I was wondering how we ranked over the last 10 or so games
ESPN Bracketology, Updated MARCH 13. IOWA is a 5 Seed in CHICAGO Regional. Bracket Matrix on MARCH 13 has IOWA a 5 Seed. #14 NET Ranking on March 13
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I was wondering how we ranked over the last 10 or so games
6/11 is always a dangerous matchup. You're likely playing a major school that had some lumps at some point or one of the better midmajors.
I didn't notice Indiana but the point remains since they are likely not going to get a bid unless they have a decent B10 tournament performance.
When this team shoots and plays with confidence they can beat anyone. Stay confident and if the shot is there believe in it and take it because it will go in.
As of MARCH 8, 6:00 am CT:
Michigan gets one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Rutgers is part of the LAST 4 IN (in a Play in Game). @MrsScrew
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi has #6 Iowa vs #11 Davidson with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Princeton.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Rutgers (part of the LAST 4 IN; in a Play in Game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 129 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Iowa's March 8 nonconference schedule rank (per KenPom): #327 out of 358 teams.
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 8)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
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22-9 Overall Record
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Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 7 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Michigan gets one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Rutgers is part of the LAST 4 IN (in a Play in Game). @MrsScrew
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi has #6 Iowa vs #11 Davidson with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Princeton.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Rutgers (part of the LAST 4 IN; in a Play in Game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 129 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Iowa's March 8 nonconference schedule rank (per KenPom): #327 out of 358 teams.
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 8)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
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22-9 Overall Record
===================
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 7 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: Beware the nonconference strength of schedule factor
BYU is currently the last team in, but history tells us the selection committee doesn't look too kindly upon a nonconference SOS ranking like that of the Cougars.
www.espn.com
As of MARCH 8, 6:00 am CT:
Michigan gets one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Rutgers is part of the LAST 4 IN (in a Play in Game). @MrsScrew
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi has #6 Iowa vs #11 Davidson with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Princeton.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Rutgers (part of the LAST 4 IN; in a Play in Game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 129 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Iowa's March 8 nonconference schedule rank (per KenPom): #327 out of 358 teams.
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 8)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
22-9 Overall Record
===================
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 7 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: Beware the nonconference strength of schedule factor
BYU is currently the last team in, but history tells us the selection committee doesn't look too kindly upon a nonconference SOS ranking like that of the Cougars.www.espn.com
After looking through these brackets and the locations I probably should change my stance on the seeding. I'll take whatever seed but put us in MIlwaukee. Iowa fans could turn that place into a home court advantage. Although I'm sure both seeding an location intertwine, I doubt they would send Iowa to Milwaukee as a 7 seed. lol
The next best destination is probably Indianapolis. Just get on the I80 express!
Gard said a little bit ago on BTN that he was hoping Wisconsin would play Round 1 and 2 in Milwaukee. That's where Lunardi has them at the moment.
Lunardi has Illinois in Milwaukee as well.
But I agree. How sweet would it be if Iowa landed in either Milwaukee or Indianapolis?
As of MARCH 9, 6:00 am CT:
Michigan gets one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Rutgers is part of the LAST 4 IN (in a Play in Game). @MrsScrew
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi has #6 Iowa vs #11 Davidson in Pittsburgh with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Princeton.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Rutgers (part of the LAST 4 IN; in a Play in Game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 141 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Iowa's March 9 nonconference schedule rank (per KenPom): #327 out of 358 teams.
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 9)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
22-9 Overall Record
===================
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 8 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Michigan gets one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Rutgers is part of the LAST 4 IN (in a Play in Game). @MrsScrew
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi has #6 Iowa vs #11 Davidson in Pittsburgh with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Princeton.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Rutgers (part of the LAST 4 IN; in a Play in Game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 141 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Iowa's March 9 nonconference schedule rank (per KenPom): #327 out of 358 teams.
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 9)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
22-9 Overall Record
===================
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 8 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Zach Edey returning to Purdue shakes up Bracketology in a big way
Kansas remains the clear preseason No. 1, but the Boilermakers have slipped in behind the Jayhawks as a probable repeat 1-seed with revenge on their minds.
www.espn.com
It's hard to imagine that Illinois and Wisconsin aren't going to Milwaukee given the other teams in the top 16 seeds. Iowa can't play Illinois until the Sweet 16. We're only going to Milwaukee if we're with Wisconsin. It will not be a home game in that scenario though we can beat them.
As for Indianapolis, it's going to be Kentucky and one of Tennessee/Purdue. Can't play Purdue. Kentucky is probably worst case scenario since they're the highest 2 seed.
This is being overlooked, but there are a lot of Iowa fans who will be staying to sell out the women's tournament. That's going to cut into the crowd numbers at the men's games.
The best thing for the men's team is to go to a place like Pittsburgh, etc. where they might be playing a team they matchup better against even if it's farther away.
Hopefully, we get the midwest region which is in Chicago though. That would be a great Iowa crowd.
I think Indiana's only path to the NCAA tourney is to win the B10 tourney and secure the auto-bid and I don't see that happening.
Does the region matter? To play in Chicago would require Iowa to get to the Sweet 16, not something they have historically done
Davidson. Tennessee. We've never played them before, have we? @Franisdaman. 
Davidson. Tennessee. We've never played them before, have we? @Franisdaman.
I forgot Iowa played Davidson in 2015.
It's just one man's opinion even though he is the committee chair. Gotta remember this is the same committee that put Loyola in the 8/9 game despite being top 10 in kenpom. But we'll see. Maybe it's a good sign.
As Iowa enters B1G Tournament action today, we won't have any Quad 1 opportunities until the B1G Tournament semifinals.
For Neutral Sites:
Quad 1 (1-50): #14 Illinois (Semifinal)
Quad 2 (51-100): #83 Northwestern, #78 Rutgers (Quarterfinal) ... @MrsScrew
Quad 3 (101-200):
Quad 4 (201-358):
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 10)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
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22-9 Overall Record
====================
Here are the Current NET Rankings, Through March 9, 2022 Games:
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4
For Neutral Sites:
Quad 1 (1-50): #14 Illinois (Semifinal)
Quad 2 (51-100): #83 Northwestern, #78 Rutgers (Quarterfinal) ... @MrsScrew
Quad 3 (101-200):
Quad 4 (201-358):
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 10)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
22-9 Overall Record
====================
Here are the Current NET Rankings, Through March 9, 2022 Games:
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4
| 13 | 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 25-6 | 5-5 | 4-0 | 16-1 | 7-5 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 6-0 |
| 14 | 14 | Illinois | Big Ten | 22-8 | 7-4 | 2-1 | 13-3 | 6-5 | 6-3 | 6-0 | 4-0 |
| 15 | 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 22-9 | 6-6 | 1-0 | 15-3 | 2-6 | 6-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 |
| 21 | 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 24-6 | 9-2 | 3-0 | 12-4 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 4-2 | 4-0 |
| 22 | 22 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 19-10 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 13-3 | 5-5 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 31 | 31 | Michigan | Big Ten | 17-13 | 5-7 | 2-1 | 10-5 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 38 | 40 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 20-11 | 5-6 | 3-2 | 12-3 | 4-8 | 7-2 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 43 | 44 | Indiana | Big Ten | 18-12 | 3-8 | 1-0 | 14-4 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 7-0 |
| 78 | 76 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 18-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 14-3 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 5-1 |
| 83 | 82 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 14-15 | 3-8 | 2-1 | 9-6 | 1-10 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 6-0 |
| 89 | 89 | Maryland | Big Ten | 15-16 | 3-7 | 2-1 | 10-8 | 2-9 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 4-0 |
| 93 | 93 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 13-16 | 1-10 | 2-1 | 10-5 | 1-9 | 3-5 | 5-2 | 4-0 |
| 112 | 107 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13-17 | 3-9 | 2-1 | 8-7 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 6-1 | 5-0 |
| 139 | 140 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 10-22 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 7-12 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-5 | 5-1 |
As of MARCH 10, 6:00 am CT:
Good news for @MrsScrew !!!
Michigan & Rutgers get one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Xavier (and Jack Nunge) are part of the Last 4 IN.
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi now has #6 Iowa vs #11 Creighton in Pittsburgh with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Colgate.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
10 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
11 Rutgers (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 132 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 10)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
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22-9 Overall Record
===================
March 10 Nonconference Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#23: Michigan
#321: Indiana
#326: IOWA
#355: Rutgers
March 10 OVERALL Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#3: Michigan
#45: Rutgers
#50: Indiana
#57: IOWA
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 9 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Good news for @MrsScrew !!!
Michigan & Rutgers get one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Xavier (and Jack Nunge) are part of the Last 4 IN.
Indiana is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Joe Lunardi now has #6 Iowa vs #11 Creighton in Pittsburgh with the winner getting #3 Tennessee or #14 Colgate.
He has these 8 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
10 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
11 Rutgers (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 132 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 10)
2-6: Quad 1
6-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
22-9 Overall Record
===================
March 10 Nonconference Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#23: Michigan
#321: Indiana
#326: IOWA
#355: Rutgers
March 10 OVERALL Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#3: Michigan
#45: Rutgers
#50: Indiana
#57: IOWA
Current Quad 1 Records (thru March 9 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-9: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Zach Edey returning to Purdue shakes up Bracketology in a big way
Kansas remains the clear preseason No. 1, but the Boilermakers have slipped in behind the Jayhawks as a probable repeat 1-seed with revenge on their minds.
www.espn.com
Shelby Mast is the Bracketologist for USA Today. His projections are based on how he thinks the committee will make their selections, not how he would want to make them, if the season ended TODAY.
On his website he brags that he is one of the most accurate Bracketologists with 15+ years experience and a 98% accuracy rate since 2005.
His bracket was last updated this morning, March 10, 2022, at 8:58 AM CT.
He has Indiana as part of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Shelby has #6 IOWA (22-9) vs #11 Loyola Chicago (25-7) in San Diego, IN the MIDWEST (Chicago) REGION, with the winner playing the winner of #3 Texas Tech (23-8) vs #14 Princeton (23-5).
The 8 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
10 Rutgers......... @MrsScrew
11 Michigan
Last 4 IN - Wyoming, SMU, Dayton, Xavier
First 4 OUT - VCU, Wake Forest, BYU, Indiana
Next 4 OUT - St Louis, Florida, Virginia Tech, St Bonaventure
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
bracketwag.com
On his website he brags that he is one of the most accurate Bracketologists with 15+ years experience and a 98% accuracy rate since 2005.
His bracket was last updated this morning, March 10, 2022, at 8:58 AM CT.
He has Indiana as part of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Shelby has #6 IOWA (22-9) vs #11 Loyola Chicago (25-7) in San Diego, IN the MIDWEST (Chicago) REGION, with the winner playing the winner of #3 Texas Tech (23-8) vs #14 Princeton (23-5).
The 8 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Ohio State
8 Michigan State
10 Rutgers......... @MrsScrew
11 Michigan
Last 4 IN - Wyoming, SMU, Dayton, Xavier
First 4 OUT - VCU, Wake Forest, BYU, Indiana
Next 4 OUT - St Louis, Florida, Virginia Tech, St Bonaventure
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
A 4 seed in the NCAA tournament if Iowa makes the B1G Tournament final?
Andy Katz just said it!
This Northwestern game could actually help the NET ranking if this spread holds up.
this Iowa team is looking really good right now
hopefully the NCAA Tournament Committee rewards them
Iowa might pass a Purdue for the #1 B1G team in kenpom now. Texas is a team ahead of us that took a loss to TCU. Potentially a team Iowa can leapfrog.
Ha, that player from Rider that made that winning shot was guilty of an obvious travel (despite what the announcer said), but no call.
Sorry Iona! I suppose that means we will see Tricky Rick Pitino in Maryland colors next year.
Ken Pomeroy must be doing live updates to his rankings, Iowa jumped up to #13, just ahead of Purdue and are now the highest ranked team from the Big Ten in the Kenpom.
not sure if i have ever seen iowa this good at both offense & defense
As of MARCH 11, 12:00 am CT:
Good news for @MrsScrew !!!
Michigan & Rutgers get one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Indiana is one of the LAST 4 IN (in a play in game).
Xavier (and Jack Nunge) are part of the Last 4 IN (in a play in game).
Joe Lunardi now has #5 Iowa in the MIDWEST (Chicago) Regional. He has Iowa starting out in Portland, Oregon vs #12 South Dakota State with the winner getting #4 UCLA or #13 Princeton.
He has these 9 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
5 IOWA
6 Ohio State
7 Michigan State
11 Rutgers (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Indiana (LAST 4 IN; in a play in game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 133 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 11)
2-6: Quad 1
7-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
23-9 Overall Record
===================
March 11 Nonconference Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#25: Michigan
#322: Indiana
#324: IOWA
#355: Rutgers
March 11 OVERALL Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#4: Michigan
#48: Rutgers
#49: Indiana
#57: IOWA
Quad 1 Records (thru March 10 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-10: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
Team Rankings on March 11:
IOWA...........#15 NET, #13 KenPom
Michigan.......#34 NET, #34 KenPom
Indiana..........#41 NET, #43 KenPom
Rutgers..........#77 NET, #74 KenPom
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Good news for @MrsScrew !!!
Michigan & Rutgers get one of the LAST 4 BYES.
Indiana is one of the LAST 4 IN (in a play in game).
Xavier (and Jack Nunge) are part of the Last 4 IN (in a play in game).
Joe Lunardi now has #5 Iowa in the MIDWEST (Chicago) Regional. He has Iowa starting out in Portland, Oregon vs #12 South Dakota State with the winner getting #4 UCLA or #13 Princeton.
He has these 9 B1G teams in the NCAA Tournament:
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Illinois
5 IOWA
6 Ohio State
7 Michigan State
11 Rutgers (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
11 Michigan (gets 1 of the LAST 4 BYES)
12 Indiana (LAST 4 IN; in a play in game)
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 133 brackets, has IOWA as a 6 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
IOWA (#15 NET Ranking on March 11)
2-6: Quad 1
7-3: Quad 2
7-0: Quad 3
7-0: Quad 4
............................................
23-9 Overall Record
===================
March 11 Nonconference Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#25: Michigan
#322: Indiana
#324: IOWA
#355: Rutgers
March 11 OVERALL Schedule Rank, out of 358 teams (per KenPom):
#4: Michigan
#48: Rutgers
#49: Indiana
#57: IOWA
Quad 1 Records (thru March 10 Games):
6-5: Rutgers
5-10: Michigan
3-7: Indiana
2-6: IOWA
Team Rankings on March 11:
IOWA...........#15 NET, #13 KenPom
Michigan.......#34 NET, #34 KenPom
Indiana..........#41 NET, #43 KenPom
Rutgers..........#77 NET, #74 KenPom
The Full ESPN Bracket:
Zach Edey returning to Purdue shakes up Bracketology in a big way
Kansas remains the clear preseason No. 1, but the Boilermakers have slipped in behind the Jayhawks as a probable repeat 1-seed with revenge on their minds.
www.espn.com
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If you want to use WAB to approximate Strength of record, here’s an outlook for Iowa.
What each win would potentially be worth.
Rutgers - 0.41
Illinois - 0.67
Purdue - 0.75
A loss would dock Iowa 1 minus the value of a win. A loss to Rutgers drops Iowa by 0.59 for example.
Iowa’s WAB is 3.2 right now ranked 24th nationally.
Lose to Rutgers. WAB=2.6. Would be around 32nd nationally currently.
Resume wise 8 seed. Factoring in advanced analytics likely a 6 seed with an outside chance of a 7 seed.
Lose to Illinois. WAB=3.3. Would be around 24th nationally currently.
Resume wise lowest 6 seed. Would guess a 5 seed is still in play here, but it depends on what they put the most weight on. If they value resume, then Iowa will be a 6. Otherwise, they’re a 5.
Win vs Illinois. WAB=4.3. Would be around 21st nationally.
Resume wise still a 6 seed. But the important thing is the gap is close enough to propel them comfortably into the 5 spot with their ridiculous advanced analytics. Outside chance at a 4 seed depending on again on what the committee values.
B10 title game isn’t really factored in by selection time. But if it was and Iowa won, they’d be a lock for a 4 seed.
If you want to use WAB to approximate Strength of record, here’s an outlook for Iowa.
What each win would potentially be worth.
Rutgers - 0.41
Illinois - 0.67
Purdue - 0.75
A loss would dock Iowa 1 minus the value of a win. A loss to Rutgers drops Iowa by 0.59 for example.
Iowa’s WAB is 3.2 right now ranked 24th nationally.
Lose to Rutgers. WAB=2.6. Would be around 32nd nationally currently.
Resume wise 8 seed. Factoring in advanced analytics likely a 6 seed with an outside chance of a 7 seed.
Lose to Illinois. WAB=3.3. Would be around 24th nationally currently.
Resume wise lowest 6 seed. Would guess a 5 seed is still in play here, but it depends on what they put the most weight on. If they value resume, then Iowa will be a 6. Otherwise, they’re a 5.
Win vs Illinois. WAB=4.3. Would be around 21st nationally.
Resume wise still a 6 seed. But the important thing is the gap is close enough to propel them comfortably into the 5 spot with their ridiculous advanced analytics. Outside chance at a 4 seed depending on again on what the committee values.
B10 title game isn’t really factored in by selection time. But if it was and Iowa won, they’d be a lock for a 4 seed.
Yep. Today, KenPom has Iowa as the best team in the B1G.
Team Rankings on March 11:
IOWA....................#15 NET, #13 KenPom
Purdue....................#13 NET, #14 KenPom
Illinois......................#14 NET, #16 KenPom
Wisconsin...............#21 NET, #31 KenPom
Ohio State..............#27 NET, #33 KenPom
Michigan.................#34 NET, #34 KenPom
Michigan State.......#37 NET, #41 KenPom
Indiana.....................#41 NET, #43 KenPom
Rutgers....................#77 NET, #74 KenPom
Maryland.................#92 NET, #82 KenPom
Northwestern.........#91 NET, #85 KenPom
Penn State...............#87 NET, #87 KenPom
Minnesota..............#110 NET, #110 KenPom
Nebraska...............#140 NET, #137 KenPom
Here are the Current NET Rankings, Through March 10, 2022 Games:
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4
| 13 | 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 25-6 | 5-5 | 4-0 | 16-1 | 7-5 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 6-0 |
| 14 | 14 | Illinois | Big Ten | 22-8 | 7-4 | 2-1 | 13-3 | 6-5 | 6-3 | 6-0 | 4-0 |
| 15 | 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 23-9 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 15-3 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 |
| 21 | 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 24-6 | 9-2 | 3-0 | 12-4 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 4-2 | 4-0 |
| 27 | 22 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 19-11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 13-3 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 34 | 31 | Michigan | Big Ten | 17-14 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 10-5 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 37 | 38 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 21-11 | 5-6 | 4-2 | 12-3 | 4-8 | 8-2 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 41 | 43 | Indiana | Big Ten | 19-12 | 3-8 | 2-0 | 14-4 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 5-1 | 7-0 |
| 77 | 78 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 18-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 14-3 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 5-1 |
| 87 | 93 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 14-16 | 1-10 | 3-1 | 10-5 | 2-9 | 3-5 | 5-2 | 4-0 |
| 91 | 83 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 14-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 9-6 | 1-11 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 6-0 |
| 92 | 89 | Maryland | Big Ten | 15-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 10-8 | 2-10 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 4-0 |
| 110 | 112 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13-17 | 3-9 | 2-1 | 8-7 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 6-1 | 5-0 |
| 140 | 139 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 10-22 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 7-12 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 5-1 |
Shelby Mast is the Bracketologist for USA Today. His projections are based on how he thinks the committee will make their selections, not how he would want to make them, if the season ended TODAY.
On his website he brags that he is one of the most accurate Bracketologists with 15+ years experience and a 98% accuracy rate since 2005.
He also has Iowa in the Midwest (Chicago) Regional, but currently as a #6 Seed.
Here are his 16 teams in the Midwest:
On his website he brags that he is one of the most accurate Bracketologists with 15+ years experience and a 98% accuracy rate since 2005.
He also has Iowa in the Midwest (Chicago) Regional, but currently as a #6 Seed.
Here are his 16 teams in the Midwest:
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How close are we to a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament?
How close are we to a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament?
