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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Dude, we're 4-6 in the conference and have lost 3 of 4 with two future NBA players on the roster... Following a year where we had a very average Iowa basketball year with a NPOTY. It's OK for folks to be a little pissed.
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 108 brackets, has IOWA as an 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Great website and resource! Also enjoy the Warren Nolan NET 'Team Sheets', another site to geek out on stats and trends.
Iowa NET Team Sheet
As of FEBRUARY 4, 6:00 am CT:
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Illinois
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
7 Indiana
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 110 brackets, has IOWA as a 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
The Full ESPN Bracket:
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Illinois
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
7 Indiana
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 110 brackets, has IOWA as a 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
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 early this morning, Feb 4, 2022, 12:12 AM CT.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN .
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
3 Wisconsin......................a 4, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Michigan State.............a 3, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Illinois............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
5 Ohio State.....................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
9 IOWA..........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
9 Indiana...........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
Last 4 IN - Belmont, Oregon, Creighton, North Carolina
First 4 OUT - Arkansas, Notre Dame, SMU, Florida State
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Minnesota, Dayton, Stanford
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 early this morning, Feb 4, 2022, 12:12 AM CT.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN .
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
3 Wisconsin......................a 4, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Michigan State.............a 3, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Illinois............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
5 Ohio State.....................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
9 IOWA..........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
9 Indiana...........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
Last 4 IN - Belmont, Oregon, Creighton, North Carolina
First 4 OUT - Arkansas, Notre Dame, SMU, Florida State
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Minnesota, Dayton, Stanford
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
Unfortunately, Michigan seems to have righted the ship and won't be easy either here or there. They will be having an interesting week, playing Purdue twice with a contest at Happy Valley in between, a happy valley sandwich, as it were.
Was his site build with Netscape 3.0?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 early this morning, Feb 4, 2022, 12:12 AM CT.
He has the same 7 B1G teams in the Tournament as Joe Lunardi of ESPN .
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
3 Wisconsin......................a 4, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Michigan State.............a 3, per Lunardi/ESPN
4 Illinois............................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
5 Ohio State.....................Same as Lunardi/ESPN
9 IOWA..........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
9 Indiana...........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN
Last 4 IN - Belmont, Oregon, Creighton, North Carolina
First 4 OUT - Arkansas, Notre Dame, SMU, Florida State
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Minnesota, Dayton, Stanford
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
I would take that over the alternative of missing the tourney completely.
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 and Shelby Mast of USA Today. How the 3 view the 7 B1G teams is a bit different, however.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue............................a 1 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
2 Wisconsin......................a 4, per Lunardi/ESPN, a 3 per Mast/USA Today
4 Michigan State.............a 3, per Lunardi/ESPN & a 4 per Mast/USA Today
5 Illinois............................a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
5 Ohio State.....................a 5 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
7 Indiana...........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN & a 9 per Mast/USA Today
9 IOWA..........................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN & a 9 per Mast/USA Today
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 and Shelby Mast of USA Today. How the 3 view the 7 B1G teams is a bit different, however.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue............................a 1 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
2 Wisconsin......................a 4, per Lunardi/ESPN, a 3 per Mast/USA Today
4 Michigan State.............a 3, per Lunardi/ESPN & a 4 per Mast/USA Today
5 Illinois............................a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
5 Ohio State.....................a 5 per Lunardi/ESPN & Mast/USA Today
7 Indiana...........................a 7, per Lunardi/ESPN & a 9 per Mast/USA Today
9 IOWA..........................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN & a 9 per Mast/USA Today
His Full Bracket:
Iowa had 2 Q1 wins but Indiana bombed today so Utah St is it for now. Looks like only 3 opportunities left unless OSU is rescheduled.
"Iowa Rules".Go Utah State...............
Oh, crap, what's their nickname again?
I think Indiana can climb back in there
I guess, but what exactly were the expectations going into this season given our losses from last years team? Most everyone picked Iowa 9th-11th preseason. As for Keegan IS he really a 1st team AA or did he just look like that against our early season schedule, and now that he's facing REAL competition and defense's he's struggling compared to what we saw earlier? I'm not in anyway knocking him or his potential as a future NBA player, but the there's no denying the last several games either. He has the rest of the season to flip the script on that narrative as well. Garza was the player of the year because for TWO full seasons IN and out of conference he played like an AA. Just think the Hawks may be closer to that 9 spot in the BIG this year then we'd all like to believe....
Given our losses from last season, reaching the 2nd round this year with an entirely different team all in totally different roles may in FACT be quite an accomplishment. Guess it depends on your perspective.
Utah State is borderline as well, not sure they can stay in the Top 50
They are but it looks like they may have found their stride. Their next game at Wyoming will tell us a lot.
That was a good win for Iowa. Looking at the NET ratings, there are a number of teams around Iowa with few Quad 1 wins.
Here’s what I’ve learned the last couple of years submitting brackets to bracketmatrix.com
A weak NCSOS will knock a team down by about 1 seed level.
Q1 wins and overall NET rating mater the most for seeding….most of the time. Mid Majors, because of their lack of opportunity are treated differently.
Conference tournaments don’t matter nearly as much as one would think. Last year I was off 1-2 seed lines on teams because I over estimated conference tournament results.
The committee 100% looks for “interesting” matchups
When it comes to seeding, remember that it comes down to literal distance when teams are seeded. They will not deviate from that formula unless it’s absolutely necessary. That’s why you’ll often see repeat matchups from the regular season.
A weak NCSOS will knock a team down by about 1 seed level.
Q1 wins and overall NET rating mater the most for seeding….most of the time. Mid Majors, because of their lack of opportunity are treated differently.
Conference tournaments don’t matter nearly as much as one would think. Last year I was off 1-2 seed lines on teams because I over estimated conference tournament results.
The committee 100% looks for “interesting” matchups
When it comes to seeding, remember that it comes down to literal distance when teams are seeded. They will not deviate from that formula unless it’s absolutely necessary. That’s why you’ll often see repeat matchups from the regular season.
Bracket Matrix, at the start of today, combines the results of 112 brackets and has IOWA as an 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.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 last night, Feb 6, 2022, 8:15 PM CT.
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Illinois
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
10 IOWA
10 Indiana
Last 4 IN - West Virginia, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Creighton
First 4 OUT - San Diego State, Oregon, Florida, SMU
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Washington State, Minnesota, Florida State
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 last night, Feb 6, 2022, 8:15 PM CT.
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Illinois
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
10 IOWA
10 Indiana
Last 4 IN - West Virginia, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Creighton
First 4 OUT - San Diego State, Oregon, Florida, SMU
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Washington State, Minnesota, Florida State
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
The computers love the Hawks this year. Just have to pick up enough wins to make themselves a viable candidate. And just knock of 1-2 of the good teams in conference at home. Just 1-2 is all.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 last night, Feb 6, 2022, 8:15 PM CT.
The 7 B1G teams that he has in:
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Illinois
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Ohio State
10 IOWA
10 Indiana
Last 4 IN - West Virginia, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Creighton
First 4 OUT - San Diego State, Oregon, Florida, SMU
Next 4 OUT - Mississippi State, Washington State, Minnesota, Florida State
His Full Bracket & Analysis:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
We stand at 15-7 (5-6).
I think we have s good shot at sweeping our remaining 4 home games.
When it comes to the 5 remaining road games, the only one I am comfortable with is at Nebraska.
That would get us to 20 wins. Will that be enough?
The 5 road games that are left:
--at Maryland
--at Nebraska
--at Michigan
--at #13 Illinois
PPD: at #16 OSU
The 4 Home games left:
--Nebraska
--Michigan
--#17 Michigan State
--Northwestern
As of FEBRUARY 8, 6:00 am CT:
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Illinois
4 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
7 Indiana
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 111 brackets, has IOWA as a 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
The Full ESPN Bracket:
7 B1G teams are in.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue
3 Illinois
4 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
5 Ohio State
7 IOWA
7 Indiana
Bracket Matrix, which currently combines the results of 111 brackets, has IOWA as a 8 Seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
The Full ESPN 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
In short, YES IMO! I still think a .500 conf record gets us in. Although a road win at MSU/NW/Mich/OSU would certainly cement a bid. Bubble is VERY soft from what I can see with teams around us in the 50s, 60s and 70s for NET ranking.
Note that these are our remaining road games
--at Maryland
--at Nebraska
--at Michigan
--at #13 Illinois
PPD: at #16 OSU
The remaining home games:
--Nebraska
--Michigan
--#17 Michigan State
--Northwestern
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. How the 2 view the 7 B1G teams is a bit different, however.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue.....................a 1 per Lunardi/ESPN
2 Wisconsin...............a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN
3 Illinois......................a 3 per Lunardi/ESPN
5 Michigan State......a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN
5 Ohio State..............a 5 per Lunardi/ESPN
7 Indiana....................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN
9 IOWA.......................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN
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. How the 2 view the 7 B1G teams is a bit different, however.
Seed/Team:
1 Purdue.....................a 1 per Lunardi/ESPN
2 Wisconsin...............a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN
3 Illinois......................a 3 per Lunardi/ESPN
5 Michigan State......a 4 per Lunardi/ESPN
5 Ohio State..............a 5 per Lunardi/ESPN
7 Indiana....................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN
9 IOWA.......................a 7 per Lunardi/ESPN
His Full Bracket:
@TheTruthTheWholeTruth , what do you think we have to do over these next 9 games?
The remaining road games:
--at Maryland
--at Nebraska
--at Michigan
--at #13 Illinois
PPD: at #16 OSU
The remaining home games:
--Nebraska
--Michigan
--#17 Michigan State
--Northwestern
The remaining road games:
--at Maryland
--at Nebraska
--at Michigan
--at #13 Illinois
PPD: at #16 OSU
The remaining home games:
--Nebraska
--Michigan
--#17 Michigan State
--Northwestern
My prediction we win our home games and steal 2 road wins going into big ten tournament
I would guess 3-1 at home and 2-3 on the road. This team is good enough to go on a run but hasn’t yet shown the consistency to do so.
Everyone save this comment when we reach the Sweet 16.
Wouldn't that just be icing on the cake. Waiting for a Sweet 16 since what, 1998? And then of ALL years it happens this year, totally unexpected especially when we've had a better overall team several other times, including last year. That said, with an 8/9 game most likely first round and #1 seed next will be a tall order.
Yeah, this team needs a 7 or 10 seed to have a shot at a Sweet 16. If Iowa gets an 8 or 9, they’ll pair us with Gonzaga again just for kicks.
