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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Finally! A road win! That 🐒 is off our backs...and RHJ had a career high game as well!
Yeah, and if Illinois hadn’t turned it over as much, they would have won by 10-15. “If” game is stupid. Rebounding is one of Illinois’ strengths, you didn’t lose by some fluke performance.
They don't normally out rebound a team 2x...Yeah, and if Illinois hadn’t turned it over as much, they would have won by 10-15. “If” game is stupid. Rebounding is one of Illinois’ strengths, you didn’t lose by some fluke performance.
As of January 18, 6:00 am CT :
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Illinois
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
9 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
3 Illinois
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
9 Indiana
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.
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Mike DeCourcy is a Sporting News college hoops columnist and a Big Ten Network studio analyst.
He does a Bracket Forecast for Fox Sports.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
8 IOWA
10 Indiana
His Full Bracket:
He does a Bracket Forecast for Fox Sports.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
8 IOWA
10 Indiana
His Full Bracket:
Decourcey is a Wisconsin fan for some reason. Always has been. He has Wisky 2 and Illinois 5! WTF!!Mike DeCourcy is a Sporting News college hoops columnist and a Big Ten Network studio analyst.
He does a Bracket Forecast for Fox Sports.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Illinois
5 Ohio State
8 IOWA
10 Indiana
His Full Bracket:
agreed. a 2 seed for Connie seems way too high.
note that Lunardi/ESPN has Connie as a 3 seed.
I still don't get it. A true top 20 team shouldn't have damn near lost to that depleted Minnesota team. But I guess this is the way that you game the computer calculations today.
Any win on the road in the Big is a good win.
I get that no one likes the Badgers. They're my least favorite team on the planet. That said, they are very, very good and playing really good basketball.
As of January 21, 6:00 am CT:
Michigan is one of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Illinois
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 IOWA
8 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
Michigan is one of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Illinois
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 IOWA
8 Indiana
The Full 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.
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Man, Rutgers isn’t even on the bubble and they’ve beaten Purdue and Iowa, but lost to Penn State. We got to beat Penn State Saturday. Got to win the games you should.As of January 21, 6:00 am CT:
Michigan is one of the NEXT 4 OUT.
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
2 Purdue
2 Wisconsin
4 Illinois
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 IOWA
8 Indiana
The Full 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
This is what will make or break their season are these types of games. The get Penn St and Nebraska four times; needs to be four wins.
We still have nine games against teams currently beneath us in the conference standings. We need to win the majority of these, say seven, and that will get us to 10 wins in the conference.
We have two horrible non-conference losses from when we were playing bad basketball earlier in the year. Even if we had won ugly against Lafayette and UMass (lost both at the buzzer; Geo missed last eight minutes vs. Lafayette and all of UMass, too, or maybe that wouldn't have happened...), we would be bubble at worst and probably in from most projections. Oh well, too bad so sad, just means the team needs to win that much more to get back in the conversation.
I expect Iowa will beat PSU tomorrow.
Is going 10-10 in conference enough, especially when our nonconference strength of schedule currently is 342 out of 358 teams?
We have 3 conference wins now. Beating Nebby twice, PSU twice, Minny at home, Northwestern at home and Michigan at home gets us to 10 conference wins. But, do we need a signature (or 2?) win also? Examples: Purdue at home, Michigan State at home, OSU on the road, Illinois on the road.
There's not much more room for error, imo.
Iowa, of course, went 10-1 in nonconference. But look at the KenPom rankings of those 11 teams. How much of a factor will our weak nonconference schedule end up being?
KenPom
Rank on:
Nov...Dec...Dec..Dec..Dec..Dec..Dec..Jan..Jan
26........3.......9.....18.....19....22....30.....3......15....Nonconference Opponent
208....200...198....189...191...192....195...197....190....Longwood
193.....220...225....231...232..240...227...225...232....Kansas City
342...339..340...338..328..327..329..328..329....NC Central
332...338..338...340..339..339..333..333..326....Alabama State
320...313..317.....323..323..325..328..327...331.....Western Michigan
254...250..251......268...268..267...270..279...281.....Portland State
47........46....57........58.....57.....58.....71.....66....64.....Virginia
95.......80....64.......50.....47.....44.....44.....41....32.....Iowa State
68.......60....61........48.....55....55......61......61....65.....Utah State
305..318...309...313...314..312...312..307..295....Southeastern Louisiana
202....182....163....162....159...165....168..208..206.....Western Illinois
Mike DeCourcy is a Sporting News college hoops columnist and a Big Ten Network studio analyst.
He does a Bracket Forecast for Fox Sports.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
5 Illinois
9 IOWA
9 Indiana
His Full Bracket:
He does a Bracket Forecast for Fox Sports.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
5 Illinois
9 IOWA
9 Indiana
His Full Bracket:
Maryland beat the Ilini at home by 16.
We play at Maryland on Feb 10.
Sparty goes to Madison and wins by 12. They held Wisconsin to just 26 first half points.
We host Michigan State on Feb 22.
We play at Maryland on Feb 10.
Sparty goes to Madison and wins by 12. They held Wisconsin to just 26 first half points.
We host Michigan State on Feb 22.
What's worrisome is our nonconference strength of schedule.
341: Nonconference Strength of Schedule out of 358 teams
90: Overall Strength of Schedule
341: Nonconference Strength of Schedule out of 358 teams
90: Overall Strength of Schedule
I firmly believe that finishing at .500 in the B1G, will get us a seat. Given our preseason projections, that would be a pretty nice accomplishment for the team and the coach.
We have 4 conference wins now.
Beating Nebby twice, PSU again, Minny at home, Northwestern at home and Michigan at home gets us to 10 conference wins.
Would that be enough? Or, do we need a signature (or 2?) win also? Examples: Purdue at home, Michigan State at home, OSU on the road, Illinois on the road.
I just checked the NET rankings from NCAA. We're at 23 and we are the only team in the top 50 without a Q1 win (0-4). UNC is at 51 (0-6).
I just checked the NET rankings from NCAA. We're at 23 and we are the only team in the top 50 without a Q1 win (0-4). UNC is at 51 (0-6).
Yeah, call me officially confused (yet ok with it) on how we are so high in the NET rankings.
I said this above, but what's worrisome is our nonconference strength of schedule.
341: Nonconference Strength of Schedule out of 358 teams
90: Overall Strength of Schedule
7 seems too high with the lack of Q1 wins and a terrible NCSOS. Beating Purdue isn’t necessarily a must but….
What do you think of Jerry Palm's (CBS Sports) forecast as of 12:09 pm today?
He has 7 B1G teams in.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
7 Illinois
11 IOWA
11 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - Bracketology - College Basketball
CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket.
www.cbssports.com
What do you think of Jerry Palm's (CBS Sports) forecast as of 12:09 pm today?
He has 7 B1G teams in.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
7 Illinois
11 IOWA
11 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - Bracketology - College Basketball
CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket.
11 seems to be a prefect fit for this team.
What do you think of Jerry Palm's (CBS Sports) forecast as of 12:09 pm today?
He has 7 B1G teams in.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
7 Illinois
11 IOWA
11 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - Bracketology - College Basketball
CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket.
11 is probably a little low too. I think they are straddling that 8/9 line right now.
Agree. Play a 6 seed in the first round. Win and likely play a 3 seed in the 2nd round.
I think @TheTruthTheWholeTruth is on to something.
358: Total D1 men's basketball teams
341: Iowa's nonconference strength of schedule
91: Iowa's overall strength of schedule
Agreed, but with their remaining schedule the look more like an 11/12 to me in the end.
And I keep hearing from posters on here that all we have to do is win 10 games in the Big Ten.
Well, I still think it matters who we beat and where we beat them. Will the NCAA tournament committee be impressed by our home win versus Penn State, for example?
Just follow the Net. As long as Iowa is in the top 25 of the Net they are in. If Iowa falls outside the top 30 it's probably bubble time. I think NC State might be the highest ranked Net team to not make the field at 33 but don't quote me on that.
What ****ing drugs is he on!? Providence a 2 with a NET of 39? Texas a 10 seed? Someone really wants some clicksWhat do you think of Jerry Palm's (CBS Sports) forecast as of 12:09 pm today?
He has 7 B1G teams in.
Seed/Team:
2 Wisconsin
3 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Ohio State
7 Illinois
11 IOWA
11 Indiana
The Full Bracket:
2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - Bracketology - College Basketball
CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket.
