[NU Sports] BTW

[Louis Martinaitis]

I was at all 4 games last nite, and I would  be remiss not to give a shout out to the 350 students that bussed down to indy in support of the Wildcats.They were loud and supportive. Definitely a presence and indeed the loudest  vocal support of any school there, other than the Indiana home team (and in my mind that includes Purdue). 

You all would have been very proud.

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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