Big Ten Tournament Seeding
- Thread starter Travis Miller
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Damn, I got the wrong tickets! No wonder they were so cheap.
As expected, Maryland takes down Northwestern (74-61) in College Park, and the Terps clinch at least the #3 seed. Michigan is the #2 seed IF they beat Michigan State, otherwise, the #3.
Top-4 finish for Purdue, but BTT seeding is now either #5 or #6, depending upon USC/UCLA result. Get ready for basketball next TH.
Top-4 finish for Purdue, but BTT seeding is now either #5 or #6, depending upon USC/UCLA result. Get ready for basketball next TH.
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When OSU was up 10. I looked at him and said these refs will stop the flow and IU will go on a 'ref' run.....they did
another rock fight.....shocker.
Both teams shoot < 40%; Indiana 5/20 from beyond the arc but won the battle of the boards and FT edge. Four Buckeye starters played 34+ minutes.....that didn't help them either.
Oregon/Indiana (8/9) game could be interesting - second game between the two teams in 9 days.
Hopefully Indiana shows up. Only real bright spot on the year and what I will be happy seeing is Anthony Leal finally getting recognition to end his career. Should be All-B1G Defensive team without any doubt.
#6 seed. UCLA, Wisconsin, and Purdue end up in a 3-way tie for 4th, and Purdue loses on the tie-breakers.
Boilers get the winner of the 14/11 game, which for now is Minnesota/Rutgers. Ironically, they play at Rutgers tomorrow to end the regular season.
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More ironically, they could still play in the 14-11 game as well. If Nebraska and Rutgers win tomorrow, that's what happens.
Minnesota and Nebraska win.....11 Minnesota vs 14 Northwestern
Minnesota and Iowa win.......11 Minnesota vs 14 USC
Rutgers and Nebraska win.....11 Rutgers vs 14 Minnesota
Rutgers and Iowa win....11 Rutgers vs 14 USC
Caveat: I didn't flip the other remaining games to see if the tiebreaker changes based on who the #2 seed ends up being.
Edit to the Caveat: Michigan beating MSU doesn't change it.
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Yeah - there could be some craziness still left. I think if Iowa wins there's a 5-way tie for 12th at 7-13, and Nebraska would be the odd team out. Most of the scenarios I've seen has the round-robin record breaking all of the ties.
Purdue ends up 5-5 against the top half of the league (W - Michigan, Maryland, UCLA, Indiana, Oregon; L - Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana)
8-2 against the bottom half (W - Minnesota, Rutgers (2), USC, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Washington; L - Ohio State and Penn State)
Roller coaster ride is not over yet.
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Minnesota's been something of a Boiler killer in the B1G Tournament.
Just had to go there, rgarlitz, huh?
Most recently, 2019 and 2010......I have tried to block that 2010 game out of my memory, one of the more discombobulated and inept offensive performances I've seen from a Purdue team (which was understandable under the circumstances). Purdue trailed at the half 37-11, and if not for a Ja Juan Johnson basket with two seconds left, the Boilers would have been in single digits.
Seems like they beat Purdue and couple times back in the late Keady era, too. The details of those early B1G tournaments are getting fuzzier each year. I remember Purdue beat Indiana and got to the finals the first year before losing to Michigan. But Gene went something like 1-7 after that.Just had to go there, rgarlitz, huh?
Most recently, 2019 and 2010......I have tried to block that 2010 game out of my memory, one of the more discombobulated and inept offensive performances I've seen from a Purdue team (which was understandable under the circumstances). Purdue trailed at the half 37-11, and if not for a Ja Juan Johnson basket with two seconds left, the Boilers would have been in single digits.
2004 was another loss to Minnesota.
Yeah, after that first tournament in '98 (which later Michigan had to vacate the title), Keady never got past the QF round and only won one game in the remaining seasons he coached. Ironically, that was in 2001 against Minnesota. Painter has done a much better job, getting Purdue to five championship games and winning it twice.
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So as of today we play winner of Minnesota/Northwestern Thursday and then Maryland to get to semis on Friday.
After today, it will probably be the Minnesota/ Rutgers winner, then Michigan on Friday. Maryland would potentially be next.
Michigan will make a run, but at this point already it doesn't look like it'll be enough. Sparty looks focused. Jerry Palm thinks they still have an outside shot at a #1, but with the way Alabama/Tennessee/Florida looked yesterday, that shot might be waaaaaay outside now.
What is Michigan State's best win?
No disrespect to Palm (a Purdue alumnus) and the Spartans (despite my jabs at Izzo from time to time), I just don't see it from the resume even if they win the BTT. No doubt they are really good and playing well, but the Big Ten is well below the SEC this year at the top. The highest #2? Yeah, I could see that.
Newsflash - I've been wrong before and will be again....haha.
You could argue Michigan wants no part of Illinois on the #2/7 line.
Looks like IF the Boilers win TH, they get a rubber game match against the Wolverines.
Welp - in the Corn Battle Royale, Iowa prevails over Nebraska (83-68) and knocks them out of the BTT field. Cornhuskers with a meltdown down the stretch, dropped six of seven and torpedoed any NCAA tournament hopes.
Looks like Purdue will get the winner of #14 (USC) v. #11 (Rutgers/Minnesota - the winner of today's regular season finale, currently tied at 50 with 6 minutes to go).
Update/Edit - Rutgers wins in OT over Minnesota, so the field/seeds are set. Oregon game with Washington won't affect seeding.
Courtesy of bball.notnothing.net
Looks like Purdue will get the winner of #14 (USC) v. #11 (Rutgers/Minnesota - the winner of today's regular season finale, currently tied at 50 with 6 minutes to go).
Update/Edit - Rutgers wins in OT over Minnesota, so the field/seeds are set. Oregon game with Washington won't affect seeding.
Courtesy of bball.notnothing.net
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Iowa led wire-to-wire basically. Very shocked at that, with so much on the line. A couple of weeks ago, Nebraska was in good position to make the NCAA. Now they wait for their Crown Invite.
Non-conference, it's North Carolina in Maui. Meh.What is Michigan State's best win?
No disrespect to Palm (a Purdue alumnus) and the Spartans (despite my jabs at Izzo from time to time), I just don't see it from the resume even if they win the BTT. No doubt they are really good and playing well, but the Big Ten is well below the SEC this year at the top. The highest #2? Yeah, I could see that.
Newsflash - I've been wrong before and will be again....haha.
You could argue Michigan wants no part of Illinois on the #2/7 line.
They do now have 12 Q1 wins. But like I said, they needed help yesterday and certainly didn't get it. Entrenched on the 2-line now though. I will be interested to see if they end up in the Midwest though. It would make more logical sense, but then you're sending one of the SEC teams out west, to also be possibly paired with a conference foe as the #1.
Guess it could also possibly depend if Duke jumps Auburn for the overall #1 - I don't think they should. I had seen a lot of projected brackets with Michigan State in Atlanta (South Region).
As an aside - first time I took a hard look at the ACC standings. I did not realize both Clemson and Louisville finished 18-2 to Duke's 19-1. Really top-heavy as 4th place had seven conference losses. Clemson was in the West Regional Final last season - probably a trendy sleeper pick this year.
I've watched a ton of SEC this year. I don't see Duke jumping Auburn for overall #1. Their resume is so much better than Duke. You could argue that Alabama should be ahead of Duke. I'm not saying Duke isn't good, they are. But the ACC is just awful, I mean really awful. The schedules the top SEC schools have played is just ridiculous.
Alabama last 7 games:
#1
#15
#19
#25
#4
#5
#1
Just crazy how good that conference is this year.
Alabama last 7 games:
#1
#15
#19
#25
#4
#5
#1
Just crazy how good that conference is this year.
I mean it's a valid question right now. Duke passed Auburn for #1 in the NET. If that flips things with locations could change a bit. It would send Auburn to Indy, then definitely send Houston to SF, then the other #1 from the SEC to Newark.
Other than the extra game, I can’t say I am disappointed in the route Purdue hasWhat is Michigan State's best win?
No disrespect to Palm (a Purdue alumnus) and the Spartans (despite my jabs at Izzo from time to time), I just don't see it from the resume even if they win the BTT. No doubt they are really good and playing well, but the Big Ten is well below the SEC this year at the top. The highest #2? Yeah, I could see that.
Newsflash - I've been wrong before and will be again....haha.
You could argue Michigan wants no part of Illinois on the #2/7 line.
We should have won both Michigan games but our lack of finish cost us that road game - like several others recently. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if we win the BTT.
