B1G/NCAA basketball

[*JD*]

Lot of upsets tonight...Michigan narrowly avoided the trend.

Georgetown lost to Nova, OK State lost to ISU, UConn lost to South Florida, and Miami just lost to GT. Minnesota's about to lose to the Huskerz

Further down in the rankings, UCLA was upset tonight too.

If Michigan can beat IU on Sunday, they'll have a pretty strong claim to a #2 seed and can still chase down a #1 if they win the conference tourney.

[The Oracle]

Depending on what happens elsewhere, if they beat Indiana on Sunday they may not have to win the BTT to get #1.

[hack]

Shouldn't have to IMO but I'm fine being #2 in the Zags bracket.

[iam416]

Iowa State was -3 and Villanova was -1. "Upset" in ranking only, not where it counts.

[The Oracle]

I would love to the #2 out west here. Tickets are on the pricey side, but hell yeah!

Talent, correct! Although I got ISU -4 and Nova as a PK.

[hack]

I just like the potential matchup. Zags ain't played anyone and we've been battle tested. Their best offensive player could be guarded by our best defensive player.

[The Oracle]

100% agreed. I would love to be in Gonzaga's bracket.

[hack]

I just forgot what you were replying to and so read upthread a post, and, well, I'm just here to say that I am shocked that I just called Morgan our best defender, but good on him. He's earned it. Pretty easy to be less frustrated with his limitations now that we've seen life without him.

[WM Wolverine]

Post players do as they please when he's not in there.

[The Oracle]

Yeah, someday I think he will, but McGary has to be better on defense. He has all the tools.

[The Oracle]

That said, JB HAS to figure something else out on defending pick n rolls. There's no reason on every single hedge the guy at top finds a wide open big under the basket while our big is recovering. Stop hedging if we can't rotate and take that away. The whole point of a hedge is to ensure the guy can't make that pass.

[hack]

I'm amazed they get away with it at all.

Yes. McGary needs to calm down, for sure. Be less excitable.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Kansas just got its clock cleaned by Baylor. New Mexico also lost, which will hurt their seeding. Probably good news for Michigan's chances of getting a #2 seed

[*JD*]

New Mexico was being viewed as a 2 seed? In what world?

Either doook or IU will get the #1 overall, I would guess. I think Michigan can still get a 1-seed if they win from now until the announcements go out.

If they win today and win a game in the B1G, that should be enough to lock down a 2-seed.

I agree about the Zags. They are 2-2 against top 25 quality teams. That's it. I guess their signature win is versus K-State.

Hopefully, St. Mary's upsets them today and kicks them down to the 3 seed they probably should be.

[hack]

There's precedent for 3 teams from one conference as #1 seeds. I don't think that's going to happen this year, but pretty clear IMO that Michigan, Indiana and MSU cannot be lower than #2 no matter what from this point on if the selection committee does its job right. OSU and Wisconsin no lower than #3 or #4 and arguably with good tournament showings should have a case for #2.