They did also beat Purdue in that time frame…
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frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
Interesting note: there is not a single B10 Team in the NIT. Has that ever happened before? They were always good for a Penn State or a try-hard Northwestern team.
Zorak
- Naperville
Only because he sucks.
Happened last year. Pre-covid, it looks like the previous time was back in 1990, which just barely qualifies as Penn State joined the B1G the following year.
Ignatius Shang
- Columbia, MO
We are #15 favorite in winning the championship according to Bet365 odds (immediately after Houston).
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I’m selling Iowa. We know what that BTT grind does to a team emotionally. They spent it all this weekend. Early exit for them next week.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Reggie Miller? I thought he’d be at Wendy’s???
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Agreed. The recency bias on Iowa was strong today.
Same. It's a whole new ballgame for them and everyone else now. You are stepping out of conference and the familiarity and all that stuff goes out the window. Also McCaffery has never been out the second round.
Also damn McCaffery has been coaching a long time. His first tournament appearance was in 1988 with Lehigh. 1988.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
Sports media (CBS, ESPN, SEC, ACC, ....) are dogging the B10 for getting 9 teams in. They are all wanting the B10 to under perform. That is why Chattanooga is a popular upset, IMO. With that said, ....
Go Illini and other B10 teams.
Let's get 6 teams to Saturday, and 4 to the sweet 16 (Illini, Wisc, Purdue, ???).
Go Illini and other B10 teams.
Let's get 6 teams to Saturday, and 4 to the sweet 16 (Illini, Wisc, Purdue, ???).
10 years of champs prior to last years... unpleasantness... only 2 failed to make it out of the first weekend. I think last year had much more to do with us playing a bad game against a good team than some sort of systemic disadvantage we had because of playing 3 games in a row a week earlier.
2019 - MSU (2 seed) - Final 4
2018 - MSU (3 seed) - 2nd Round
2017 - Purdue (4 seed) - Sweet 16
2016 - MSU (2 seed) - 1st round (MTSU...)
2015 - Wisconsin (1 seed) - Championship game
2014 - MSU (4 seed) - Elite 8
2013 - OSU (2 seed) - Elite 8
2012 - MUS (1 seed) - Sweet 16
2011 - OSU (1 seed) - Sweet 16
2010 - OSU (2 seed) - Sweet 16
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
Picking the bracket: Big Ten resurgence, but title goes West
Last season's NCAA Tournament ultimately unfolded in familiar fashion.
Last season's NCAA Tournament ultimately unfolded in familiar fashion.
Upsets early — hi, Oral Roberts! — before the powerhouses eventually took over.
By the time the championship game rolled around, undefeated Gonzaga and twice-beaten Baylor — two No. 1 seeds — were playing for the title. The lesson, then, is simple: By all means, have fun picking those first-weekend upsets, but in the end, don't be surprised if the champion is a team that's looked like a contender all season.
Who is that this year? Let's take a look at some of the most popular analytical websites for some answers.
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nice read
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
Tipsheet: NCAA Tournament selection committee squeezes Dayton, Texas A&M
The downside of Selection Sunday is the suffering by the bubble teams that don't quite make the field. Texas A&M, in particular, felt pain after the selection committee ignored its
Jeff Gordon
Richmond did what SLU failed to do in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Spiders went the distance to win the event and grab the league's automatic berth, which was their only path to the Big Dance.
Their 62-60 upset of Davidson 62-60 in the championship game knocked A-10 cohort Dayton out of the bracket. The Flyers, like the Billikens, had to settle for the consolation of National Invitational Tournament berths.
Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M were the next four teams out of the bracket behind Dayton.
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OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Honest question: How is Notre Dame only an 11 seed playing Rutgers on Wednesday?
Because we beat them, and they undervalue us.
Penn State deserved it. What a travesty.
Illini, Wisconsin, Purdue and any other BIG, except Michigan
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Penn State's 14-17 record made it pretty easy for the NIT to snub them. The same for MInnesota at 13-17. NIT invitees with the worst records are Vanderbilt and Alcorn, both at 17-16.
My son had one too, doctor said he probably would have been better off to have broken it.
Bigtex
- DFW
pretty sure NIT requires teams to be above .500 for the season
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
They changed that a few years ago, but rarely (if they have yet) take teams below .500
chrisRunner7
- San Diego
Not sure if it's bad mojo for me to like this post
But anyway, doesn't look like any sprained ankle I've ever seen:
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He should be ready to go in 10 days or so. Probably won't be a 100 percent but who is this time of year.Not sure if it's bad mojo for me to like this post
But anyway, doesn't look like any sprained ankle I've ever seen:
That looks like a great rug. I bet it is really soft.Not sure if it's bad mojo for me to like this post
But anyway, doesn't look like any sprained ankle I've ever seen:
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