It's early of course, but here is where IU stands on Barttorvik after three games.
-25th best team in the country
-16th best offense
-42nd best defense
-6 seed projection in March Madness
-89% chance to make March Madness
-Projected win/loss of 20-11 (11-9)
Nothing is 100% accurate 3 games into the season, but what do we think of these initial rankings/analyses?
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Would be a solid first season. Next season I would expect to be a S16 favorite.
Sweet 16 this year, over achieve for the first time since Nam.
Three games is a trend!
Marquette took a nice lead midway through the 2nd half, at home on Maryland. Frittered it away though.
I'd say those rankings are pretty close.
This team is cohesive, has scorers, shooters, and balance. It isn't without flaws but its pretty solid for a beginning to the DeVries era and Im cautiously optimistic.
It's way too soon to tell. I'm thrilled by the start of the season. Ball movement, screening, focus on 3's, FT's, etc. Defense and physicality concerns me, especially once we start B10 play. Good start... lots of basketball left.