How well a team is playing at the end of the year.
I think the Hawkeyes can get in with 19 wins, but 20 seals the deal.
GO HAWKS
I think the Hawkeyes can get in with 19 wins, but 20 seals the deal.
GO HAWKS
NCAA committee typically places emphais on
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I'm hopeful the committee takes a close look at that horse-bleep call vs. Minnesota. We get that W and we're sitting pretty.
I thought they quit doing that 10 years ago. I think they should look at how a team is playing towards the end of the year.
Are they back to looking at that as a criteria since RPI isn't being used as much this year?
Are they back to looking at that as a criteria since RPI isn't being used as much this year?
They no longer use the last 10 games as an official criteria but I'm sure there's a recency bias that is heavily in play with committee members. We've seen it first hand when we've finished the year poorly.
This team is not the team that lost to UNO sometime in 2016...
I think they gotta get to 20 wins to be 60/40 or bubble. 21 seals the deal for them. It's amazing we are even talking about this. Never thought we would beat Indiana, Maryland, and Wisconsin in a row and two on the road in two of the hardest places to play in the B10.
Maryland,Wisconsin,Michigan State are the three hardest places to play in the B10. Not in order. Indiana used to be in there but not anymore.
Even though the Committee says they do not look at your last 12 games anymore (citing unbalanced schedules), I think they still consider how well you finish a little bit. The main issue with Iowa is two bad losses (Memphis and UNO), too MANY losses (they'll likely have 14 losses by Selection Sunday, and only a few teams have ever made it with that many) and a bad RPI (say what you want about RPI, but the Committee absolutely uses it, and Iowa would be the highest ever to make it).
That team played no defense and are so much better. This team has improved throughout the season more than any team under Fran.
Hopefully next year we also see a huge improvement which I think we will. 22-23 wins I see for next years group not counting the tourney wins. Following year we win the B10 and go to the final four!!
Fran should be considered for coach of the year... The progression of this team has been remarkable. Talent helps too
Recency is no longer a stated factor, but wasn't Cook out for some of our worst losses? Weak bubble, but Hawks probably need to win the next 3 or the BTT. Next 2 and a close loss to a top team gets us close, but it might not be enough.
I read an article where they talked about the committee and they said they use the RPI to rate the teams. Then they go deeper into each team and see what have they done. For an example they will see a team like California who have (RPI 54, but 1-7 vs top 50 and a SOS of 42). Or a Wake Forest (17-12 RPI 39, vs top 50 2-9 and SOS #12). They have the #'s, but the win total needs a little work.
They just don't go down the list and say team RPI 50, your in. They actually look at everything and study it. IF the committee holds true to their word (what they made obvious in February) is that top 50 wins is important. Who have you beaten. Most teams around Iowa have 2-3 top 50 wins. Iowa has 5 (2 on the road). So that will carry some weight.
But regardless we have to beat PSU and win 1 in the BTT and we will be one of the last 4 teams in.
Pretty tough to argue with any of this, unfortunately. I would say that it could depend where that 14th loss comes from. Iowa loses to PSU or in the 1st round of the tourney, put a fork in em. If they win out until Saturday of the B1G tourney and lose a nail biter to Purdue, that could be a different scenario. I guess we will see.
Only way we are in for sure is to go out, and win the tourney. So.......
Howard Wolowitz at Minnesota has that award, locked down.
If Iowa finished in the top 4 of the B1G, then, maybe.
Chris Collins WOULD have been a leading candidate a couple weeks ago but as of now I think you are correct Petino will get it.
