ISU's biggest hope:
It seems that for the most part the committee usually rewarded championship game appearances, but never took much into the actual W or L unless it meant an autobid that had to be included.
(Possibly because it is impossible to seed based on wins for the B10/B12 tourney that closes <1hr before the selection show). BU stunk up the 2nd half vs SIU 2 years ago, but still got in...