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Will Nebrasketball Make the NCAA Tournament?

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Moiraine said:
Can someone explain to me how seeding works? I really have no idea because the barely-making-it teams like Nebraska are 11 seeds instead of 16 seeds. And because I've paid attention to basketball 1 time since Tyronn Lue and Eric Piatkowski were playing.

Do they put the dinky conference winners (potential Cinderellas) in as 12-16 seeds?
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Your 13-16 seeds are usually reserved for mid-major conference tournament winners....

 
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The top finishers in the Big conferences are usually in as 6 seeds and above. If this year suddenly changes I'm done with NCAA basketball....just like the NFL.....don't think I'll be alone.

 
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Nebraska (17-8, 8-4 — RPI: 49, SOS: 91): The Cornhuskers' won-loss records obviously look better than Maryland's, but their resume is deeply similar, down to the two top-100 wins both teams have notched, all of which came at home, and unsightly bottom-barrel nonconference strengths of schedule (Nebraska's is 262; Maryland's 199.) The committee has repeatedly used nonconference schedule as a deciding factor in recent years; the Cornhuskers, like the Terps, have more than a lack of quality wins to overcome.
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I dunno.  If we end up ahead of Michigan in the B1G standings, and we beat them like a drum when we met, it seems like it would be hard for the committee to let Michigan in the ncaa tourney and send Nebraska home.  And I can't see both Michigan and Nebraska failing to get a bid.  There's gotta be at least five teams from the B1G, right?  :shrug:  

 
NUance said:
I dunno.  If we end up ahead of Michigan in the B1G standings, and we beat them like a drum when we met, it seems like it would be hard for the committee to let Michigan in the ncaa tourney and send Nebraska home.  And I can't see both Michigan and Nebraska failing to get a bid.  There's gotta be at least five teams from the B1G, right?  :shrug:  
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Pretty sure Michigan is in.

Non con wins over UCLA and Texas plus a win over MSU gives them a bit of a leg up. Have played Purdue close twice(not that this matters)in losses. 

Michigan could screw it up but I think B1G is pretty set with at least 4 teams.

The big question is whether Nebraska, Penn State or Maryland can sneak in.

I still think we are in if we get to 23 wins.

 


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