StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet projects Northwestern on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament with potentially an eight seed. The Wildcats are #41 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 15-8 overall record and a 5-6 record in the Big Ten.
During the last four games, Northwestern registered a quality win against RPI #38 Illinois and wins against Iowa and Nebraska but also dropped one against RPI #58 Purdue.
Northwestern is sub-par against strong competition, with a 4-8 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 3-6 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 1-5 record against AP ranked teams. The Wildcats boast three quality wins including RPI #38 Illinois, AP #11 Michigan State, and RPI #32 Seton Hall with no bad losses.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Purdue (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #57), Brigham Young (20-6, 8-3 West Coast, StatRank #42), Arkansas (16-8, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #65), and Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12, StatRank #55).
The first four teams out are Colorado (16-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #71), Minnesota (17-8, 5-7 Big Ten, StatRank #69), Ole Miss (14-9, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #68), and Oregon (17-7, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #70).
The next four out are Arizona (17-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #64), Pittsburgh (15-10, 4-8 Big East, StatRank #67), St. Joseph's (PA) (15-10, 5-5 A-10, StatRank #48), and Xavier (16-8, 7-3 A-10, StatRank #61).
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