March 12 ESPN Bracketology (Final Edition): IOWA remains an 8 Seed (in Birmingham). Bracket Matrix has them as a 9 Seed
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As of today, Feb 28, NINE B1G Teams are projected by ESPN to make the Big Dance.
Iowa is projected as an 8 seed and would face #9 seed NC State with the winner facing #1 Alabama/#16 Morehead State/Alcorn State in Birmingham.
Michigan is the 4th team OUT. Penn State is the 7th team OUT.
The 9 B1G Teams:
1 Purdue
4 Indiana
6 Northwestern
7 Michigan State
7 Maryland
8 IOWA
9 Illinois
9 Rutgers @MrsScrew
11 Wisconsin (LAST 4 IN)
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97 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as an 8 seed.
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Iowa is projected as an 8 seed and would face #9 seed NC State with the winner facing #1 Alabama/#16 Morehead State/Alcorn State in Birmingham.
Michigan is the 4th team OUT. Penn State is the 7th team OUT.
The 9 B1G Teams:
1 Purdue
4 Indiana
6 Northwestern
7 Michigan State
7 Maryland
8 IOWA
9 Illinois
9 Rutgers @MrsScrew
11 Wisconsin (LAST 4 IN)
Link to full bracket:
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97 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as an 8 seed.
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I think you are correct! Also depends on other teams around us how they finish out as well! Start rooting against teams on the7/8/9 seeds to loose!!
Mike DeCourcy writes for The Sporting News and is a Big Ten Network Studio Analyst.
In his bracket, he has Michigan as the 4th team OUT and Penn State as the 5th team OUT.
He, too, has 9 B1G teams in.
His 9 B1G Teams:
1 Purdue
4 Indiana
6 Northwestern
7 Maryland
7 Illinois
8 IOWA
8 Rutgers @MrsScrew
9 Michigan State
12 Wisconsin (one of Last 4 IN)
In his bracket, he has Michigan as the 4th team OUT and Penn State as the 5th team OUT.
He, too, has 9 B1G teams in.
His 9 B1G Teams:
1 Purdue
4 Indiana
6 Northwestern
7 Maryland
7 Illinois
8 IOWA
8 Rutgers @MrsScrew
9 Michigan State
12 Wisconsin (one of Last 4 IN)
Lose out and get a 10 or split this week and win one in BTT and get an 8. Sign me up for 10 seed scenario.
hoping for at least this (or the board melts down):
1-1 to end season
2-1 in BTT (likely playing on Thur; I think we run out of gas by Sat)
21-13 record on Selection Sunday
#7 seed? Maybe??
Yes a 7 seed is likely with that but it's more likely we split and just win one and are stuck at an 8. Lose out we are a 10 probably.
Thats not a win. Thats a ASS kicking!!!
Lol at net ranking's having Iowa State still at 26 after loss at home to West Virigina. When Iowa is hiitng threes they are very dangerous.
The Clowns have lost 8 of their last ten. Yes the Big 12 is tough, but don't you have to win some games or you start sliding?
Huge KenPom jump: 44 -> 34.
Would expect to see the other teamsheet metrics take a similar jump tomorrow.
Would expect to see the other teamsheet metrics take a similar jump tomorrow.
can we get to a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament if we beat Nebby and win at least 1 in the B1G tourney?
I think we are a 7 now. Stay at 7 with a Nebraska win. Win one in the BTT and then lose and we are a 6. Win more than one? Hard to say.
really boosts our overall resume
Especially when you are losing home games to the worst teams in the conference
Monumental NET jump as well. 43->33 this morning. You don't often see that this late in the season.
BUUUUTTTTT absolutely must take care of business against Nebby. Losing to them would be a Q3 loss, which would be disastrous
We are on no matter what now, but I would like to get off the 8/9 line. 7 is fine. Need to beat Nebraska and we should be fine.
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.
Today, March 1st, he continues to have #7 seed Iowa in the Midwest Region playing #10 Boise State with the winner playing #2 Arizona/#15 Eastern Washington (in Denver).
He has Michigan as his LAST TEAM IN, Wisconsin as his 1st team OUT & Penn State as his 5th team OUT.
He has 9 B1G teams in as of this morning, March 1.
2 Purdue (#6 overall seed)
4 Indiana (#13 overall seed)
6 Maryland (#23 overall seed)
6 Northwestern (#24 overall seed)
7 IOWA (#25 overall seed)
7 Illinois (#28 overall seed)
8 Michigan State (#31 overall seed)
9 Rutgers (#36 overall seed) @MrsScrew
11 Michigan (LAST TEAM IN) (#46 overall seed)
Link:
www.bracketwag.com
@Hawk_4shur, I though you might be interested in this & in how Iowa is trending.
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.
Today, March 1st, he continues to have #7 seed Iowa in the Midwest Region playing #10 Boise State with the winner playing #2 Arizona/#15 Eastern Washington (in Denver).
He has Michigan as his LAST TEAM IN, Wisconsin as his 1st team OUT & Penn State as his 5th team OUT.
He has 9 B1G teams in as of this morning, March 1.
2 Purdue (#6 overall seed)
4 Indiana (#13 overall seed)
6 Maryland (#23 overall seed)
6 Northwestern (#24 overall seed)
7 IOWA (#25 overall seed)
7 Illinois (#28 overall seed)
8 Michigan State (#31 overall seed)
9 Rutgers (#36 overall seed) @MrsScrew
11 Michigan (LAST TEAM IN) (#46 overall seed)
Link:
Shelby's Bracket WAG
@Hawk_4shur, I though you might be interested in this & in how Iowa is trending.
Here is Andy Katz's bracket.
Note: #7 IOWA vs #10 Seed Joe Toussaint/West Virginia with the winner playing #2 UCLA/#15 Eastern Wasthington
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Here's the story Andy wrote regarding his bracket posted above.
Some quick excerpts:
* He has Alabama as the overall #1 seed, followed by Kansas, Purdue and Houston.
* He has Michigan is his 2nd team OUT.
He has 9 B1G teams in:
1 Purdue (#3 overall seed)
4 Indiana (#13 overall seed)
6 Maryland (#21 overall seed)
6 Northwestern (#24 overall seed)
7 Michigan State (#27 overall seed)
7 IOWA (#28 overall seed)
8 Illinois (#29 overall seed)
9 Rutgers (#36 overall seed)
11 Wisconsin (#46 overall seed) (one of Last 4 IN)
LINK to Story:
www.ncaa.com
Some quick excerpts:
* He has Alabama as the overall #1 seed, followed by Kansas, Purdue and Houston.
* He has Michigan is his 2nd team OUT.
He has 9 B1G teams in:
1 Purdue (#3 overall seed)
4 Indiana (#13 overall seed)
6 Maryland (#21 overall seed)
6 Northwestern (#24 overall seed)
7 Michigan State (#27 overall seed)
7 IOWA (#28 overall seed)
8 Illinois (#29 overall seed)
9 Rutgers (#36 overall seed)
11 Wisconsin (#46 overall seed) (one of Last 4 IN)
LINK to Story:
2023 March Madness men's bracket predictions by Andy Katz to start March
Alabama, Kansas, Purdue and Houston headline Andy Katz's new 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament predictions, made the first day of March.
www.ncaa.com
Here is Andy Katz's bracket.
Note: #7 IOWA vs #10 Seed Joe Toussaint/West Virginia with the winner playing #2 UCLA/#15 Eastern Wasthington
I'm surprised that they are still going with Purdue as a #1 seed. They are 3-4 in February.
Will see how the B1G tournament plays out. That'll affect their #1 or #2 seed. UCLA is right there
Assuming Purdue beat Wisconsin and Illinois... Drop either of those, they would have to drop
How is Maryland ranked so high? I don’t think they get out of the first round of the NCAA tourney. Haven’t been impressed with them at all this season.
Looking over the various brackets, Iowa is going to have a tall mountain to climb to get to the S16 no matter where they are seeded.
There is so much parity in CBB these days. Hawks are going to have to play really well to get out of the first round.
Shelby, Katz and Lunardi ALL have Indiana as a 4 seed? Is that because they beat PU twice?
There is so much parity in CBB these days. Hawks are going to have to play really well to get out of the first round.
Shelby, Katz and Lunardi ALL have Indiana as a 4 seed? Is that because they beat PU twice?
If Nevada must be in, I'd love to see the Hawks matched against them in the first round.
How does anybody have MSU seeded ahead of the HawksToday, March 1, Lunardi/ESPN still has Iowa as an 8 seed (#30 overall seed).
A lot of us would love to kick the crap out of Steve Douchebag's team
I am ok winning one in BTT i think they were gassed after winning BTT last year even though it was awesome
I think with the Kentucky home loss and the Maryland and NW losses we just jumped to a 6.
Now that several teams, B1G and others, ranked above us, have stumbled, I would hope we have the opportunity to pummell Debby and perhaps our first BTT foe, and move up to a five.Here's the story Andy wrote regarding his bracket posted above.
Some quick excerpts:
* He has Alabama as the overall #1 seed, followed by Kansas, Purdue and Houston.
* He has Michigan is his 2nd team OUT.
He has 9 B1G teams in:
1 Purdue (#3 overall seed)
4 Indiana (#13 overall seed)
6 Maryland (#21 overall seed)
6 Northwestern (#24 overall seed)
7 Michigan State (#27 overall seed)
7 IOWA (#28 overall seed)
8 Illinois (#29 overall seed)
9 Rutgers (#36 overall seed)
11 Wisconsin (#46 overall seed) (one of Last 4 IN)
LINK to Story:
2023 March Madness men's bracket predictions by Andy Katz to start March
Alabama, Kansas, Purdue and Houston headline Andy Katz's new 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament predictions, made the first day of March.
Iowa would probably be a 4 seed, too, if you change Eastern Illinois to a win (or if we had not played).
As you can see below, IU and Iowa both have 5-8 Quad 1 records. The only difference in their resumes, really, is Quad 4; IU is 6-0, Iowa is 5-1.
How badly should Iowa get punished for that Quad 4 loss? Right now, it looks like we are getting punished 3 seed lines (projected at a 7 seed instead of a 4 seed).
Today's NET rankings:
NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4
| 5 | 5 | Purdue | Big Ten | 24-5 | 7-3 | 4-0 | 13-2 | 9-4 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 |
| 25 | 20 | Maryland | Big Ten | 20-10 | 2-8 | 2-1 | 16-1 | 3-9 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 |
| 29 | 28 | Indiana | Big Ten | 20-10 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 14-2 | 5-8 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| 31 | 31 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 18-11 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 6-9 | 5-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 |
| 32 | 32 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 18-11 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 14-4 | 6-6 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 7-0 |
| 33 | 33 | Iowa | Big Ten | 19-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 14-2 | 5-8 | 8-2 | 1-0 | 5-1 |
| 36 | 36 | Illinois | Big Ten | 19-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 14-2 | 3-9 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 7-0 |
| 46 | 41 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 20-10 | 6-4 | 1-1 | 13-5 | 7-5 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 8-0 |
| 54 | 55 | Michigan | Big Ten | 17-12 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 12-4 | 3-10 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 4-1 |
| 56 | 60 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 18-12 | 4-7 | 2-1 | 12-4 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 4-0 | 6-0 |
| 59 | 64 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 13-17 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 10-6 | 3-11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 75 | 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 16-12 | 4-6 | 3-1 | 9-5 | 6-6 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 5-0 |
| 93 | 94 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 15-15 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 11-4 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 2-0 | 6-0 |
| 240 | 239 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-20 | 1-9 | 1-1 | 5-10 | 1-11 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
Six/seven better than a five seed. Five seed puts you in the same side of the bracket as the one seed.
I'm not sold on that game moving Iowa 3 seed lines...hmmmm...
