that was a big setback. "Wobbly" is the right word; we'll see if we've still got room for the Hawkeyes when we build our field of 64 tonight. If they're in, they'll likely be one of the last teams in.
Kendall Rogers: Sitting in fifth place and two games back of fourth-place Maryland, I would have Iowa on the bad side of the bubble right now. The Hawkeyes will need to finish very strong to get in, IMO.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17 • D1Baseball
It was another big week in college baseball and our Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt answer your burning questions.
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Just wait. I have an article in the works regarding all of this.5 bids for the B1G?
Check this out.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17
John Sonedecker: Why can't the Big Ten get some love. You keep bouncing Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in and out of the #21-25 rankings. Is it their conference-only schedule? How many Big Ten teams do you think will make it into the NCAA Tournament? Last week, I think you even projected five (5): Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa.
Aaron Fitt: I think I still see five bids for the Big Ten, although Iowa definitely hurt its case with that home series loss to Illinois. As for the Top 25, those teams just keep beating each other up -- every time we bring one in, it loses its weekend and falls back out.
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Matthew S: The Big Ten obviously left the softball selection show feeling slighted, with only three teams in and Michigan not getting a hosting spot. Different sport and different committee, but do you feel that's an ominous message for how the baseball selection committee is going to handle the B1G?
Kendall Rogers: Matthew -- the committees are vastly different in some ways, but I can tell you there are some folks on the current committee who wonder how much stock you can put into anything out of the Big Ten this spring. With that said, I would certainly have Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in.....would it surprise me if those are the only teams who made the field? Not really. I would have Maryland in, but not sure the committee would agree at the moment.
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Matt: How wobbly is Iowa right now after losing two of three to Illinois and falling two games behind Maryland in the Big Ten standings?
Aaron Fitt: I alluded to this earlier, but that was a big setback. "Wobbly" is the right word; we'll see if we've still got room for the Hawkeyes when we build our field of 64 tonight. If they're in, they'll likely be one of the last teams in.
Kendall Rogers: Sitting in fifth place and two games back of fourth-place Maryland, I would have Iowa on the bad side of the bubble right now. The Hawkeyes will need to finish very strong to get in, IMO.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17 • D1Baseball
It was another big week in college baseball and our Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt answer your burning questions.
cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk @Alum-Ni @Cymonhawk @denmar81
5 bids for the B1G?
Check this out.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17
John Sonedecker: Why can't the Big Ten get some love. You keep bouncing Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in and out of the #21-25 rankings. Is it their conference-only schedule? How many Big Ten teams do you think will make it into the NCAA Tournament? Last week, I think you even projected five (5): Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa.
Aaron Fitt: I think I still see five bids for the Big Ten, although Iowa definitely hurt its case with that home series loss to Illinois. As for the Top 25, those teams just keep beating each other up -- every time we bring one in, it loses its weekend and falls back out.
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Matthew S: The Big Ten obviously left the softball selection show feeling slighted, with only three teams in and Michigan not getting a hosting spot. Different sport and different committee, but do you feel that's an ominous message for how the baseball selection committee is going to handle the B1G?
Kendall Rogers: Matthew -- the committees are vastly different in some ways, but I can tell you there are some folks on the current committee who wonder how much stock you can put into anything out of the Big Ten this spring. With that said, I would certainly have Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana in.....would it surprise me if those are the only teams who made the field? Not really. I would have Maryland in, but not sure the committee would agree at the moment.
------------------------------------------------
Matt: How wobbly is Iowa right now after losing two of three to Illinois and falling two games behind Maryland in the Big Ten standings?
Aaron Fitt: I alluded to this earlier, but that was a big setback. "Wobbly" is the right word; we'll see if we've still got room for the Hawkeyes when we build our field of 64 tonight. If they're in, they'll likely be one of the last teams in.
Kendall Rogers: Sitting in fifth place and two games back of fourth-place Maryland, I would have Iowa on the bad side of the bubble right now. The Hawkeyes will need to finish very strong to get in, IMO.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 17 • D1Baseball
It was another big week in college baseball and our Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt answer your burning questions.
cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk @Alum-Ni @Cymonhawk @denmar81
If Iowa goes 5-1 or better, I think they’ll be sweating regardless on selection Monday. It’s imperative that one or more of the teams fall even or below Iowa in the standings.
Is there a path to an at-large bid for Iowa?
After dropping two of three this past weekend, there's still a path for Iowa to get into the NCAA Tournament.
Is there a path to an at-large bid for Iowa?
After dropping two of three this past weekend, there's still a path for Iowa to get into the NCAA Tournament.iowa.rivals.com
I am curious when we will know about the weekends games for sure?
Coach Heller just said he will be told early in the week if there is a chance it will get canceled. He did not really know.
Gonna depend if Minnesota wants to get swept this weekend or just not play again.
Could get a single game midweek with Nebraska if not.
Part of me is almost tempted to say if it comes to a single game against Nebraska, you start Wallace then roll the dice with Davitt, Irvine, and Baumann at MSU.
Yep. But I would be worried 4-0 would not be enough. That would be 26-16, but I guess you would be 3-3 vs Nebraska.
At this point, it’s just one game at a time. Iowa will have their hands full at MSU. Mason Erla is a quality arm who feels like he’s been there ten years.
for sure its gotta be Maryland to fall even or below Iowa so that Iowa is top 4 in the B1G with a 3-1 game, head to head, tie breaker over Maryland
Not sure if any of the other top 3 teams can realistically fall even or below Iowa this late. And if they do, head to head, Iowa falls short.
1-3 vs Michigan
2-3 vs Nebraska
1-2 vs Indiana
4-8 Overall
Aren't you glad that:
* we started the season 2 weeks late
* we have no mid week games
* we have no non conference games
* we play 44 reg season games (IF we are lucky), where everybody else who considers baseball important, is playing 56 games
* we have no conference tournament games to help improve our resume
The B1G sure did us all a big favor....
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....
Yes, but I’m not serious. It will depend if Minnesota is healthy enough to play, but they are 4-26, so.
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