Bracketology 2019

Missed that. After the complete disaster of yesterday's Husker effort I didn't watch any Hoops after I got home & haven't gotten to read much of the paper yet today.
Haha...I know how that goes.

The illini top 3 scorers are all underclassmen...so they could turn a corner.

 
https://theathletic.com/789726/2019/01/29/bubble-watch-shoot-your-shot/

Nebraska (12-7, 3-6 — NET: 25, SOS: 67): At the risk of beating this horse into a vaguely horse-shaped pulp, you really do have to marvel at the difference between last season and this one, especially for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have lost their last three games, are 12-7 overall and sit 3-6 in the Big Ten, and we’re genuinely not all that concerned. This time last year, they were 14-7 (5-3), had won seven of their last nine, and had most recently downed Michigan, and their tournament odds were long at best. A huge part of this is Nebraska’s work in the nonconference (and the lack of bad losses, a la last year), but it’s not like these Huskers boast some Duke-level list of non-league triumphs. The league is just so much better.

 
"Checklist for 22" - Probably not even worth the effort at this point but.....

Non-Con Must-Have Wins - Need All 7 - Check

Miss Valley St - SE Louisiana - Seton Hall - Missouri St - Western Illinois - CSU Fullerton - Southwest Minnesota

Non-Con Toss-Ups - Need 2 - Plus 1

Clemson - Creighton - Oklahoma State - Texas Tech

Conference Must-Have Wins - Need 6 - Down 3

Illinois Penn State - Rutgers - Illinois - Northwestern - Penn State

"Other" Conference Home Games - Need 5 - Down 3

Michigan State - Ohio State - Wisconsin - Maryland - Minnesota - Purdue - Iowa

 

"Other" Conference Road Games - Need 1 - Check

Minnesota - Maryland - Iowa - Indiana - Purdue - Michigan - Michigan State

Conference Tournament - Need 1

NET Rankings - Huskers #51 as of 3/5

Quad 1 - Clemson (39), Indiana (55)

Quad 2 - Seton Hall (63), Creighton (49), Oklahoma St (91), Penn St (48), Minnesota (56)

Quad 3 - Northwestern (95), Illinois (92)

Quad 4 - MVS (349), SELA (264), MO St (162), WIll (311), Cal-Fullerton (184)

Quad 1 Losses - Texas Tech (10), Minnesota (56), Maryland (28, x2), Iowa (40), Michigan State (8, x2), Wisconsin (17), Purdue (11, x2), Michigan (9)

Quad 2 Losses - Rutgers (98), Ohio State (43), Illinois (92), Penn State (48)

Quadrant 1: Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135
Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240
Quadrant 4: Home 161-plus; Neutral 201-plus; Away 241-plus

 
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Most of these predictions are "as of now"...if they lose this weekend at Illinois I think you will see major changes in the predictions.

 
Most of these predictions are "as of now"...if they lose this weekend at Illinois I think you will see major changes in the predictions.


I mostly posted that because I would like to watch a Nebraska/Duke game :lol:

 
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