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Why do people freak out every time someone has us "out"? It's ridiculous. We may not make it but what they say now doesn't mean jack squat.
Cyclones' warning
Bracket advisory: Not beating anyone decent away from home doesn't sit well with the tourney committee. It's why Iowa State is off Jerry Palm's latest bracket along with Big 12 mate Texas.
Teams in:
Northwestern (15-10, 5-8)
Roads wins against GT (9-16, 2-9) and Illionois (16-10, 5-8)
Illinois (16-10, 5-8)
Road wins against Marlyand (15-10, 5-6) and Northwestern (15-10, 5-8)
Kansas State (17-8, 6-7)
Road wins against VT (14-12, 3-8) Oklahoma State (12-14, 5-8) and Tech (8-17, 1-12)
Something does not compute
But three Big 10 teams with losing conference records are in?
I don't think people are really freaking out about being out as much as they are freaking out about these bracketologists being stupid.
I think it may be overconfident to think that finishing 2-3 down the stretch and losing the first one in K.C. will get us in. We would squarely be on the bubble.
3 more wins from here on out in 6+ games should do it though.
I think it may be overconfident to think that finishing 2-3 down the stretch and losing the first one in K.C. will get us in. We would squarely be on the bubble.
3 more wins from here on out in 6+ games should do it though.
Another thing is that if we finish 2-3 with a first round tourney loss, we would finish the season losing 6 of our last 9. In that case, I think looking at our entire resume, the win against Kansas would be considered an outlier. I don't think we would deserve to be in if that happens.
Illinois has lost 7 out of their last 8...and they're in???
CBS has B10 ties. They're going to put as many B10 teams in as possible to keep that viewership/readership up!
Cyclones' warning
Bracket advisory: Not beating anyone decent away from home doesn't sit well with the tourney committee. It's why Iowa State is off Jerry Palm's latest bracket along with Big 12 mate Texas.
Teams in:
Northwestern (15-10, 5-8)
Roads wins against GT (9-16, 2-9) and Illionois (16-10, 5-8)
Illinois (16-10, 5-8)
Road wins against Marlyand (15-10, 5-6) and Northwestern (15-10, 5-8)
Kansas State (17-8, 6-7)
Road wins against VT (14-12, 3-8) Oklahoma State (12-14, 5-8) and Tech (8-17, 1-12)
Something does not compute
Another thing is that if we finish 2-3 with a first round tourney loss, we would finish the season losing 6 of our last 9. In that case, I think looking at our entire resume, the win against Kansas would be considered an outlier. I don't think we would deserve to be in if that happens.