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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 07:17 PM)
is only has to win the next 7 or so games and they're right back in this thing. IT CAN BE DONE.

Illinois most realistic tournament chance:

-Win the next 6. All very winnable games. Tonight will be the toughest. That gets you to 8 Big Ten wins. Lose any of these and the dream is officially over. The other 5 are Penn State, Nebraskax2, Ohio State, @Minny

-Lose at Michigan State. There's 0 chance here unless MSU can't field a team do to injuries.

-Michigan at home. Not a believer in them but we probably aren't winning this anyways.

-Lose at Iowa. No chance again here.

-Pray to the basketball gods that Mizzou only loses one more regular season game and UNLV too.

 

That would leave Illinois at 8 and 10 going into the conference tournament. Nebraska can't win away from home so we take a free win Day 1. Beat Ohio State day 2 and BOOM! We did it. We're going to the first four! Just have to have everything go right while also replacing a bad basketball team with a good one.

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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 01:36 PM)
Illinois most realistic tournament chance:

-Win the next 6. All very winnable games. Tonight will be the toughest. That gets you to 8 Big Ten wins. Lose any of these and the dream is officially over. The other 5 are Penn State, Nebraskax2, Ohio State, @Minny

-Lose at Michigan State. There's 0 chance here unless MSU can't field a team do to injuries.

-Michigan at home. Not a believer in them but we probably aren't winning this anyways.

-Lose at Iowa. No chance again here.

-Pray to the basketball gods that Mizzou only loses one more regular season game and UNLV too.

 

That would leave Illinois at 8 and 10 going into the conference tournament. Nebraska can't win away from home so we take a free win Day 1. Beat Ohio State day 2 and BOOM! We did it. We're going to the first four! Just have to have everything go right while also replacing a bad basketball team with a good one.

 

Frankly I'm not even sure that's enough. That would only give them two top 50 RPI wins (Wisc, OSU). Missouri is currently at 51. I think they'll have to beat MSU, MICH or IOWA in addition to getting to 8-10- or 9-9.

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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 02:00 PM)
My theory would give us 5 top 50 wins. Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio State x2. I think that would be enough for the first four.

 

Ah, didn't realize Minnesota was top 50.

 

The problem is assuming Illinois does make that run they're fighting with Indiana and OSU for that last spot. And they both have more impressive wins.

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 04:59 PM)
Ah, didn't realize Minnesota was top 50.

 

The problem is assuming Illinois does make that run they're fighting with Indiana and OSU for that last spot. And they both have more impressive wins.

Indiana's only impressive wins are Michigan and Wisconsin. Both were at home, and that Wisconsin win is looking less and less impressive by the week.

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