Bracketology and Team Resumes

[Golfman25 6,652]

5 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Bubble action today (some pretty far down the bubble):

IU loses 69-67 at Purdue

Florida loses at home to Kentucky 71-63

Creighton loses at home to Seton Hall 65-60

VIrginia Tech lost at Clemson 63-59

Oklahoma won at Kansas State 78-71

Dayton won at home against Davidson 82-76

Loyola beat Northern Iowa in the MVC tournament 66-43

Wyoming won at home in overtime against Fresno State, 68-64

VCU lost at St. Louis 69-65

North Texas lost at UTEP 70-68.......might have been a big one should they not win their conference tournament.  That's a quad 3 loss.

Notre Dame over Pittsburgh easily (good for IU to keep Notre Dame Q1)

 

 

 

 

 

You think if Loyola wins it’s conference tournament it opens up an at large bid?  

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Just now, Golfman25 said:

You think if Loyola wins it’s conference tournament it opens up an at large bid?  

Yes.

[Uspshoosier 53,799]

IU could possibly move into Lunardis last 4 in even after 2 straight losses and 7 of their last 9 if BYU loses.  
 

[RaceToTheTop 30,587]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

IU could possibly move into Lunardis last 4 in even after 2 straight losses if BYU loses.  
 

And it looks like they will.  Will finish 22-10 with no chance to improve their resume.

[Uspshoosier 53,799]

21 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

IU could possibly move into Lunardis last 4 in even after 2 straight losses and 7 of their last 9 if BYU loses.  
 

 

[Golfman25 6,652]

All I'll say is if we squeek in, we better win the first one at least (and preferabbly two) to proove that we belong there.  :) 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

8 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

I know lunardi isn’t the most accurate and that there will be plenty of movement this next week, but imagine if it did shake out like this? 3 big ten teams in Dayton. I actually think that would be a nightmare scenario b/c I just don’t think the committee would let it happen. So we’d get bumped so 2 teams from the same conference didn’t play each other.

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24 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

I know lunardi isn’t the most accurate and that there will be plenty of movement this next week, but imagine if it did shake out like this? 3 big ten teams in Dayton. I actually think that would be a nightmare scenario b/c I just don’t think the committee would let it happen. So we’d get bumped so 2 teams from the same conference didn’t play each other.

I agree, and I think even though we are projected last team in right now, a win Thursday is essential. 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

21 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

I agree, and I think even though we are projected last team in right now, a win Thursday is essential. 

For sure. No question we have to win, especially since it will be against another cut line team and be a quad 1 win. Our resume is so fragile. ND jumped back up to a quad 1 win by 2 spots. St. John’s is hanging on as a quad 2 win by 3 spots but Rutgers has fallen, officially giving us a quad 3 loss by 1 spot. A win Thursday is the bare minimum b/c our team sheet could take some hits along the way.

[LIHoosier 27,677]

IU gained 2 spots in the NET from 45 to 43. Even the NET darlings Iowa St gained a spot from losing.

Both cases are more likely caused by North Texas getting upset than anything else.

[Uspshoosier 53,799]

IU has put themselves in position now regardless of where bracketologist have them last 4 in or first 4 out where Thursdays game is an elimination game for them.   Bubble teams keep losing and winning that could be enough but I would be sweating it.   If they win 2 they will be in.  This team isn’t trending in the wrong  direction.    Makes the Rutgers game that more frustrating.  If they won that at worst they are probably first 4

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IU is the first team out in bracketville — but that is with Loyola as an at large and Drake as the auto bid in the MVC.

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

  Makes the Rutgers game that more frustrating.  If they won that at worst they are probably first 4

Rutgers, Wisconsin, at Wisconsin, at Ohio St., at Iowa, maybe at NW. Any of those and it’s a different story. 2 of those and we’re feeling great. 3 of those? Hah. We’d still be considered not very good at closing games but we’d be arguing about whether we’d rather be in a 8/9 game or 7/10 game.

[Uspshoosier 53,799]

10 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Rutgers, Wisconsin, at Wisconsin, at Ohio St., at Iowa, maybe at NW. Any of those and it’s a different story. 2 of those and we’re feeling great. 3 of those? Hah. We’d still be considered not very good at closing games but we’d be arguing about whether we’d rather be in a 8/9 game or 7/10 game.

I hear you on all of those but the Rutgers game was basically a snap shot of IU basketball for the last 4 years.   Not being able to beat Rutgers at home in the biggest game of the year is a gut punch.   
 Road games are what they are but each year continuing to lose Q2 games at home is killer on the resume.   
 

 

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4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

I hear you on all of those but the Rutgers game was basically a snap shot of IU basketball for the last 4 years.   Not being able to beat Rutgers at home in the biggest game of the year is a gut punch.   
 Road games are what they are but each year continuing to lose Q2 games at home is killer on the resume.   
 

 

To add to this.  IU had single plays in conference with 2 other B1G bubble teams and had both of them at home.   They lost both.  IU lost every single play B1G game this year.    

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

I feel like Michigan losing today has become pretty pivotal. If they were to win at OSU today, they'd go into our game (provided MSU beats Maryland) 17-13, 11-9 with 5 quad 1 wins and a combined 8-12 quad 1/2 record. Even if we were to beat them on Thursday, if the committee were comparing resumes, Michigan would probably still have the higher NET, more quality wins, finished higher in conference. We'd only have more wins, and the fact that Michigan would fall below the dreaded 4 games above .500. Would the committee look at head to head and value their road victory (trouncing) over our neutral court win? 

Don't mind me, I'm just over here agonizing over every doomsday scenario and how we could have avoided it this morning. Nice little Sunday.

[hoopsta007 465]

So we are rooting for OSU, Houston, penn st, Maryland, and Loyola?  Am I missing anyone else?

[Hoosierfanyuh 5,541]

Most bubble teams lost yesterday. I truly believe 1 more win gets us in. 

[Uspshoosier 53,799]

26 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

So we are rooting for OSU, Houston, penn st, Maryland, and Loyola?  Am I missing anyone else?

Tulane as well