Imo 5 out of those 6 wins were against big ten opponents. Doesn't say much. Beat minny twice then lost to them in b10 tourney, beat NW, mich, wisky. They lost to psu, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio st, and at home vs northeastern. Beating 5 out of 6 teams that you face twice in a season isn't saying much
They only played NW and Wisc once. Fair point, but then who do you put in ahead of them? Not only above MSU, but you also have to put them above all the other at large seeds that are seeded lower than MSU. Call me biased, but every "expert" had them safely in the tournament, not just skating in. Look here: http://bracketmatrix.com/
If you look at similar teams, most if not all of their top 50 wins were in conference as well. MSU has that Wichita State win at least and their SOS is way better. I couldnt argue if they had put them in as an 11. I thought they were getting a #10 seed. 9 is too high, no argument there. I would still put them ahead of at least USC and 1-2 other teams at quick glance though.
I was comparing them to the at large teams below MSU that made the tournament like USC. Cuse does have more impressive wins than MSU. But their RPI isn't good and their non conference SOS was awful. It's a delicate balance between SOS, RPI, and Wins. Obviously the committee highly values SOS. Look at Vanderbilt. The point is there are a few teams with borderline resumes including some below MSU that made it, that you would have to compare Cuse or another bubble team against before you even got to MSU. It's a weak field for bubble teams.
Only team that celebrates final fours since 1989 michigan 4 championship games msu 2 championship games izzo is the most overrated coach ever!He can't coach a team that doesn't have a senior that should have went pro the year before [payne, green ,etc etc] he'll be getting on his knees to try and get bridges to stay another year. BEILIEN best coach in state of MICHIGAN
