March 12 ESPN Bracketology (Final Edition): IOWA remains an 8 Seed (in Birmingham). Bracket Matrix has them as a 9 Seed

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

At some point we have to catch a break. Get the team that upset the higher seed in Round 2 rather than a 2 or 3 seed like usual.

I don’t ask for much. A sweet 16, a non-curb stomp Rose Bowl …

Being an Iowa fan is like:

"Hey sports gods, can we win a championship?"

*Lulz wut?.....No, you're Iowa. Stop asking.*

"Fine, then can we at least get a couple wins in the NCAA tournament, maybe a NY6 bowl appearance?"

"Are you serious? If you're just gonna settle for the next best thing, then you'll get nothing at all and like it*

"Umm.....are we still allowed to play football?......"

*Of course you are!.......But only on defense.*

"I don't think I like this game anymore."

*Now you're getting it. *

 

[eyesofhawk]

Being an Iowa fan is like:

"Hey sports gods, can we win a championship?"

*Lulz wut?.....No, you're Iowa. Stop asking.*

"Fine, then can we at least get a couple wins in the NCAA tournament, maybe a NY6 bowl appearance?"

"Are you serious? If you're just gonna settle for the next best thing, then you'll get nothing at all and like it*

"Umm.....are we still allowed to play football?......"

*Of course you are!.......But only on defense.*

"I don't think I like this game anymore."

*Now you're getting it. *

Special teams?

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

Special teams?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Special teams?

The sports gods have an entire division devoted to sabotaging the Minnesota Vikings' special teams. They don't have time for CFB.

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Jan 24, ELEVEN B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as an 8 seed and would face #9 seed New Mexico with the winner facing #1 Alabama/#16 Southern or Nicholls State in Birmingham.


The 11 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Indiana
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
6 Michigan State
7 Illinois
8 IOWA
9 Wisconsin
11 Maryland (one of Last 4 Byes)
11 Ohio State (one of Last 4 Byes)
11 Northwestern (one of Last 4 IN)
12 Penn State (LAST TEAM IN)


Link to full bracket:

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

76 brackets in Bracket Matrix have Iowa as an 8 seed

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[Herklejerk]

Yeah, I think this team has the potential of a 5 seed, at least

Iowa is not a top 20 team. Probably not a top 30 team.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is not a top 20 team. Probably not a top 30 team.

Note that I wrote on Friday afternoon that the team, which was on a 4 game winning streak, had the potential for a 5 seed. The team, of course, then did not show up the next day in Columbus.

There's still 12 regular season games to go. I am willing to see what happens.

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Jan 27, NINE B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as a 9 seed and would face #8 seed Florida Atlantic with the winner facing #1 Alabama/#16 Southern or Tennessee Tech in Birmingham.

Ohio State is the THIRD TEAM OUT. Penn State is the FIFTH TEAM OUT.


The 9 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
6 Indiana
6 Michigan State
6 Illinois
9 IOWA
10 Northwestern
10 Maryland (one of Last 4 Byes)
12 Wisconsin (LAST TEAM IN)


Link to full bracket:

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

79 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as an 8 seed

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[markfromj]

Ohio State is the THIRD TEAM OUT. Penn State is the FIFTH TEAM OUT.

Hate this wording (and I know it is not yours). Doesn’t that read like OSU was thrown out before PSU? Like PSU was closer to “in” than OSU?

 

[Franisdaman]

Hate this wording (and I know it is not yours). Doesn’t that read like OSU was thrown out before PSU? Like PSU was closer to “in” than OSU?

How would you word it? I guess I am used to how it's worded;.

thanks

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Well well well how the turntables have turned.......

ESPN has Iowa a 2 seed against..................Eastern Illinois.

I'll take that vicarious revenge game.

 

[Iafootballfan]

The B10 is extremely bubbly, take a look at this resume comparison for bubble teams.

 

[Mohawkeye]

Lots of teams have Q4 loses.

 

[Franisdaman]

Mike DeCourcy writes for The Sporting News and is a Big Ten Network Studio Analyst.

In his bracket, Penn State is the 4th team OUT & Ohio State is the 8th team OUT.

He, too, has 9 B1G teams in.

His 9 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
7 Michigan State
8 Illinois
8 Indiana
10 Northwestern
11 IOWA
11 Maryland
11 Wisconsin (one of Last 4 IN)

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Jan 31, NINE B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as a 9 seed and would face #8 seed NC State with the winner facing #1 Houston/#16 Milwaukee in Birmingham.

Wisconsin is the 4th team OUT. Ohio State is the 6th team OUT.


The 9 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Indiana
5 Illinois
6 Rutgers @MrsScrew
7 Michigan State
9 IOWA
9 Northwestern
10 Maryland (one of Last 4 Byes)
11 Penn State (one of Last Four IN)



Link to full bracket:

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

81 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as a 9 seed

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[Mohawkeye]

If Penn State makes the tournament I predict they will do some damage. They are built for tournament play.

 

[ObeseMuffins]

Let's drop a couple more stupid games - I hope we fall to the 11 seed!

 

[Herklejerk]

Northwestern will be a good win. So will Illinois. Expect to move up to a 7 seed after this weekend.

 

[kwik44]

Northwestern will be a good win. So will Illinois. Expect to move up to a 7 seed after this weekend.

Except they'll most certainly split these games.

 

[HawkHoops80]

I honestly think a 6 seed is totally within reach which is a crazy thing to think about with where we were at just a month ago. Just need to go on a little run here; KenPom has us projected to go 7-3 and one of those losses is @ Northwestern. It's not outlandish to think that Iowa can make a little February noise similar to last season. The schedule sets up nicely.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I honestly think a 6 seed is totally within reach which is a crazy thing to think about with where we were at just a month ago. Just need to go on a little run here; KenPom has us projected to go 7-3 and one of those losses is @ Northwestern. It's not outlandish to think that Iowa can make a little February noise similar to last season. The schedule sets up nicely.

Would be a 6 or a 7 right now without Eastern Illinois IMO. The MSU missed fts game looms large too.

 

[HawkHoops80]

Would be a 6 or a 7 right now without Eastern Illinois IMO. The MSU missed fts game looms large too.

Agreed. Without EIU we're playing for a possible 4 or 5 seed to be honest.

 

[TheCainer]

Mike DeCourcy writes for The Sporting News and is a Big Ten Network Studio Analyst.

In his bracket, Penn State is the 4th team OUT & Ohio State is the 8th team OUT.

He, too, has 9 B1G teams in.

His 9 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
7 Michigan State
8 Illinois
8 Indiana
10 Northwestern
11 IOWA
11 Maryland
11 Wisconsin (one of Last 4 IN)

No way Indiana is going to be a #8 seed if they continue to play the way they are currently going. I would expect anywhere from a 4-6.

 

[Franisdaman]

I honestly think a 6 seed is totally within reach which is a crazy thing to think about with where we were at just a month ago. Just need to go on a little run here; KenPom has us projected to go 7-3 and one of those losses is @ Northwestern. It's not outlandish to think that Iowa can make a little February noise similar to last season. The schedule sets up nicely.

it will be interesting to see if we can work our way back to a 6

it would be nice to get off the 8/9, that's for sure

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Agreed. Without EIU and Neb we're playing for a possible 4 or 5 seed to be honest.

Fify

 

[HawkHoops80]

Fify

Again, Nebraska is currently a Q2 loss and is closer to being a Q1 loss than a Q3 at the moment. Now with 2 starters out the rest of the year, they're likely going to plummet but at the time they had just came off a road win against Creighton and took Purdue to overtime (which I still think the refs screwed Nebraska as a impartial observer). The home loss against Wisconsin is closer to a Q3 loss than Nebraska is.

If you simply replace the EIU loss with a 1 point victory over them the resume is 5-5 against Q1, 7-7 against the first 2 quadrants with no losses outside the first 2. They also likely don't plummet 20 spots in the metrics and instead it's about a 5-10 spot drop. That's largely an identical resume to what Indiana and Illinois have currently and Iowa's got a tougher Strength of Schedule at the moment.

 

[Bishop1971]

I can't see wiscy making the dance.

 

[Franisdaman]

nice quad 2 win tonight

 

[Bishop1971]

nice quad 2 win tonight

Looking forward to seeing the bracketology update. I'm starting to add it into my regular schedule. Loving this thread!

 

[Franisdaman]

Looking forward to seeing the bracketology update. I'm starting to add it into my regular schedule. Loving this thread!

Purdue will win the B1G going away. The 9 B1G teams that follow in the standings have 4 or 5 conference losses. The #2 seed in the B1G Tournament is up for grabs. Talk about a log jam.

 

[Herklejerk]

Purdue will win the B1G going away.

Maybe.

Still a lot of season left, and they're not unbeatable.

 

[Franisdaman]

Maybe.

Still a lot of season left, and they're not unbeatable.

that 3 game lead is huge

we'll see

 

[Franisdaman]

Heading into tonight's games, according to Lunardi, we have moved up to the top 8 seed (#29 overall).

 

[HawkHoops80]

Seed List

Below are two tables that display the current Seed List (at the time of publication) – a tool used for my bracket projects and by the actual Selection Committee to seed teams into the bracket…

bracketville.wordpress.com

Dave's one of the higher ranked bracketologists on the Matrix. He has Iowa as his top 7 seed in today's update.

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Feb 3, EIGHT B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as a 7 seed and would face #10 seed Florida Atlantic with the winner facing #2 Tennessee/#15 Vermont in Greensboro.

Wisconsin is the 5th team OUT. Penn State is the 7th team OUT.


The 8 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Indiana
5 Illinois
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
7 IOWA
8 Michigan State
8 Maryland
10 Northwestern (one of Last 4 Byes)


Link to full bracket:

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

90 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as a 9 seed

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[the24fan]

Just win baby.
Seeds will take care of themselves.

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Feb 7, EIGHT B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as a 6 seed and would face #11 seed Arkansas with the winner facing #3 Baylor/#14 UCSB in Denver.

Wisconsin is the 5th team OUT. Penn State is the 8th team OUT.


The 8 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Rutgers @MrsScrew
5 Indiana
6 IOWA
6 Illinois
7 Maryland
9 Michigan State
9 Northwestern


Link to full bracket:

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

97 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as a 7 seed.

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 

[N8dogg99]

Wisconsin is the 5th team OUT.

Warms my heart. I hope we beat the shit out of them whenever we play. God hope!

 

[HawkRose]

I see 5-6 wins left on the schedule. Be curious what a 12-8 / 13-7 record gets us seeding wise. Obviously a win on the road against Purdue or Indiana greatly bolsters our resume. BTT will present potential wins as well.

Really thinking we should beat OSU at home, MSU at home, @Minny, Neb at home

Games we got a good shot @NW and @wisc
Very probably losses @Purdue and @Indiana

 

[Franisdaman]

I see 5-6 wins left on the schedule. Be curious what a 12-8 / 13-7 record gets us seeding wise. Obviously a win on the road against Purdue or Indiana greatly bolsters our resume. BTT will present potential wins as well.

Really thinking we should beat OSU at home, MSU at home, @Minny, Neb at home

Games we got a good shot @NW and @wisc
Very probably losses @Purdue and @Indiana

We have 4 potentially tricky road games left.

Here's where our 8 remaining games fall.

We have FOUR more Quad 1 opportunities at the moment.

Note how Minny is dangerously close to a Quad 4 game. Playing at the Barn is not easy, even when they suck.

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

Thu Feb 9 at #4 Purdue, 6 pm CT, ESPN2
Thu Feb 16 vs # 41 Ohio State, 8 pm CT, ESPN2
Sun Feb 19 at # 52 N'western, 5:30 pm CT, BTN
Tue Feb 28 at #22 Indiana, 6 pm CT, ESPN or ESPN2


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

Wed Feb 22 at #77 Wisconsin, 8 pm CT, BTN
Sat Feb 25 vs # 45 Michigan State, 11 am CT, ESPN or ESPN2


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

Sun Feb 12 at #235 Minnesota, 12 pm CT, FS1
Sun Mar 5 vs # 96 Nebraska, 1 pm CT, BTN


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

N/A