B1G Tournament 1 seed killers

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Was thinking about this on Saturday after we won, but had to go to the Michigan Hockey game after MBB so I didn't get a chance to research it.

Michigan is the only team to eliminate the B1G Tournament 1 seed in 3 consecutive years. Not only 3 times, but no team has even done it in back-to-back years.

As you can see, Michigan has the most win over B1G Tournament 1 seeds with 3. 

Year 1 Seed Eliminated by
1998 Michigan State 8 Minnesota (Quarterfinals)
1999 Michigan State Won tournament
2000 Ohio State 9 Penn State (Quarterfinals)
2001 Illinois 4 Indiana (Semifinals)
2002 Wisconsin 9 Iowa (Quarterfinals)
2003 Wisconsin 8 Ohio State (Quarterfinals)
2004 Illinois 2 Wisconsin (Championship)
2005 Illinois Won tournament
2006 Ohio State 2 Iowa (Championship)
2007 Ohio State Won tournament
2008 Wisconsin Won tournament
2009 Michigan State 5 Ohio State (Semifinals)
2010 Ohio State Won tournament
2011 Ohio State Won tournament
2012 Michigan State Won tournament
2013 Indiana 4 Wisconsin (Semifinals)
2014 Michigan 3 Michigan State (Championship)
2015 Wisconsin Won tournament
2016 Indiana 8 Michigan (Quarterfinals)
2017 Purdue 8 Michigan (Quarterfinals)
2018 Michigan State 5 Michigan (Semifinals)

 

Michigan records against B1G Tournament seeds-

  • 1 seed: 3-6
  • 2 seed: 1-3
  • 3 seed: 2-2
  • 4 seed: 3-2
  • 5 seed: 3-0
  • 6 seed: 0-1
  • 7 seed: 2-1
  • 8 seed: 3-1
  • 9 seed: 5-1
  • 10 seed: 1-1
  • 11 seed: 0-0
  • 12 seed: 2-0
  • 13 seed: 0-0
  • 14 seed: 0-0

J.

March 5th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^

Well, that's nice and all...

But I'd kinda like Michigan to start earning more of those #1 seeds instead of having to beat them in the tournament. :)

MH20

March 6th, 2018 at 11:25 AM ^

Just checked Illinois' Kenpom page and amazingly their only senior is Mark Alstork, grad transfer from Wright State.  Assuming their young guys progress in the offseason and get a better understanding of Underwood's system, seems logical they should be much improved.