Most of the conference tournaments are over and it appears the field is set. There are no real bid thieves out there today unless you consider Rhode Island one. If they lose to VCU (a likely lock) the Rams might get in, but they might not.
So what does that are a stone cold lock. As the Big Ten regular season champion there is absolutely no way we will be left out of the field, much to the dismay of the Painter haters. Let’s look at the final projections as of this morning.
Joe Lunardi - ESPN
Here is his morning projection for us:
I would take this scenario in a heartbeat.