I've heard sevveral announcers say that the Big Ten won't perform well in the tournament due to the fact that teams "Can't Score Points". While that may be true for my hometown Gophers, I prefer to to look a this trend another way:
The Big Ten plays good defense!!
I know this might come as a foreign idea to alot of the east coasters out there - but the Big Ten season is a rough and tumble league that bares down on 'D'. The gams get aggressive - and as Jay Bilas points out, gets called a little tighter.
Instead of Big Ten teams not being able to "score enough" points - I think the tournament frees up their play, and that they often play a lot more aggressive defensively than other teams.
It's pretty simple logic: Good defense means you're not letting the other team score points. When it comes to defensive efficency, the Big Ten has 3 of the top 10 defenses in the nation, with Minnesota sitting in the top 20.
I say you'll have at least 3 Big Ten teams in the Sweet 16, and 2 in the Elite 8.
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