Honestly...how did the Clowns even make the field?
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That plus Hilton east probably hands the clowns one game.
The one I’m genuinely confused by is Michigan but that’s just me
Ditto on Mich, also IU should have been beyond the play in game with ISU there instead. That year Iowa played just AWFUL entering the Dance and had to do the First Four game. ISU with a similar entry path, bad basketball....yet gets rewarded with no play in and a virtual home game in the first round.
HaydenHawk56
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ISU and Indiana had close to the same overall record (20-12 for ISU, 20-13 for Indiana) but ISU had an SOS of 11 to Indiana's 38. ISU had a 9-8 record in Q1 games to Indiana's 4-8.
I think ISU's resume is significantly better than Indiana's.
MelroseHawkins
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This.
Funny, nobody, I mean nobody thought either Iowa or Iowa St. would be in this position at the end. Enjoy it.
Northside Hawk
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The Big 12 got a lot of love from the committee with their seedings.
They will soon get the opportunity to justify it.
They will soon get the opportunity to justify it.
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Redline9500
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Hardly significantly better. SOS means squat if you get blown out all the time.
Clowns did nothing since mid-January.
This. I thought SURE ISU would get a first four game for sucking it down the stretch. Got lucky.
ISU has 4 Quad 1 wins since mid January, the same number as Iowa got all year.
Ree4
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Iowa also has 4 quad 1 wins since mid January
Hey now dont call him out.
Speaking of life from Jan 1st to season's end.........
8-12 ISU since Jan 1
16-6 UI since Jan 1
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I think we all learned a bit more about how far Quad 1 wins can carry you if there's little else to report to the jury.
8-12 ISU since Jan 1
16-6 UI since Jan 1
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I think we all learned a bit more about how far Quad 1 wins can carry you if there's little else to report to the jury.
I think ISU is VERY lucky the season ended when it did. One more bad loss and they are on the outside looking in.
Exactly, they carry a lot of water. ISU made the tourney despite some bad stretches of basketball, some blowouts, etc. They did their work early by getting 5 Q1 wins in the noncon which allowed them a lot of leeway once conference play started. I think we knew Q1 wins would be factored heavily once the committee released their initial top 16 and Houston wasn't in it.
