Feb 14 ESPN Bracketology has 10 B1G Teams in NCAA Tourney. Feb 13 Bracket Matrix has 10 B1G Teams dancing as well

[Franisdaman]

Friday, Feb 7, 2025 Update:

Joe Lunardi/ESPN projects the B1G getting 10 teams into the NCAA Tournament.

The 10 Teams & their projected Seed:
2 Purdue
4 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
5 UCLA
6 Illinois
6 Maryland
6 Michigan
7 Oregon
9 Ohio State
11 Nebraska (1 of Last 4 Byes)

Others, on the Bubble:
USC.................8th team OUT

The Full Bracket:

Men's Bracketology: The No. 1 overall seed is on the line this weekend

A case for the hosts in the first Auburn-Alabama showdown of the season. Plus, Florida replaces Tennessee as a 1-seed.

www.espn.com

 

[Franisdaman]

Feb 6, 2025 Update:

Bracket Matrix has these 10 B1G teams in:

2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
5 Illinois
5 Michigan
6 Maryland
6 Oregon
7 UCLA
10 Ohio State
11 Nebraska

On the outside, looking in:
USC
Indiana

Link to Bracket Matrix:

https://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

 

[Franisdaman]

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 Update:

Joe Lunardi/ESPN projects the B1G getting 10 teams into the NCAA Tournament.

The 10 Teams & their projected Seed:
2 Purdue
3 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
5 Michigan
6 UCLA
6 Illinois
6 Maryland
8 Oregon
9 Ohio State
10 Nebraska (1 of Last 4 Byes)

Others, on the Bubble:
n/a

The Full Bracket:

Men's Bracketology: The No. 1 overall seed is on the line this weekend

A case for the hosts in the first Auburn-Alabama showdown of the season. Plus, Florida replaces Tennessee as a 1-seed.

www.espn.com

 

[Franisdaman]

Feb 10, 2025 Update:

Bracket Matrix has these 10 B1G teams in:

2 Purdue
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Michigan
5 UCLA
6 Illinois
6 Maryland
7 Oregon
10 Ohio State
10 Nebraska

On the outside, looking in:
n/a

Link to Bracket Matrix:

https://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[Franisdaman]

Nice quad one win

 

[Franisdaman]

See below. IOWA is now 1-9 in Quad 1 games.

IOWA is 13th in the B1G when it comes to NET rankings.

IOWA is also 13th in the B1G in WAB.

WAB is new this year and stands for Wins Above Bubble, a metric used in the NCAA's NET rankings to compare a team's performance to a "bubble" team. A bubble team is defined as a team ranked 45th in the NET. WAB compares a team's performance to how a bubble team would perform against the same schedule. WAB is calculated by adding up the number of wins a team has above what a bubble team would have had against the same schedule.

Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)
Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)
Quad 3: Home (76-160), Neutral (101-200), Away (136-240)
Quad 4: Home (161-358), Neutral (201-358), Away (241-358)

This morning's NET Rankings:

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..WAB..Quad 1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

8	9	Purdue	Big Ten	19-6	5-3	2-2	7	7-6	7-0	1-0	4-0
12	13	Illinois	Big Ten	17-8	4-4	2-1	27	7-7	4-1	0-0	6-0
16	16	Wisconsin	Big Ten	19-5	4-4	3-0	11	6-5	6-0	2-0	5-0
17	17	Michigan	Big Ten	19-5	5-2	2-3	13	6-3	5-2	6-0	2-0
18	18	Maryland	Big Ten	18-6	2-5	2-0	30	5-5	3-1	2-0	8-0
24	23	Michigan St.	Big Ten	19-5	4-2	3-2	22	5-4	4-1	5-0	5-0
25	25	UCLA	Big Ten	18-7	3-4	2-2	24	6-7	4-0	1-0	7-0
26	28	Ohio St.	Big Ten	15-10	3-5	2-1	42	5-7	3-3	1-0	6-0
34	34	Oregon	Big Ten	17-8	4-4	4-0	23	7-6	3-2	3-0	4-0
47	47	Nebraska	Big Ten	16-8	4-5	2-1	36	5-6	3-2	2-0	6-0
57	56	Indiana	Big Ten	15-10	3-5	1-2	47	3-10	3-0	5-0	4-0
59	59	Northwestern	Big Ten	13-12	0-8	2-1	81	2-9	2-3	4-0	5-0
60	67	Iowa	Big Ten	14-10	1-5	2-1	61	1-9	6-0	0-1	7-0
61	62	Southern California	Big Ten	14-10	3-3	0-2	59	3-8	3-1	2-1	6-0
73	73	Penn St.	Big Ten	13-12	1-7	2-1	94	1-9	2-2	3-1	7-0
74	69	Rutgers	Big Ten	12-13	2-5	1-3	79	4-10	2-1	0-2	6-0
95	92	Washington	Big Ten	11-12	1-6	2-0	83	1-9	4-2	1-1	5-0
100	99	Minnesota	Big Ten	12-12	2-4	0-2	87	3-8	2-2	0-2	7-0

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

See below. IOWA is now 1-9 in Quad 1 games.

IOWA is 13th in the B1G when it comes to NET rankings.

IOWA is also 13th in the B1G in WAB.

WAB is new this year and stands for Wins Above Bubble, a metric used in the NCAA's NET rankings to compare a team's performance to a "bubble" team. A bubble team is defined as a team ranked 45th in the NET. WAB compares a team's performance to how a bubble team would perform against the same schedule. WAB is calculated by adding up the number of wins a team has above what a bubble team would have had against the same schedule.

Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)
Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)
Quad 3: Home (76-160), Neutral (101-200), Away (136-240)
Quad 4: Home (161-358), Neutral (201-358), Away (241-358)

This morning's NET Rankings:

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..WAB..Quad 1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

8	9	Purdue	Big Ten	19-6	5-3	2-2	7	7-6	7-0	1-0	4-0
12	13	Illinois	Big Ten	17-8	4-4	2-1	27	7-7	4-1	0-0	6-0
16	16	Wisconsin	Big Ten	19-5	4-4	3-0	11	6-5	6-0	2-0	5-0
17	17	Michigan	Big Ten	19-5	5-2	2-3	13	6-3	5-2	6-0	2-0
18	18	Maryland	Big Ten	18-6	2-5	2-0	30	5-5	3-1	2-0	8-0
24	23	Michigan St.	Big Ten	19-5	4-2	3-2	22	5-4	4-1	5-0	5-0
25	25	UCLA	Big Ten	18-7	3-4	2-2	24	6-7	4-0	1-0	7-0
26	28	Ohio St.	Big Ten	15-10	3-5	2-1	42	5-7	3-3	1-0	6-0
34	34	Oregon	Big Ten	17-8	4-4	4-0	23	7-6	3-2	3-0	4-0
47	47	Nebraska	Big Ten	16-8	4-5	2-1	36	5-6	3-2	2-0	6-0
57	56	Indiana	Big Ten	15-10	3-5	1-2	47	3-10	3-0	5-0	4-0
59	59	Northwestern	Big Ten	13-12	0-8	2-1	81	2-9	2-3	4-0	5-0
60	67	Iowa	Big Ten	14-10	1-5	2-1	61	1-9	6-0	0-1	7-0
61	62	Southern California	Big Ten	14-10	3-3	0-2	59	3-8	3-1	2-1	6-0
73	73	Penn St.	Big Ten	13-12	1-7	2-1	94	1-9	2-2	3-1	7-0
74	69	Rutgers	Big Ten	12-13	2-5	1-3	79	4-10	2-1	0-2	6-0
95	92	Washington	Big Ten	11-12	1-6	2-0	83	1-9	4-2	1-1	5-0
100	99	Minnesota	Big Ten	12-12	2-4	0-2	87	3-8	2-2	0-2	7-0

There's a clear line of demarcation after Nebraska when you look at the performance against Q1 opponents. Starting with Indiana all the way down through Minnesota, there's not one serious candidate for an at large bid to the NCAA tourney. The only chance of a bid from that group is to win the conference tourney to get the auto-bid and that's not happening. Sad, but true.

 

[Franisdaman]

There's a clear line of demarcation after Nebraska when you look at the performance against Q1 opponents. Starting with Indiana all the way down through Minnesota, there's not one serious candidate for an at large bid to the NCAA tourney. The only chance of a bid from that group is to win the conference tourney to get the auto-bid and that's not happening. Sad, but true.

Northwestern's (13-12) remaining schedule is "easy," apparently.

Iowa likely will struggle with its remaining schedule.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa's remaining schedule:

@ #25 Maryland
2/16 4:00 pm FS1
vsOregon
2/19 7:30 pm BTN
vsWashington
2/22 3:00 pm FS1
@Illinois
2/25 8:00 pm FS1
@Northwestern
2/28 8:00 pm FS1
vs#11 Michigan St
3/6 7:00 pm FS1
@Nebraska
3/9 11:30 am FOX

 

[83Hawk]

Iowa's remaining schedule:

@ #25 Maryland
2/16 4:00 pm FS1
vsOregon
2/19 7:30 pm BTN
vsWashington
2/22 3:00 pm FS1
@Illinois
2/25 8:00 pm FS1
@Northwestern
2/28 8:00 pm FS1
vs#11 Michigan St
3/6 7:00 pm FS1
@Nebraska
3/9 11:30 am FOX

I see at least 4 wins: Oregon, Washington, Northwestern and Nebraska.

Could possibly steal a win at Maryland, Illinois has been struggling lately, and Michigan State can be beaten at Carver.

I doubt the Hawks can go 7-0, but would not be surprised if they win 5 or 6. That would put them solidly in the NCAA Tournament. Especially with at least 1-2 BTT wins.

Last night proved Fran and the boys are all in. They will be playing hard the rest of the way and will be tough to beat.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

L,L,W,L,W,L,L

16-15 and we'll be B1G Tournament dancing... Round 1 exit... Finishing with a nice 16-16 record. Time for a raise and extension.

 

[Franisdaman]

Friday, Feb 14, 2025 Update:

Joe Lunardi/ESPN projects the B1G getting 10 teams into the NCAA Tournament.

The 10 Teams & their projected Seed:
2 Purdue
4 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
4 Michigan
6 UCLA
6 Illinois
6 Maryland
8 Oregon
9 Ohio State
10 Nebraska

Others, on the Bubble:
Indiana...............6th team OUT

The Full Bracket:

Men's Bracketology: The No. 1 overall seed is on the line this weekend

A case for the hosts in the first Auburn-Alabama showdown of the season. Plus, Florida replaces Tennessee as a 1-seed.

www.espn.com

 

[Franisdaman]

Feb 13, 2025 Update:

Bracket Matrix has these 10 B1G teams in:

2 Purdue
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan State
5 Michigan
5 Illinois
6 UCLA
6 Maryland
8 Oregon
10 Ohio State
10 Nebraska

On the outside, looking in:
Indiana

Link to Bracket Matrix:

https://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[ObeseMuffins]

Lol. We are not winning @ Nebraska. When was the last time we won there?

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

I see at least 4 wins: Oregon, Washington, Northwestern and Nebraska.

Could possibly steal a win at Maryland, Illinois has been struggling lately, and Michigan State can be beaten at Carver.

Winning at Maryland would shock me more than any win I can think of in recent memory. Queen and Reese should feast all day long. Then again...so should've Harper and Bailey. Yeah, that's a win.

Illinois has won 4 of their last 6 games, and they are the #1 rebounding team in the country. I guess that's "struggling lately" if you squint...anyway...we've lost 6 of the last 7 matchups, and we've won twice in Champaign in the last 25 years. So.... That means we're definitely due. Book that W as well.

Bottom line: we are peaking at exactly the right time. 7 and f*cking 0, baby!!!

 

[hawkirugged17]

Winning at Maryland would shock me more than any win I can think of in recent memory. Queen and Reese should feast all day long. Then again...so should've Harper and Bailey. Yeah, that's a win.

Illinois has won 4 of their last 6 games, and they are the #1 rebounding team in the country. I guess that's "struggling lately" if you squint...anyway...we've lost 6 of the last 7 matchups, and we've won twice in Champaign in the last 25 years. So.... That means we're definitely due. Book that W as well.

Bottom line: we are peaking at exactly the right time. 7 and f*cking 0, baby!!!