rico Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 It is here and we are in. What seed do we get? And who will be our opponent? I say a #5 and VCU. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 We are firmly on the 5 line. I hope IU fans understand that and don't feel cheated when the bracket is released. As far as who we get, I don't want Oral Roberts or Drake. Charleston or VCU would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUJoe Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I'll say a 4 seed vs. Iona. Rick Pitino vs. IU one more time. Two former Knick coaches battling it out. Can't resist that matchup, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Duke played themselves into a 4 seed. Virginia will also be a 4 seed. The final two 4 seeds will come from among Indiana, Xavier, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and TCU. We have the worst NET among those 5 teams. I just can't see a path to the 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 BTW. Reminding everyone not to forget to sign up for the HSN Bracket Challenge. Link is provided in pinned thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Just now, 5fouls said: Duke played themselves into a 4 seed. Virginia will also be a 4 seed. The final two 4 seeds will come from among Indiana, Xavier, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and TCU. We have the worst NET among those 5 teams. I just can't see a path to the 4. Why would 2 teams from the ACC, in a down year for that conference, be automatic for the 4 line? We beat Xavier at their place. Tennessee lost their starting point guard. Both they and A&M are from a weaker conference. TCU lost at the same point in their tournament as we did, albeit to Texas. Their conference record was worse than ours. We stand just as good a chance as any of these schools of getting a 4 seed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Either 4 or 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue3542 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I think it depends entirely on whether conference tournaments are really valued. If they aren't, like the committee suggests, we should be a 4. If they are, we likely end up a 5. In reality, there is very little difference between the two. Really no operative difference in difficulty of path until you get to 3 or 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToZion Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 28 minutes ago, 5fouls said: We are firmly on the 5 line. I hope IU fans understand that and don't feel cheated when the bracket is released. As far as who we get, I don't want Oral Roberts or Drake. Charleston or VCU would be better. Almost everyone who knows what they are talking about, has us as a 4. How are we firmly a 5? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 2 minutes ago, RoadToZion said: Almost everyone who knows what they are talking about, has us as a 4. How are we firmly a 5? 1. Duke played themselves into a 4. 2. The way the BTT played out did no one in the Big ten a favor other than Penn State and Purdue. 3. We are 30 in NET. That means we are the equivalent of an 8 seed based on the NCAA's primary ranking tool. They are not going to 'gift' us 4 seed lines, especially into one of the preferred seed lines. 4. Check the updated brackets this morning. For those that have been updated, we have slipped to 5 in most of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToZion Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I disagree that Duke played themselves into a 4 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I was certain a 4 but yesterday’s loss to Penn State on a neutral court may have slipped us to the dreaded 5/12 matchup. Not to mention we haven’t been necessarily lighting it up as of late…we’re 4-4 the last 8. Of course; still holding out hope that we’ve done enough work for the 4 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippopotamo Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I think we’re a 4 seed. I’d be stunned if we’re a 3 and I’d be slightly surprised if we’re a 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 23 minutes ago, RoadToZion said: Almost everyone who knows what they are talking about, has us as a 4. How are we firmly a 5? Palm and Lunardi have us as a 5 now. DeCourcy from Fox has a 4, but it hasn't been updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 ESPN, CBS, and The Sporting News have all dropped us to a 5. USA Today still has us on the 4 line. Fox Sports has not yet been updated with yesterday's results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToZion Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Delphi is the most accurate bracket in the nation and they have us as a 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 41 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Duke played themselves into a 4 seed. Virginia will also be a 4 seed. The final two 4 seeds will come from among Indiana, Xavier, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and TCU. We have the worst NET among those 5 teams. I just can't see a path to the 4. Tennessee and Xavier are down starters. I guess we will see how that plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 1 minute ago, RoadToZion said: Delphi is the most accurate bracket in the nation and they have us as a 4. I looked at that. It appears it hasn't been updated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 12 minutes ago, RoadToZion said: Delphi is the most accurate bracket in the nation and they have us as a 4. Delphi 'won' all the way back in 2016. They were 48th last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 6 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Delphi 'won' all the way back in 2016. They were 48th last year. Don't let any insignificant facts get in the way of a #4 seed. Geesh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 4 or 5 and pray we don't get a high volume 3 point shooting team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Bracket matrix has 30 or so sites that updated this morning and we're a 4 in around 80% of them. Seems like the best guess at this point. Remember, the committee gave a us a surprisingly strong seed when they did the preview, so it stands to reason they like parts of our resume (strong road wins and no bad losses, would be my guess). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToZion Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 18 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Delphi 'won' all the way back in 2016. They were 48th last year. Ok. They still know a lot more than us. And they have us a 4. Also I looked at updated ones, and “most” don’t have us a 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierinbham Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Please give Tennessee the 4 with us as the 5. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbp4IU Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I wouldn’t mind being a 5 seed and getting Virginia as the 4 seed in our bracket. I don’t want Drake or Oral Roberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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