tOSU. 4th in Country. 5th in B1G.
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It tells me they are 5th in the B1G and about to get re-ranked tomorrow.
Peeping the strength of schedules of KenPom top ten:
Team -. Sos rank
Gonzaga - 105
Michigan - 16
Baylor - 99
Houston - 98
Iowa - 14
Illinois - 13
OSU - 7
Bama -23
FSU-44
Nova - 46.
Its really a shame Iowa couldn't have pulled out the Minnesota game, and one of the Indiana games. Still, 7 losses in the Big Ten is way more impressive than 3 in the American for Houston... And Houston's best win is Texas Tech.
Even if they might be the best team in the country, I'd bet my house that Gonzaga would have 3 losses in the big ten.
Team -. Sos rank
Gonzaga - 105
Michigan - 16
Baylor - 99
Houston - 98
Iowa - 14
Illinois - 13
OSU - 7
Bama -23
FSU-44
Nova - 46.
Its really a shame Iowa couldn't have pulled out the Minnesota game, and one of the Indiana games. Still, 7 losses in the Big Ten is way more impressive than 3 in the American for Houston... And Houston's best win is Texas Tech.
Even if they might be the best team in the country, I'd bet my house that Gonzaga would have 3 losses in the big ten.
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1 seed if we did but give me a 2 with 2 wins this week!
I dont think anyone has said it in a serious manner.
houston has a lost to a team 10% worse than nebraska, and to a team on,y 10% better than Nebraska, so if you’re judging teams by their worse losses, Houston ranks poorly versus the top 10
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All the talking heads have the Big With 10 teams in.....just don't see it. At best there should be only 7. As good as the Big Ten is, only teams that finish 500 or better in league play should get an invite....
2 of them would be by Michigan.
Michigan absolutely dominated B1G. If B1G were as tough as we thought, more teams would have hung losses
on Michigan.
Michigan is a Final-4 team barring a huge upset.
Illiniois can be an Elite8 team with Ayo, curbello, Frazier, and Cockburn
OSU is a flawed team that lacks a true post offensive player/defender....probably sweet16 at best
Iowa has been a flawed team up until last few games due to sticking to Zone defense and getting lit up
by 3pt shooting. Things have changed I think. This Iowa team that beat OSU could make it to Elite8, but
probably can't beat Gonzaga, Michigan, or Baylor. Iowa goes as far as Garza can carry them and depend
on Fran letting Murray, JoeT, maybe PMAC get more PT and staying healthy.
Teams like MSU, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue...yes they are good teams and
a tough drawn in NCAA, but most of them won't make sweet16 and it would take a lot of luck for
any them to make it to Elite8.
I would guess the B1G will have a lot of teams in Sweet 16 but only a couple in Elite8 and maybe 1 in Final4.
Michigan is good enough to win it all. I think Dickinson will give Gonzaga's Timme fits, like he did Garza. Gonzaga without inside post scoring is beatable because they aren't great 3pt shooting team
The B1G Ten is frickin good.
When's the last time you heard, "Wow! That West Coast Conference is a nightly dogfight!"
Playing that terrible excuse for a zone probably cost Iowa somewhere between 3 to 5 extra losses and a #1 seed.
Luka dominated Timme and Gonzaga still had no trouble with Iowa.
That game would be so good, I would almost rather just have them play a 7 game series than have the NCAA tournament if not for watching the hawks.
Michigan played a close game with OSU who probably doesn't have anybody that would start for Gonzaga.
