Teamrankings.com ISU is #8 on S-curve, 23% Chance at #1 seed
- Thread starter Rhoadhoused
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I agree. What made it even worse was the fact that we were the "last" 2 seed and got put in the same region with MSU... the tournament's overall number one seeded team. We pretty much got hosed by the seeding process on that one.
Absolutely! Between the 2 seed, getting stuck in MSU's region, and the officiating, we really got bent that year.
I believe we were .500 the year before in Fizer's Soph year and Tinsley was still an unknown, so we got zero respect for much of the season. Being a 2 seed was stupid.
1 seeds
MSU - Cleaves, Mo Pete, Richardson, Bell
Duke - Battier, J Williams, Boozer (young)
Zona - Arenas, R Jefferson (young)
Stanford - Collins, Collins, Madson, Casey Jacobson
I think Zona getting the other 1 seed was probably the one that screwed us, but I believe they were just coming off of a championship and several deep runs.
1 seeds
MSU - Cleaves, Mo Pete, Richardson, Bell
Duke - Battier, J Williams, Boozer (young)
Zona - Arenas, R Jefferson (young)
Stanford - Collins, Collins, Madson, Casey Jacobson
I think Zona getting the other 1 seed was probably the one that screwed us, but I believe they were just coming off of a championship and several deep runs.
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Haha... and to think that it all got set in motion by a 40 footer from Walls...
Now I gotta drink about it all over again... lol
NO DOUBT! Look how long it took us to even get ranked....
[h=2]Schedule[edit][/h]
| Big 12 Conference Standing: 1st | |||||||
| Date | Opponent* | Rank* | Location | Time[SUP]#[/SUP] | Result | Overall | Conference |
| Exhibition Game | |||||||
| November 10, 1999 | Global Sports[SUP][40][/SUP] | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 87–76 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Regular Season Games | |||||||
| November 15, 1999 | Simon Fraser | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 79–54 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| November 19, 1999 | Drake | Des Moines, IA | 7:05 p.m. | L 44–48 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| November 26, 1999 | Hawaii-Hilo | Hilo, HI | 11:30 p.m. | W 108–72 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| November 27, 1999 | Arkansas | Hilo, HI | 9:00 p.m. | W 77–71 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| November 28, 1999 | #1 Cincinnati | Hilo, HI | 8:00 p.m. | L 60–75 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 3, 1999 | Mississippi Valley State | Ames, IA | 8:00 p.m. | W 106–64 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 4, 1999 | Sam Houston State | Ames, IA | 8:00 p.m. | W 84–69 | 5–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 8, 1999 | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 78–64 | 6–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 11, 1999 | Iowa | Ames, IA | 8:00 p.m. | W 79–66 | 7–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 19, 1999 | Northern Iowa | Ames, IA | 6:00 p.m. | W 73–41 | 8–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 21, 1999 | Idaho State | Ames, IA | 8:00 p.m. | W 89–49 | 9–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 22, 1999 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Ames, IA | 8:00 p.m. | W 86–64 | 10–2 | 0–0 | |
| December 28, 1999 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 81–52 | 11–2 | 0–0 | |
| January 2, 2000 | Arkansas State | Ames, IA | 6:00 p.m. | W 84–53 | 12–2 | 0–0 | |
| January 8, 2000 | Missouri | Ames, IA | 4:00 p.m. | W 86–81 | 13–2 | 1–0 | |
| January 12, 2000 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 7:05 p.m. | W 66–65 | 14–2 | 2–0 | |
| January 16, 2000 | Colorado | Ames, IA | 1:00 p.m. | W 86–72 | 15–2 | 3–0 | |
| January 19, 2000 | Kansas State | Manhattan, KS | 8:00 p.m. | W 72–61 | 16–2 | 4–0 | |
| January 22, 2000 | #17 Oklahoma | Norman, OK | 3:00 p.m. | L 75–80 | 16–3 | 4–1 | |
| January 26, 2000 | Texas A&M | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 65–58 | 17–3 | 5–1 | |
| January 29, 2000 | #12 Kansas | Ames, IA | 3:00 p.m. | W 74–66 | 18–3 | 6–1 | |
| February 2, 2000 | Kansas State | #20 | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 85–67 | 19–3 | 7–1 |
| February 9, 2000 | Missouri | #17 | Columbia, MO | 7:00 p.m. | W 72–62 | 20–3 | 8–1 |
| February 12, 2000 | Nebraska | #17 | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 87–65 | 21–3 | 9–1 |
| February 16, 2000 | #24 Kansas | #14 | Lawrence, KS | 8:00 p.m. | W 64–62 | 22–3 | 10–1 |
| February 19, 2000 | Colorado | #14 | Boulder, CO | 3:00 p.m. | L 90–102 | 22–4 | 10–2 |
| February 24, 2000 | #14 Texas | #17 | Ames, IA | 7:00 p.m. | W 89–77 | 23–4 | 11–2 |
| February 26, 2000 | #10 Oklahoma State | #17 | Ames, IA | 3:00 p.m. | W 72–61 | 24–4 | 12–2 |
| March 1, 2000 | Texas Tech | #10 | Lubbock, TX | 7:00 p.m. | W 87–79 | 25–4 | 13–2 |
| March 4, 2000 | Baylor | #10 | Waco, TX | 6:00 p.m. | W 75–54 | 26–4 | 14–2 |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament | |||||||
| March 10, 2000 | Baylor | #7 | Kansas City, MO | 12:00 p.m. | W 76–64 | 27–4 | 14–2 |
| March 11, 2000 | #17 Oklahoma State | #7 | Kansas City, MO | 1:00 p.m. | W 68–64 | 28–4 | 14–2 |
| March 12, 2000 | #15 Oklahoma | #7 | Kansas City, MO | 12:00 p.m. | W 70–58 | 29–4 | 14–2 |
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||
| March 16, 2000 | Central Connecticut State | #6 | Minneapolis, MN | 1:55 p.m. | W 88–78 | 30–4 | 14–2 |
| March 18, 2000 | #24 Auburn | #6 | Minneapolis, MN | 4:38 p.m. | W 79–60 | 31–4 | 14–2 |
| March 23, 2000 | UCLA | #6 | Auburn Hills, MI | 8:55 p.m. | W 80–56 | 32–4 | 14–2 |
| March 25, 2000 | #2 Michigan State | #6 | Auburn Hills, MI | 6:00 p.m. | L 64–75 | 32–5 | 14–2 |
| *Rank according to AP Poll. [SUP]#[/SUP]All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. |
No thanks. I remember facing them in the post season once before. The loss essentially erased an ISU win earlier in the year and it ultimately ended up being LE's last loss - to Iowa! Too much bad omen in that one for me.
Wow, I had forgot how relatively easy the front half of that Big 12 schedule was, plus two less conference games overall. This year's Big 12 is much tougher.
I think we have a shot to go undefeated at home this year....if we do that...5 losses in conference seems like a lot. I really hope we figure out this slow start thing and just start blowing mediocre teams out of the water.
CycloneErik
Well-Known Member
I've always thought the point of wanting a rematch was to get a win back against someone we lost to.
Since we beat Iowa, I don't really see the point of playing them again. We've done that.
If it lines up that way, so be it. If not, that's just fine. I'd rather see somebody different.
Of course, the obligatory "I don't want to meet Iowa in the tournament, since I don't want us playing in the NIT."
It was definitely possible to make a case, before that tournament, that Iowa State deserved a No. 1 seed. But I’ve said it for years, it only became a “screw job†after the fact.
When the Elite 8 is the following, which Final Four contender (at minimum) is going to feel like it got the shortest straw?
Midwest
1. Michigan State
2. Iowa State
West
8. Wisconsin
6. Purdue
East
5. Florida
3. Oklahoma State
South
8. North Carolina
7. Tulsa
Re: top overall seed: I had thought Arizona was No. 1 overall seed that year, MSU 4th 1 seed — quick research is telling me differently. Up to some point, I recall there wasn’t a true top overall seed (I may be wrong) — if so, does anyone know when that change occured?
I just remember whatever bracket I used for that year's pool, Arizona was in upper left, MSU lower left, which suggests 1st & 4th. CBS bracket history has those lefthand regions flipped.
Yep, any other region and we are a FF team, and maybe win a title on a neutral court.
As of right now ESPN's BPI Tournament information has ISU 7th in BPI and projected as a 2 seed.
NCAA College Basketball BPI Rankings - ESPN
NCAA College Basketball BPI Rankings - ESPN
| 7 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2 | 91.0 | In - Projected At Large | 7 | 2 |
NIT games don't count. :wink: I'd just like to beat them again on a neutral court so their deranged fan base can shut their traps.
