Big Ten to get added respect today with Wisconsin win?

[Alaskawildkat]

USA Today thinks so - at least the Wisconsin winning part and if you stop reading after the first paragraph.

Having half of the final four from the Big Ten already has added credibility to our conference. Wishing the Badgers the Best.

Interesting factoid being presented that to this point the Badgers have been seeded against the highest seed opponents possible - something that apparently will be the first for a Championship winner if they pull it off tonight.

Here is a link to the USA Today feature:



This post was edited on 4/6 12:05 PM by Alaskawildkat

USA Today

 

[hdhntr1]

I thought that Wis was about the 2nd or third best team going in to the tournament and sort of got screwed on the seeding having had to go against AZ and KY to get to this point. But they have won what was in front of them., I thought DUKE go pretty easy seeding as I felt Gonzaga was overrated like they usually have been. (also thought ND should have been a high two and that they would likely have made it to final four if they had been, as they should have been, in a different regional. But it should be a good game.

 

[pawildcat]

This is the eighth time the B1G has had two of the four teams in the final four. Next highest for any conference in five. Our conference can play hoops with anyone, whether USA Today thinks we need "credibility" or not.