BIG 10 Tournament Prediction Thread

[bac2therac]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota
Game 2 #15 vs. #10 Ohio State
Game 3 #14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana
Game 5 #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner
Game 6 #7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner
Game 7 #6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9 #4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 #2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner
Game 11 #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner
Game 13 Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner

Tiebraker....combined total points without going over

Scoring
1st round: 1 point
2nd round: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 3 points
Semis: 4 points
Finals: 5 points

 

[Corycord1]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota
Game 2 #15 vs. #10 Ohio State
Game 3 #14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana
Game 5 #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner
Game 6 #7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner
Game 7 #6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9 #4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 #2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner
Game 11 #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner
Game 13 Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner

Tiebraker....combined total points without going over

Scoring
1st round: 1 point
2nd round: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 3 points
Semis: 4 points
Finals: 5 points

Round 1
Game 1: Minny
Game 2: OSU
Game 3: RU
Round 2
Game 4: Oregon
Game 5: Minny
Game 6: Illinois
Game 7: Purdue
Round 3
Game 8: MSU
Game 9: Minny
Game 10: UMD
Game 11: Purdue
Round 4
Game 12: MSU
Game 13: Purdue
Final
Game 14: Purdue 148 total points

 

[socaldave]

Rutgers 2 and done
Another year of March sadness begins
Pike begins his last offseason 🙏

 

[gregkoko]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Northwestern
OSU
Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
IU
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
MSU
UCLA
MD
Purdue

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
MSU
Purdue

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
MSU

147

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

Rutgers beats USC then loses to Purdue
Iowa knocks out Ohio St
UCLA defeats Wisconsin
Michigan upsets Purdue
Maryland wins it all

 

[RUGiddy777]

Knights make it to Saturday then run out of gas against Maryland.

 

[RUGiddy777]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota Minny
Game 2 #15 vs. #10 Ohio State Iowa
Game 3 #14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana Oregon
Game 5 #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner Wisky
Game 6 #7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner illinois
Game 7 #6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner Rutgers

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner MSU
Game 9 #4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner Wisky
Game 10 #2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner Maryland
Game 11 #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner Rutgers

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner MSU
Game 13 Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner Maryland

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner MSU

Tiebraker....combined total points without going over

Scoring
1st round: 1 point
2nd round: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 3 points
Semis: 4 points
Finals: 5 points

 

[RUtrumpet92]

Northwestern
Ohio State
Rutgers

Oregon
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Michigan State
UCLA
Maryland
Purdue

Michigan State
Maryland

Maryland 150

 

[Rufans]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 Northwestern
Game 2 Ohio State
Game 3 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 Oregon
Game 5 Wisconsin
Game 6 Ohio State
Game 7 Purdue

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 Michigan State
Game 9 Wisconsin
Game 10 Maryland
Game 11 Purdue

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Michigan State
Game 13 Maryland

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Maryland

Total points: 145

 

[dconifer]

FYI, when Maryland beat Illinois earlier this season, the Illini were without their starting Euro-big at the 5. That will be a very tough game for the Terrapins to get past.

Minnesota
Ohio State
Rutgers

Oregon
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Michigan State
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Michigan State
Illinois

Michigan State


total points: 135

 

[darkcheck]

MN
OSU
RU

OR
WI
OSU
PUR

MSU
Wi
MD
PUR

MSU
PUR

MSU 141

 

[fluoxetine]

Pike begins his last offseason 🙏

If you already know the coach is staying one more season, praying for him to get fired after that season is pretty stupid. Might as well hope for a national championship instead. If the season ends and it is bad, then you can hope for him to get fired.

 

[MiamiWolv]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota
Game 2 #15 vs. #10 Ohio State
Game 3 #14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana
Game 5 #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner
Game 6 #7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner
Game 7 #6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9 #4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 #2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner
Game 11 #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner
Game 13 Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner

Tiebraker....combined total points without going over

Scoring
1st round: 1 point
2nd round: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 3 points
Semis: 4 points
Finals: 5 points

Maryland over Rutgers in one semifinal
Oregon over UCLA in the other semifinal

Maryland over Oregon in the final which will be the least attended conference title game in league history

 

[rpiseman]

If you already know the coach is staying one more season, praying for him to get fired after that season is pretty stupid. Might as well hope for a national championship instead. If the season ends and it is bad, then you can hope for him to get fired.

Best case is he follows Jay Wright, Jimmy Larranaga, and Coach K and realizes the game has passed him by and retires.

Otherwise Pike is ours until 2030 as I don’t see us buying out his insanely outsized contract.

The big question is will he wallow in failure until he extracts every dollar he can from RU or does his pride lead him to retirement.

 

[zebnatto]

Only prediction is that they’ll be no shockers. In my opinion, the way the league is so balanced any team beating any other team wouldn’t be a shocker.

 

[fluoxetine]

Best case is he follows Jay Wright, Jimmy Larranaga, and Coach K and realizes the game has passed him by and retires.

Otherwise Pike is ours until 2030 as I don’t see us buying out his insanely outsized contract.

The big question is will he wallow in failure until he extracts every dollar he can from RU or does his pride lead him to retirement.

Again, would the best case not be that he follows those coaches.. by winning multiple national championships? I get that you don't think that will happen but presumably that is what you hope for?

 

[bac2therac]

Can we keep it to predictions here

 

[RUBigFrank]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 . #12 Minnesota
Game 2 #10 Ohio State
Game 3 #11 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon
Game 5 #5 Minnesota
Game 6 #7 Illinois
Game 7 #11 Rutgers

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State
Game 9 UCLA
Game 10 illinois
Game 11 Rutgers

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Mich st
Game 13 Illinois

Sunday, March 16 (Championship) Illinois game pts 166

 

[RocktheRac]

Minnesota
Ohio St
Rutgers

Oregon
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Michigan St
Wisconsin
Purdue
Michigan

Michigan St
Maryland

Michigan St 140pts

 

[Sweet Peas Corner]

Minnysoda
O-Hi-O St
Rutgas

Origone
Wishkonshin
Illynoise
Purrdoo

Michygan St
USEELA
Illynoise
Purrdoo

Michygan St
Purrdoo

Michygan St 140 pts

 

[Knights2003]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 - Northwestern
Game 2 - Ohio State
Game 3 - Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 - Oregon
Game 5 - Wisconsin
Game 6 - Illinois
Game 7 - Purdue

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 - Michigan State
Game 9 - Wisconsin
Game 10 - Maryland
Game 11 - Purdue

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 - Michigan State
Game 13 - Purdue

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 - Michigan State

Tiebreaker....147

 

[bac2therac]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 - Minnesota
Game 2 - Ohio State
Game 3 - Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 - Oregon
Game 5 - Wisconsin
Game 6 - Ohio State
Game 7 - Purdue

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 - Oregon
Game 9 - UCLA
Game 10 - Maryland
Game 11 - Purdue

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 - UCLA
Game 13 - Purdue

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 - Purdue

Tiebreaker....137

 

[knightfan7]

Northwestern beat Minnesota.

Almost 6 minutes gone in 1st, OSU and Iowa have made 1 basket between them.

 

[BigEastPhil]

Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 #13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota
Game 2 #15 vs. #10 Ohio State
Game 3 #14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers

Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana
Game 5 #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner
Game 6 #7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner
Game 7 #6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner

Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 #1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9 #4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 #2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner
Game 11 #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner

Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner
Game 13 Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner

Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner

Tiebraker....combined total points without going over

Scoring
1st round: 1 point
2nd round: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 3 points
Semis: 4 points
Finals: 5 points

Late to the game but does anybody really care:

Northwestern
Ohio state
USC

Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue

Sparty
UCLA
Maryland
Purdue

Sparty
Purdue

Purdue

 

[bac2therac]

Do it for Fran!