So my guess is that some of these writers have a working relationship with members of the selection committee. The Big Ten has their guy on the committee, and he's the AD from Michigan State. Why he's so eager to stroke Petino I have no clue. Or maybe he just don't like Nebraska, who knows.
They will likely make it in even with only 7 wins and 1 win in the tournament. They are that well-liked by the analysts. This win tonight was huge for them.....fuck.
The other thing that hurts is the fact that the analysts don't believe the Big 10 is worthy of more than 6 teams......meaning Nebraska basically is going to be forced to finish 12-6 and win a game in the tournament as well.