[NU Sports] MSU drubs Ioway

[Louis Martinaitis]

Jeff, 

From  your mouth to God's ears

Louis Martinaitis
 


On Mar 9, 2012, at 12:36 PM, "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
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