2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[847badgerfan]

That's a result of who they played.

[bayareabadger]

That's a result of who they played.

I mean, they held a Big Ten offense to numbers worse than a lot of bye game opponents. That seems like a not bad day. 

[FearlessF]

wasn't bad, but nothing to be proud of if you follow the Huskers

[847badgerfan]

I mean, they held a Big Ten offense to numbers worse than a lot of bye game opponents. That seems like a not bad day.

There are just too many defensive lapses with this team. They had UCLA beat and let them win. Just the latest example.

[boilerbanger]

What are a few college basketball podcasts worth recommending?

For Field of 68 I listen to the Goodman & Hummel and also to Dauster, T.O. & Fanta ... both come out 1x a week and are decent, but generally cover major conferences.

[ELA]

For Field of 68 I listen to the Goodman & Hummel and also to Dauster, T.O. & Fanta ... both come out 1x a week and are decent, but generally cover major conferences.

Yeah, it's very host dependent.  They do a daily one "After Dark" to break down the whole day, and some of those guys (Tyler Hansbrough...cough, cough) are useless.  Goodman & Hummells show is clearly their best.  I really like Ant Wright as well.  Wright is pretty good on Twitter too.  Former bench guy for Michigan.  I think he bridged the Amaker and Beilein eras.

[bayareabadger]

wasn't bad, but nothing to be proud of if you follow the Huskers

With this team, I just want some steps on defense. 

[bayareabadger]

There are just too many defensive lapses with this team. They had UCLA beat and let them win. Just the latest example.

Def needs to be better. And UCLA was just not good. 

Did they have them beat? Game was pretty close throughout.

[ELA]

Massey Composite Rankings - 32 computers (last week in parentheses)

• Auburn (1)
• Duke (2)
• Houston (7)
• Iowa State (4)
• Alabama (3)
• Tennessee (5)
• Florida (6)
• PURDUE (8)
• Kansas (10)
• MICHIGAN STATE (9)
• Marquette (13)
• ILLINOIS (12)
• WISCONSIN (17)
• Kentucky (11)
• Texas A&M (18)
• Mississippi State (15)
• Texas Tech (22)
• St. John's (20)
• MICHIGAN (16)
• Arizona (21)
• Ole Miss (14)
• MARYLAND (-)
• Gonzaga (24)
• Louisville (25)
• OREGON (19)

• 33. UCLA (39)
• 36. Ohio State (43)
• 49. Penn State (52)
• 50. Northwestern (56)
• 52. Indiana (48)
• 54. Nebraska (46)
• 56. Iowa (50)
• 61. USC (68)
• 80. Rutgers (78)
• 88. Minnesota (103)
• 97. Washington (93)

[CatsbyAZ]

From the Big 12 last night:


https://twitter.com/espn/status/1884118088750121079

[ELA]

I think I had forgotten that the bottom 3 teams don't get in.  Don't get that, other than them assuming nobody comes in on Tuesday, knowing they'd have to commit to 6 games to win it, and those teams are never getting in otherwise.  But lets be honest, its a television product anyway.

• TUESDAY
• #15 vs. #18
• #16 vs. #17

• WEDNESDAY
• #9 vs. #16/17
• #10 vs. #15/18
• #11 vs. #14
• #12 vs. #13

• THURSDAY
• #5 vs. #12/13
• #6 vs. #11/14
• #7 vs. #10/15/18
• #8 vs. #9/16/17

• FRIDAY
• #1 vs. #8/9/16/17
• #2 vs. #7/10/15/18
• #3 vs. #6/11/14
• #4 vs. #5/12/13

• SATURDAY
• Semifinals

• SUNDAY
• Championship

[bayareabadger]

That’s gotta be a weird way to end the season. 

In other news, Wisconsin visits the Terps tomorrow. I’m guessing a loss, but interested in how it goes. 

[medinabuckeye1]

I think I had forgotten that the bottom 3 teams don't get in.  Don't get that, other than them assuming nobody comes in on Tuesday, knowing they'd have to commit to 6 games to win it, and those teams are never getting in otherwise.  But lets be honest, its a television product anyway.

• TUESDAY
• #15 vs. #18
• #16 vs. #17

• WEDNESDAY
• #9 vs. #16/17
• #10 vs. #15/18
• #11 vs. #14
• #12 vs. #13

• THURSDAY
• #5 vs. #12/13
• #6 vs. #11/14
• #7 vs. #10/15/18
• #8 vs. #9/16/17

• FRIDAY
• #1 vs. #8/9/16/17
• #2 vs. #7/10/15/18
• #3 vs. #6/11/14
• #4 vs. #5/12/13

• SATURDAY
• Semifinals

• SUNDAY
• Championship

I think you might have been the one that suggested this but, IMHO, the only practical way to do this with 18 teams is to eliminate the Sunday games on the last weekend of the regular season (you could make them floaters and just only have teams that aren't playing in the first round play on Sunday).  Then have the top-4 seeds host the opening rounds so:

Monday:
#16 vs #17 at #1
#15 vs #18 at #2

Tuesday:
#9 vs #16/17 at #1
#10 vs #15/18 at #2
#11 vs #14 at #3
#12 vs #13 at #4

Wednesday:
#5 vs #12/13 at #4
#6 vs #11/14 at #3
#7 vs #10/15/18 at #2
#8 vs #9/16/17 at #1

Thursday:
#1 vs #8/9/16/17 at #1
#2 vs #7/10/15/18 at #2
#3 vs #6/11/14 at #3
#4 vs #5/12/13 at #4

Friday, travel day.  

Saturday, rotating neutral site:
#1/8/9/16/17 vs #4/5/12/13
#2/7/10/15/18 vs #3/6/11/14

Sunday:
CG

[ELA]

My 1/29 SOR/KenPom bracket update.  Last week assuming the SOR leader wins the conference regular season championship

NCAA TOURNAMENT
SOUTH

• #1 Auburn vs. #16 Bryant/Little Rock
• #8 Creighton vs. #9 West Virginia
• #5 Ole Miss vs. #12 Liberty
• #4 WISCONSIN vs. #13 Samford
• #3 Marquette vs. #14 UNC Wilmington
• #6 Missouri vs. #11 New Mexico/Central Florida
• #7 Clemson vs. #10 Gonzaga
• #2 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #15 Lipscomb

EAST

• #1 Duke vs. #16 Southern/Colgate
• #8 Vanderbilt vs. #9 Saint Mary's
• #5 Texas Tech vs. #12 VCU
• #4 Mississippi State vs. #13 Akron
• #3 PURDUE vs. #14 High Point
• #6 Arizona vs. #11 Connecticut
• #7 MARYLAND vs. #10 Pittsburgh
• #2 Tennessee vs. #15 Norfolk State

WEST

• #1 Alabama vs. #16 Merrimack
• #8 Baylor vs. #9 Georgia
• #5 OREGON vs. #12 McNeese
• #4 St. John's vs. #13 Grand Canyon
• #3 Kentucky vs. #14 North Dakota State
• #6 MICHIGAN vs. #11 San Diego State/BYU
• #7 Utah State vs. #10 Texas
• #2 Houston vs. #15 Northern Colorado

MIDWEST

• #1 Iowa State vs. #16 Central Connecticut
• #8 Oklahoma vs. #9 UCLA
• #5 Louisville vs. #12 Drake
• #4 Texas A&M vs. #13 Arkansas State
• #3 Kansas vs. #14 Yale
• #6 ILLINOIS vs. #11 UC Irvine
• #7 Memphis vs. #10 OHIO STATE
• #2 Florida vs. #15 Milwaukee

NIT
DALLAS

• #1 SMU vs. #8 Morehead State
• #4 Bradley vs. #5 UC San Diego
• #3 Stanford vs. #6 San Francisco
• #2 NORTHWESTERN vs. #7 St. Thomas

CHAPEL HILL

• #1 North Carolina vs. #8 American
• #4 Arkansas vs. #5 George Mason
• #3 Cincinnati vs. #6 Princeton
• #2 INDIANA vs. #7 Miami(Ohio)

WINSTON-SALEM

• #1 Wake Forest vs. #8 UM Lowell
• #4 LSU vs. #5 Utah
• #3 NEBRASKA vs. #6 Charleston
• #2 Xavier vs. #7 Marist

TEMPE

• #1 Arizona State vs. #8 Cleveland State
• #4 IOWA vs. #5 Dayton
• #3 PENN STATE vs. #6 Florida State
• #2 North Texas vs. #7 Jacksonville

All Big Ten Teams

• Michigan State - #2 seed
• Purdue - #3 seed
• Wisconsin - #4 seed
• Oregon - dropped from #4 seed to #5 seed
• Illinois - dropped from #5 seed to #6 seed
• Michigan - #6 seed
• Maryland - moved up from #9 seed to #7 seed
• UCLA - moved up from #10 seed to #9 seed
• Ohio State - moved up from NIT #2 seed to NCAA #10 seed
• Indiana - dropped from NCAA#11 seed (Play-In) to NIT #2 seed
• Northwestern - moved up from NIT #3 seed to NIT #2 seed
• Nebraska - dropped from NIT #1 seed to NIT #3 seed
• Penn State - moved up from NIT #4 seed to NIT #3 seed
• Iowa - dropped from NIT #2 seed to NIT #4 seed
• USC - moved up to #1 team out of NIT
• Rutgers - dropped to #11 team out of NIT
• Minnesota - moved up to #12 team out of NIT
• Washington - dropped to #15 team out of NIT