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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As of January 4, 7:00 am CT :
Michigan is the FIRST Team OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
6 Illinois
6 Wisconsin
7 IOWA
9 Minnesota
10 Indiana (Last 4 byes)
The Full Bracket:
Michigan is the FIRST Team OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
6 Illinois
6 Wisconsin
7 IOWA
9 Minnesota
10 Indiana (Last 4 byes)
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.
www.espn.com
Very perplexed by Michigan. Anyone know how the Michigan crowd is feeling about J. Howard these days?
Oh, I am interested in that as well. I am just showing my disdain for bracketologists in general.
As of January 7, 6:00 am CT :
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
6 Wisconsin
8 IOWA
9 Indiana
10 Minnesota (Last 4 byes)
The Full Bracket:
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
6 Wisconsin
8 IOWA
9 Indiana
10 Minnesota (Last 4 byes)
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.
www.espn.com
We have some big games coming up, where all of these teams are fighting to make the Big Dance. We could win all 3, but that will be a tall order.
* Jan 13 home game vs projected #9 seed Indiana (11-3, 2-2)
* Jan 16 away game vs projected #10 seed Minnesota (10-2, 1-2; has one of the last 4 byes)
* Jan 19 at Rutgers (8-5, 2-1). They knocked off #1 ranked (at the time) Purdue at home, of course. @MrsScrew
no kidding. They went from elite 8 to dog crap
Just checked our NET at NCAA.com and we're at #28. We need to play tough.
I don’t know, but our 4 loses are against projected tourney teams that we lost to on the road and 3 of those are rated in the top 25. The 4th, Illinois, is atop the Big and likely will be ranked this week.
I just can’t comprehend how we can be viewed as a tournament team when we haven’t beaten a projected tournament team. At some point don’t you have to have good wins on resume?
and I really am not trying to be negative, just the logic doesn’t add up for me
I get it, but you have to look forward as much as you look back to project. I think the error in your thinking is that we haven’t yet faced a projected tourney team we are supposed to beat. We have beaten all the teams we should, including #60 Virginia and #61 Utah State (on the road, no less)per Kenpom. Making the NCAAs is more about not having bad losses than it is about beating top 25 teams on the road.
8 seed in nit?As of January 7, 6:00 am CT :
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
6 Wisconsin
8 IOWA
9 Indiana
10 Minnesota (Last 4 byes)
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.www.espn.com
Ill was at cha...they'll dominate as long as cockburn is allowed to play football instead of basketball!
As of January 11, 6:00 am CT :
Minnesota is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Illinois
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
8 Indiana
9 IOWA
The Full Bracket:
Minnesota is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Illinois
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
8 Indiana
9 IOWA
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.
www.espn.com
We are not making the dance. Maybe a 9 in the NIT.
Lol, have you watched this crap show, without your b&g glasses?
Lol, have you watched this crap show, without your b&g glasses?
As of January 11, 6:00 am CT :
Minnesota is one of the FIRST 4 OUT.
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Illinois
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
8 Indiana
9 IOWA
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.www.espn.com
Big win in more ways than one.
As of January 14, 7:00 am CT :
Minnesota, our opponent in 2 days, is ON THE BUBBLE and is one of the LAST 4 IN, which means they would play in a play in game.
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
3 Purdue
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Illinois
6 Ohio State
7 IOWA
8 Indiana
12 Minnesota (LAST 4 IN, which means they would play in a play in game)
The Full Bracket:
Minnesota, our opponent in 2 days, is ON THE BUBBLE and is one of the LAST 4 IN, which means they would play in a play in game.
Michigan is part of the NEXT 4 OUT.
8 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
3 Purdue
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Illinois
6 Ohio State
7 IOWA
8 Indiana
12 Minnesota (LAST 4 IN, which means they would play in a play in game)
The Full Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: How the Fighting Illini pulled off a surprise reboot
No one expected much from Illinois this year. But the Illini could have a shot at a No. 1 seed.
www.espn.com
Noticed that ISU is a 6 seed.
I’d love to have a second chance at them now that Kris and Keegan and the team are gelling.
I’d love to have a second chance at them now that Kris and Keegan and the team are gelling.
I'm still pumping the brakes.
More of a brake stand actually.
Win 2 of the next 3 and I'll be cautioudly optimistic!!
Next 2 games will be tough.
At Minny (bubble team)
At Rutgers (fighting to get on the bubble)
If we lose both at start 2-5 I don't see how we make the tourney, even with our easiest games left
Gotta win 1 imo
I'd like another shot with Keegan health too. He was still nursing that ankle.
Looking at the remaining schedule. I think a 20 wins is doable, which I think almost always gets you into the NCAA. I just want them to find a way OFF that damn 8/9 line. 7 seed or 6 seed would be excellent for this young team.
Here's my remaining games and road to 20 wins. Not counting on any B1G tourney wins...we all know our history there.
@MN. W
@Rutgers. L
PSU. W
Purdue. L
@PSU. W
@OSU. L
MN. W
@Maryland. L
Neb. W
Mich. W
MSU. L
@Neb. W
NW. W
@Mich. L
@IL. L
20-11
Here's my remaining games and road to 20 wins. Not counting on any B1G tourney wins...we all know our history there.
@MN. W
@Rutgers. L
PSU. W
Purdue. L
@PSU. W
@OSU. L
MN. W
@Maryland. L
Neb. W
Mich. W
MSU. L
@Neb. W
NW. W
@Mich. L
@IL. L
20-11
It’s really not a hole if you lose on the road. It’s expected. I know people like to focus on wins and loses but you really have to look at where the game is played. It’s like par in golf.
what's your gut say about our next 2 games: at Minnesota and at Rutgers.
no right or wrong answer, obviously.
personally, i think it's gonna be tough to win at either place. I will take going 1-1
I think Minnesota is very winnable. We always play well there and they’ve lost 3 in a row. Rutgers is playing well and a much tougher out. And we don’t match up well with their size inside. Plus, Harper always goes off on us. I’d de take 1-1.
what's your gut say about our next 2 games: at Minnesota and at Rutgers.
no right or wrong answer, obviously.
personally, i think it's gonna be tough to win at either place. I will take going 1-1
The 4 point home loss to Illinois (87-83) still stings.
If we had rebounded, we would have won that game.
Instead, Illinois had:
* +29 rebounding advantage (52-23)
* 19 offensive rebounds
* 24 second chance points
And Illinois is currently sitting on top of the B1G at 6-0. If we had won this home game, Illinois would be 5-1 and Iowa would be 3-2.
I haven’t watched many college games this year so I don’t know what the competition is. But this team hasn’t passed the eye test for me to be a tournament team yet. That can change with a lot of Big Ten wins, but I don’t see us getting in right now with the weak ass schedule in non-con.
