big 10 is so good there talking about maybe 9 teams getting in

[gtc08]

northwestern being 9th. they beat michigan state at michigan state, purdue at purude. solid 8-9 in the big 10.

i always do the litmus test, are there 65 teams in the nation that are better than northwestern. i say no. hell i'd say if they were in the a-10 they'd be the top team.

 

[DoggieInvestor]

easy to get so many teams in when the top teams let the dogs win

Big East top 4 took care of business and still gonna get 8 bids

 

[MagicBus]

no disrespect, but the Big 11 =

 

[woodypaige]

All Big 10 teams will lose by the second or third round

 

[krk1030]

It's pretty easy to get wins when none of the team are that good so they all get similar win totals.

Big east has 3 teams that you just are not beating and a lot of the bubble teams had to play them twice.

 

[go2guy]

Sparties and anybody else who makes the tournament from the Big 10 should turn down the invite and play in the N.I.T. instead lol Freaking embarassment of a big conference.

 

[Huckel]

not really go2 the sec is the joke conference this year and those mid majors arnt that great this year like in years past they should just give the big east and acc 2 more bids each

 

[krk1030]

Big east doesnt deserve that many bids. It's too top heavy with the poor play of expected tourney teams like ND and Georgetown.

 

[billhill999]

Men's Basketball - Big East (2008-2009)

Conf. RPI Rank: 3 Conf. SOS Rank: 3
Only games against Division I opponents are counted.
Teams that made the tournament are in bold
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RPI Rk Big East Conf All RPI SOS Rk SOS
1 Pittsburgh 15-3 27-3 0.6764 7 0.5932
5 Connecticut 15-3 27-3 0.6522 24 0.5762
9 Louisville 16-2 25-5 0.6366 16 0.5817
13 Villanova 13-5 25-6 0.6255 35 0.5678
20 Syracuse 11-7 22-8 0.6175 12 0.5852
25 West Virginia 10-8 21-10 0.6072 14 0.5834
30 Marquette 12-6 23-8 0.6013 47 0.5600
47 Georgetown 7-11 16-13 0.5814 3 0.6045
71 Providence 10-8 18-12 0.5622 44 0.5621
72 Cincinnati 8-10 17-13 0.5610 33 0.5711
73 Notre Dame 8-10 16-13 0.5599 36 0.5673
97 Seton Hall 7-11 15-14 0.5392 54 0.5560
148 St. John's 6-12 15-16 0.5081 76 0.5435
182 South Florida 4-14 9-21 0.4906 34 0.5695
186 Rutgers 2-16 11-20 0.4866 73 0.5454
210 DePaul 0-18 8-23 0.4764 40 0.5653




Men's Basketball - Big Ten (2008-2009)

Conf. RPI Rank: 2 Conf. SOS Rank: 1
Only games against Division I opponents are counted.
Teams that made the tournament are in bold
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RPI Rk Big Ten Conf All RPI SOS Rk SOS
6 Michigan St. 14-3 24-5 0.6470 9 0.5923
21 Illinois 11-7 23-8 0.6141 25 0.5757
31 Purdue 11-6 22-8 0.5990 41 0.5643
32 Wisconsin 9-8 17-11 0.5988 5 0.5978
38 Ohio St. 9-8 19-9 0.5943 30 0.5731
41 Minnesota 9-9 20-9 0.5915 38 0.5664
42 Michigan 9-9 18-12 0.5897 10 0.5919
61 Penn St. 10-8 21-10 0.5702 79 0.5407
70 Northwestern 8-9 17-11 0.5633 52 0.5585
111 Iowa 5-13 15-16 0.5288 48 0.5598
208 Indiana 1-16 5-23 0.4766 6 0.5971

 

[gtc08]

top to bottom, its big east, then big ten, then big drop off.

acc has 3 teams. worst team in the big 10 indiana would be .500 in that conference.

 

[Drunkn247]

your absolutely on drugs if you think indiana would be .500 in the acc...Unc, Duke, Wake, and Clemson would all run away with the Big 10. and FSU, BC, VTech and Maryland would compete

 

[GoForIt]

your absolutely on drugs if you think indiana would be .500 in the acc...Unc, Duke, Wake, and Clemson would all run away with the Big 10. and FSU, BC, VTech and Maryland would compete

I don't know if Indiana would even be .500 in the
Mountain West

 

[bigtendominator]

I don't know if Indiana would even be .500 in the
Mountain West

No they wouldn't be.

 

[Huckel]

yeah indy is really bad iowa is bad then the rest are all very solid teams no clear better teams.
wake unc are good but Duke is not as good as advertised and neither is clemson

 

[billhill999]

If you make a case for NorthWestern than you must make a case for Cincy.
Look at the aforementioned numbers, virtually even.

 

[MSUSpartans]

Dont think 9 will get in. 7 will definately make it in, with a possible 8th. Sorry Northwestern, it wont be your year unless you make some kind of miraculous run in the B10 tourney.

 

[PITBULL]

top to bottom, its big east, then big ten, then big drop off.

acc has 3 teams. worst team in the big 10 indiana would be .500 in that conference.

Put the pipe down little kid.....
Go back to playing your video games and projecting games.

UNC, Duke, Wake, Clemson, FSU....thats 5 top 25 teams
With BC on the brink of cracking into it.....

 

[PITBULL]

12/03 UNC 98 MSU 63

Your best vs ACC best......

Enough said!!!!

 

[pubguy]

^^^+1

 

[gtc08]

i forgot about fsu and wake. they'd have a better record though, indiana.