We’d better not pin our hopes on our RPI putting us into the tourney: http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=451

I’m a pretty big fan of both Gasaway and KenPom, fwiw.

fwiw, pt. 2 – Rivals’ (Yahoo) bracket has us among the last in: http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1048641

Good post. I think that most of those brackets are going to shift dramatically anyhow – someone is going to slip, and then we’ll have the fallout from the conference tournaments. This week is ridiculously important for us, and probably our toughest in terms of cashing in on expected wins (I’m already writing off the Wisconsin game). Both games are winnable but tough.

If next year the Bubble Watch is analyzing the tournament chances of Arizona (12-11, RPI 67) vs. Seton Hall (12-9, RPI 63). 96 Teams… Whoo-hoo!

This was sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell.

visit notournamentexpansion.blogspot.com to protest this absurd idea.

Dear Wisconsin,

Stop sucking.

Signed,

A concerned gambler

I’m glad they’re showing a few chinks in the armor of Wisconsin, but I want us to win there. No one else.

I really wanted to see Illinois collapse down the stretch. I wanted them to bomb out their last 8 games and finish something like 10-8 in the conference. Now it looks more likely to be 12-6. Now we’re suddenly looking at being the #6 team in the conference, if we beat Minnesota. Looking at the bracket, I don’t like our odds.

However, I do realize that their last two wins have some upsides. If Illinois finishes strong, they can end up in the Top 50 and that adds a win to our credentials. I also like the idea that maybe, MAYBE, there’s a chink in Wisconsin’s armor that we can exploit. In that sense, my hopes of us winning there have gone up from about 3% to about 8%. But, it could also be that Wisconsin comes out pissed and attempts to wipe the floor with us.

I hate being on the bubble.

northwestern’s OK, if they win the remaining win able games they’ll be fine.