College Bball Thread

[Brass Cannon]

10 minutes ago, reconmkd said:

 

How does beating Purdue on the road cause us to rise in the rankings despite a loss earlier. Yet Purdue doesn’t fall?

[reconmkd]

Just now, Brass Cannon said:

How does beating Purdue on the road cause us to rise in the rankings despite a loss earlier. Yet Purdue doesn’t fall?

It makes as much sense as Houston as the #1, when Kansas has like a bazillion quad 1 wins, lol. Who knows and it really doesn't make a huge difference other than what number is beside your name. All I care about is the Tourney at this point. Let's win some games!

 

[LamarCheeks]

I'll always think Indy and Chicago are the best sites for the B1G tourney. Wouldn't have a problem if they had it in Minneapolis or Detroit or maybe even Milwaukee or Cleveland every once in a while -- just seems as if it should be in the Midwest. 

They had it in D.C. and NYC -- and although I get why they did that, It just seemed an odd fit. I wonder if once UCLA and USC are on board, they'll throw them a bone and at some point, have it in SoCal?

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I wonder if once UCLA and USC are on board, they'll throw them a bone and at some point, have it in SoCal?

I could see them going to Vegas. If only because everyone is always looking for an excuse to hold events in Vegas. I can't imagine an LA BTT being well-attended, but I'm not sure if they care either.

[AKHoosier]

16 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I'll always think Indy and Chicago are the best sites for the B1G tourney. Wouldn't have a problem if they had it in Minneapolis or Detroit or maybe even Milwaukee or Cleveland every once in a while -- just seems as if it should be in the Midwest. 

They had it in D.C. and NYC -- and although I get why they did that, It just seemed an odd fit. I wonder if once UCLA and USC are on board, they'll throw them a bone and at some point, have it in SoCal?

If it's ever in LA, the B1G better prioritize ending the BTT on Saturday.  That would be a really rough travel schedule for teams in the B1G footprint to fly across the country and back, then fly who knows where for the teams who are in the NCAAT.

[hoosiersoxfan]

31 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

How does beating Purdue on the road cause us to rise in the rankings despite a loss earlier. Yet Purdue doesn’t fall?

To be fair I'm not sure who you would have moved ahead of Purdue.  Maybe Marquette but they have 1 more loss and Purdue beat them head to head early in the season.  

At this point rankings are meaningless.  A week from now all anyone will be thinking about is conference tournaments and what seed their team will get in the big dance and where their team will be heading to play on March 12th.

[Brass Cannon]

9 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

To be fair I'm not sure who you would have moved ahead of Purdue.  Maybe Marquette but they have 1 more loss and Purdue beat them head to head early in the season.  

At this point rankings are meaningless.  A week from now all anyone will be thinking about is conference tournaments and what seed their team will get in the big dance and where their team will be heading to play on March 12th.

To me it’s just insane that a team with a losing record on Feb. With no road wins and no wins against a ranked team even at home in the last month is top 5. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

38 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

To be fair I'm not sure who you would have moved ahead of Purdue.  Maybe Marquette but they have 1 more loss and Purdue beat them head to head early in the season.  

At this point rankings are meaningless.  A week from now all anyone will be thinking about is conference tournaments and what seed their team will get in the big dance and where their team will be heading to play on March 12th.

I have Marquette and Gonzaga ahead of Purdue. But both are just playing better right now too. 

[hoosiersoxfan]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I have Marquette and Gonzaga ahead of Purdue. But both are just playing better right now too. 

How much does the selection committee value head to head matchups when seeding teams that have similar resumes?  Purdue beat both of those teams but that was way back early in the season.

I also kind of hope Purdue gets the last 1 seed instead of the top 2 seed so they aren't in the Louisville region.  That would increase the chances of IU getting to play a possible Sweet 16 and Elite 8 game in Louisville.  The place would be packed with cream and crimson.

[Brass Cannon]

13 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

How much does the selection committee value head to head matchups when seeding teams that have similar resumes?  Purdue beat both of those teams but that was way back early in the season.

I also kind of hope Purdue gets the last 1 seed instead of the top 2 seed so they aren't in the Louisville region.  That would increase the chances of IU getting to play a possible Sweet 16 and Elite 8 game in Louisville.  The place would be packed with cream and crimson.

True. Tell me what I need to root for to get that and that’s what I will root for

[HoosierAloha]

1 hour ago, reconmkd said:

 

Moved up 4 spots to 13th in the coaches poll fwiw

[Uspshoosier]

33 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

How much does the selection committee value head to head matchups when seeding teams that have similar resumes?  Purdue beat both of those teams but that was way back early in the season.

I also kind of hope Purdue gets the last 1 seed instead of the top 2 seed so they aren't in the Louisville region.  That would increase the chances of IU getting to play a possible Sweet 16 and Elite 8 game in Louisville.  The place would be packed with cream and crimson.

If teams are close in the true seed line then head to head will come into play but other then that they will rely on total body of work 

[HoosierAloha]

12 of 14 Big 1.o teams within 5 games with 2 games (for most teams) to go.
Live look at the Big 1.o office

[RaceToTheTop]

Combined LCS/War/Joe poll.  Three different teams receiving first place votes.

• 1.   Alabama (1)  24-5 (72)
• 2.  Houston (1) 27-2 (70)
• 3.  Kansas (1) 23-5 (69)
• 4.  UCLA 25-4 (68)
• 5.  Purdue 24-5 (61)
• 6.  Gonzaga 24-5 (59)
• 7.  Texas 22-7 (54)
• 8T. Arizona 24-5 (49)
• 8T. Baylor 21-8 (49)
• 8T. Marquette 23-6 (49)
• 11. Kansas State 22-6 (48)
• 12.  San Diego St 22-5 (39)
• 13.  St. Mary's 23-7 (38)
• 14.  Connecticutt 22-7 (35)
• 15.  Indiana 20-9 (34)
• 16.  Tennessee 21-8 (29)
• 17.  Xavier 21-8 (26)
• 18.   Virginia 21-6 (21)
• 19.  Miami (F) 23-6 (15)
• 20.  Nevada 21-7 (13)
• 21.  Kentucky 20-9 (12)
• 22.   Florida Atlantic 22-3 (11)
• 23.  Arkansas 20-9 (9)
• 24.  Texas A&M 21-8 (8)
• 25.  Memphis 22-7 (7)

Others:  Utah St 21-7 (6), Missouri 21-8 (5), Providence 22-8 (5), Boise St 21-7 (4), USC 21-8 (3), Oral Roberts 23-4 (3), Creighton 18-11 (2), Duke 21-8 (2).

[TheWatShot]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

To me it’s just insane that a team with a losing record on Feb. With no road wins and no wins against a ranked team even at home in the last month is top 5. 

The problem with Purdue is that the media decided they were an elite team back in November/December and even as recently as a month ago was calling them the undisputed best team in the country. They don't look like a top 10 team right now but they still have the resumé of a 1 seed because they went nuts over Thanksgiving weekend and stacked wins against a watered-down Big Ten with favorable matchups. 

 

They stayed #5 this week because teams 6-9 all lost at least once. Right now, I think UCLA has a case for the last 1 seed, but Purdue will get it unless they lose a couple more games. 

[Uspshoosier]

Jalen Blackmon is the newcomer of the year in the ASUN and he also made first team all ASUN 

[Hardwood83]

2 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

The problem with Purdue is that the media decided they were an elite team back in November/December and even as recently as a month ago was calling them the undisputed best team in the country. They don't look like a top 10 team right now but they still have the resumé of a 1 seed because they went nuts over Thanksgiving weekend and stacked wins against a watered-down Big Ten with favorable matchups. 

 

They stayed #5 this week because teams 6-9 all lost at least once. Right now, I think UCLA has a case for the last 1 seed, but Purdue will get it unless they lose a couple more games. 

Getting a #1 seed just makes their inevitable crash and burn all the more delicious!!

[GloryDays]

7 hours ago, LamarCheeks said:

Sad news from out near my neck of the woods. Holland was not only a good coach, but a pretty classy guy. He took UVA to the Final Four in 1981, when a certain team from Bloomington won the title. He also beat a certain team from Bloomington to reach the 1984 Final Four (but we won't talk about that...)

Alzheimer's sucks. 

 

 

   I remember him hiring Louisville Ballard's high school coach as an assistant to get Jeff Lamp, Ky's Mister Basketball when he was pretty much set to come here.Never did care for him after that.

[Uspshoosier]

Inject conference tournament play into my veins.  Let’s go.   

[Uspshoosier]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Inject conference tournament play into my veins.  Let’s go.   

Queens up 1 with 8 min to go 

Bellarmine up 4 with 6:44 to go