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Big Ten Report – Week #12 – Postseason Tournaments, Part 1 (03/24/2014)

Rankings

Four Big Ten teams are ranked this week, in the final AP poll of the season:

 

 

Here are links for the unranked teams:

 

 

Results

Here are the results from last week’s games, in the NCAA Tournament, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) :

 

Tuesday (03/18/2014)

NIT 1st Round: (#1) Minnesota beat (#8) High Point, 88-81

 

Wednesday (03/19/2014)

NCAA 1st Round, Midwest: (#11) Iowa lost to (#11) Tennessee, 78-65 (overtime)

NIT 1st Round: (#2) Illinois beat (#7) Boston University, 66-62

CBI 1st Round: Penn State beat Hampton, 69-65

 

Thursday (03/20/2014)

NCAA 2nd Round, South: (#6) Ohio State lost to (#11) Dayton, 60-59

NCAA 2nd Round, East: (#4) Michigan State beat (#11) Delaware, 93-78

NCAA 2nd Round, West: (#2) Wisconsin beat (#15) American, 75-35

NCAA 2nd Round, Midwest: (#2) Michigan beat (#15) Wofford, 57-40

 

Friday (03/21/2014)

NCAA 2nd Round, West: (#11) Nebraska lost to (#6) Baylor, 74-60

 

Saturday (03/22/2014)

NCAA 3rd Round, East: (#4) Michigan State beat (#12) Harvard, 80-73

NCAA 3rd Round, West: (#2) Wisconsin beat (#7) Oregon, 85-77

NCAA 3rd Round, Midwest: (#2) Michigan beat (#7) Texas, 79-65

 

Sunday (03/23/2014)

NIT 2nd Round: (#2) Illinois lost to (#3) Clemson, 50-49

NIT 2nd Round: (#1) Minnesota beat (#4) St. Mary’s (CA), 63-55

 

At this point, the Big Ten has 5 teams left alive in postseason play: 3 teams left alive in the NCAA Tournament, 1 team left alive in the NIT, and 1 team left alive in the CBI.

 

The Big Ten’s record in the NCAA Tournament is 6-3, in the NIT it’s 3-1, and in the CBI, it’s 1-0, for a total record of 10-4.

 

The Upcoming Week

Here are the Big Ten teams left alive in postseason tournaments:

 

Michigan – NCAA, #2 seed in the Midwest

Michigan State – NCAA, #4 seed in the East

Minnesota – NIT, #1 seed in the Minnesota quadrant

Penn State – CBI (no seeds or regions in the CBI)

Wisconsin – NCAA, #2 seed in the West

 

Here’s the schedule for this week:

 

Monday (03/24/2014)

CBI Quarterfinals: Penn State at Siena

 

Tuesday (03/25/2014)

NIT 3rd Round: (#1) Minnesota vs. (#3) Southern Mississippi

 

Wednesday (03/26/2014)

CBI Semifinals: Penn State vs. the winner of the Fresno State/Princeton game (if Penn State wins on Monday)

 

Thursday (03/27/2014)

NCAA 4th Round, West: (#2) Wisconsin vs. (#6) Baylor

 

Friday (03/28/2014)

NCAA 4th Round, Midwest: (#2) Michigan vs. (#11) Tennessee

NCAA 4th Round, East: (#4) Michigan State vs. (#1) Virginia

 

Saturday (03/29/2014)

NCAA 5th Round, West: (#2) Wisconsin vs. winner of the (#1) Arizona/(#4) San Diego State game (if Wisconsin wins on Thursday)

 

Sunday (03/30/2014)

NCAA 5th Round, Midwest: (#2) Michigan vs. winner of the (#4) Louisville/(#8) Kentucky game (if Michigan wins on Friday)

NCAA 5th Round, East: (#4) Michigan State vs. winner of the (#3) Iowa State/(#7) Connecticut game (if Michigan State wins on Friday)