#7 overall, 2 seed

[81Boileralum]

First post for this die hard Purdue fan/alum. I've been watching all day to see if someone on the forum picked up on this Bleacher Report article, in some ways I like the way he thinks...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2751842-new-year-projections-for-the-2018-ncaa-tournament-bracket

 

[Do Dah Day]

well, certainly some interesting stuff there. I sense a bit more KenPom than the committee will use.

 

[BleedinGold]

This was interesting...

"Per usual, it was a tough call for the final No. 1 seed. Oklahoma and Purdue were both viable candidates, and Arizona State wasn't far behind, thanks to a head-to-head win over Xavier."

A #2 and #1 seeds are still in play for us. We have a small margin for error but those are definitely in the realm of possibility.

This is a big month as the committe will start paying attention over the next few weeks. We stay strong and perform well we'll start being in more and more conversations like this. The later in the season those conversations occur the more likely we will be at the top of the committee's minds come Selection Sunday

 

[SqueakyClean]

Similar to the "Curiosity" thread, I think we can afford 4 losses and still be in really good shape for a 2 seed. @MSU, @Michigan, a random road game to a top 100 Big Ten team, and the finals of the BTT (assuming that we lose to MSU, Michigan, or possibly OSU in that BTT finals game). Any additional loss beyond those four would likely be to a sub-75 ranked Big Ten team (either away or home), and I think that will be enough justification for the committee to kick us down to the 3 line based upon the "perceived" strength of the Big Ten this year.
There is still a ton of season left to play out though. All the other conferences might totally cannibalize themselves and we might still be sitting pretty at 14-4 in the Big Ten. Who knows at this point.

 

[BoilerInChiTown]

Love to see us as a 2 seed or higher but there's nothing wrong with being a 3 seed. That would be our highest since the baby boilers.

I still think we goes as far as our rebounding...