2/1 Bracketology

[CycloneErik]

Your wife coming over? The season's not over yet, the second half of Iowa's schedule is similar to playing in the big 12.

It'll ease your butthurt.

Congrats on being the first moron to hear that word from me.

[Wesley]

Counting on the Big 12 tournament is dicey. When is the last time we even won a game?

Seven years ago. We play the B12 tournament like CPR plays bowl games.

[hawkadoodledoo]

It'll ease your butthurt.

Congrats on being the first moron to hear that word from me.

Not sure if that was some super nerdy zing, but.. ok? Iowa will be dancing my friend, at that point, you can come over and share a seat next to your wife.

[CycloneErik]

Not sure if that was some super nerdy zing, but.. ok? Iowa will be dancing my friend, at that point, you can come over and share a seat next to your wife.

Real men taunt other people's wives. Good job. Now get my fries ready.

You must consider the NIT "the tournament." Congrats with that.

[Clones21]

Some of you are more paranoid than a pot smoker. Iowa State is sitting just fine. 10 conference wins will probably even get us in. It may be a crap seed, but we will probably be in.

[awd4cy]

That's what happens when you play real teams.

Then congrats on not beating real teams I guess?

[jdoggivjc]

Some of you are more paranoid than a pot smoker. Iowa State is sitting just fine. 10 conference wins will probably even get us in. It may be a crap seed, but we will probably be in.

[hawkadoodledoo]

Real men taunt other people's wives. Good job. Now get my fries ready.

You must consider the NIT "the tournament." Congrats with that.

I was taunting you, not your wife, super dork. Iowa will make the NCAA tourney as their schedule softens and they'll start getting the wins. Then I'm sure you'll start crying about how they aren't playing anybody. ISU has beaten 1 good team since Iowa, it's time to stop pretending they are making some dramatic turnaround since playing Iowa.

[GMackey32]

Having an RPI of 90 where the 60% of your remaining schedule has a RPI worse than 50 doesn't bode well for an at-large bid for Iowa.

[AltHawk]

Having an RPI of 90 where the 60% of your remaining schedule has a RPI worse than 50 doesn't bode well for an at-large bid for Iowa.

If Iowa goes .500 in the B1G they will make the tournament. It doesn't matter what their RPI is, or if they only played Michigan/MSU/OSU only once. They need six more wins, with games left against Neb(x2), @PSU, Pur, Ill, Min (x2), @Ind, and NW. Win 6/9 of those, they are probably in. Win one in the B1G tournament and they are definitely in.

[Clones21]

I was taunting you, not your wife, super dork. Iowa will make the NCAA tourney as their schedule softens and they'll start getting the wins. Then I'm sure you'll start crying about how they aren't playing anybody. ISU has beaten 1 good team since Iowa, it's time to stop pretending they are making some dramatic turnaround since playing Iowa.

What you don't understand is that Iowa doesn't have any GREAT wins. None over Top 25 teams. The only way they make it is if they beat Minny or Indiana once. They won't make it beating the bottom feeders of the Big 10. Not gonna happen.

[Clones21]

And I understand you guys are Hawkeye fans and are trying to be positive, but you are just being stupid at this point. You obviously don't know how the system works.

[GMackey32]

If Iowa goes .500 in the B1G they will make the tournament. It doesn't matter what their RPI is, or if they only played Michigan/MSU/OSU only once. They need six more wins, with games left against Neb(x2), @PSU, Pur, Ill, Min (x2), @Ind, and NW. Win 6/9 of those, they are probably in. Win one in the B1G tournament and they are definitely in.

With their non-con and having the worst SOS in the Big 10 by 50 spots, I think they'd have to go .500 with a road win over Minn or Indiana, or go 10-8 with beating Minnesota at home to be placed on the bubble. They also can't afford losing to anybody not named Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin.