RPI and BPI both at 45 per ESPN

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bud2380

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All 8 losses vs 69 or better in the RPI. I'd say that puts us on the good side of the bubble with the hardest part of our schedule behind us. Time to take care of business from here on out.
 
It's pretty plain from here in..if they don't do what they SHOULD do, they don't deserve to be in. If they do, they are playing for a 6,7,8 or 9 seed
 
Plus Iowa has shown they can win on the road, which I know the committee likes. @UNC, @OSU, @Michigan.. No bad losses. Iowa is in good shape as long as they just keep doing what they've been doing.

Edit: I really hope Iowa can avoid the 8/9 slot, for obvious reasons, but I figure the committee would certainly put Iowa in Kentucky's bracket. Just seems like the type of draw we always get in the tournament.
 
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liverpi has Iowa winning 8 of their last 9, with a loss at Indiana. Their probability predictor says:

Maryland 61% probability of winning, favored by 3.0 points
Minnesota 62%; 3.5
@Northwestern 65%; 4.1
Rutgers 91%; 14.5
@Nebraska 58%; 2.3
Illinois 64%; 3.9
@Penn St. 57%; 1.9
@Indiana 41%; 2.5 dog
Northwestern 84%; 11.0

I don't see us going 8-1, but I like these 9 games better than the first 9. I said (somewhere on here) that 5-5 in the first 10 would put us in nice shape. Let's hope!
 
JMO, but I really hope this team takes (a bit) more of a process-oriented approach than focusing on wins and making the tournament. Given that they seem to swing a bit more emotionally than the average bears, I think it would be good for them to have a goal to finish the season playing their peak basketball.

If they do that, the tourney will take care of itself.
 
Only 2 regular season 'resume' games left with Indiana and Maryland makes me nervous.
 
HawkWT said:
Only 2 regular season 'resume' games left with Indiana and Maryland makes me nervous.
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The resume is already there. We just have to avoid any bad losses...from the Selection Committee's perspective. We haven't had one in 22 games so I have no reason for concern (based on past performance) regarding the 9 remaining games.
 
99topdawg said:
liverpi has Iowa winning 8 of their last 9, with a loss at Indiana. Their probability predictor says:

Maryland 61% probability of winning, favored by 3.0 points
Minnesota 62%; 3.5
@Northwestern 65%; 4.1
Rutgers 91%; 14.5
@Nebraska 58%; 2.3
Illinois 64%; 3.9
@Penn St. 57%; 1.9
@Indiana 41%; 2.5 dog
Northwestern 84%; 11.0

I don't see us going 8-1, but I like these 9 games better than the first 9. I said (somewhere on here) that 5-5 in the first 10 would put us in nice shape. Let's hope!
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I can't speak for everyone, but I'm not hoping for 5-5. :)
 
Question for y'all. What's our worst loss? Do we have a bad one? @ Purdue? Getting stomped @ Wisky? Neutral court vs. a now-fading Texas team?
 
I'm guessing that when selection sunday comes around, Purdue will be our worst loss to date. I'm also thinking if it ends up our worst loss, our record will be 12-6 at worst. There are only 2 games left on our schedule that are harder than at Purdue.
 
I'm not going to say Purdue because of White's injury and because I think Purdue has a pretty good team. They also have a front court to take away our biggest advantage. For me it's Syracuse. I don't think they're that good this year and we probably should have won that one.

I agree with others that we don't have any bad losses. But if I were to rank them it's Syracuse 1st and Michigan State a close 2nd...should not have beaten us on our home floor.
 
Iowa needs to bring maximum effort in these 9 remaining games. The talent is there, so if the effort is there, the record will be there.

I also think 5 and 4 the rest of the way will be good enough to get into the Big Dance
 
I'm not worried about the NCAA. We are well positioned there. Wisconsin is almost certainly going to win the Big 10 unless Kaminsky gets hurt. My goals are getting a top 4 seed in the BTT and improving our NCAA seed in that order...especially since the 1st pretty much ensures the 2nd.
 
WindsorHawk said:
I'm not worried about the NCAA. We are well positioned there. Wisconsin is almost certainly going to win the Big 10 unless Kaminsky gets hurt. My goals are getting a top 4 seed in the BTT and improving our NCAA seed in that order...especially since the 1st pretty much ensures the 2nd.
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The thing about a top 4 seed is it takes away a chance at another win. It won't probably won't matter because we will be firmly in if we are top 4. There is just a good chance we could be 1 and done in the B1G tourney which would suck.
 
PCHawk said:
The thing about a top 4 seed is it takes away a chance at another win. It won't probably won't matter because we will be firmly in if we are top 4. There is just a good chance we could be 1 and done in the B1G tourney which would suck.
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I'm not afraid to play any B1G team on a neutral court...other than Wisconsin. And we know Wisconsin isn't going to be our 1st game if we are in the top 4. My preference is to be the 2 or 3 seed opposite either Maryland or Ohio State. Michigan State has our number so I prefer to avoid them. I'm not afraid to play them but history is what it is...
 
ChosenChildren said:
Iowa needs to bring maximum effort in these 9 remaining games. The talent is there, so if the effort is there, the record will be there.

I also think 5 and 4 the rest of the way will be good enough to get into the Big Dance
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This. You guys are crazy if you think the Dance is in the bag. Last year proves my point.
 
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