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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
I totally disagree that Michigan/Minnesota is an elimination game. I think it's absolute lunacy if Minnesota gets left out, especially if Penn State gets in. What the hell else does Minnesota have to do? RPI of 32, SOS of 43, 21-8 and 9-8 in the league, no bad losses, a neutral court win over Louisville, a sweep of Wisconsin, wins over Ohio State and Illinois. Penn State has done OK in conference, but their nonconference resume is embarrassing. The only two decent teams they played (Rhode Island and Temple), they lost to. They split with Minnesota, winning by five and losing by 20. What am I missing?
I also disagree that Maryland just has to beat Virginia. They really blew a chance to cement a bid against Wake, and now they're only 4-9 against the RPI 1-50. I think they need to beat Virginia and win two games in the ACC Tournament to be seriously considered.
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Minnesota is at home with everything on the line. If they can't beat a bad Michigan team in that situation the committee will not look favorably on that and they will need a B10 tourney run to have a shot. I agree with you on Penn State, they will be a weak option at 10-8 and I think there is a possibility of the B10 only getting five if Michigan knocks off Minnesota and Penn St winds up 10-8.
The committee loves the ACC, 7-9 will get you in sometimes. At 8-8 they'll be the 7 seed and just need to beat NC St in the play-in round before losing to Duke or Wake in the quarters.