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Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Yup, Iowa’s Minnesota win dropped to quad 2 after they got blown out yesterday. The way Wisconsin has been playing, there’s a chance they’ll drop to quad 2 as well in the next couple weeks.
You shouldn't have to settle for a lot bad shots against Iowa. If you aren't beating them to death inside you're head coach should be looking for a new job.
They still have a reasonable shot. Not yet likely but losing at Illinois didn't hurt them much. Finish 2-1 and don't draw Purdue and they can sneak in.
Michigan State's front court pieces playing ahead of Booker stink though. This is a terrible coaching job by Izzo. They are crashing towards the bubble.
Ehh, I think they only get in by winning the conference tourney. They are so one dimensional and there's not a single expert I've seen that has them even close to the bubble right now (I'm sure I could be missing some that do).
Correct, but I highly doubt bringing in an avg player at best and son of the coach that graduated the year before has the same impact lol......Tyrese, Georges, Monte etc would though.
They get in to the Tournament with an 18-13 regular season record?! With losses to Michigan (at home!), Penn St and Indiana? That doesn't seem right to me.
Most people have them as 5th to 8th team out so not immediate fringe but bubblish. They win out in regular season they're a lock. 2-1 need teams above them to lose and do as much as can in conference tournament. Anything else they're out of course. With Drake's loss against UNI they'll need to win league. That's an example of a team that's probably listed above iowa in some brackets but iowa would certainly leap with strong finish. I see Iowa going 1-2 in some form to end season and likely go to NIT
They are "Next 4 out" territory for most. Somewhere from the 6th to 12th team off the cut line depending on who you ask. That is more than a reasonable shot. Northwestern is vulnerable right now. Winnable road game for Iowa.
If Nebraska breaks on the other side of the bubble (currently last 4 byes), then Hawkeyes might not get picked for NIT. Hawks would be the 3rd best remaining big ten team per NET and top2 get auto-NIT bids. That's a bigger reality for the them than any possible scenario putting them in the big dance. But, Nebraska probably stays on the good side of the bubble (got 7 AP votes this week)
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Out of 100 brackets in bracket matrix, they are listed on 1 of them. That puts them as 9th team out in the matrix for at - large teams.
Edit, 10th team out. Richmond is listed as "other auto" but they have more brackets as 11-seed (4) than Hawkeyes (1)
My two cents worth:
3-0 they are likely in, particularly if they win their first Big 10 tournament game
2-1 last four out range heading into the Big 10 tournament, so could play their way in depending on how the bubble moves
1-2 or worse, they’d have to win the Big 10 tournament
3-0 they are likely in, particularly if they win their first Big 10 tournament game
2-1 last four out range heading into the Big 10 tournament, so could play their way in depending on how the bubble moves
1-2 or worse, they’d have to win the Big 10 tournament
I am still sticking with they have to get to 20 wins to have a shot, that is what I called two weeks ago and I think it still remains today. That means 2-1 and at least 2 wins in conf tourney. I didn't see it happening then, I don't see it happening now.