Gophers: in or out?

MN has 'work to do'. In other words they beat some real teams down the stretch then they deserve to get a bid. (I am not talking about the NW types). They have 5 conf games left and if all they do is beat IL and PSU that doesn't bode well for them. They will be much better off if they beat 1 of OSU, UM, or the Hawks, and I don't think they win more than one of those if any.
 
HawksMN said:
MN has 'work to do'. In other words they beat some real teams down the stretch then they deserve to get a bid. (I am not talking about the NW types). They have 5 conf games left and if all they do is beat IL and PSU that doesn't bode well for them. They will be much better off if they beat 1 of OSU, UM, or the Hawks, and I don't think they win more than one of those if any.
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Let's not move the goal post, you went from bubble team to "work to do". Of course Minnesota has work to do, they are not a lock but also not a bubble team even Iowa has a little bit of work left to do (not as much). The "bubble" has always been either one of last teams in the tournament or one the last teams out of the tournament.
 
They should also have been out last year in favor of another Big 10 team that destroyed them and made a major run in the NIT.
 
Minnesota is in. I can't believe no one in this thread mentioned the Hollins injury. Their best player missing some games makes them solid at this point. They lost the 2 games he did not play @ NE by 4 and home against NW by 1...and won at home against WI playing without him for over 39 minutes.

Edit - If they win their 2 remaining home games they will be 8-10 but the Selection Committee can say they would have been 10-8. It's in their best interests to win their 1st round BTT game but I think they make it just winning their home games against Illinois and Penn State.
 
This is a bit of a sidetrack but I think Nebraska is currently out but will make it as the 7th representative from the Big 10. They have won 5 out of 6 and 6 out of 8. They end with 4 out of 6 at home and are currently 14-10 (6-6). There only home loss this season was by 1 point to Michigan...a game they should have won. Here's their remaining schedule.

PSU - W
PU - W
@ IL - L
NW - W
@ IN - L
WI - W

I think they can split the road games but will go with the more conservative 4-2 down the stretch. This puts them at 18-12 (10-8) with a road win at MSU. This scenario has them at 7-3 in their last 10 and 9-3 in their last 12. Win the home games and 1 in the BTT and I think they make it.

Edit - They also have home wins over OSU and WI with this scenario.
 
Here is an RPI comparison chart. Nebraska sitting in that 6th spot at 6-6 has an RPI of 53 and Minnesota in that 7th sport at 6-7 has an RPI of 34 (All-games) but when you look at conference games Minn at 44 and Nebraska 27. It will get down to selection week if it stays this tight in the middle of the pack with how many teams go.
NCAA College Basketball RPI Team Comparison - CBSSports.com

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bcl20 said:
If it were up to those two right now I'm putting in the Huskers.
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I like them both...now that MN has Hollins back. I definitely go with MN right now since it's based on what they've done to date not what I think they will do. Nebraska started with a tough conference schedule and ends with an easier schedule. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm glad we don't play at Nebraska this year.
 
MN had the great Hollins for the game in IC and we killed them. NE also beat them in Lincoln. If NE finishes pretty strong they could be the one which would be a huge feat.

Here's hoping NE finishes strong and MN flops....
 
That win at Michigan State is too impressive for me. I wouldn't be shocked if both find a way in though.
 
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