[NU Sports] MSU drubs Ioway

[Beamsley, Jeff]

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2012/03/michigan_state_overwhelm
s_iowa.html

So who is the #7 BT team invited to the dance?

Iowa beat an Illinois team who just fired their coach and finishes the
season 17-16 with an RPI rank of 126.  So I don't think it will be Iowa.

Minny has a shot if they beat UoM today.  That will give them a 20-13
record with signature wins against Illinois at home, Indiana on the
road, and Michigan (neutral).  Their RPI before tonight's game ranks
84th.

But let's assume that they lose to UoM.

What happens then?

Minny ends the season 19-14 with an RPI twenty places lower than NU.

By comparison, NU loses to a Minny team in overtime and finished the
season 18-13 with an RPI rank of 53.  Our signature wins were against
Seton Hall (neutral), MSU at home, and Illinois on the road.

I agree that there is no requirement for the NCAA to extend invitations
to 7 BT teams, but they still manage to do it regularly.  

So if Minny loses, what other team with a better RPI, better W-L record,
and better set of signature wins is going to take our place?

Jeff