Shhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going...... 
Still not a lock for the tournament.......
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Just hope this didn't lock them into an 8/9 game .............
... if they lose tomorrow.
... if they lose tomorrow.
It's what I'm expecting. Just have to play their way up to a 7
Obviously, I’d like to see them keep winning, but if they drop the game to Ohio State tomorrow, I’m hoping they drop to a #10.
Need to take care of the next two at least, just to be on the safe sideShhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going......
..and then still end up an 8 as if we lost those two.. That would be typical..
Well, they'd most likely have to be playing at least through Saturday in order for that to happen, but let's go!It's what I'm expecting. Just have to play their way up to a 7
Obviously need to win the BTT to get in.Shhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going......
Well yea. Let's just do that and remove all doubt.
Although, I don't like the tired legs from a conference tournament run.
We've experienced that Lucy football YANK with Fran's conference championship run.
If we had to choose. I'd take a loss to OSU tomorrow in exchange for an S16 run.
Conference tournament championship victory sucks, if you go 1-and-done at NCAAs
History hasn't been kind to Iowa in that regard, either. 2006 and 2022.
just like OPs mom, the hawks are in the bag
Iowa is 1-3 in the NCAA Tournament all-time following a conference tournament title run..........
Ya I’d be mad for about 2 seconds if Iowa lost tomorrow. I think they’ll win though
Last year at this time, if anyone had suggested Iowa would have 21 wins as of today, I would have said: hell, yes… bring it on! Despite our frustrations with lazy passes, slow starts, passive demeanors by some, lack of team urgency at times, and as a result, losing a few games we shouldn’t have, this has been an OK season, definitely a “very good season” for a first-year coach with mid-major level transfers.
Shhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going......
sooo...with a loss tomorrow is the dreaded 8/9 game on the horizon or what are we thinking? Beat OSU and get off the 8/9 line or might that take 2 more wins?
Have to beat Michigan to move off the 8/9 line.
As far as our seed goes, the way it sounded from a bracketologist, the committee looks to have the seeds and potential outcomes more or less locked in by Friday.
So given that they lie and say that the conference tournaments don't matter all that much, I would say that we're pretty much stuck with the 8/9 game unless we make the Finals of the BTT.
Beating Michigan might get us to the 8 in their eyes, but adding a win then after that would guarantee the 7 seed.
Right now, to the committee, the Ohio State game is a nothing burger for us, and merely solidifies OSU's place in the field if they win.
So given that they lie and say that the conference tournaments don't matter all that much, I would say that we're pretty much stuck with the 8/9 game unless we make the Finals of the BTT.
Beating Michigan might get us to the 8 in their eyes, but adding a win then after that would guarantee the 7 seed.
Right now, to the committee, the Ohio State game is a nothing burger for us, and merely solidifies OSU's place in the field if they win.
Conference tournaments are more about bubble teams, than much movement in seed lines.
If a team is comfortably in they probably have already have a reserved seed line regardless of tournament results
If a team is comfortably in they probably have already have a reserved seed line regardless of tournament results
One sure way for the Hawks to not be in an 8/9 game, and on a higher seed line??
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Especially when many of our fellow Hawkeyes would have preferred DD who, unceremoniously, was just shown the BTT door.
Idk about that... Maybe at the beginning of last year, but at the end of the year it became alarmingly clear that (to me and most) Ben was the right guy for the job. DD and his son pretty much quit on WVA in the middle of the season. I was very happy last March we got Ben and this season even with some bad losses confirms we got our guy. If DD doesn't make the NCAAT next year he will be on the hot seat... he probably already is...
I think today's win sealed a 9 seed. Just going to have to knock off a 1 seed.
How about starting this weekend, on Friday??I think today's win sealed a 9 seed. Just going to have to knock off a 1 seed.
It's happened before! You never know.I think today's win sealed a 9 seed. Just going to have to knock off a 1 seed.
Another thread where I responded without reading the whole damn thread. I'm pathetic or pull out too early, maybe both.One sure way for the Hawks to not be in an 8/9 game, in a higher seed line??
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after last night we were 9 seed and would advance to face Duke.
Not sure I like tonight's update and not sure we can even play UCLA as our opening game can we? Then face Arizona
Not sure I like tonight's update and not sure we can even play UCLA as our opening game can we? Then face Arizona
Men's Bracketology: What we're watching before the bracket reveal
The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.
www.espn.com
Shhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going......
come on nowShhhhhhhh, keep the surprise going......
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Someone forgot that UCLA is in the B1G…after last night we were 9 seed and would advance to face Duke.
Not sure I like tonight's update and not sure we can even play UCLA as our opening game can we? Then face Arizona
Men's Bracketology: What we're watching before the bracket reveal
The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.www.espn.com
This is just a perfect example of the type of people they have putting together this information. It’s really bad sometimes.
ESPN doesn't take any of the conference alignments into their bracket. Although if conferences continue growing they're will be a point that it's impossible to avoid.after last night we were 9 seed and would advance to face Duke.
Not sure I like tonight's update and not sure we can even play UCLA as our opening game can we? Then face Arizona
Men's Bracketology: What we're watching before the bracket reveal
The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.www.espn.com
That's pretty good. Most all star baseball players hit less than .333 every year.
Baseball is probably the only sport where you can have a .333 success rate and be considered a HOFer.
Actually a 1-3 record is a .250 winning percentage (1 win in 4 games). Even in baseball, .250 isn't considered too great.