Michigan has beaten the BTT #1 seed 3 straight years

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LSAClassOf2000

March 3rd, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^

Well, of course, now the task is to - to quote Major League - "win the whole fucking thing" in the BTT in two consecutive years. I do like that we're in a position to crush the dreams of the favored in these situations though.

J.

March 3rd, 2018 at 4:39 PM ^

All things considered, I think I’d rather have the #1 seed than beat the #1 seed. But, given the circumstances: Go Blue! :) (I had blocked 2015 out of my memory. Never mind. :)

WolverineHistorian

March 3rd, 2018 at 4:51 PM ^

I missed Chatman's buzzer beater against Indiana. I angrily turned the game off when IU got an and 1 with about a minute left and I thought we were toast. Went to get my hair cut. While waiting, I sadly checked my phone for the final score and saw everyone here celebrating. Got what I deserved. Won't make that mistake again.

cletus318

March 3rd, 2018 at 4:59 PM ^

Purdue without question. There's no real downside seed-wise to losing to Purdue, and a win gives you a shot to jump up to a 3 seed. On top of that, it would also be nice to avenge those two earlier losses. A win over Penn State doesn't move the needle, and a loss would put getting a top-4 seed in danger.

cletus318

March 3rd, 2018 at 5:35 PM ^

A win over Purdue gets you that same title, and Penn State, which would be coming off wins against OSU and Purdue, would be no pushover either. I get that Purdue is really good, but we went toe-to-toe with them in both games. They aren't the matchup nightmare they've been against us in recent years.

kscurrie2

March 3rd, 2018 at 4:53 PM ^

I don’t care about Kenpom, Vegas or any of that other shit. If we beat a team twice, once on their home floor and once at a neutral site, both wins by double digits, we are better than that team period. There is absolutely no way MSU should be ranked higher than us. I know it doesn’t matter, but at some point Michigan is going to have to get the benefit of the doubt and get some respect with their rankings.