Tournament selection should be interesting. Very difficult to judge teams this year. With The Ivy's sitting out and The Big Ten only competing in-conference we are missing a lot of crossover / non conference game with some of the most competitive programs. We are missing about 30 - 35% (6 or 7) teams that finish the season ranked in the Top 20 every year. Those programs traditionally play very competitive out of conference schedules and that helps us gain perspective as to how teams compare to each other.

Below is how many Top 20 teams Ivy and Big had each year.

- 2015

Big - 5
Ivy - 2

- 2016

Big - 4
Ivy - 3

- 2017

Big - 3
Ivy - 3

- 2018

Big - 3 and Hopkins ranked 21
Ivy - 2 and Dartmouth ranked 23

- 2019

Big - 3 and Hopkins ranked 22
Ivy - 3

No reason to think that The Big 10 would not have 3 or 4 Top 20 - 25 Teams this year. From what I have seen the majority of big ten games have been very competitive. In the end we will see teams at .500 or below that are probably Top 20 caliber but will most likely not be ranked. The question is what will the selection committee do with .500 Big Ten teams? I'm guessing they will get in. I believe teams with a below .500 average are not eligible for the Tournament.