Best conference finish in last 15 years is ...

[Norm Peterson]

In the '05-'06 season, Barry Collier led us to a 6th place (top half) finish in the Big 12 with a 7-9 record.

 

In the '08-'09 season, Doc Sadler led us to an 8th place finish in the Big 12 with an 8-8 record.

 

Our best winning percentage in conference games since Danny Nee led us to a 10-6 record in 1999 was a .500 winning percentage under Doc Sadler in his 3rd season.

 

Could year 2 of Tim Miles produce the best conference record and best conference finish since Venson Hamilton was a senior?

[AuroranHusker]

Yes, he will.

[HuskerFever]

Who knows. Maybe we finish strong and Ohio State tanks?

[jdostal]

Regarding getting the 4th place finish... I believe that if us, OSU, and Wisconsin (other than losing to us) win out and MSU wins the regular season title, we get 4th place and a first round bye.  http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aae.html

[HuskerFever]

Regarding getting the 4th place finish... I believe that if us, OSU, and Wisconsin (other than losing to us) win out and MSU wins the regular season title, we get 4th place and a first round bye.  http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aae.html

 

In that scenario, we're a lock. Otherwise, it's beneficial for us to not get a first-round bye and play an extra game (to win, of course) to help us out even more.

[The Polish Rifle]

Almost better off getting a 5 seed than a 4 seed. Get to play the 12 seed and have a shot at the extra win

[atskooc]

Has the fourth-place finisher in the B1G regular season ever not made the dance?  That is, since going to a 64-team tourney?

[jdostal]

Someone has said this before (and here we go making this thread more NCAA bubble talk), but if we get a 4 seed we're in the tourney.

 

Anyway, we'd be in a 3-way tie for 4th.  Wiscy gets eliminated because they'd be 0-2 within that threesome, and us and OSU would be 2-1 with our series even 1-1.  Next it goes to each team's record against the #1 seed (UM or MSU).  We're 0-2 and 1-0, respectively, and OSU would be 0-1 and 1-1, respectively.  0-2 is considered to be worse than 0-1, so we fall to 5th if UM wins the league, but we get the nod if MSU is #1.

 

Maybe I did this wrong, though.

 

This scenario is so unlikely to happen, anyway.

[REDZONEDAN]

If we go 6-0 these last 6 games, I think we're dancing regardless of what happens in the Big 10 tourney.

[Handy Johnson]

I'm banking on a 4-2 finish at LEAST. Somethin' tells me we'll drop one of the road games, and MAYBE Bucky. Top 5 and best Conference record since '99? Let's play!!!

[hhcmatt]

Has the fourth-place finisher in the B1G regular season ever not made the dance?  That is, since going to a 64-team tourney?

 

2007 Iowa was tied for 4th with a 9-7 record. I don't think they made the NIT

[atskooc]

 

Has the fourth-place finisher in the B1G regular season ever not made the dance?  That is, since going to a 64-team tourney?

 

2007 Iowa was tied for 4th with a 9-7 record. I don't think they made the NIT

 

Wow!

 

Were they just god-awful in the non-conference? 

[49r]

 

 

Has the fourth-place finisher in the B1G regular season ever not made the dance?  That is, since going to a 64-team tourney?

 

2007 Iowa was tied for 4th with a 9-7 record. I don't think they made the NIT

 

Wow!

 

Were they just god-awful in the non-conference? 

 

 

The Big Ten hasn't always been a great conference, either.  There were some pretty miserable down years...

[hhctony]

 

 

Has the fourth-place finisher in the B1G regular season ever not made the dance?  That is, since going to a 64-team tourney?

 

2007 Iowa was tied for 4th with a 9-7 record. I don't think they made the NIT

 

Wow!

 

Were they just god-awful in the non-conference? 

 

 

17-14 overall that season. 

 

Ohio State 15-1 35-4 Wisconsin 13-3 30-6 Indiana 10-6 21-11 Illinois 9-7 23-12 Purdue 9-7 22-12 Iowa 9-7 17-14 Michigan State 8-8 23-12 Michigan 8-8 22-13 Minnesota 3-13 9-22 Northwestern 2-14 13-18 Penn State 2-14 11-19