PaulCrewe Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 IN before someone(and it definitely WOULD happen) tries playing a good loss card after Michigan punked MSU. 1 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 For those who are still holding out hope for getting in the tournament. Providence, Texas, Syracuse, Florida State, & Marquette all won. Oh and, you know, Nebraska lost. Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Bruce Rasmussen will be on CBS at halftime of this Wichita State vs Cincinnati game in about 3 minutes Quote Link to comment
commando Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 13 hours ago, BlitzFirst said: This team has 0 chance of getting into the dance in my opinion. not sure i would say 0% probably less that 1%...but not 0. lol Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I know everyone has written us off... but does Michigan dominating the tournament and becoming B1G Champs help improve our look at all? They are taking it to everyone sans Iowa. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, ScottyIce said: I know everyone has written us off... but does Michigan dominating the tournament and becoming B1G Champs help improve our look at all? They are taking it to everyone sans Iowa. Part of the reason I thought being the #5 seed wouldn't be such a bad thing. Get an "easier" game under your belt and get settled in. Then go from there. But to answer your question, no, I don't think it will help. Makes our one "good" win look better but it's still just one good win. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, ScottyIce said: I know everyone has written us off... but does Michigan dominating the tournament and becoming B1G Champs help improve our look at all? They are taking it to everyone sans Iowa. No However it strengthens a one seed in the NIT argument Edited March 5, 2018 by PaulCrewe Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Kind of hard to believe this thread isn't about cheese fries yet. 1 Quote Link to comment
Huskerzoo Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: Kind of hard to believe this thread isn't about cheese fries yet. Please don't 1 Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/bubblewatch030618/one-game-season-tourney-hopefuls#BigTen Quote On more than one occasion in recent years, the committee has shown itself capable of surprising us utterly and completely. Whether it was the bid UCLA received in 2015, or the one that Tulsa snagged in 2016, it has almost seemed at times that the committee affirmatively enjoys zigging when every other projected bracket zags. Which brings Bubble Watch to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers likely need a Tulsa-level hand grenade from the committee in order to get into this field. They have a home win against Michigan, and that's it in terms of victories against at-large-level opponents. As Tim Miles himself pointed out, that one-point loss to Kansas in Lincoln in December looms rather large. 1 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I think most of us realize Nebraska's chances are basically gone. However, it's still interesting to see how the conference tournaments are going, so here's a quick rundown of where they stand: Tournament Championship EARNED AUTOMATIC BID (7) - 25 Conference Tournaments Remain To Be Completed Should Earn At-Large Bid (34) On the Bubble (28) POWER 6 ACC: Saturday (Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame) Big 12: Saturday (Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas) Big East: Saturday (Xavier, Villanova, Creighton, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Marquette) Big Ten: MICHIGAN (Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State) Pac-12: Saturday (Arizona, USC, UCLA, Utah, Washington, Arizona State) SEC: Sunday (Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi State) Other conferences with possible At-Large teams: America East: Saturday (Vermont) American: Sunday (Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston) Atlantic 10: Sunday (Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure) Conference USA: Saturday (Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) Missouri Valley: LOYOLA-CHICAGO Mountain West: Saturday (Nevada, Boise State) Summit: Tuesday (South Dakota State) Sun Belt: Sunday (Louisiana) West Coast: Tuesday (Gonzaga, St. Mary's) WAC: Saturday (New Mexico State) Conferences with only 1 bid no matter what: Atlantic Sun: LIPSCOMB Big Sky: Saturday Big South: RADFORD Big West: Saturday Colonial: Tuesday Horizon: Tuesday Ivy: Sunday Metro Atlantic: IONA MAC: Saturday MEAC: Saturday Northeast: Tuesday Ohio Valley: MURRAY STATE Patriot: Wednesday Southern: UNC GREENSBORO Southland: Saturday Southwestern: Saturday Best Case Scenario for Bubble Teams: All Conferences with an At-Large Lock win the tournament That would mean 32 auto-bids + 24 At-Large Locks = 56 Spots taken in the field Assuming teams on the bubble win conferences that don't have any locks, that leaves 24 Bubble Teams That would leave 12 At-Large Spots for the 24 Remaining Bubble Teams The Pecking Order for the remaining Bubble Teams is probably something like this: 1. Butler 2. St. Bonaventure 3. Oklahoma 4. Arizona State 5. Kansas State 6. St. Mary's 7. Baylor 8. Providence 9. USC 10. Texas 11. UCLA 12. Louisville 13. Alabama 14. Marquette 15. Syracuse 16. Nebraska 17. Oklahoma State 18. Mississippi State 19. Washington 20. Notre Dame 21. Utah 22. Penn State 23. Western Kentucky 24. Boise State 3 Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Have to imagine it helps to a small extent that St. Mary's got beat by BYU in the WCC semis. Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 While I certainly think Nebraska is screwed, gotta wonder if that mood changes slightly if teams like Notre Dame, Louisville, Alabama, Oklahoma and so on lose in the first round. Nebraska lost to a top 10 team and while I get the ultimate argument is we dont have many (only 1) big wins, we also dont have many bad losses. I think a lot would have to blow up for us to have a chance and Penn State probably takes our spot anyways, but you never know. I still think this team is better than Syracuse, Alabama, Texas, Baylor and a few others.... but who knows. Hopefully this use this to motivate the team for next year. Quote Link to comment
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