LSU's been more consistent lately and are starting to round into form. They just lost @ Alabama and fell a spot out of the polls, but they had been playing as well as any top 15 team in the country for the last month. Iowa has a nice resume, but they haven't done jack shit on the road. That's more indicative of how a team will fare in the NCAA tourney. LSU's played pretty tough on the road.

We went from bubble to a 6 seed?

All because the sooners choked at the fieldhouse?

we need some more big wins before I buy that one.

We were a 9 last week and "next four out" the week before. It's all too fast!!

It's not because Zero U choked. If KU would have won the two rival games the 'Hawks should have won, they would now be riding a 14 game winning streak. They improve steadily every week. There aren't 20 teams in the country that can beat KU consistently. And there are fewer of them every week.

Like I said, they already beat Illinois. Until they play them there, that's all you have to go on.

And look at LSU's road schedule and tell me again how "tough" they are.

The Jayhawks are gonna be tough come tournament time.

They're getting the freshman mistakes out and the talent is starting to seep through...

I think so too; they are begining to peak. IMO

How can you possibly say life on the road, especially in the Big Ten, has anything to do with how successful a team will be in the NCAA Tourney? If anything, the Big Ten Vs ACC Tourney would be a better indicator of how a team might do in the NCAA Tourney...Being it's a neutral court and all. Iowa played great in the Big Ten Vs ACC Tourney, beating Kentucky and North Carolina, and playing Texas tough.

If you look at road games as an indicator of how well a team is going to do in the NCAA's...Especially from the Big Ten...Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan would all lose in the first round.

No comparison.

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They beat West Virginia. They barely lost to UConn. And they blew leads at Cincy and OSU, two games they easily could've won. They also have a nice win at Arkansas They play well on the road.

Iowa got beat by 30(which is more margin of victory than LSU's 6 losses combined) by Michigan State, lost by 14 at Wisconsin, and also lost at Iowa State and at Northern Iowa. They don't have a single quality road win. The committee looks at that.

The ACC/Big Ten Tourney is not a neutral court, and the team Iowa played was NC State.

Iowa is .500 on the road, so is LSU. How is one "jack shit" while the other tough?

Iowa is already one of the best defensive teams in the country. Horner finally looks like he may be 100% and Haluska and some of the other guys are finding their shot. If the Hawks continue to play defense like they have, and start shooting like they can, they'll be a #2 seed come tournament time. And they would wipe the floor with LSU the way they are playing right now.

Northern Iowa beat both of them.

Beginning to peak is right. They still throw the ball away too much and need to improve their free throwing. The defense continues to improve. They have 5 guys (that play) that are 6'8 or bigger. Three of them are more than 235#. They're beginning to look like a "Bill Self" team. Thugs in training. And with so many of them, fouls aren't a problem. If they get a #6 or worse, they could really surprise some highly ranked teams. I sure wouldn't want to face them if I were a #2 or #3 but didn't play a very tough schedule.

If you're just going to ignore the actual teams they played AND margin of victory... :rolleyes:

EDIT: I have Iowa at 3-4 on the road, with those 4 losses coming by 60 points. LSU is 4-4, with those 4 losses coming by 11 points. LSU also played a much tougher road schedule.

Yeah, the Panthers are tough this year!

(note: that's why I didn't consider it a bad loss for either team)