Illinois-Iowa
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Not really. The only mid-major conference that could get more than one that I can think of off hand is the MVC if WSU doesn't win the ship today. Hoks got lucky with the weak sauce bubble this year.
This thread has been awesome. Haven't laughed so much at Iowa's expense since Ekey hit that three about 12 hours ago.
Agree totally. One of their 20 wins is against a D-2 team, Abilene Christian. Big 10 is weaker from a RPI standpoint than a year ago and their record was no better. What was their record against the RPI top 100 anyway? At one point it was shockingly bad. 1-4 down the street with a couple bad losses. Also very few good wins, Michigan at home was about it. If there was a normal tourney bubble this year, they'd be sweating it.
I get what you're saying, but off the bubble teams from MWC, WCC, A10 and majors could easily still take spots. Or bubble teams like Neb and WVU could play themselves into their leagues getting more at large bids with 2 solid wins. Anything but chalk hurts a team like Iowa should they lose int he first round.
Is this true? Weren't Hok fans all up in arms about the MWC and how they played "The RPI Game" last year? If so then lol.
Because somebody somewhere that one time said they were deeeeppppp and FF worthy even though they were generating all of two "resume" wins. The homey EI media took that and literally choked every last drop out of it they could.
If I were them I would be sweating it, it's amazing how the media turned on them these past two weeks. Went from final four talk to bubble team and finding ways to lose. The big ten is not as strong as last year and they finish with the same record!! How does that constitute to an auto bid sorry it does not. Iowa will have to win their first game in conference tourney if they do not there is a better deserving team out there to take their spot. The media had a HUGE boner for that mediocre conference all season and iowa rode on that coat tail. Two weeks ago I even thought they were in, not now.
Just checked. ACU will be D-2 until 2018, but they are working up to D-1, which is probably why they have some of those games in the non con.
Their resume is not very good or convincing of an auto bid. They couldn't even protect their home court.
Just saw Fran's quote when asked about the 20-6 hole to start- "That's probably where the game was lost."
Really? Because I seem to remember about 30 minutes of game after that where you a good chance of winning.
Really? Because I seem to remember about 30 minutes of game after that where you a good chance of winning.
And that is it in a nutshell. Hype! There is St. John's, Arkansas, West Virginia to name a few who are every bit if not more worthy than the Hawks....but because the lack of "hype"...don't get the B of D Iowa does. It's BS. If last year's version of Iowa Hawkeye basketball was not worthy....then this year's team certainly is not. They win two in their tourney....maybe.
You take away marble and force them to shoot from the outside and iowa is toast. Illinois slowed the game down took marble away and their curl routes and bazinga they lost. Plus you have a hot headed dbag coach and even bobby flay would say that's a recipe for disaster.
I just took a quick spin thru HN and thoroughly enjoyed their wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth. They're not as confident they'll make the tourney as many in this thread - interesting info, such as the following:
37 teams with 20 wins in a power conference have not made NCAA (they presently have 19);
Cinci missed the NCAA tournament recently win an RPI of 40 (they are presently estimated at 46-50);
C'mon Purdue - please punch EIU's ticket to the NIT!!!
37 teams with 20 wins in a power conference have not made NCAA (they presently have 19);
Cinci missed the NCAA tournament recently win an RPI of 40 (they are presently estimated at 46-50);
C'mon Purdue - please punch EIU's ticket to the NIT!!!