No way Texas is a 5 after losing last night to TCU. Iowa a solid 5 now. I’ll be highly skeptical if they don’t have Iowa as one of the best teams going into the tourney right now. Iowa can play with anyone.
I'm starting to really like Iowa's outlook looking at the Torvik compare tool.
I think (hope) Iowa is a five seed right now. I know they lack quad one wins, but the eye test matters and how the team is playing at the end of the year matters. I realize neither are part of the official criteria but you can’t tell me this team isn’t one of the 20 best teams in the country.
This year’s Iowa would slap last year’s Oregon silly. Iowa could easily hang 100 on the Ducks.
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Yikes that would be a nightmare drawl. Arkansas is very good and Gonzaga is probably the one team Iowa has no chance at beating.3rd ranked bracketologist moved Iowa to 5. LSU and Texas make some room, perhaps.
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3rd ranked bracketologist moved Iowa to 5. LSU and Texas make some room, perhaps.
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I think it was mentioned that we ranked 35th in defensive efficiency in the past string of games.
B1G tournament final is irrelevant for teams already in the field. Bracket is already set at that point. Wherever Iowa is after today is where they’ll be.
I know I've heard this in the past but where have you seen/heard that this is still the case?
| 13 | 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 26-6 | 5-5 | 5-0 | 16-1 | 7-5 | 6-1 | 7-0 | 6-0 |
| 14 | 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 24-9 | 6-6 | 3-0 | 15-3 | 2-6 | 8-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 |
| 15 | 14 | Illinois | Big Ten | 22-9 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 13-3 | 6-6 | 6-3 | 6-0 | 4-0 |
| 25 | 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 24-7 | 9-2 | 3-1 | 12-4 | 8-3 | 8-2 | 4-2 | 4-0 |
| 26 | 27 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 19-11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 13-3 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 34 | 34 | Michigan | Big Ten | 17-14 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 10-5 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 36 | 37 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 22-11 | 5-6 | 5-2 | 12-3 | 5-8 | 8-2 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 38 | 41 | Indiana | Big Ten | 20-12 | 3-8 | 3-0 | 14-4 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 5-1 | 7-0 |
| 78 | 77 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 18-13 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 14-3 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 5-1 |
| 88 | 87 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 14-17 | 1-10 | 3-2 | 10-5 | 2-10 | 3-5 | 5-2 | 4-0 |
| 90 | 92 | Maryland | Big Ten | 15-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 10-8 | 2-11 | 5-2 | 4-4 | 4-0 |
| 91 | 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 14-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 9-6 | 1-11 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 6-0 |
| 108 | 110 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13-17 | 3-9 | 2-1 | 8-7 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 6-1 | 5-0 |
| 141 | 141 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 10-22 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 7-12 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 5-1 |
Linardi hinted at it this morning on sportscenter. And it wasn’t even in reference to the B1G. He was talking about the A10 final which takes place two hours earlier.
If true then that's silly. There aren't very many games on Sunday, it wouldn't be difficult to have the bracket mostly set with a few contingency scenarios. Maybe the championship game isn't material to the overall resume, but if it's a win over someone like Purdue it could be the difference between seeds and any team should get credit for a win like that.
Who are the idiots who have Iowa at a 7-seed or lower to keep the average at a 6?
Oh for sure I agree. If this was about getting the best bracket then today would be the last day for games and they would have tomorrow to get a complete picture. But the TV execs are more concerned with having games leading up to their show.
