10 games left

[Nate]

We're 15-5, 5-4 in the Big 10 with 9 to go.  Here's the schedule.

February 3: No. 17 Purdue   7:00 PM ET
February 7: No. 24 Minnesota   8:00 PM ET
February 14: at Wisconsin   9:00 PM ET
February 18: at Northwestern   9:00 PM ET
February 21: No. 20 Illinois   TBA
February 23: No. 20 Illinois   TBA 
February 24: Penn State   7:00 PM ET
March 1: at No. 17 Purdue   TBA  CBS
March 3: at Iowa   TBA
March 8: Northwestern   5:00 PM ET

If we go 5-4 that gets us to 20-9 and 10-8 in the B10.  I think that's good enough to get in the NCAA tourny this year, especially with some of the quality road wins we have.  However, we're going to have to pull off a win or two against two of the top teams in the Big10 to go 5-4 the rest of the way.

[ScarletBlooded]

I predict us going at least 6-3 in the Big Ten if we play our best each and every game. Every game should be winable but I do suspect a loss maybe from Purdue at their place, wouldn't be surprised if we got beat by Minnesota again and a shocking upset from Northwestern.

We could still be in the NCAA tournament as a 5th or 6th seed mainly because of our key victories against tough non-conference teams in Miami and Notre Dame.

Though I really do hope the Notre Dame one still holds out as a valid key win for us. The Irish have hit a huge slump recently.