Blueprint for making the NCAAs

All we have to do is win these games and we are 22-9 (10-6):

vs. Iowa
@Minnesota
vs. Indiana
vs. Michigan State
vs. Minnesota
@Northwestern
vs. Northwestern
vs. Michigan
@Penn State
@Iowa

that would put us at 8-2 in our last 10 Big Ten games, and we'd be a lock for the NCAAs.

If we slip up, we can make up a game by winning one of these games:
@Michigan State
vs. Wisconsin
@Purdue
@Indiana

none of those games are lost causes.I could tell by looking at the schedule that this was going to be a very tough stretch for us and was hoping that we could steal one of the last 3 games. Nevertheless, none of these were really bad losses. Yes, we played poorly in these games but it would be foolish to think that we won't rebound from our slump in play.The worst is over, Illini fans! Time to gear up for a run to the NCAA Tournament and a better team next year.