The almighty
BTT Bracket Generator has made its return, and I was playing around with it. I predicted the other remaining games a tad differently than the website did, with the exceptions below:
- Minnesota losing at Nebraska (that ship is sinking!)
- Michigan State winning at Maryland (the hackers are on a roll)
- Minnesota beating Rutgers at home (they're kind of schizo)
Given those predictions (which you can obviously change if you mess around with the site), these are our possible BTT draws based on how we finish the season.
0-3:
#4 seed playing the winner of #5 Iowa and #12 Penn State/#13 Northwestern
1-2 (beat WISC):
#3 seed playing the winner of #6 Wisconsin and #11 Indiana/#14 Nebraska
1-2 (beat MICH):
#3 seed playing the winner of #6 Wisconsin and #11 Indiana/#14 Nebraska
1-2 (beat OSU):
#2 seed playing the winner of #7 Rutgers and #10 Minnesota
2-1 (beat WISC and OSU):
#2 seed playing the winner of #7 Maryland and #10 Minnesota
2-1 (beat MICH and OSU):
#2 seed playing the winner of #7 Rutgers and #10 Minnesota
3-0:
#2 seed playing the winner of #7 Maryland and #10 Minnesota
So, assuming that even with Ayo the games at Michigan and at OSU will be the most difficult, it would be HUGE to grab a win on Saturday and avoid a first-game matchup with Iowa in the BTT. We can't be the 1-seed unless we beat Michigan and MSU sweeps them, I think.
I think our tough-but-achievable goal should be the 2-seed in the BTT and hopefully a BTT performance that earns us a 1-seed in the NCAAs. I obviously want Ayo to only come back when a doctor really thinks he can, but assuming he's cleared ... it might be better for him to play vs. Wisconsin and iron out the awkward kinks of wearing a mask rather than have his first game back be against Michigan. Again, this is a "best case" scenario. Remember that Maryland guy who played like crap his first game in a mask but then torched us in his second game wearing it? Lol.