Northwestern loss aside, if the committee wants to reward road wins, how does Michigan not get a nice seed bump?
Only two Quadrant 1 games at home this year. They built nearly their whole resume on the road this year.
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Also, I said it in the game thread but wanted to repeat here. If Michigan gets to Saturday next week, that game is for staying home in Detroit. Theyāre already not far off MSU as it is.
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I was just thinking that when looking at our team sheet. If road wins are valued at a premium, our seed should be unexpectedly high. Perhaps as high as a 4 if we make the ship of the BTT.
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100% agree. I see them jumping MSU easily if they do get to the championship.
At this point if we make the championship game Iād be very upset with a 4. Better be the top 4 then.
Important win for Texas at home against Oklahoma State. That game is sort of key to Michiganās resume. Would be nice if UT can steal one of these last 2 vs KU and WVU.
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I was about to say, āWait, Texas has two more regular-season games?ā And then I remembered what the B1G did with the scheduleā¦
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As nice as it is to be peaking right about now, it does need to be said again that our seed is not going to be based solely on how weāve played the last couple weeks.
Why does it need to be said again? Who here implied otherwise?
People who think weāre going to get a 1 or 2 seed by winning out, for one.
Maybe there are hidden subtleties here, but how is one win or not-win by a team we beat back in December going to make or break our resume?
I think if we win out a two seed is possible. Might not happen but it certainly would be deserved. Thatās quite the streak and 2 or three more quality neutral court wins. The committee might not agree but they would certainly be wrong.
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Not going to make or break it, donāt think I said that, but U-M wants Texas to remain top-75 team so that it is a Q1 win. That win is basically Michiganās 3rd best win, and wouldnāt be great if UT tanks down the stretch.
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Who is saying that?
The question I have is how high/low Michigan or Michigan State can go based on what happens in NYC. If Michigan beats MSU in the semis, could U-M end up in Detroit? Seems like a stretch, but the Q1/Q2 win picture would be favorable for Michigan while the Spartans would obviously have fewer losses.
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You think itās impossible if we win out and score wins over msu and Purdue for us to get a 2?
Also to be fair I think Iām the only one to make those ascersions. It was also more tongue in cheek and my beliefs of what should happen rather than what would happen and where are resume is.
To me if we went on a run and became big ten champs while adding wins over purdue and m state on neutral site than to me itās clear weāre a two all day. Do I think it would happen? Probably not but weād be deserving.
I donāt think itās a stretch they pass them at all. Iād be 100% confident they go to Detroit if they beat them at MSG.
Is Detroit the 1 or 2?
0.00000 percent chance we get a 2. If we win out we have a shot at a 3 but I wouldnāt say thatās guaranteed. Thereās a lot of teams with good Q1/Q2 win numbers
Just depends on the highest ranked teams closest in proximity. Xavier or Cincinnati could even head there over Purdue and MSU.