Average is #8 seed.
Is there any chance we could get to a #7 and get off the dreaded 8/9 line? To have a shot, I think we need to win at least 2 games in the Big Ten tournament, and get some help by other teams losing. Winning decisively wouldn't hurt.
Here are the teams ahead of us in Bracket Matrix.
Kentucky
St Mary's
Miami
Villanova
Georgia
Clemson
In addition to rooting for us to win, it wouldn't hurt for those teams to lose.