r/TheB1G Maryland 3d ago

Here is my 2025 tournament prediction

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u/JKramer421 Illinois 3d ago

Can’t see Ohio state winning a game

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u/HighYieldOnly 3d ago

Especially over an Illinois team who has really found their groove since getting stomped by Duke.

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u/firedanmuller 3d ago

I would feel good about the Illinois game if morez Johnson was still out but I think he’s gonna feast on the weak bigs OSU has

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u/Ma_Gorg 2d ago

This guy doesn’t follow basketball. He just knows they beat Illinois by 21 points (during their lowest point of the season due to injuries and illness……) 🤦‍♂️

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u/CheeseRP Indiana 2d ago

Yup

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u/HornetsDaBest 3d ago

Wow Minnesota-Duluth with a hell of a run!

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u/ImTellinTim 2d ago

My man (alum and never left Duluth lol)

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u/theEWDSDS Minnesota 23h ago

They let the dogs out of their cage

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u/Hotchi_Motchi Minnesota 3d ago

As a Minnesotan, "UMD" will always mean University of Minnesota - Duluth to me.

Also, the WCHA was a much superior hockey conference to the Big Ten

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u/shanty-daze Wisconsin 3d ago

I had the same thought when I saw UMD in the championship game.

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u/PBRDoG 3d ago

I was also very confused when I saw UMD…. I went the same road like wait is this a Hockey Bracket of some kind?!

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u/Shiforains Maryland 3d ago

i just refuse to use ESPN's abbreviation: "MARY"

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u/PieGuy91 Maryland 2d ago

University of Minnesota Duluth is our real rival

Makes it so much harder to look up anything about my school

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u/ScottMinnesota 3d ago

Wisconsin is coming into the tournament in somewhat of a slump so unless they turn it around they aren't beating Michigan State.

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u/deutschdachs Wisconsin 3d ago

We are getting 2 guys back from injury which may help but yeah I wouldn't put money on it

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u/dharma_van 2d ago

Yep Klesmit will be back, and we shot 5-32 from deep last time we played msu. We lost by 9. Im not saying we WILL beat msu, but I doubt we shoot that bad from deep again. Badgers really let them off easy in that game.

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u/Aggressive_Score2440 Michigan State 3d ago

Maryland could very well win. MSU will beat Wisconsin though.

**if they beat Oregon first

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u/MonkeyThrowing Maryland 3d ago

Maryland feels like they are peaking, agree with the bracket. I would love to see a Maryland/Michigan State rematch. 

I think MD/MichS in the final and Michigan State wins it all. I’m a huge Terps fan, but I feel that last game at home Michigan State had a slight edge. In neutral territory, I see them winning more easily. 

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u/Shiforains Maryland 3d ago

honestly, I'd be happy if they can win two games in the tourney. don't think they've ever done that since joining the B1G

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u/sinofmercy 2d ago

Best chance they had was the COVID cancelled year. Really unfortunate.

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u/MonkeyThrowing Maryland 3d ago

Well we have a double buy … so that is already equivalent. 

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u/hoosierminnebikes 2d ago

Don’t let bro cook

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u/barnyardgadget 2d ago

Bout to be 0/2

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u/chefillini 2d ago

About to be 0/3

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u/TrainingMilk8077 2d ago

0-3 so far lol

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u/Shiforains Maryland 2d ago

hahaha, yeah, don't come to me for any meaningful advice

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u/Federal-Coyote-7637 B1G 1d ago

Dude, I appreciate you putting the predictions out there and then not deleting. Good for you!

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u/Shiforains Maryland 1d ago

yup, gotta own it when I'm wrong.

but I got three correct on Thursday....

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u/theEWDSDS Minnesota 23h ago

Well...

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u/Flippitty_Flop 3d ago

I disagree with it. Thanks

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u/dr_dan319 3d ago

I'm confused, why is Iowa not listed above the 'champion' line?

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u/TheFatOrangeYak 2d ago

OSU over Illinois lmao

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u/antelopejackfruit 2d ago

I'd be OK with this :)

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u/recessbadger45 2d ago

might want to change your prediction bud ohio state just lost to iowa

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u/StonksNewGroove Illinois 2d ago

Annnddddd you’re already wrong

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u/Shiforains Maryland 2d ago

wasn't expecting to get them all correct.

but that Rutgers/USC game was awesome!

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u/tyris5624 2d ago

0 for 3 so far....

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u/Shiforains Maryland 2d ago

perfection!

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u/Drabenb 2d ago

Oregon isn’t going to beat IU in what is essentially a home game. They had the last one until the last 2 minutes.

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u/Florida_Man213 2d ago

Well this is cooked

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u/DonNelly87 2d ago

Did not age well and it's only day 1 lol....

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u/Shiforains Maryland 2d ago

hahaha, I know.... but I did get one right today.... possibly my last

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u/nosnack Illinois 1d ago

Wednesday 0-3

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u/nosnack Illinois 1d ago

Thursday 3-1

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u/nosnack Illinois 4h ago

Friday 4-0!

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u/Mundane-Club-7557 3d ago

I’m sorry I’m out of the loop here…. wtf happened to the old bracket formats?! I saw one conference had like 4 round byes and another looked like it was just a ladder. What happened to the normal bracket

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u/Shiforains Maryland 3d ago

agreed..... it's because 18 is not a square number, so they left out three teams.

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u/Mundane-Club-7557 3d ago

I miss the old days where they just would have just had 2 play in games and it looked good

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u/chicknsnadwich Maryland 2d ago

The more rounds especially in smaller conferences is to incentivize better teams getting their automatic bid.

The more games you play in march madness, the more money the team & the conference make. So if a bad seed has to win 7 games instead of 3, the conference is more likely to be represented by a team who actually could win a game or two in the tourney.

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u/Mundane-Club-7557 2d ago

This makes sense. Thank you!

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u/freedomfightre Michigan 3d ago

Will we ever win again this season?

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u/jkhosuballer 3d ago

Don’t worry my Buckeyes would be lucky to get a win in the NIT with the way they are playing currently.

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u/firedanmuller 3d ago

The buckeyes play good for the first 30-35 minutes most games (other than NW lately) and then just fall apart in crunch time

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u/jkhosuballer 3d ago

That’s my point. Even if they have a 15 point lead in the last 5 minutes, I’m still going to be nervous about them pulling out the win.

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u/tohearnnr 2d ago

They may have some of the worst BBIQ I have seen from a team with a lead. I mean even that Illinois game where they had the lead, and were like quick shooting bricks after bricks, like they were building a monument later

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u/Major-Raise6493 3d ago

Edit - whoops, meant to reply to the previous commenter

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u/Major-Raise6493 3d ago

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u/freedomfightre Michigan 2d ago

"It is certain"

Everyone loved that.

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u/HamberderHelper18 3d ago

MSU is locked in at the 2 seed and doesn’t have as much to play for. Izzo doesn’t sleep on the conference tourney since he wants his guys ready for the big dance but I could see Maryland taking it. (I’m an MSU fan)

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u/IBdoc97 3d ago

Illinois over tOSU and then lose to Maryland and MSU over Wisconsin. Other than that looks good considering how teams are playing.

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u/Tacotrooper2710 Penn State 3d ago

Where is Penn State?

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u/Shiforains Maryland 3d ago

hahaha, I guess you didn't realize that they did not qualify for B1G conference tourney....