The computers already love the 'Cats and I think the committee would be inclined to reward that king of strong finish to the season.
Win 4 more and we're in. I believe it.
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Beat UCLA and the first game in the BIG 10 tournament and there is a chance
Wins over UCLA, Maryland x2, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa… win the games you list and we are well above the cut line. Bubble is skewing weaker this year which is to our benefit.
Winning tourney games the last two years, finishing strong, and the narrative of a scrappy team reinventing itself after injuries would be differentiators as soft factors go. We also have a top 15 scorer in the nation with a unicorn, lefty, YMCA game who improved year over year as much as anybody in the NCAA.
If our blind resume is in the discussion (win the next two and it is), these things stack up well for us. Committee can blather on about the metrics all day, but the first two rounds of the tourney are about storytelling and a Cinderella tale never goes out of fashion.
Winning tourney games the last two years, finishing strong, and the narrative of a scrappy team reinventing itself after injuries would be differentiators as soft factors go. We also have a top 15 scorer in the nation with a unicorn, lefty, YMCA game who improved year over year as much as anybody in the NCAA.
If our blind resume is in the discussion (win the next two and it is), these things stack up well for us. Committee can blather on about the metrics all day, but the first two rounds of the tourney are about storytelling and a Cinderella tale never goes out of fashion.
The last three games have been great, but all three were against mediocre competition. The next two get a lot harder.
True. But it’s also March and the games still matter and that is really fun. Two weeks ago there were people here who thought we’d seen our last win.
Ohio State is firmly on the bubble and Minnesota had been playing well. Obviously, Monday is a step up in weight class but we weren’t playing DePaul the last 3 lol.
Curious as to what the nu-ucla spread will be. I would guess about even. I’m assuming ucla is staying in the area after their Purdue loss, tough road travels.
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