Selection Sunday Thread

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Here we go. Will the Hoosiers back into the dance? Need a STRONG a showing from SMU to keep UCONN out. It won't be pretty if UCONN a gets in...

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

Agreed. The Ponies must play well today.

[VO5 8,272]

I really don't understand at all how a Uconn win would knock us out. Our resume is so much better than some other bubble teams. It makes no sense

[djsalway 4,161]

This whole day is a lot more exciting when IU is good.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

I really don't understand at all how a Uconn win would knock us out. Our resume is so much better than some other bubble teams. It makes no sense

RPI isn't hot.
Road wins is weak.
SOS isn't so great
Collapse of a finish.


If IU's body of work ended the exact same but we went 9-5 instead of 5-9 it's a no brainer.

[Feathery 4,005]

Also we got beat by MSU without Dawson and our SMU win was without their best player. According to DD those intrinsic things make our resume not look as good. He still has us in l, unless UConn wins

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

This whole day is a lot more exciting when IU is good.

this is exactly how I feel.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Bracket Matrix shows us in 85% of the brackets out there. Albeit not all of them have updated to include Wyoming in yet.

http://www.bracketmatrix.com

[VO5 8,272]

RPI isn't hot.
Road wins is weak.
SOS isn't so great
Collapse of a finish.


If IU's body of work ended the exact same but we went 9-5 instead of 5-9 it's a no brainer.

RPI is the worst metric ever and it baffles me as to why it's so heavily used. Our strength of schedule is 21st overall. Look at road wins of other bubble teams and they aren't that impressive. It's also been said that the last 10 games aren't waited heavily. Even if they were, a team like Ole Miss lost 4 of their last 5 games. The only thing keeping Texas on the bubble is that they were ranked at the beginning of the year. Their inclusion is laughable. Looking at everything I just don't see how you can leave IU out

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

Also we got beat by MSU without Dawson and our SMU win was without their best player. According to DD those intrinsic things make our resume not look as good. He still has us in l, unless UConn wins

im assuming if the committee would look at those games with injuries involved then they would also look at the losses we had without hanner, colin, and blackmon

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

Interestingly, in that matrix, SMU, Georgetown, Butler and Providence are the 6 seeds. Multiple common opponents that we fared well with.

[Feathery 4,005]

im assuming if the committee would look at those games with injuries involved then they would also look at the losses we had without hanner, colin, and blackmon

Yep but we are also without Hanner again. We aren't 100% healthy and they definitely take that into consideration.

[Hovadipo 56,136]

This whole day is a lot more exciting when IU is good.

How would you categorize today then?

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

Yep but we are also without Hanner again. We aren't 100% healthy and they definitely take that into consideration.

good we beat a top 10 team without him in the lineup

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

Bracket Matrix shows us in 85% of the brackets out there. Albeit not all of them have updated to include Wyoming in yet.

http://www.bracketmatrix.com

 

Why doesn't BTB have a seat at this table?

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

How would you categorize today then?

another chapter in the book that is Tom Crean. I am generally more excited to see what the offseason brings because we are no real threat this year anyway.

For the players sake, I want in. Plus I want to see IU play another game or 2, but my full interest is seeing what the off season brings.

[djsalway 4,161]

How would you categorize today then?

Nerve-wracking/Hopeful

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Bracket Matrix shows us in 85% of the brackets out there. Albeit not all of them have updated to include Wyoming in yet.

http://www.bracketmatrix.com

Update: 15 brackets have wyoming included. Of those 15, 12 include Indiana.

[Hovadipo 56,136]

Nerve-wracking/Hopeful

It's kinda like that Bob Knight quote I won't post...might as well sit back and enjoy it. :)

[FKfootball 1,046]

If you missed the tourney 5 out of 7 years at Minnesota it would get u fired. Today could make things interesting.