You never know. Keep in mind though that Megdal is an east coast guy with an east coast audience.
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About the other posts and Illinois making the tourney....currently sitting 17-5 and 7-4 in conference
We can go 3-4 the rest of the way and we are getting into the tournament. Going 20-9 and 10-8 in Big Ten gets us in even if against lower tier teams. Hope that doesn't happen at all and we just win them all
We can go 3-4 the rest of the way and we are getting into the tournament. Going 20-9 and 10-8 in Big Ten gets us in even if against lower tier teams. Hope that doesn't happen at all and we just win them all
I think the first focus is the double bye in Minneapolis.
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The Galloping Ghost
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I mean, just like the men's tournament, it's not simply about counting. It's about who you beat. We are 35 in the Net with only 1 good win and are currently thought to be on the 9 line. If we don't get another quad 1 win and our Net drops into the 40s we are going to be right on the bubble. Note, our Net dropped 7 places in a week. Win one of those three quad 1 games and we have the backstop of two solid wins. Without it, hold on to your butts. Just look at Purdue who just beat us. Purdue is currently one of the last 4 in and in the play-in game at 15-6 and 6-5 in the conference.About the other posts and Illinois making the tourney....currently sitting 17-5 and 7-4 in conference
We can go 3-4 the rest of the way and we are getting into the tournament. Going 20-9 and 10-8 in Big Ten gets us in even if against lower tier teams. Hope that doesn't happen at all and we just win them all
Women's Bracketology: South Carolina, USC, UConn and Notre Dame start as 1-seeds
The 2025 bracket will look different with the Pac-12 mostly gone and the ACC (18 teams), Big Ten (18), Big 12 (18) and SEC (16) bigger than ever.
www.espn.com
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NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
The strongest candidate in Geno's coaching tree is Carla Berube. Possibly Shea Ralph but she has just one year as head coach at Vandy and has a ways to go before proving herself.
I doubt if Geno is still coaching that long.
It actually can go by how many you beat even if they don't have many quality wins. If Illinois goes 4-3, the committee are not leaving out a 11-7 conference record and 21-8 record overall. Not saying that is ideal but it could happen if we even would lose to Michigan, Maryland and Nebraska.I mean, just like the men's tournament, it's not simply about counting. It's about who you beat. We are 35 in the Net with only 1 good win and are currently thought to be on the 9 line. If we don't get another quad 1 win and our Net drops into the 40s we are going to be right on the bubble. Note, our Net dropped 7 places in a week. Win one of those three quad 1 games and we have the backstop of two solid wins. Without it, hold on to your butts.
Women's Bracketology: South Carolina, USC, UConn and Notre Dame start as 1-seeds
The 2025 bracket will look different with the Pac-12 mostly gone and the ACC (18 teams), Big Ten (18), Big 12 (18) and SEC (16) bigger than ever.www.espn.com
The Michigan vs Illinois game is huge. Whoever loses that is 2 full games back of the top 4 teams. Not a death blow for a double bye but would be hard climbing up unless someone falls off the mountain in those first few slots. We have the win over Iowa with Michigan/Maryland left for a potential seeding knockout if tied.
The Galloping Ghost
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Villanova was an 11 seed and one of the last teams in the tournament last year at 24-9 and 15-4 in the Big East (2nd overall). We talk constantly in the men's bracketology thread about the importance of quad 1 and 2 wins. It's the exact same thing in the women's tournament. Nothing changes just because they are women. Loading up on wins against quad 3-4 teams isn't going to get it done. And here's the thing, unlike the men's B1G where only 1 team is outside the top 100 in the Net, in the women's B1G, there are 4 teams outside the top 100 and they account for 5 of our current 7 wins.
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It also goes by the strength of the conference. The Big East was weak last season if you go from top to bottom and those top few teams weren't given much credit for those wins over a team like Butler who went 0-18 in conference and 1-27 overall
Last year the 7th best team in the Big East finished 7 games under .500 overall out of 11 teams. This year you have Butler 2-11 in conference and Xavier 0-12 so far. Nebraska was a 8 seed last season and went 11-7 in conference and 3-5 vs top 25. The problem with Illinois this year is we got to face Ohio St and Indiana twice, only face Iowa, Michigan and Maryland once. That means if you don't have the opportunity to face more of the big dogs twice than you have to win against the lower tier opponents. So far they have done that. If Illinois goes 11-7 in conference they are in....factoring in majority of loses are 2-3 possession game at most so far is impressive if that holds.
The Galloping Ghost
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It's not about the strength of the conference it's about where the teams you beat rank in the Net. Though, yes, I used a team from a major conference as an example for a purpose. In the women's B1G, there are 4 teams outside the top 100 and they account for 5 of our current 7 wins. We have loaded up on bad wins thus far, exactly like Villanova did last year, which is why I used them as the example. We currently have one quad 1 win (Iowa #9) and one quad 2 win (Michigan State #43). Without another quad 1 win, our resume doesn't come close to comparing to Nebraska last year, despite a similar record. Not all 11-7s in the B1G are created equal. That's exactly the point.It also goes by the strength of the conference. The Big East was weak last season if you go from top to bottom and those top few teams weren't given much credit for those wins over a team like Butler who went 0-18 in conference and 1-27 overall
Nebraska was a 8 seed last season and went 11-7 in conference and 3-5 vs top 25. The problem with Illinois this year is we got to face Ohio St and Indiana twice, only face Iowa, Michigan and Maryland once. That means if you don't have the opportunity to face more of the big dogs twice than you have to win against the lower tier opponents. So far they have done that. If Illinois goes 11-7 in conference they are in....factoring in majority of loses are 2-3 possession game at most so far is impressive if that holds.
Edit: Also, it's neat to be having this conversation about our women's team!
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Yeah man I have fun chatting about this respectably
There are always exceptions to the rules...there have been some off the wall committees and selections
Syracuase men 5-6 years ago went 23-14. That part looks fine...
They also went 8-10 in conference and 1-6 against top 25 during the season. They got that top 25 win the last regular season game of the season vs Clemson. They got into the tourney based on a strong conference schedule only. Crazy part is they won play in game and lost in the Sweet 16.
(I agree all 11-7 records are not equal. It will also hold more weight than a 12-13 win Big East schedule this season. If our losses were blowouts I get it, but if some reason all but 1-2 losses are close games that will be factored in)
Fun little article I remember reading when it came out. Not sure if there is anything more updated but Shauna Green is paid very well even overachieving this season.
www.news-gazette.com
Contract comparison: How new Illini women's basketball coach's deal stacks up in Big Ten
The contract that convinced Shauna Green to leave a women’s basketball program at the top of the Atlantic 10 for one at the bottom of the Big Ten puts the
The Galloping Ghost
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I would expect nothing less from JW.Fun little article I remember reading when it came out. Not sure if there is anything more updated but Shauna Green is paid very well even overachieving this season.
Contract comparison: How new Illini women's basketball coach's deal stacks up in Big Ten
The contract that convinced Shauna Green to leave a women’s basketball program at the top of the Atlantic 10 for one at the bottom of the Big Ten puts the
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