NCAA Field - and our Big Ten rivals

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

I know there's Lunardi and a gaggle of people offering their opinion on these things, but I thought I'd focus on the Big Ten...

Michigan State (7, 7) - conference champs. Izzo. Deserve a 1 seed but will likely get a 2.
Maryland (11, 10) - Solid starting 5. Blowout of Illinois boosts ranking. 3-4 seed.
Wisconsin (12, 16) - Slipped with Max Klesmit missing recent games. 4 seed.
Purdue (18, 18) - 4 game losing streak shows vulnerability. 5 seed.
Illinois (21, 18) - 12-8 and 20-11 overall. 7 seed.
UCLA (23, 29) - 13-7 and 22-9 overall. 6 seed.
Oregon (30, 31) - 12-8 and 23-8 overall. 8 seed.
Michigan (31, 28) - 14-6 and 22-9 overall. Polls like them. 5 seed.
Ohio State (39, 38) - 9-11 and 17-14 overall. On wrong side of bubble.
Indiana (46, 39) - 10-10 and 19-12 overall. 11 seed.

For what its worth, I have NU at about 55th, approximately equal with Nebraska.

I'd put North Carolina (43, 47) in ahead of Ohio State and Indiana. UNC is 13-7 and 20-12 in the ACC. Tied for 4th.

I would not put Oklahoma in the NCAA field. Oklahoma was 6-12 in the SEC. You can't reward that.
I would take Xavier ahead of them. Xavier 13-7 in Big East.
In the Mountain West, San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State and Boise State are tightly bunched near the bubble. Take two of those.

 

[Hungry Jack]

It pains me that Indiana will make the tourney, while we don't. We are a better team.

 

[Davidgolds5]

It pains me that Indiana will make the tourney, while we don't. We are a better team.

If the cats pull an upset tomorrow, is there a tournament bid discussion?

 

[hdhntr1]

I know there's Lunardi and a gaggle of people offering their opinion on these things, but I thought I'd focus on the Big Ten...

Michigan State (7, 7) - conference champs. Izzo. Deserve a 1 seed but will likely get a 2.
Maryland (11, 10) - Solid starting 5. Blowout of Illinois boosts ranking. 3-4 seed.
Wisconsin (12, 16) - Slipped with Max Klesmit missing recent games. 4 seed.
Purdue (18, 18) - 4 game losing streak shows vulnerability. 5 seed.
Illinois (21, 18) - 12-8 and 20-11 overall. 7 seed.
UCLA (23, 29) - 13-7 and 22-9 overall. 6 seed.
Oregon (30, 31) - 12-8 and 23-8 overall. 8 seed.
Michigan (31, 28) - 14-6 and 22-9 overall. Polls like them. 5 seed.
Ohio State (39, 38) - 9-11 and 17-14 overall. On wrong side of bubble.
Indiana (46, 39) - 10-10 and 19-12 overall. 11 seed.

For what its worth, I have NU at about 55th, approximately equal with Nebraska.

I'd put North Carolina (43, 47) in ahead of Ohio State and Indiana. UNC is 13-7 and 20-12 in the ACC. Tied for 4th.

I would not put Oklahoma in the NCAA field. Oklahoma was 6-12 in the SEC. You can't reward that.
I would take Xavier ahead of them. Xavier 13-7 in Big East.
In the Mountain West, San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State and Boise State are tightly bunched near the bubble. Take two of those.

Well after dOSU loses does that give us a shot if we beat WIS?

 

[hdhntr1]

If the cats pull an upset tomorrow, is there a tournament bid discussion?

THat would have us going 5-2 down the stretch after losing 40% of our starters, O etc. dOSU who they think is in is 2-5 down the stretch. Their last three wins are USC, Wash and Neb at home. Ans we would have had basically the same number of BIG wins. (our NEB loss sure hurts)

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

THat would have us going 5-2 down the stretch after losing 40% of our starters, O etc. dOSU who they think is in is 2-5 down the stretch. Their last three wins are USC, Wash and Neb at home. Ans we would have had basically the same number of BIG wins. (our NEB loss sure hurts)

The Washington and Nebraska losses are killers.
9-11 in the regular season with a couple BTT wins would have had us right there.

As it stands, we have to win the tournament to make the NCAA field.
But we're not dead yet...

 

[CappyNU]

If the cats pull an upset tomorrow, is there a tournament bid discussion?

Torvik says we have to make the championship game. First four out if we make it to the semis.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Torvik says we have to make the championship game. First four out if we make it to the semis.

I'd be pretty surprised... but hopefully we'll find out.

 

[FeralFelidae]

If the cats pull an upset tomorrow, is there a tournament bid discussion?

If we win the next two, yes.

 

[Davidgolds5]

Wow collins was very feisty in his postgame interview. Some might say he was whining but I like it. You cannot remain silent when you keep getting screwed.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Ohio State laid an egg against Iowa. Goodbye, Buckeyes.

 

[No Chores]

Wow collins was very feisty in his postgame interview. Some might say he was whining but I like it. You cannot remain silent when you keep getting screwed.

Well, we tried to screw ourselves by missing a bunch of free throws, but we were easily the better team. Go 'Cats!

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Wow collins was very feisty in his postgame interview. Some might say he was whining but I like it. You cannot remain silent when you keep getting screwed.

In the postgame?
Refs missed a couple early, but I thought they were not a factor.
Or is he still pissed about Martinelli not being first team?
Or the hotel?

 

[Davidgolds5]

In the postgame?
Refs missed a couple early, but I thought they were not a factor.
Or is he still pissed about Martinelli not being first team?
Or the hotel?

He went all out.
Commented on officiating all year.
Repeatedly complained about the big ten sticking them in the hot hotel. Stopped just short of insinuating there was like a conspiracy. Haven’t seen him do that this year.

 

[Davidgolds5]

Btw let’s somehow win tomorrow and we will basically have a home game on Friday vs UCLA. Even the non nu fans in attendance will be rooting for us. No one is traveling from CA to Indy for the big ten tournament.

 

[Baz=Heisman]

Btw let’s somehow win tomorrow and we will basically have a home game on Friday vs UCLA. Even the non nu fans in attendance will be rooting for us. No one is traveling from CA to Indy for the big ten tournament.

Yup. Was saying the same thing to someone else. Plus, I bet at least 1,000 NU fans come into Indy given it would be a Friday game and hotels will be plentiful from the losing teams.

 

[hdhntr1]

In the postgame?
Refs missed a couple early, but I thought they were not a factor.
Or is he still pissed about Martinelli not being first team?
Or the hotel?

Yes

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Ohio State laid an egg against Iowa. Goodbye, Buckeyes.

After their game against us, I thought they were the quittingest quitters that ever quit.

 

[hdhntr1]

After their game against us, I thought they were the quittingest quitters that ever quit.

Do you think they quit?

 

[Catreporter]

That Ohio State team beat both Texas and Kentucky in the pre-season, which is the only reason they are still listed as a "first four out." I'm not quite sure what happened to them.

 

[lunker35]

That Ohio State team beat both Texas and Kentucky in the pre-season, which is the only reason they are still listed as a "first four out." I'm not quite sure what happened to them.

The Big Ten is an absolute grind. Bracketologists have an Oklahoma team that went 6-12 in the SEC in the tourney. You can tell me they're more deserving.....

 

[docrugby1]

I am not sure any B1G team makes it to the second week

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

I am not sure any B1G team makes it to the second week

There are a lot of very good teams, but no great teams. I could see a team getting in a roll and making the elite 8. My pick would be MSU, but they could even lose the first game.

 

[EagerFan]

Seems like it will really depend on seeding. Depending on how the rest of the B1G tournament goes, we might have a 2 seed, 3 seed, and 4 seed going on. That's a pretty decent advantage right off the bat. We currently have six in the top 25 by rankings and I can't imagine we won't have at least two make it to the sweet sixteen.

Of course, Purdue has a history of under-performing in the tourney and Illinois likes to collapse.

 

[mickbula]

My brackets will have Michigan making it to final 4. Duke no. Rumor is duke might shut down cooper Flagg for tourney with his bum ankle. Not sure if true. I'm sure shyer will want cf to play so js will have chance to win first NChamp in his third year after taking over for legend