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nwhoopfan said:
The blob in the B1G is still really blobby. #3-#10 between 11-3 and 8-8.

Another smaller blob at the bottom. 2 teams clearly on top...and then you've got one team all by themselves in between the 2 blobs. Guess who? :oops:
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That damn accordion effect of chaos ;)
 
nwhoopfan said:
The blob in the B1G is still really blobby. #3-#10 between 11-3 and 8-8.

Another smaller blob at the bottom. 2 teams clearly on top...and then you've got one team all by themselves in between the 2 blobs. Guess who? :oops:
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Charlie Creme has all of those teams above Washington in the standings projected as NCAA tournament teams.
 
sivad40 said:
Charlie Creme has all of those teams above Washington in the standings projected as NCAA tournament teams.
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12, that's pretty good. Anyone know the most from one conference? Probably SEC some year. Or maybe the Old Big East when it had what, 18 teams? With conferences getting bigger and bigger, that number might keep growing.

Anyway, I haven't looked closely at the resumes of the various teams. It's gotta be fairly difficult to distinguish among some of them. Also haven't looked at a full run down of all the teams projected in. I'm guessing the bubble is soft, as it usually is.
 
nwhoopfan said:
12, that's pretty good. Anyone know the most from one conference? Probably SEC some year. Or maybe the Old Big East when it had what, 18 teams? With conferences getting bigger and bigger, that number might keep growing.

Anyway, I haven't looked closely at the resumes of the various teams. It's gotta be fairly difficult to distinguish among some of them. Also haven't looked at a full run down of all the teams projected in. I'm guessing the bubble is soft, as it usually is.
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Creme currently has Washington in as the one last teams in a brings the total to 13.
 
sivad40 said:
Creme currently has Washington in as the one last teams in a brings the total to 13.
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That is unbelievable to me. The bubble must be extremely soft. As a Washington fan, I'll be the first to say they don't deserve a bid.
 
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Ohio State loses to Indiana by 10.

Gotta bring this GIF back. Chaos is back ;)

street fighter GIF
 
Maryland was up 18 at the half on the road against Northwestern. Now in hang on mode in the closing seconds.


It's a good thing the LA schools joined up, because if Ohio St. and Maryland were the top 2 teams in the B1G, that would be SOFT.
 
nwhoopfan said:
…. It's a good thing the LA schools joined up, because if Ohio St. and Maryland were the top 2 teams in the B1G, that would be SOFT.
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So true, the legacy BIG teams took a big step down this year. Lots of good legacy BIG teams, but maybe only 0-1 will host this year in the tournament, after 7 hosting over the last two seasons.
 
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Dang, Betts is back but Barker went out with a knee injury during the first half. She walked off the floor right after it happened so hopefully not too serious.
 
Washington has run the gauntlet, going 5-0 against the dregs of the B1G. I think I might've traded one embarrassing loss for a quality win...but I'm not capable of brokering deals like that. Winning isn't so hard when you shoot 60% overall and 50% from 3. Well that and it's easier to win against bad teams.
 
That 4th quarter melt down against USC seems to have zapped UCLA's mojo. Have struggled since w/ Michigan St. and now Illinois.
 
Betts set a single season record for blocks at UCLA. Previous record holder was Mo Billings. With quite a few games left potentially, she's gonna add to that a fair bit.
 
WBBTakeover said:
I think they have to win out to feel safe. It's a little late in the game to not have a single Q1 win (especially given that they play in the B1G).
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We Minnesota. We ain't worried about a Q1 win or DQ1 win. Our expectations every year is, anything above 10 wins is a plus. So, winning 20 games or more, for women's basketball, oh we are on cloud 9! We ain't hanging banners, yet.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
That is unbelievable to me. The bubble must be extremely soft. As a Washington fan, I'll be the first to say they don't deserve a bid.
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The bids that the PAC 12 used to get had to go somewhere. Arizona and even Stanford are currently withing striking distance of getting a bid if a few teams ahead if them keep losing while they keep on winning.

I want to go into depth about why the bubble will probably be soft from now on but I do it another post later.
 
sivad40 said:
The bids that the PAC 12 used to get had to go somewhere.
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To former Pac 12 teams apparently. I hadn't thought of that, good point. Saw that during Bowl Season in football as well.
 
Michigan State gets an important win over Indiana to remain in the upper portion of the conference. Theyrn Hallock impressed me last season, but damn, the speed and instincts she has are insane.

UCLA squeaks out the win in Iowa City against the Hawkeyes. Seeing the loss as a moral victory may not sit well with fans, but I think it should be. Considering where they were earlier in the season, they're trending upward with respect to the level of play. This is a good sign with the conference tournament coming soon.
 
Elle Ladine hit 1000 career points today for Washington. Should also get to 500 for the season fairly easily (468 currently), last Husky to do that was Amber Melgoza 3 consecutive years during the dark days of the Jody Wynn era. Sayvia Sellers could get to 500 as well. Hasn't been a pair of Dawgs to hit that mark in the same season since Plum and Osahor.
 
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I can't find the impactful transfer thread, but thought I'd make a note about Karoline Striplin and Indiana. Her move there has been a good fit and has helped Indiana get back on track. It's also nice to see her get consistent minutes compared to her time in Tennessee.
 
sivad40 said:
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The potential seedings for some of these teams are wild. Michigan State and Indiana could be as low as 12, while Oregon and Michigan could be as low as 10. Maryland being as low as 8 is a surprise to me too.

Just goes to prove how wonky conference play has been this year. These last few games mean a lot to most of these teams.
 
I’m not fooling myself about Oregon’s likely tournament record. My goal as a fan is to get that 20 win season. A number 10 seed plays the 15 seed while a 9 seed gets a bye but then plays the 8 seed. So if the Ducks can’t get the unlikely road win @ Washington, a 10 seed in the Big 10 tourney may be the best path. Anything after that would be gravy In both the Big and NCAA tourneys. That’s my view anyway. I’m sure the team has loftier ambitions.
 
sivad40 said:
The bids that the PAC 12 used to get had to go somewhere. Arizona and even Stanford are currently withing striking distance of getting a bid if a few teams ahead if them keep losing while they keep on winning.

I want to go into depth about why the bubble will probably be soft from now on but I do it another post later.
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Stanford just lost to UVA by 20 in Charlottesville and has zero Q1 wins. Arizona has two combined Q1 and Q2 wins. Unless these teams start collecting Q1 wins, stick a fork in them.
 
On the surface, you definitely want to get into that top section so you can get a bye or two. Have a bye up until game 11 or 12 and then win those 2-3 games. I am cool with Minnesota being in that 9th or 10th range. Michigan, another team that I follow, being 6th-8th range.
 
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