Let's dream a little.....

SpiderRico

SpiderRico

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Since we're fans and don't actually play the games, let's have some fun looking ahead and dreaming a little bit....

Let's say we win out the regular season and the BTT and get the auto-bid.....what does everyone think our ceiling as far as seeding would be? For argument's sake, let's assume we get the #4 seed in the BTT and the double bye, the following would be our stats to end the year:

1. 24-10 overall record; 15-6 conference record (12-6 plus 3-0 in BTT)
2. Last 10 games record would be 9-1
3. A Top 25 RPI
4. 7-3 true road record; 10-6 in road/neutral games
5. 11 wins against the Top 100 of the RPI (8 of those 11 having come in road/neutral site games)

I know a lot depends, obviously, on what other teams do....but the above resume should result in a #4 seed.

What are anyone else's thoughts?
 


4 seed in the tourney means seeing wisconsin in the semis so keep dreaming. Love the thought but I think it's a long shot.
 




SpiderRico said:
Since we're fans and don't actually play the games, let's have some fun looking ahead and dreaming a little bit....

Let's say we win out the regular season and the BTT and get the auto-bid.....what does everyone think our ceiling as far as seeding would be? For argument's sake, let's assume we get the #4 seed in the BTT and the double bye, the following would be our stats to end the year:

1. 24-10 overall record; 15-6 conference record (12-6 plus 3-0 in BTT)
2. Last 10 games record would be 9-1
3. A Top 25 RPI
4. 7-3 true road record; 10-6 in road/neutral games
5. 11 wins against the Top 100 of the RPI (8 of those 11 having come in road/neutral site games)

I know a lot depends, obviously, on what other teams do....but the above resume should result in a #4 seed.

What are anyone else's thoughts?
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IF this comes to pass, I think a 4/5 seed. I couldn't imagine Iowa dropping below a 5 with that resume.
 


I have little doubt we are a 4 seed if we win out and 1 of those wins is against Wisconsin. If we win the BTT and don't face Wisconsin then we're probably a 5 IMO.
 


I think it's safe to say there is no way we will climb to a 3 seed. So at least we dodged that bullet.
 


WindsorHawk said:
I have little doubt we are a 4 seed if we win out and 1 of those wins is against Wisconsin. If we win the BTT and don't face Wisconsin then we're probably a 5 IMO.
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RPI-wise, there's very little difference between Maryland and Wisconsin. To win the BTT, we'd have to go thru one of those two teams, most likely. I think a win against either of them carries about the same weight....
 


SpiderRico said:
RPI-wise, there's very little difference between Maryland and Wisconsin. To win the BTT, we'd have to go thru one of those two teams, most likely. I think a win against either of them carries about the same weight....
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I agree with you on the RPI side of things. But Wisconsin is more highly regarded nationally IMO. Kaminsky may very well be national POY. And they beat us twice. Beating them is more of an attention grabber IMO.

And I don't think Maryland will be around long enough for us to play them. I think they fall Friday. It's their 1st BTT. They have been playing a lot of close games. They have been struggling with the bottom tier of the Big 10. They will almost certainly be playing a team that needs a win to either get off or stay off the bubble. I like the 7 seed to beat them...and maybe even the 10 seed.
 




Yeah currently Wichita State and UNI are considered 4 seeds which is an absolute joke. If Iowa somehow pulled off this scenario and they didn't jump both of those teams it would be a travesty.
 


mopkins said:
Yeah currently Wichita State and UNI are considered 4 seeds which is an absolute joke. If Iowa somehow pulled off this scenario and they didn't jump both of those teams it would be a travesty.
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UNI will fall to a 5 or 6 when they lose to WSU in the tourney...Unless Evansville gets them first. I haven't seen their brackets.
 




SpiderRico said:
Since we're fans and don't actually play the games, let's have some fun looking ahead and dreaming a little bit....

Let's say we win out the regular season and the BTT and get the auto-bid.....what does everyone think our ceiling as far as seeding would be? For argument's sake, let's assume we get the #4 seed in the BTT and the double bye, the following would be our stats to end the year:

1. 24-10 overall record; 15-6 conference record (12-6 plus 3-0 in BTT)
2. Last 10 games record would be 9-1
3. A Top 25 RPI
4. 7-3 true road record; 10-6 in road/neutral games
5. 11 wins against the Top 100 of the RPI (8 of those 11 having come in road/neutral site games)

I know a lot depends, obviously, on what other teams do....but the above resume should result in a #4 seed.

What are anyone else's thoughts?
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mopkins said:
Yeah currently Wichita State and UNI are considered 4 seeds which is an absolute joke. If Iowa somehow pulled off this scenario and they didn't jump both of those teams it would be a travesty.
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Don't get why that's a joke. They're both pretty good. You could say they should be a 5 or maybe a 6 but that wouldn't make their 4 projections a joke.

Kentucky being an 8 last year, now that was a joke.
 


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