Here's our resume, as it stands today:
Record: 19-7
"Official" Proj. Seed: 3-seed (before MSU win)
NET Ranking: #14
Q1 Record: 7-4 (at #19 IOWA, vs. #29 MICH, vs. #28 MSU, vs. #21 WISC, at at #72 NU, #44 IND, at #28 MSU)
Q2 Record: 4-3 (vs. #60 KSU in KC, vs. #57 ND, vs. #72 NU, at #100 MINN)
Q3 Record: 4-0
Q4 Record: 4-0
Road Record: 6-4
Neutral Record: 2-1
Remaining Games:
vs. #18 Ohio State (Q1)
at #29 Michigan (Q1)
vs. #83 Penn State (Q3) ... CANNOT lose this one!
vs. #19 Iowa (Q1)
Three amazing and winnable Quad 1 opportunities left. We could absolutely play ourselves into both a conference championship AND a 2-seed for the NCAAs by winning out and having a Purdue loss, IMO. 24-7 with 10 Quad 1 wins before the BTT is absolutely worthy of conversation for a 2!
Other Notes:
- Rutgers is at #76 right now ... if they move into the top 75, our home win vs. them becomes Quad 2.
- Northwestern is clinging to top 75 status by a thread, and we need them to stay there. Right now, our win in Evanston is Quad 1.
- Kansas State has snuck up to #60. If they can get into the top 50, our win in Kansas City vs. them becomes Quad 1.
- Penn State (#83) has an outside chance of sneaking into the top 75 with another upset (NOT VS. US!) and some help. If they do, a home win vs. them becomes another Quad 2.
- I think this is a good example why we want Missouri to always lose to us but never suck ... that is a free chance at a Quad 1 or Quad 2 neutral site win every year, and the Committee seems to value those. Makes sense, as they mimic Tournament environments.