Big Ten Bracketology, Week 4: Wonderful Wolverines

The B1G had a great feast week, with three teams (Michigan, Iowa and USC) taking home titles in their respective Multi-Team Events (MTE) after Purdue won the Baha Mar Championship a week prior. Michigan State also had a great showing in an MTE without a formal bracket, capping off a good overall week in B1G basketball.

Perhaps more importantly than all of the feast-week MTE action, the first edition of the NET rankings were released by the NCAA this morning, meaning there is a lot more data available to pinpoint where each of these teams really stands in the projected tournament picture. With that being said, it’s time to break down all the action after an eventful week.

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Michigan – No. 1 Seed (No. 1 overall)

Previous seeding: No. 2 Seed (No. 7 overall)

The Wolverines made the biggest statement out of any team in the country during Feast Week. Michigan cruised to the Players Era Championship with three wins by a combined margin of 110 points, and it’s not like the Wolverines had an easy draw either. Michigan started the tournament with a 94-54 win against San Diego State, clinched a spot in the championship game with a 102-72 win against then-No. 21 Auburn (who knocked Michigan out of the NCAA Tournament last season) and finished off the event with the most impressive win of them all — demolishing then-No. 7 Gonzaga 101-61 to claim the Players Era title. The Wolverines jumped from No. 15 in KenPom all the way to No. 1 after the busy week, and also claimed the No. 1 spot in the first NET rankings of the year. This solidifies their case to be the No. 1 overall seed as the calendar turns to December.

Purdue – No. 1 Seed (No. 2 overall)

Previous seeding: No. 1 Seed (No. 1 overall)

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The Boilermakers had a light week after returning from their MTE in the Bahamas, but Purdue did dominate the one game it played. The Boilermakers used a career-high 24 points from Daniel Jacobsen to beat Eastern Illinois 109-62 at home on Friday morning. With a No. 3…

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