College Bball Thread

[str8baller]

3 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Loyola Marymount up 12 at half against BYU.  Was not long ago that it wasn't a matter of if BYU was a tourney team, rather where would they be seeded.  Four straight losses heading into tonight has moved them from 17-4 to 17-8.  And a loss tonight would put them at 5-6 in the WCC.

What’s going on with them?

[str8baller]

4 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Purdue dropped to 10th, which I think is the lowest they've been all season. I'm sure they'll still be ranked #4 or #5 next week though. 

 

Purdue's adjusted D efficiency rank is now #126. 

They have trouble guarding the 3 ball. Villanova should’ve beat them but couldn’t hit an open three to save their life.  I’m still shocked we beat them because by all accounts it should be a bad matchup for us.  
 

I could see Purdue making a push for the FF depending on draw.  I could also see them easily losing the first weekend to a midmajor with decent shooters. Their run will be dependent on draw more than anyone else’s. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

6 hours ago, str8baller said:

I could see Purdue making a push for the FF depending on draw.  

My biggest fear come March isn't whether we get in or not, it's Purdue and Kentucky being on opposite sides of the bracket. B/c that's not at all an inconceivable national championship game. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

According to the Kenpom Rule only 10 schools are title contenders... These are the only 10 with Top 10 offenses and defenses. 

1. Gonzaga

2. Arizona

3. Kentucky

4. Houston

5. Baylor

7. Auburn

8. Duke

9. Villanova

12. UCLA

15. Illinois

As for some other Big Ten schools...

10. Purdue- #1 offense, #126 defense

17. Iowa- #4 offense, #109 Iowa

21. Ohio State- #6 offense, #128 defense

25. Michigan State- #31 offense, #50 defense

41. Indiana- #108 offense, #15 defense

[WayneFleekHoosier]

 Wow, Purdue didn’t show up last night.  

[RaceToTheTop]

39 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

According to the Kenpom Rule only 10 schools are title contenders... These are the only 10 with Top 10 offenses and defenses. 

1. Gonzaga

2. Arizona

3. Kentucky

4. Houston

5. Baylor

7. Auburn

8. Duke

9. Villanova

12. UCLA

15. Illinois

As for some other Big Ten schools...

10. Purdue- #1 offense, #126 defense

17. Iowa- #4 offense, #109 Iowa

21. Ohio State- #6 offense, #128 defense

25. Michigan State- #31 offense, #50 defense

41. Indiana- #108 offense, #15 defense

Honestly, if you gave me those 10 schools I lay at least 3 to 1 that one of them will win the title.  Purdue is 0-4 when they don't score 70 points.  That's not a recipe for going on a six game winning streak in the tournament.

[RaceToTheTop]

11 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Loyola Marymount up 12 at half against BYU.  Was not long ago that it wasn't a matter of if BYU was a tourney team, rather where would they be seeded.  Four straight losses heading into tonight has moved them from 17-4 to 17-8.  And a loss tonight would put them at 5-6 in the WCC.

BYU ended up winning by 1 in OT.  That would have been a disastrous loss.

[RaceToTheTop]

IU still a #8 seed at bracketville.  I thought they would be 9 or 10 by now.

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

IU still a #8 seed at bracketville.  I thought they would be 9 or 10 by now.

Today's Bracket Watch on The Athletic has them as an 8 as well. Playing 9 seed Seton Hall into Gonzaga. No thanks!

[Uspshoosier]

11 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

IU still a #8 seed at bracketville.  I thought they would be 9 or 10 by now.

They easily could in some others. Just depends what each one values.    Also shows you that none of the teams lower have really done anything to be moved up. If the bubble stays like this IU is probably 3 games away from making the field.   IU’s most important stretch will probably be Maryland, @Minny, Rutgers (especially if Rutgers keeps winning).  

[RaceToTheTop]

8 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

They easily could in some others. Just depends what each one values.    Also shows you that none of the teams lower have really done anything to be moved up. If the bubble stays like this IU is probably 3 games away from making the field.   IU’s most important stretch will probably be Maryland, @Minny, Rutgers (especially if Rutgers keeps winning).  

Yep, although would definitely like to move up the cut line a little bit to give some space for stolen automatic bids.  Can do that either in the regular season or the BTT.  If IU were to only win three more, they'd be 10-10 in conference and probably be in something like the 8/9 game in the BTT.  Would matchup with someone like Iowa, Rutgers, or God forbid, Michigan.

[mamasa]

32 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 Wow, Purdue didn’t show up last night.  

But, according to their fans, it's because UM "rigged the schedule".....

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, mamasa said:

But, according to their fans, it's because UM "rigged the schedule".....

LOL.  As it ended up, Michigan had to play Purdue two days after playing a decent length road game.  Michigan was at Penn State Tuesday.

[TheWatShot]

3 minutes ago, mamasa said:

But, according to their fans, it's because UM "rigged the schedule".....

It always makes me laugh when fans talk about how deep their team is but then complain about having to play too many games in a short time frame. 

[HoosierAloha]

15 minutes ago, mamasa said:

But, according to their fans, it's because UM "rigged the schedule".....

I don't think it was just purdoodoo fans saying this though

[TheWatShot]

More NET ranking hilarity: Michigan moved up 17 spots after beating Purdue last night, putting them at #30. Since Purdue beat Michigan at home last week, this temporarily gives Purdue another Quad 1 win. 

[HoosierAloha]

If this holds we could possibly finish T-6 in the conference and get the 8th seed.  We would take on Rutger in the 8-9 game for a chance at revenge against Ill! I think that would put us safely in the big dance.

We gotta at least get Maryland at home (they're lifeless, shouldn't be difficult) and find 3 more wins. Can we take down the Rutger at home and Minny on the road? Win a big one against Wiscy at home too?! We have a chance!

 

[HoosierAloha]

2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

More NET ranking hilarity: Michigan moved up 17 spots after beating Purdue last night, putting them at #30. Since Purdue beat Michigan at home last week, this temporarily gives Purdue another Quad 1 win. 

Michigan absolutely spanked them though. That's probably the reasoning behind purdoodoo losing so bad (fan logic).

[Uspshoosier]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

More NET ranking hilarity: Michigan moved up 17 spots after beating Purdue last night, putting them at #30. Since Purdue beat Michigan at home last week, this temporarily gives Purdue another Quad 1 win. 

Also means our loss to them is a Q1 loss for now 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

27 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Also means our loss to them is a Q1 loss for now 

Cool. We losses. That means a lot...