After a season in which they have proved themselves time and time again to be legit, Northwestern has finally gotten the respect they deserve. With only one bad game on the year in a blowout loss at home to a good #19 Iowa team, a close loss to #11 Depaul, and quality wins over #20 Maryland and #17 Indiana, Joe McKeown’s group has finally cracked the top 25.
The ‘Cats come into the week ranked #22, their first ranking since January of 2016, and are currently projected to be a six seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The projected appearance would mark their first since 2015 and only their second of the century.