Big Ten Baseball tournament --Hawks are the 3 seed, by far the best of the non-PAC12 teams in the B1G

[wwhawk]

New format this season for the B1G baseball tournament. 4 pools of 3 teams, with the pool winners meeting in the semis. (Only 12 teams make the tournament).
The 3 teams in each pool play each other, with the winner advancing to the semis. If each pool team goes 1 & 1, the highest seeded team in the pool "wins' the pool and advances.

Iowa finished 21 & 9, in 3rd, a game back of both UCLA and OR. The Ducks are the #1 seed, because they won 2 of 3 from the #2 Bruins in the regular season.

Pool A has the 1, 8 & 12 seeds. Pool B has the 2, 7 & 11 seeds. Iowa in in Pool C, as the #3 seed, with #6 & #10. Pool D is 4, 5 and 9 seeds.

Iowa plays #10 seed Rutgers (15 & 15) at 6 on Wednesday, the 21st. Iowa plays #6 seed Indiana (16 & 14) on Friday, the 23rd @ 2.
If they win both games, or if all 3 Pool C teams win once, the Hawks "win" Pool C and play the winner of Pool B @ 6 on the 24th The title game is at 2 on the 25th.

All the seeds and times: https://bigten.org/base/tournament/ I think ALL the games are going to be televised by the Big Ten Network

A side note: If the 4 West Coast teams had not been added, your Hawks would've been B1G champs by FIVE games! Hawks @ 21 - 9, followed by Indiana @ 16 - 14

 

[Grady]

New format this season for the B1G baseball tournament. 4 pools of 3 teams, with the pool winners meeting in the semis. (Only 12 teams make the tournament).
The 3 teams in each pool play each other, with the winner advancing to the semis. If each pool team goes 1 & 1, the highest seeded team in the pool "wins' the pool and advances.

Iowa finished 21 & 9, in 3rd, a game back of both UCLA and OR. The Ducks are the #1 seed, because they won 2 of 3 from the #2 Bruins in the regular season.

Pool A has the 1, 8 & 12 seeds. Pool B has the 2, 7 & 11 seeds. Iowa in in Pool C, as the #3 seed, with #6 & #10. Pool D is 4, 5 and 9 seeds.

Iowa plays #10 seed Rutgers (15 & 15) at 6 on Wednesday, the 21st. Iowa plays #6 seed Indiana (16 & 14) on Friday, the 23rd @ 2.
If they win both games, or if all 3 Pool C teams win once, the Hawks "win" Pool C and play the winner of Pool B @ 6 on the 24th The title game is at 2 on the 25th.

All the seeds and times: https://bigten.org/base/tournament/ I think ALL the games are going to be televised by the Big Ten Network

A side note: If the 4 West Coast teams had not been added, your Hawks would've been B1G champs by FIVE games! Hawks @ 21 - 9, followed by Indiana @ 16 - 14

Thanks for all the info -- hadn't seen it yet anywhere else!
If the Hawks can make the semis, it will be a good opportunity to play the Bruins, who they didn't face during the regular season. Beat UCLA and they might be able to play their way back into the NCAA discussion.

 

[wkeehawk]

The Hawkeyes have to greatly improve their out of conference schedule. RPI SOS is 94 and out of conference SOS is in the 180s. Mid week games playing D3 Iowa colleges, directional Illinois schools, need to be replaced with Kansas, Kansas State, Mizzou, SLU, and maybe in February/March travel south to the ACC or SEC.

 

[Grady]

The Hawkeyes have to greatly improve their out of conference schedule. RPI SOS is 94 and out of conference SOS is in the 180s. Mid week games playing D3 Iowa colleges, directional Illinois schools, need to be replaced with Kansas, Kansas State, Mizzou, SLU, and maybe in February/March travel south to the ACC or SEC.

Last season the Hawks did travel south and play LSU early in the season -- and beat 'em. This year they didn't play any marquee teams down south, and lost to most of who the played.
I guess the perfect scenario heading into the BTen tourney would be to win their 1st game vs Rutgers on Wed, then have Rutgers beat Indiana, which would make Iowa's Friday game vs Indiana meaningless -- the Hawks would go to the semis win or lose that game. That series of events would allow the Hawks to rest their best pitchers and relievers in order to save them for the semis.

 

[Grady]

Last season the Hawks did travel south and play LSU early in the season -- and beat 'em. This year they didn't play any marquee teams down south, and lost to most of who the played.
I guess the perfect scenario heading into the BTen tourney would be to win their 1st game vs Rutgers on Wed, then have Rutgers beat Indiana, which would make Iowa's Friday game vs Indiana meaningless -- the Hawks would go to the semis win or lose that game. That series of events would allow the Hawks to rest their best pitchers and relievers in order to save them for the semis.

Whoops. Messed up on the BTen tourney schedule. I figured Rutgers and Indy would play on Thursday, but they actually play today. No teams from the Hawks' pool play on Thursday. If Rutgers wins today and then Iowa beats Rutgers tomorrow, that would be perfect and guarantee the Hawks make the semis on Saturday.