March 6 NET Rankings: Iowa Drops 4 Spots to #37 (was #60 on Jan 8). Has 6 Quad 1 Wins (Purdue leads the B1G w/ 9)

[Iafootballfan]

How is it possible for Minnesota to be so bad when they have fertile recruiting ground in Minneapolis and Big 10 prestige?

 

[Franisdaman]

How is it possible for Minnesota to be so bad when they have fertile recruiting ground in Minneapolis and Big 10 prestige?

Good question but the problem is that schools like Gonzaga and Wisconsin (and even Iowa State) have come in and taken some very good players. Ben Johnson said he was going to put an end to it (or at least try). We'll see.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Franisdaman]

Crazy graphic of the day

 

[BustingNarratives]

Crazy graphic of the day

A bizarre distribution but if you told me we at the beginning of the year we would be tied for 3rd in the B1G after 12 league games I would have taken it for sure. Great shot at a double bye in the Conference tourney.

 

[Fsanford]

Crazy graphic of the day

The only road win was Rutgers right. They have played the upper half at home where they usually get more FT's which is a big part of Iowa's success.

 

[Franisdaman]

A bizarre distribution but if you told me we at the beginning of the year we would be tied for 3rd in the B1G after 12 league games I would have taken it for sure. Great shot at a double bye in the Conference tourney.

it will be a fun last 8 games, that's for sure

 

[Franisdaman]

Another big Quad 1 game coming up:

* Thur Feb 9 at #4 NET Purdue (6:00 pm CT, ESPN2).


Feb 5 NET Rankings:

Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)

IOWA's Quad 1 wins:
at #51 Seton Hall
#12 Iowa State
at #19 Rutgers
#21 Indiana
#19 Rutgers
#28 Maryland
#26 Illinois


Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)

IOWA's Quad 2 wins:
#64 Clemson (neutral site)
#57 Northwestern
#74 Michigan


NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	3	Purdue	Big Ten	22-2	7-1	4-0	11-1	9-2	3-0	5-0	5-0
19	19	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-7	2-4	0-1	14-2	4-4	4-2	1-1	7-0
21	22	Indiana	Big Ten	16-7	3-5	1-1	12-1	3-6	4-1	3-0	6-0
26	25	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	3-6	4-1	3-0	6-0
28	32	Maryland	Big Ten	16-7	2-5	2-1	12-1	3-7	4-0	2-0	7-0
33	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-8	2-4	1-2	12-2	7-5	3-2	0-0	5-1
36	36	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-11	1-6	2-2	8-3	2-8	3-2	0-0	6-1
45	46	Michigan St.	Big Ten	14-9	3-5	2-2	9-2	4-7	3-1	3-1	4-0
53	54	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-8	1-5	2-1	11-2	2-7	3-1	4-0	5-0
57	57	Northwestern	Big Ten	15-7	4-2	1-1	10-4	4-4	2-3	1-0	8-0
69	68	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13-8	3-4	3-1	7-3	4-6	3-2	1-0	5-0
74	71	Michigan	Big Ten	12-10	2-4	2-3	8-3	2-8	3-1	2-0	5-1
101	99	Nebraska	Big Ten	10-13	2-8	1-2	7-3	1-10	2-3	1-0	6-0
237	224	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-10	0-3	1-1	5-1

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The day after Iowa beat Illinois, their NET Ranking did not drop 2 spots and Illinois' did not raise 1 spot.

As you can see, Iowa's NET IMPROVED from #34 to #33 and Illinois' NET DROPPED from #25 to #26.

NET Rankings, of course, fluctuate a bit from day to day. Today, for example, Iowa is #35 based on results from last night. No big deal.

Today's NET Rankings:

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	22-2	7-1	4-0	11-1	9-2	3-0	5-0	5-0
19	19	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-7	2-4	0-1	14-2	4-4	4-2	1-1	7-0
22	22	Indiana	Big Ten	16-7	3-5	1-1	12-1	3-6	3-1	4-0	6-0
25	26	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	2-6	4-1	4-0	6-0
27	28	Maryland	Big Ten	16-7	2-5	2-1	12-1	3-6	3-1	3-0	7-0
35	33	Iowa	Big Ten	15-8	2-4	1-2	12-2	7-5	3-1	0-1	5-1
42	41	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-12	1-7	2-2	8-3	2-9	3-1	0-1	6-1
45	45	Michigan St.	Big Ten	14-9	3-5	2-2	9-2	3-7	4-1	3-1	4-0
52	52	Northwestern	Big Ten	16-7	5-2	1-1	10-4	4-4	2-3	3-0	7-0
58	58	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-9	1-6	2-1	11-2	2-6	3-3	4-0	5-0
68	68	Michigan	Big Ten	13-10	2-4	2-3	9-3	2-8	4-1	2-0	5-1
77	77	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13-9	3-4	3-1	7-4	4-6	3-3	1-0	5-0
96	96	Nebraska	Big Ten	11-13	2-8	1-2	8-3	1-10	3-3	1-0	6-0
236	235	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-9	0-4	1-2	5-0

 

[jerbob36]

Thanks, Fran. I love me some NET rankings.

I hadn't checked to see where NW was recently. I figured they would be in the low 40s. With the way they started conference play, I thought they were headed to the Dance (Collins has 1 other appearance in 2017).

We still have some work to do. Can't lose to OSU or Nebbie again.

 

[BirdistheWord]

A bizarre distribution but if you told me we at the beginning of the year we would be tied for 3rd in the B1G after 12 league games I would have taken it for sure. Great shot at a double bye in the Conference tourney.

Right? after 0-3, hard to believe.

 

[Franisdaman]

Thanks, Fran. I love me some NET rankings.

I hadn't checked to see where NW was recently. I figured they would be in the low 40s. With the way they started conference play, I thought they were headed to the Dance (Collins has 1 other appearance in 2017).

We still have some work to do. Can't lose to OSU or Nebbie again.

Speaking of Northwestern, this is an interesting thank you.

 

[Franisdaman]

A bizarre distribution but if you told me we at the beginning of the year we would be tied for 3rd in the B1G after 12 league games I would have taken it for sure. Great shot at a double bye in the Conference tourney.

Here is the current log jam.

We've beaten every team except the one at the top and the one at the bottom.

 

[Franisdaman]

As usual, there is some minor changes in the daily NET rankings.

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	22-2	7-1	4-0	11-1	9-2	3-0	5-0	5-0
19	19	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-8	2-5	0-1	14-2	4-5	4-2	1-1	7-0
20	22	Indiana	Big Ten	17-7	3-5	1-1	13-1	4-6	3-1	4-0	6-0
26	25	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	2-6	4-1	4-0	6-0
28	27	Maryland	Big Ten	16-8	2-6	2-1	12-1	3-7	3-1	3-0	7-0
34	35	Iowa	Big Ten	15-8	2-4	1-2	12-2	7-5	3-1	0-1	5-1
40	42	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-12	1-7	2-2	8-3	2-9	3-1	0-1	6-1
43	45	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-9	3-5	2-2	10-2	4-7	4-1	3-1	4-0
53	52	Northwestern	Big Ten	16-7	5-2	1-1	10-4	4-4	2-3	3-0	7-0
58	58	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-9	1-6	2-1	11-2	2-6	3-3	4-0	5-0
70	68	Michigan	Big Ten	13-10	2-4	2-3	9-3	2-8	4-1	2-0	5-1
77	77	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13-9	3-4	3-1	7-4	4-6	3-3	1-0	5-0
95	96	Nebraska	Big Ten	11-13	2-8	1-2	8-3	1-10	3-3	1-0	6-0
238	236	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-9	0-4	1-2	5-0

 

[Cydkar]

As usual, there is some minor changes in the daily NET rankings.

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	22-2	7-1	4-0	11-1	9-2	3-0	5-0	5-0
19	19	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-8	2-5	0-1	14-2	4-5	4-2	1-1	7-0
20	22	Indiana	Big Ten	17-7	3-5	1-1	13-1	4-6	3-1	4-0	6-0
26	25	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	2-6	4-1	4-0	6-0
28	27	Maryland	Big Ten	16-8	2-6	2-1	12-1	3-7	3-1	3-0	7-0
34	35	Iowa	Big Ten	15-8	2-4	1-2	12-2	7-5	3-1	0-1	5-1
40	42	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-12	1-7	2-2	8-3	2-9	3-1	0-1	6-1
43	45	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-9	3-5	2-2	10-2	4-7	4-1	3-1	4-0
53	52	Northwestern	Big Ten	16-7	5-2	1-1	10-4	4-4	2-3	3-0	7-0
58	58	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-9	1-6	2-1	11-2	2-6	3-3	4-0	5-0
70	68	Michigan	Big Ten	13-10	2-4	2-3	9-3	2-8	4-1	2-0	5-1
77	77	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13-9	3-4	3-1	7-4	4-6	3-3	1-0	5-0
95	96	Nebraska	Big Ten	11-13	2-8	1-2	8-3	1-10	3-3	1-0	6-0
238	236	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-9	0-4	1-2	5-0

I would need somebody to explain OSU's lofty NET. I don't actually care but it would probably be interesting. I'm clearly missing something...didn't review their schedule.

 

[WadeLookingbill]

I would need somebody to explain OSU's lofty NET. I don't actually care but it would probably be interesting. I'm clearly missing something...didn't review their schedule.

I think it's because they beat last place in B12 Texas Tech, who beat the world champion Cyclones, and by transitive property OSU is now world champion.
(Really it makes no sense other than they lose to quality teams (except Minnesota at home, oof), and is another example of why the Net has its flaws and is not solely relied upon by the Committee for the Tournament).

 

[Franisdaman]

Wisconsin improved from #77 to #72 with their win at now #62 PSU. As a result, IOWA's home loss to Wisconsin went from from Quad 3 to Quad 2.

Feb 9 NET Rankings:

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	22-2	7-1	4-0	11-1	9-2	3-0	5-0	5-0
20	20	Indiana	Big Ten	17-7	3-5	1-1	13-1	4-6	4-1	3-0	6-0
21	19	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-8	2-5	0-1	14-2	4-5	4-2	1-1	7-0
26	26	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	3-6	4-1	3-0	6-0
28	28	Maryland	Big Ten	16-8	2-6	2-1	12-1	3-8	4-0	2-0	7-0
34	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-8	2-4	1-2	12-2	7-5	3-2	0-0	5-1
41	40	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-12	1-7	2-2	8-3	2-9	3-2	0-0	6-1
42	43	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-9	3-5	2-2	10-2	5-7	3-1	3-1	4-0
52	53	Northwestern	Big Ten	16-7	5-2	1-1	10-4	5-4	2-3	1-0	8-0
62	58	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-10	1-6	2-1	11-3	2-6	3-4	4-0	5-0
64	70	Michigan	Big Ten	14-10	2-4	2-3	10-3	2-8	4-1	3-0	5-1
72	77	Wisconsin	Big Ten	14-9	4-4	3-1	7-4	6-6	2-3	1-0	5-0
102	95	Nebraska	Big Ten	11-14	2-9	1-2	8-3	1-11	3-3	1-0	6-0
238	238	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-10	0-3	1-1	5-1

 

[Franisdaman]

A win at #237 Minny is a must


Feb 10 NET Rankings:

Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)

IOWA's Quad 1 wins:
at #59 Seton Hall
#13 Iowa State
at #21 Rutgers
#20 Indiana
#21 Rutgers
#28 Maryland
#26 Illinois


Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)

IOWA's Quad 2 wins:
#70 Clemson (neutral site)
#49 Northwestern
#64 Michigan


NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	23-2	7-1	4-0	12-1	9-2	4-0	5-0	5-0
20	20	Indiana	Big Ten	17-7	3-5	1-1	13-1	4-6	4-1	3-0	6-0
21	21	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-8	2-5	0-1	14-2	4-5	4-2	1-1	7-0
26	26	Illinois	Big Ten	16-7	3-3	2-2	11-2	3-5	4-2	3-0	6-0
28	28	Maryland	Big Ten	16-8	2-6	2-1	12-1	3-8	4-0	2-0	7-0
35	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-9	2-5	1-2	12-2	7-6	3-2	0-0	5-1
41	42	Michigan St.	Big Ten	15-9	3-5	2-2	10-2	6-7	2-1	3-1	4-0
46	41	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-13	1-7	2-2	8-4	2-9	3-3	0-0	6-1
49	52	Northwestern	Big Ten	17-7	6-2	1-1	10-4	6-4	2-3	1-0	8-0
62	62	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-10	1-6	2-1	11-3	2-6	3-4	4-0	5-0
64	64	Michigan	Big Ten	14-10	2-4	2-3	10-3	2-8	4-1	3-0	5-1
72	72	Wisconsin	Big Ten	14-9	4-4	3-1	7-4	5-6	3-3	1-0	5-0
103	102	Nebraska	Big Ten	11-14	2-9	1-2	8-3	1-11	3-3	1-0	6-0
237	238	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-15	1-6	1-1	5-8	1-10	0-3	1-1	5-1

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is one of just SIX teams in the country with 7 or more Quad 1 wins.

Only Texas (8) Purdue (9) and Kansas (10) have more Q1 wins than Iowa.

The 6 Teams, by Power 6 Conference:

4: Big 12 (Kansas, Baylor, Texas, Iowa State)
2: B1G (Purdue, IOWA)

0: ACC
0: SEC
0: PAC 12
0: Big East

Here are those 6 teams in more detail:

NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

9	10	Kansas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	3-1	12-1	10-5	4-0	2-0	3-0
4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	23-2	7-1	4-0	12-1	9-2	4-0	5-0	5-0
10	9	Texas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	2-1	13-1	8-5	2-0	3-0	6-0
13	13	Iowa St.	Big 12	16-7	2-6	2-1	12-0	7-7	2-0	1-0	6-0
11	11	Baylor	Big 12	18-6	3-3	3-1	12-2	7-6	4-0	0-0	7-0
35	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-9	2-5	1-2	12-2	7-6	3-2	0-0	5-1

 

[dogs rule]

The quad 4 loss is still killing Iowa.

 

[Franisdaman]

The quad 4 loss is still killing Iowa.

when you look at the SIX teams in the country with 7 Quad 1 wins or more, that Eastern Illinois loss looks like it cost us around 20 spots in the NET.

do you agree?


NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

9	10	Kansas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	3-1	12-1	10-5	4-0	2-0	3-0
4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	23-2	7-1	4-0	12-1	9-2	4-0	5-0	5-0
10	9	Texas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	2-1	13-1	8-5	2-0	3-0	6-0
13	13	Iowa St.	Big 12	16-7	2-6	2-1	12-0	7-7	2-0	1-0	6-0
11	11	Baylor	Big 12	18-6	3-3	3-1	12-2	7-6	4-0	0-0	7-0
35	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-9	2-5	1-2	12-2	7-6	3-2	0-0	5-1

 

[Cydkar]

when you look at the SIX teams in the country with 7 Quad 1 wins or more, that Eastern Illinois loss looks like it cost us around 20 spots in the NET.

do you agree?


NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

9	10	Kansas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	3-1	12-1	10-5	4-0	2-0	3-0
4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	23-2	7-1	4-0	12-1	9-2	4-0	5-0	5-0
10	9	Texas	Big 12	19-5	4-3	2-1	13-1	8-5	2-0	3-0	6-0
13	13	Iowa St.	Big 12	16-7	2-6	2-1	12-0	7-7	2-0	1-0	6-0
11	11	Baylor	Big 12	18-6	3-3	3-1	12-2	7-6	4-0	0-0	7-0
35	34	Iowa	Big Ten	15-9	2-5	1-2	12-2	7-6	3-2	0-0	5-1

The 2 Quad 2 losses have some effect as well.

 

[Fran-Con-2]

The quad 4 loss is still killing Iowa.

The NET rankings are still a little goofy to me. I think rankings should be judged by how good your wins are and how bad your losses are. but take this example:

Iowa has 7 Q1 wins and 1 Q4 loss.

Utah St. has 0 Q1 wins and 2 Q4 losses.

Yet Utah St. is two spots HIGHER than Iowa!!! I get defensive efficiency is probably hurting, but Iowa plays far superior offensive players on a nightly basis than Utah St.

Make this make sense.

(Edit: and Boise St. only has 2 Q1 wins, and a Q3 loss and Q4 loss yet they are 8 spots higher than Iowa?! Bad losses don't hurt everyone equally it seems).

 

[RocknRollface]

The quad 4 loss is still killing Iowa.

Imagine what a second one at Minnesota could do.

 

[Franisdaman]

Imagine what a second one at Minnesota could do.

Dolph last night on the postgame radio show indicated that the game in Minneapolis was still on.

Hopefully that does not change.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

when you look at the SIX teams in the country with 7 Quad 1 wins or more, that Eastern Illinois loss looks like it cost us around 20 spots in the NET.

do you agree?

Yep …15-20 easily.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Imagine what a second one at Minnesota could do.

We lose to them we don’t deserve to dance.

 

[Franisdaman]

Yep …15-20 easily.

ughhhh

and probably an NCAA Tournament seeding of #4 (or perhaps better)

 

[HawkHoops80]

The NET rankings are still a little goofy to me. I think rankings should be judged by how good your wins are and how bad your losses are. but take this example:

Iowa has 7 Q1 wins and 1 Q4 loss.

Utah St. has 0 Q1 wins and 2 Q4 losses.

Yet Utah St. is two spots HIGHER than Iowa!!! I get defensive efficiency is probably hurting, but Iowa plays far superior offensive players on a nightly basis than Utah St.

Make this make sense.

(Edit: and Boise St. only has 2 Q1 wins, and a Q3 loss and Q4 loss yet they are 8 spots higher than Iowa?! Bad losses don't hurt everyone equally it seems).

The NET rankings are just another efficiency metric at the end of the day. It's just a sorting tool to determine whether a win is good and a loss is bad. We should care very little about our own NET ranking and care more about our opponents NET ranking. Your own NET has very little to do with seeding a team or even getting into the tournament--it's no different than the other efficiency metrics that are on the team sheet: KenPom, BPI and Sagarin.
We are in the 5th year of using the NET and folks still not understanding how to utilize it is seems to indicate the NCAA needs to do more education around it.

College basketball's NET rankings, explained

Here's everything you need to know about college basketball's NET ranking system.

www.ncaa.com

 

[Franisdaman]

We play at Northwestern (#49 NET) on Sunday, Feb 19; they now have 6 Quad 1 wins

 

[Franisdaman]

The NET rankings are still a little goofy to me. I think rankings should be judged by how good your wins are and how bad your losses are. but take this example:

Iowa has 7 Q1 wins and 1 Q4 loss.

Utah St. has 0 Q1 wins and 2 Q4 losses.

Yet Utah St. is two spots HIGHER than Iowa!!! I get defensive efficiency is probably hurting, but Iowa plays far superior offensive players on a nightly basis than Utah St.

Make this make sense.

(Edit: and Boise St. only has 2 Q1 wins, and a Q3 loss and Q4 loss yet they are 8 spots higher than Iowa?! Bad losses don't hurt everyone equally it seems).

Our NET ranking today is unchanged (still #35). There's a lot that goes into it, of course.

KenPom, similarly, has us at #32. He has our offense ranked 5th in the country & our defense #159.

Iowa is dead last in the B1G in defense.

The B1G teams ranked by defense:

Defense..Offense...Team
Rank........Rank........Rank
2.................124............17.....Rutgers
18.................52...........25....Illinois
20..................3.............5.....Purdue
25.................41...........24.....Maryland
26.................75...........42....Michigan State
28...............135...........64....Wisconsin
29................95...........50....Northwestern
42................18............21.....Indiana
60..............187..........104....Nebraska
72................42...........51.....Michigan
93................19...........39.....Ohio State
106.............23...........56.....Penn State
150............281..........221....Minnesota
159..............5..........32....Iowa

 

[Franisdaman]

Games this week:

Quad 2: Thu Feb 16 vs #54 NET Ohio State. 8 pm CT, ESPN2
Quad 1: Sun Feb 19 at #44 NET Northwestern, 5:30 pm CT, BTN

Note that Wisconsin (#80) is now a Quad 3 loss.


Feb 13 NET Rankings:

Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)

IOWA's Quad 1 wins:
at #61 Seton Hall
#16 Iowa State
at #21 Rutgers
#17 Indiana
#21 Rutgers
#28 Maryland
#22 Illinois


Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)

IOWA's Quad 2 wins:
#77 Clemson (neutral site)
#44 Northwestern
#68 Michigan


Quad 3: Home (76-160), Neutral (101-200), Away (136-240)
Quad 4: Home (161-358), Neutral (201-358), Away (241-358)


NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

4	4	Purdue	Big Ten	23-3	7-2	4-0	12-1	9-3	4-0	4-0	6-0
17	17	Indiana	Big Ten	18-7	4-5	1-1	13-1	5-6	3-1	3-0	7-0
21	21	Rutgers	Big Ten	16-9	2-6	0-1	14-2	4-6	4-2	1-1	7-0
22	22	Illinois	Big Ten	17-7	3-3	2-2	12-2	3-6	4-1	3-0	7-0
28	28	Maryland	Big Ten	17-8	2-6	2-1	13-1	3-7	3-1	3-0	8-0
32	41	Michigan St.	Big Ten	16-9	4-5	2-2	10-2	6-7	3-1	3-1	4-0
39	38	Iowa	Big Ten	16-9	3-5	1-2	12-2	7-6	3-1	0-1	6-1
44	49	Northwestern	Big Ten	18-7	6-2	1-1	11-4	6-4	2-3	2-0	8-0
54	48	Ohio St.	Big Ten	11-14	1-7	2-2	8-5	2-9	3-3	0-1	6-1
67	66	Penn St.	Big Ten	14-11	1-7	2-1	11-3	2-5	3-5	4-1	5-0
68	67	Michigan	Big Ten	14-11	2-4	2-3	10-4	2-9	4-1	2-0	6-1
80	80	Wisconsin	Big Ten	14-10	4-5	3-1	7-4	5-6	3-4	1-0	5-0
100	100	Nebraska	Big Ten	12-14	2-9	1-2	9-3	1-11	3-3	1-0	7-0
241	239	Minnesota	Big Ten	7-16	1-6	1-1	5-9	1-9	0-5	1-1	5-1

 

[Franisdaman]

Speaking of Quad 3 loss Wisconsin (#80 NET), since when were they a blue blood?

 

[RocknRollface]

We lose to them we don’t deserve to dance.

If they would have actually gotten outplayed I might agree but that was a very flukey game that was way closer than it should have been considering the rebounding and turnovers.

Thank God they didn't find a way to lose that.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Speaking of Quad 3 loss Wisconsin (#80 NET), since when were they a blue blood?

These are tier 2 or 3 teams, definitely not blue bloods

 

[Franisdaman]

These are tier 2 or 3 teams, definitely not blue bloods

Seems like editors are a thing of the past. How anyone would consider Wisconsin a blue blood is a head scratcher.

 

[Franisdaman]

Yesterday, Feb 12, Iowa's NET dropped from 35 to 38 (thanks to Clemson, Iowa St, etc).

Today it dropped one spot even with the win at Minny.

 

[Franisdaman]

Here's where our 6 remaining games fall.

We have TWO more Quad 1 opportunities at the moment.


Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)

Sun Feb 19 at # 44 N'western, 5:30 pm CT, BTN
Tue Feb 28 at #17 Indiana, 6 pm CT, ESPN or ESPN2


Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)

Thu Feb 16 vs # 54 Ohio State, 8 pm CT, ESPN2
Wed Feb 22 at #80 Wisconsin, 8 pm CT, BTN
Sat Feb 25 vs # 32 Michigan State, 11 am CT, ESPN or ESPN2


Quad 3: Home (76-160), Neutral (101-200), Away (136-240)

Sun Mar 5 vs # 100 Nebraska, 1 pm CT, BTN


Quad 4: Home (161-358), Neutral (201-358), Away (241-358)

N/A

 

[BirdistheWord]

We really have a chance in all 6...but here is my guess how it plays out:

4-2 (I think we beat NU, Neb, Wis and OSU and lose to MSU and IU)

 

[Franisdaman]

We really have a chance in all 6...but here is my guess how it plays out:

4-2 (I think we beat NU, Neb, Wis and OSU and lose to MSU and IU)

20-11 would be a nice record entering the B1G tournament

would that get us a top 4 seed in the BTT?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

20-11 would be a nice record entering the B1G tournament

would that get us a top 4 seed in the BTT?

I doubt it.

You can mess around with seeding projections here:

mred's Big 10 MBB Tournament Seeding Tiebreaker

Big 10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Seeding and Tiebreakers

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