Can we play in Detroit for the round of 64/32 now?

Delany mentioned the "eye test" a few times in the post-game interview when asked about seeding. He is a jerk, but he does have experience with the selection committee. Michigan passes the eye test. We have solid guard play, capable wings, and talented bigs. We have a deep bench that can score and impact the game. We don't turn the ball over, almost ever. We have shooters and when that fails, we have a dominating defense to fall back on. The one Achilles heel is the free throw shooting. That keeps us from a one seed and possibly a 2 seed. I will be extremely upset with anything less than a 3 seed because we more than pass the eye test.

If we are not at least a 4 seed then fuck the committee they got there eyes in there asses

South and Mdwest Regions.  Is UM a 2 seed?  Big Ten Champs, KenPom 9, RPI 13.  In the last 2 weeks UM is 3-0 against RPI top 20 & 6-0 against RPI top 50, beating the next best 6 teams in the B1G (including 2 away and 3 on a neutral court).  Is that the resume of a 2 seed?  BIG Champs?

We are probably a 4 seed with a shot at a 3. I see zero shot of us being a 2 seed.

A lot of Spartan fans are convinced that they will still be a 2 seed and Michigan a 4 or 5.

I think Michigan played its way up to a solid 3. I'd be disappointed in a 4 and ticked off if anyone on the committee even mentions a 5. I don't know about 2, but if things break our way next week, we could be in that conversation. I hope raw SoS isn't a measure they use. I keep reading Michigan's is low, but if they simply didn't play Alabama A&M, it goes from .553 to .567 - which is 20 places higher. Non-conference SoS goes from .470 to .500.

during a conference tournament, then it doesn't matter how you play in them other than securing an automatic bid, which is actually the only thing Michigan probably did today in beating Purdue and proving that its earlier games against them were losses only because of circumstance not dominance.

Michigan's losses this season came because of the way the league scheduled just to have its tournament at MSG. Michigan twice lost fourth games in 9-day periods of time and only lost once at home by 1 point to the Boilers after a controversial loss of possession. It also dropped what now seems like an incredible loss to the Buckeyes in Columbus after mounting a 20 point first half lead and watching it dissipate in the second half because of remarkably poor offense.

If the team's meteoric rise in defense which has fueled its march to success isn't reflected in a higher seed than 5 or 4 in the tournament, you've got to wonder what you have to do to secure a top rating given the fact that this team beat every school in the conference and lost only once since early February. There is no hotter team in the country. And they beat the regular season champs twice, including on their home floor.

Joe Lunardi just woke up in mom's basement, fell asleep either watching a west coast game or playing 2k on his Xbox.  Probably dropping Michigan down to a 6 because of the Iowa win!  Maybe it's time that mom changed the meatloaf receipe!!

This year there are a crazy number of midwestern teams that are probably going to be in the top 16 seeds. Cincy and Xavier will be ahead of us, because they won their conference title in 2 good leagues. I think we are a 3 now with the chance to move up if teams fall out of they’re conference tourney early this week.

Doesn't the committee take wins away from home into big time consideration? If so who did sparty beat away from the bres? 1. At Maryland?!?! How about Michigan 1. At msu 2. Msu 3. Purdue 4. At Texas 5. Nebraska 6. At psu 7. At Maryland So sparties best win away from home is Michigan's 7th best win away from home plus Michigan has the advantage in rpi, kenpom, and head to head.