B1G Tournament if season ended now
I'm bored and I know that there are 3 games left and a lot of shit can change, but hey.
Here's what it would look like right............NOW!
| First Round -- Wednesday, March 8 | |
| 13 Indiana vs 12 Ohio State | 4:30pm/ESPN2 |
| 14 Rutgers vs 11 Illinois | 7pm/BTN |
| Second Round -- Thursday, March 9 | |
| 9 Nebraska vs 8 Iowa | Noon/BTN |
| 13 IU/12 OSU vs 5 Northwestern | 2:30pm/BTN |
| 10 Penn State vs 7 Michigan | 6:30pm/ESPN2 |
| 14 RU/11 ILL vs 6 Michigan State | 9pm/ESPN2 |
| Quarterfinals -- Friday, March 10 | |
| 9 NEB/8 IOWA vs 1 Purdue | Noon/ESPN |
| 13 IU/12 OSU/5 NU vs 4 Minnesota | 2:30pm/ESPN |
| 10 PSU/7 U-M vs 2 Wisconsin | 6:30pm/BTN |
| 14 RU/11 ILL/6 MSU vs 3 Maryland | 9pm/BTN |
Current standings as of right now-
| Place | Team | Rec. | Games Left |
| 1. | Purdue | 12-3 | at U-M, vs IU, at NU |
| 2. | Wisconsin | 11-3 | at OSU, at MSU, vs Iowa, vs MIN |
| 3. | Maryland | 10-5 | vs Iowa, at RU, vs MSU |
| 4. | Minnesota | 9-6 | vs PSU, vs NEB, at UW |
| Northwestern | 9-6 | at IU, vs U-M, vs PU | |
| 6. | Michigan State | 8-6 | vs NEB, vs UW, at ILL, at MD |
| 7. | Michigan | 8-7 | vs PU, at NU, at NEB |
| 8. | Iowa | 7-8 | at MD, at UW, vs PSU |
| 9. | Nebraska | 6-8 | at MSU, vs ILL, at MIN, vs U-M |
| 10. | Penn State | 6-9 | at MIN, vs OSU, at Iowa |
| Illinois | 6-9 | at NEB, vs MSU, at RU | |
| 12. | Ohio State | 5-10 | vs UW, at PSU, vs IU |
| Indiana | 5-10 | vs NU, at PU, at OSU | |
| 14. | Rutgers | 2-14 | vs MD, vs ILL |
There's still a small chance at a double bye if we win a tiebreaker in what would be a four-way tie for 4th place. And utter chaos where two double byes could be up for grabs if MD craps the bed two more times as they did tonight against Minnesota.
I could see MSU going 1-3 the rest of the way. They've had problems with Nebraska even when they were a tournament team.
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:20 PM ^
On the plus, we'd finally get a night session game.
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:38 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:09 AM ^
I've gotta work.
Basketball is a different story. 7pm games are my Noon games in basketball.
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:17 AM ^
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
last year was the FIRST TIME EVER (!!!) that Penn State did not play on the 1st day of the B1G Tournament.
We'll inevitably devolve back to our usual role: playing a 1st day game in front of 1000 fans.
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^
I have a hard time seeing a lot of fans outside of MD and maybe PSU showing up before Saturday. Those Thursday games are going to have an awful atmosphere.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:37 AM ^
Here in Chicago, the United Center was fairly full on Friday and Saturday (didn't go on Thursday, and we didn't make it to Sunday). I really have misgivings about the Verizon Center, but I guess they have to throw a bone to MD/PSU/Rutgers. Don't know.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:46 AM ^
because of all the B1G alums in the area, and the accessibility. Always had a good time there. I've heard good things about Indy because the tournament basically takes over downtown.
MSG next year should be pretty good because of the number of alums in NYC (especially us), but I agree that DC doesn't make any sense and could be a bit of train wreck. I actually think we'll have much better representation than most teams though.
February 23rd, 2017 at 7:36 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:42 AM ^
It is at MSG next year.
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:52 AM ^
It's at MSG, but we have to play a week earlier with the single-bid conferences to make it happen, which is just emabarrasing.
February 23rd, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
Everything this piss and wind league does is embarrassing.
It's truly a shame that we have to play in a league run by such incompetent, tone-deaf and biased people.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:10 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
The tournament is a week earlier than normal to accomodate the Big East's use of MSG during the traditional "championship week" time period.
EDIT: Already noted by Desmondo.
February 23rd, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^
So what the hell do all the teams do that week/weekend then?
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:45 AM ^
Lot's of Big Ten alumns in the DC area.
But they have not publicized the BTT very well here, and so far they only list all-session tickets at hundreds of $$.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:46 AM ^
wtf, oops
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:42 AM ^
I was like uhhhhh, brah, pretty sure that's not even possible at this point. Then I see your handle and it all makes sense now.....
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:21 PM ^
I want to avoid purdue as long as possible.
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:22 PM ^
It's possible that we could have a clusterfuck at 10-8.
February 23rd, 2017 at 6:50 AM ^
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
Minnesota winning at Maryland probably ended Michigan's chances at a double bye. I enjoy seeing Indiana and OSU in the first 4 more than anything else.
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:33 PM ^
excited to see how the team does in Big10 Tourney. I'm okay with whoever we play as long we don't get TV Teddy as a ref. If that happens I'm not going to watch.
February 22nd, 2017 at 11:35 PM ^
That looks like the easiest path to get to the semis.
February 23rd, 2017 at 7:02 AM ^
But hey, I guess it's Michigan's style to lay an egg consistently against its biggest rival.
February 23rd, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:39 AM ^
I just don't know. I was pretty confident going into Minnesota. That was a mistake. And playing down to Rutgers . . . Smh. When three things happen, Michigan can play with anyone:
- Michigan has their shots falling,
- Stay out of trouble in terms of fouls
- Play solid defense, including rebounding
The problem is, there don't seem to be any guarantees on those three things.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:56 AM ^
going into Minnesota. We shot terrible from FTs, got badly taken for about 7-9 points by the refs, and still tied them in regulation. And they just beat Maryland by a lot on the road. They're good and we're better.
And we shot badly against Rutgers, despite having a ton of open shots. It was supposed to be a single digit game.
We're playing well and can play a lot better.
February 23rd, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 3:29 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 7:54 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
You shut your whore mouth.
February 23rd, 2017 at 9:16 AM ^
You shut your mouth when you are talking to me!
February 23rd, 2017 at 4:50 AM ^
That 13 v 12 line..
As for the rest of the tourney so much parity that I think on any given day almost anyone can beat anyone from 1 to 7. Purdue is the one team some teams will have difficulty matching up with due to the beef but even the Maryland's and Wisconsin's could be early knockouts based on any given day.
Being a jump shooting team and watching earlier tournaments where we lose our legs in day 3, the more byes the better. And that was with some years we played deeper into the bench than our current 8 player rotation.
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:01 AM ^
tell me more
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:08 AM ^
huh....not sure what happened there. I definitely typed a response.
February 23rd, 2017 at 8:51 AM ^
***oops, double post***
February 23rd, 2017 at 9:39 AM ^
Win one BTT game, we dancin'.
February 23rd, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
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February 23rd, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
Like others, I am not completely on board with having the conference tournament in DC, but alas we must concede to the Great Footprint Argument of Jim Delany.
As for playing Penn State in the opener if the season ended now, I am fairly sure we could beat them again although I would rather a more comfortable margin this time. Actually, since the season isn't over, I would rather we beat Nebraska and Northwestern and hopefully inch upwards in the seeding.