Current RPI = 60

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Gohawks123

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Yea I know the committee looks at other factors, but damn we are really floating on the cut line. 3-3 in our last 6 probably doesn't get us in with these weak games left.
 
Gohawks123 said:
Yea I know the committee looks at other factors, but damn we are really floating on the cut line. 3-3 in our last 6 probably doesn't get us in with these weak games left.
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I think we need 11 conference wins to have a guaranteed spot...regular season and conference tournament combined. If we go 3-3 we have to beat WI on Friday to get that 11th win...which will be enough. I don't like any scenario where we have to beat WI to make the tournament. So it is in our best interests to find another route to our 11 wins. If we go 4-2 and beat Illinois we are probably the 7 seed.
 
Some of the sites are slightly different, but usually not by a spot or two. I don't think NCAA or ESPN updates for a few hours but I'm not sure.
 
RPI over 50 is questionable to get in. With automatic bids for conference tournaments, anything close to 60 is not encouraging.
 
Here are some RPI at-large tidbits through the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Highest RPI to miss the tournament - 21 (MO St.), 30 (Hofstra), 30 (Air Force)...among the power conferences 40 (Cincinnati)

Lowest RPI to make the tournament - 67 (AL), 64 (Marquette), 63 (NC State & Stanford)
 
So, we're still ok? Or, we better get our a$$e$ moving upward? Or, there's always next year? Or, we really have no idea what's going to happen next?
 
Aaron White Asking for Positive Vibes from Fans Down Homestretch


Above is a quote from Aaron White on Twitter yesterday. Please discuss.
 
NEIChawk said:
So, we're still ok? Or, we better get our a$$e$ moving upward? Or, there's always next year? Or, we really have no idea what's going to happen next?
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That North Carolina road win really helps us and gives me hope we will be safe in the 50 or so area. I would not want to be around 60 come selection Sunday.
 
Last year our RPI was 55 and our SOS was 44. Our best wins were @ OSU, @ IL and home against MI.

This year our current RPI is 60 and our SOS is 21...per the link above. Our best wins are @ NC, @ OSU, @ MN, @ MI, home against OSU and home against MD.

The NCAA says go out and play somebody. Our SOS is much better. Our RPI is comparable. We have twice as many quality wins and twice as many quality road wins.

I predict the sweep of OSU is going to be huge when the dust settles. We also have Illinois and @ Indiana. Either will be a quality win and to sweep is a definite RPI bump.

It felt like the season ended Sunday. But that's far from the case. We may be okay with 4 more wins considering the improved resume but 5 wins is almost certainly a lock.
 
NEIChawk said:
So, we're still ok? Or, we better get our a$$e$ moving upward? Or, there's always next year? Or, we really have no idea what's going to happen next?
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Our resume is improved so I think we make it with an RPI in the 60s...as other teams have in the past. We lost 7 out of 8 last year (win was a not so good PUR) and didn't have all that many quality wins and lost to NW in the 1st round of the BTT.

I think we squeak in with 4 more wins...but it will get uncomfortable if we don't pop up until the last Region on Selection Sunday. With 5 more wins we can relax and wonder about our opponent...and hope we're a 10 seed and not a 9.
 
The scary thing, IMO, is that a loss tonight against Rutgers would practically eliminate Iowa from NCAA contention barring a run in the BTT. Before last week's collapse against MN and NW, Iowa had a buffer to work with and some breathing room, but that's no longer the case.

The Rutgers, @Penn State and NW games are probably all in the must-win territory now
 
NEIChawk said:
http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/

Not sure if anyone looks at this site....lots of different info on it....
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.1% chance at winning the national title?

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mopkins said:
The scary thing, IMO, is that a loss tonight against Rutgers would practically eliminate Iowa from NCAA contention barring a run in the BTT. Before last week's collapse against MN and NW, Iowa had a buffer to work with and some breathing room, but that's no longer the case.

The Rutgers, @Penn State and NW games are probably all in the must-win territory now
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I think all 3 home games are must-win games. Then we need 1 road win out of the other 3. Get 3 and 2 and we're talking a 7 seed again. Get to 20 wins on the season going into Selection Sunday and I will have zero worries.
 
WindsorHawk said:
I think all 3 home games are must-win games. Then we need 1 road win out of the other 3. Get 3 and 2 and we're talking a 7 seed again. Get to 20 wins on the season going into Selection Sunday and I will have zero worries.
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Kinda tired of talking about the post-season. We do this every year. You have to play the games, and there are NO EASY GAMES in the Big Ten, home or away.

We really need to beat Rutgers tonight. They have talent, and have already defeated Wisconsin. Iowa needs to come out with energy and confidence and the fans need to stay positive (apparently very hard for this fan base to do).

Go Hawks
 
ChosenChildren said:
Kinda tired of talking about the post-season. We do this every year. You have to play the games, and there are NO EASY GAMES in the Big Ten, home or away.

We really need to beat Rutgers tonight. They have talent, and have already defeated Wisconsin. Iowa needs to come out with energy and confidence and the fans need to stay positive (apparently very hard for this fan base to do).

Go Hawks
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Ya I agree you could probably go back to 2/19/14 and WindsorHawk is spouting the same crap, peeing on everyone and telling them it's raining.
 
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