2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[Brutus Buckeye]

[MaximumSam]

Bucks up to #1 on KenPom

[Abba]

We see your 103, let's make it 106.

[847badgerfan]

I watched some of the Badger game today. I was mildly surprised at the ass kicking they laid on IU. Didn't think they had it in them to do that.

[medinabuckeye1]

I didn't see the UMD/ILL game, what happened?

[mcwterps1]

I didn't see the UMD/ILL game, what happened?

Very tough game where Illinois came out and punched Maryland in the face. 

Maryland scrapped back to it, Cowan made a Trimble like 3 from 30ft to tie it, Illinois took it down and fumbled the ball, Cowan recovered and was fouled on the ground with 2 seconds left. 

Made the first FT. Purposely missed the 2nd. 

Tough, gritty, lucky win for Maryland. 

[847badgerfan]

There are no really easy outs in this conference. It's a tough league.

[Brutus Buckeye]

How are our tiers looking these days?

[FearlessF]

looking like the Huskers are at the bottom tier

[847badgerfan]

How are our tiers looking these days?

Kinda messy after the top.

[medinabuckeye1]

How are our tiers looking these days?

We decided a few pages ago to revisit that Christmas week.

[medinabuckeye1]

Very tough game where Illinois came out and punched Maryland in the face.

Maryland scrapped back to it, Cowan made a Trimble like 3 from 30ft to tie it, Illinois took it down and fumbled the ball, Cowan recovered and was fouled on the ground with 2 seconds left.

Made the first FT. Purposely missed the 2nd.

Tough, gritty, lucky win for Maryland.

Thank you.

[betarhoalphadelta]

We decided a few pages ago to revisit that Christmas week.

Yeah, I'd like some more data points.

Look at Purdue and IU, for example. IU is 8-1 against a weak slate, while Purdue is current 5-3 against a very tough schedule. Purdue lost to FSU, who IU beat. Purdue smoked #5 UVA, who may or may not actually be any good. IU lost to Wisconsin, who has lost to St Mary's, Richmond, New Mexico and NC State. But they also beat Marquette, who Purdue lost to. Purdue's expected to win in a few hours vs NU (13 point favorite), but they're a cagey team and you never know in this league. 

It's tough to assign tiers when I can't even figure out how to value the two teams in the state of Indiana.

Give it a few more conference finishes, a little closer to non-conference being complete, and we'll have a better idea.

[MichiFan87]

A lot can still change, but I don't think it's premature to draw some preliminary conclusions so far.

Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio State appear to be the top teams so far.

Sparty, Penn State, and Iowa could all still be top 25 caliber teams, as well. 

Indiana, Purdue, and Illinois are good enough to make the tournament, too.

Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Rutgers appear to be NIT contenders.

Nebraska and Northwestern are at the bottom though actually not quite as terrible as I expected and might pull some upsets in conference play.