This guy is FUCKING Crazy, no way <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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lace w:st="on">Illinois</st1lace></st1:State> doesn’t make the tournament! Purdue is in too for that matter. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/05/bubble.watch/1.html<o></o>
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First Five Out:<o></o>
1) Purdue (20-10, 9-7 in the Big Ten, No. 45 RPI): A trio of wins over Northwestern (twice) and Minnesota last week padded the Boilers' record, but their most noteworthy victories (Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois and Virginia) have all come at home. Purdue went 2-8 on the road and may need to knock off top-seed <st1lace w:st="on"><st1
laceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">State</st1laceType></st1lace> this week to secure a bid.<o></o>
2) <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State> (21-10, 9-7 in the Big Ten, No. 35 RPI): The Illini's high RPI ranking is deceiving -- their only top-50 wins have come against <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Michigan State</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1lace> and Bradley (an NIT team). They also lost 64-47 to Purdue in the teams' only head-to-head matchup. <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Illinois</st1lace></st1:State> doesn't have any truly bad losses, though, and two Big Ten tourney wins might do it.<o></o>
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Illinois</st1lace></st1:State> doesn’t make the tournament! Purdue is in too for that matter. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o><o
></o>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/05/bubble.watch/1.html<o
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></o>1) Purdue (20-10, 9-7 in the Big Ten, No. 45 RPI): A trio of wins over Northwestern (twice) and Minnesota last week padded the Boilers' record, but their most noteworthy victories (Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois and Virginia) have all come at home. Purdue went 2-8 on the road and may need to knock off top-seed <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1laceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1laceName> <st1laceType w:st="on">State</st1laceType></st1lace> this week to secure a bid.<o></o>2) <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State> (21-10, 9-7 in the Big Ten, No. 35 RPI): The Illini's high RPI ranking is deceiving -- their only top-50 wins have come against <st1
lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Michigan State</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1lace> and Bradley (an NIT team). They also lost 64-47 to Purdue in the teams' only head-to-head matchup. <st1:State w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Illinois</st1lace></st1:State> doesn't have any truly bad losses, though, and two Big Ten tourney wins might do it.<o></o>
