When Iowa wins out. .
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LG210
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I think they'd play better as a 2, so that is what I would hope for.
You might be putting the barge before the tug, though, Boat.
hawkeyebob62
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I think anything above a 3-seed would require winning out all the way through the BTT. I can't reasonably expect that will happen. But I think a 3-seed is possible, with 4/5 being the most likely.
1977Hawkeye
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If Iowa somehow wins their next 10 in a row, I still don't think Iowa gets a 1 seed. Not with 6 losses.
What would it take to get a 2 seed? That is harder to answer. I'm not sure if hawkeyebob is right and Iowa has to win out or if there is any margin for error. I tend to agree with him though that a 3 seed is probably our most reasonable goal. A lot can change in 10 games, though.
What would it take to get a 2 seed? That is harder to answer. I'm not sure if hawkeyebob is right and Iowa has to win out or if there is any margin for error. I tend to agree with him though that a 3 seed is probably our most reasonable goal. A lot can change in 10 games, though.
WindsorHawk
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If we win out including the BTT then we're a 1. It means we are within a game of the regular season championship at 14-4...likely co-champions. It means we have won the BTT. It means we won our last 8 regular season games and 3 in the BTT. It means we have won at Michigan State in the 2nd to last game of the regular season, beaten 2 ranked teams in the BTT...possibly 2 top 10 teams.
The 1 seed is a lock with this scenario. This scenario is very far from realistic...will become a believer if this is still possible after the win at Michigan State.
The 1 seed is a lock with this scenario. This scenario is very far from realistic...will become a believer if this is still possible after the win at Michigan State.
WindsorHawk
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Sure it is...but I've done it and I don't even buy lottery tickets.
hawkforlife9
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They'd be top # 2 seed. Final 4 here we come!!!!
1977Hawkeye
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I still feel today that ISU got totally jobbed by the committee on that 2 seed.
tm3308
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Of those, I can see Syracuse losing one or two (the have road games with Pitt, Duke and Virginia left on the schedule). Arizona might lose one more (road games at Oregon and Colorado). Florida still has to play Kentucky twice and travels to Ole Miss and Tennessee. Wichita State probably won't lose, but their resume really isn't all that strong. Given how Gonzaga as a #1 fared last year after playing basically nobody, maybe the committee won't be so keen to give a 1-seed to WSU. WSU is undefeated against the top 100 RPI, but they've only played five games against the top 100. Iowa, on the other hand, is 9-6 against the top 100 and, under this hypothetical, they'd have another 5 wins, including a pair of top 25 teams (MSU and Wisconsin). Only Penn State and Purdue are currently outside the top 100, among the remaining teams on our schedule.
Long story short, I could see WSU getting a 2-seed -- even if they're undefeated -- if a very strong alternative surfaces. I can certainly wish that that team will be Iowa, but I can see Kansas or even Duke jumping WSU if they win out.
ibahawkeye
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So if we win out were a 2 seed at worse and if we lose out were on the bubble... I think that covers both ends of the spectrum.
