For those tracking Rutgers MB secured a spot in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament before Sunday's game vs. Minnesota
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Not sure all those scenarios are correct. The one that I know is right: if Northwestern loses at Maryland, we're in.
I think it would be kinda cool if Sunday’s game was for all the marbles . A win and in scenario would be the most meaningful game at the RAC in years !!
Supposedly less than 1% chance of that. I think it would create too much anxiety. Boo birds would be ready to explode when Minnesota coach out foxes Pike.
I hope that is sarcasm!!
USC info is incorrect. We miss out with USC losing to UCLA if:
Northwestern wins at Maryland
Minnesota beats RU
Iowa beats Michigan State and loses to Nebraska
This sets up a three way tie at 7-13 with USC and Iowa. We lose the tiebreaker according to the mred site.
Root for MSU to win tonight and we are in.
Northwestern wins at Maryland
Minnesota beats RU
Iowa beats Michigan State and loses to Nebraska
This sets up a three way tie at 7-13 with USC and Iowa. We lose the tiebreaker according to the mred site.
Root for MSU to win tonight and we are in.
Make this team actually earn something. This hemming and hawing over being the worst team in the big ten tournament is pathetic considering the expectations before the year. Frankly, I couldn't care less if we make it or not. This team and coach is a failure and a joke regardless
Yeah, I kinda agree, would like to see them have to play for the season to move on.
No - I actually think the chance is zero except possibly the last half hour of the game.
There are 6 teams competing to fill 5 spots (11-15). 4 of those team (including RU play at the same time) and Rutgers owns the tie breaker over the two teams who don’t. Rutgers also owns the tie breaker over Nebraska so mathematically, at this point, the only way Rutgers could get left out over Nebraska would be if Nebraska wins their final game and Rutgers loses. The Nebraska game starts a half hour before ours…
Less than 1% chance
We lock in with Michigan State taking home Big 10 title tonight
If you haven't seen this yet, this website is fun. You click on the winners of the remaining Big 10 games, then it tells you the seedings. Can do scenarios for any conference.
As mentioned above, seems the only doomsday scenario is Iowa beats MSU, Iowa loses to Nebraska, and of course RU loses to Minny.
As mentioned above, seems the only doomsday scenario is Iowa beats MSU, Iowa loses to Nebraska, and of course RU loses to Minny.
mred's Big 10 MBB Tournament Seeding Tiebreaker
Big 10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Seeding and Tiebreakers
bball.notnothing.net
Ha! On an unrelated note, check out the tournament format for the Sun Belt with this website. Either they can only play two games a day or they really want a top seed to win the tournament. The top two seeds get quintuple byes!
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Why? You want to back into the tournament losing 7 of your last 10? 9 of 13? Really? We need some damn pride around here.
Sometimes this board….I just have to shake my head.
Yes, nothing says "pride" like rooting to miss a tournament.
I believe if I am doing it correctly Iowa would have to beat Michigan State, lose to Nebraska AND Northwestern would have to beat Maryland
Cool story. The only time this group has looked decent was on the stage in Vegas. Put them on a stage again.
Where there is life, there is hope. This season has been disappointing for sure, but there's always a chance for some March magic.... but you've gotta be in it to win it!
And exactly who's doing that by asking a team to win a game at home against a team of equal ranking? That's rooting to win and get in. Serious miss and leap here by you bud.
Okay, fair enough. It's still weird to root for unfavorable scenarios though.
Actually some of these guys hope we lose ,don't kid yourself.
It is not that I do not believe - is this actually true, that Iowa losing to MSU locks RU into the Big 10 tourney? I have not done the math.
I think because Iowa/Nebby meet up and if Iowa loses they are 6-14. If Iowa wins there is a big logjam with NW and USC who aren't winning and it appears RU has wins over everyone
Someone posted the scenario somewhere here it won't matter what usc and nw do
Yes you are correct. I didn't realize that I had the setting on Northwestern beating Maryland
Why do you even care what they do or dont do? This team and coach has given us literally nothing this year other than being quite literally the biggest embarrassment in the nation and a huge black mark on the program?
(1) eat a dick
(2) not caring is a lot different than actively rooting against them
No. Try again.
Rutgers fans who work during the day are hoping for the No. 11 seed.
- Game 1: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed at 3:30 PM
- Game 2: No. 10 seed vs. No. 15 seed at 6 PM
- Game 3: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed at 8:30 PM