Last games before conference tournaments start.
Big Ten
#6 Maryland 110 Minnesota 77 - 6 in a row for the Terps
Purdue 68 Wisconsin 48 - within reach until the 4th quarter
Nebraska 76 Northwestern 67 - Big Red gets to .500 in B1G play
Final B1G standings (w/tie breaks):
1. Maryland 16-2/27-3
2. Ohio State 15-3/23-6
3. Michigan State 13-5/22-7
4. Indiana 12-6/20-10
5. Minnesota 11-7/19-10
6. Purdue 10-8/19-10
7. Nebraska 9-9/18-11
8. Michigan 9-9/17-12
9. Iowa 8-10/18-12
10. Rutgers 8-10/17-13
11. Penn State 6-12/11-18
12. Northwestern 4-14/15-15
13. Wisconsin 3-15/7-21
14. Illinois 2-16/9-20
Ohio, Maryland, Michigan State and Indiana look to be locks for the NCAA tournament. It gets messy after that. RU actually has the next best RPI (48, although WBB State may not have updated it for today's game) after those teams and Minnesota and Nebraska are outside the range of teams that usually get at large bids. I'd say that every team after the top 4 needs to win at least one game in the B1G tourney for an NCAA bid. The bottom 4 have no chance at an at large, not that this should be a surprise.
Other RU Opponents
#3 South Carolina 75 LSU 39 - never close
#12 Florida State 70 #17 Miami (Florida) 67 - 'Noles trailed by 4 after 3rd, but came back
Seton Hall 71 Providence 54 - 22 wins for the Pirates
Creighton 64 St. John's 57 - a definite upset
Virginia Tech 60 Virginia 55 - Hokies came from 8 behind after 3rd
Arkansas 60 Mississippi 49 - neither team going anywhere
Quinnipiac 69 Iona 53 - Bobcats win 1st in MAAC; Gaels 2nd
Other Ranked Teams
#7 Oregon State 54 California 44 - A lot closer than it ought to have been
#14 UCLA 74 #9 Arizona State 61 - not a huge upset, actually
#10 Louisville 65 Pittsburgh 36 - 27-6 1st quarter kind of sealed it
#15 Kentucky 71 #11 Texas A&M 58 - Wildcats pulled away in 2nd half
#13 Stanford 69 Oregon 42 - 24-4 1st quarter for Cardinal
#16 Mississippi State 61 Alabama 52 - 17 for Dillingham to lead the Bulldogs
Vanderbilt 56 #24 Missouri 52 - pretty big upset
Also
Georgetown 63 Xavier 51 - 20 for Adomako to lead the Hoyas
Villanova 66 Butler 46 - Bulldogs have lost 5 of last 6
Final Big East Standings (with tie breaks):
1. DePaul 16-2/24-7
2t. Villanova 12-6/19-10
2t. Seton Hall 12-6/22-7
4. St. John's 11-7/20-9
5. Georgetown 9-9/16-12
6. Marquette 9-9/14-15
7. Creighton 8-10/14-16
8. Xavier 8-10/17-12
9. Butler 4-14/9-20
10. Providence 1-16/5-22
Today
RU Opponents 3-4
Year to Date
Big Ten 112-39
Other RU opponents 191-116
There was one palindromic score in 45 games today. That makes a total of 30 palindromic scores in 4,463 games so far this season.
Big Ten
#6 Maryland 110 Minnesota 77 - 6 in a row for the Terps
Purdue 68 Wisconsin 48 - within reach until the 4th quarter
Nebraska 76 Northwestern 67 - Big Red gets to .500 in B1G play
Final B1G standings (w/tie breaks):
1. Maryland 16-2/27-3
2. Ohio State 15-3/23-6
3. Michigan State 13-5/22-7
4. Indiana 12-6/20-10
5. Minnesota 11-7/19-10
6. Purdue 10-8/19-10
7. Nebraska 9-9/18-11
8. Michigan 9-9/17-12
9. Iowa 8-10/18-12
10. Rutgers 8-10/17-13
11. Penn State 6-12/11-18
12. Northwestern 4-14/15-15
13. Wisconsin 3-15/7-21
14. Illinois 2-16/9-20
Ohio, Maryland, Michigan State and Indiana look to be locks for the NCAA tournament. It gets messy after that. RU actually has the next best RPI (48, although WBB State may not have updated it for today's game) after those teams and Minnesota and Nebraska are outside the range of teams that usually get at large bids. I'd say that every team after the top 4 needs to win at least one game in the B1G tourney for an NCAA bid. The bottom 4 have no chance at an at large, not that this should be a surprise.
Other RU Opponents
#3 South Carolina 75 LSU 39 - never close
#12 Florida State 70 #17 Miami (Florida) 67 - 'Noles trailed by 4 after 3rd, but came back
Seton Hall 71 Providence 54 - 22 wins for the Pirates
Creighton 64 St. John's 57 - a definite upset
Virginia Tech 60 Virginia 55 - Hokies came from 8 behind after 3rd
Arkansas 60 Mississippi 49 - neither team going anywhere
Quinnipiac 69 Iona 53 - Bobcats win 1st in MAAC; Gaels 2nd
Other Ranked Teams
#7 Oregon State 54 California 44 - A lot closer than it ought to have been
#14 UCLA 74 #9 Arizona State 61 - not a huge upset, actually
#10 Louisville 65 Pittsburgh 36 - 27-6 1st quarter kind of sealed it
#15 Kentucky 71 #11 Texas A&M 58 - Wildcats pulled away in 2nd half
#13 Stanford 69 Oregon 42 - 24-4 1st quarter for Cardinal
#16 Mississippi State 61 Alabama 52 - 17 for Dillingham to lead the Bulldogs
Vanderbilt 56 #24 Missouri 52 - pretty big upset
Also
Georgetown 63 Xavier 51 - 20 for Adomako to lead the Hoyas
Villanova 66 Butler 46 - Bulldogs have lost 5 of last 6
Final Big East Standings (with tie breaks):
1. DePaul 16-2/24-7
2t. Villanova 12-6/19-10
2t. Seton Hall 12-6/22-7
4. St. John's 11-7/20-9
5. Georgetown 9-9/16-12
6. Marquette 9-9/14-15
7. Creighton 8-10/14-16
8. Xavier 8-10/17-12
9. Butler 4-14/9-20
10. Providence 1-16/5-22
Today
RU Opponents 3-4
Year to Date
Big Ten 112-39
Other RU opponents 191-116
There was one palindromic score in 45 games today. That makes a total of 30 palindromic scores in 4,463 games so far this season.
