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All Things 2017-18 B1G Non-Conference Schedules

INCOMPLETE SCHEDULES

MICHIGAN STATE (missing 1)
Nov. 10: #255 NORTH FLORIDA
Nov. 14: vs. #14 Duke (Chicago)
Nov. 19: #214 STONY BROOK (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 23: vs. #184 DePaul (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 24: vs. #96 Connecticut/#10 Oregon (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 26: vs. #35 Arkansas/#3 North Carolina/#65 Oklahoma/#280 Portland (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 30: #27 NOTRE DAME
Dec. 9: #333 SOUTHERN UTAH
Dec. 16: vs. #103 Oakland (Detroit)
Dec. 18: #221 HOUSTON BAPTIST
Dec. 21: #225 LONG BEACH STATE
Dec. 29: #242 CLEVELAND STATE
Opponents Average KenPom Rank (so far): 181.8
NCAA Qualifiers (2): Duke, Notre Dame


COMPLETE SCHEDULES (strongest to weakest schedules)

#1 PURDUE
Nov. 10: SIU EDWARDSVILLE
Nov. 12: CHICAGO STATE (Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland)
Nov. 14: @ Marquette
Nov. 18: FAIRFIELD
Nov. 22: vs. Tennessee (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 23: vs. Villanova/Western Kentucky (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 24: vs. Arizona/NC State/Northern Iowa/SMU (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 28: LOUISVILLE
Dec. 7: VALPARAISO
Dec. 10: IUPUI
Dec. 16: vs. Butler (Indianapolis)
Dec. 21: TENNESSEE STATE
Dec. 30: LIPSCOMB
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 146.09
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Butler, Louisville, Marquette

#2 INDIANA
Nov. 10: INDIANA STATE
Nov. 12: HOWARD (Hoosier Tip-Off Classic)
Nov. 15: @ Seton Hall
Nov. 19: USF (Hoosier Tip-Off Classic)
Nov. 22: ARKANSAS STATE (Hoosier Tip-Off Classic)
Nov. 24: EASTERN MICHIGAN (Hoosier Tip-Off Classic)
Nov. 29: DUKE
Dec. 9: @ Louisville
Dec. 16: vs. Notre Dame (Indianapolis)
Dec. 18: FORT WAYNE
Dec. 21: TENNESSEE TECH
Dec. 29: YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 157.833
NCAA Qualifiers (4): Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, Seton Hall

#3 WISCONSIN
Nov. 10: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 12: YALE (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 16: XAVIER
Nov. 20: vs. Baylor (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 21: vs. Creighton/#16 UCLA (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 24: MILWAUKEE
Nov. 27: @ Virginia
Dec. 6: @ Temple
Dec. 9: MARQUETTE
Dec. 13: WESTERN KENTUCKY
Dec. 23: GREEN BAY
Dec. 27: CHICAGO STATE
Dec. 30: UMASS LOWELL
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 167
NCAA Qualifiers (5): Baylor, Creighton/UCLA, Marquette, Virginia, Xavier

#4 OHIO STATE
Nov. 10: ROBERT MORRIS
Nov. 12: RADFORD
Nov. 16: TEXAS SOUTHERN
Nov. 19: NORTHEASTERN (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 23: vs. Gonzaga (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 24: vs. Florida/Stanford (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 26: vs. Butler/Duke/Portland State/Texas (PK80 Invitational)
Nov. 29: CLEMSON
Dec. 9: WILLIAM & MARY
Dec. 16: APPALACHIAN STATE
Dec. 19: THE CITADEL
Dec. 23: vs. North Carolina (New Orleans)
Dec. 30: MIAMI OHIO
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 177.818
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Gonzaga, North Carolina, Texas Southern

#5 NEBRASKA
Nov. 11: EASTERN ILLINOIS
Nov. 13: NORTH TEXAS
Nov. 16: @ Saint John's (AdvoCare Invitational)
Nov. 19: NORTH DAKOTA
Nov. 23: vs. UCF (AdvoCare Invitational)
Nov. 24: vs. Marist/West Virginia (AdvoCare Invitational)
Nov. 26: vs. Long Beach State/Missouri/Oregon State/Saint John's (AdvoCare Invitational)
Nov. 29: BOSTON COLLEGE
Dec. 9: @ Creighton
Dec. 16: KANSAS
Dec. 20: TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
Dec. 22: DELAWARE STATE
Dec. 29: STETSON
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 181
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Creighton, Kansas, North Dakota

#6 NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 10: LOYOLA MARYLAND
Nov. 13: SAINT PETER'S (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 15: CREIGHTON
Nov. 18: vs. La Salle (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 19: vs. Boston College/Texas Tech (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 24: SACRED HEART (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 28: @ Georgia Tech
Dec. 11: CHICAGO STATE
Dec. 14: VALPARAISO
Dec. 16: DEPAUL
Dec. 19: NON-DIVISION I
Dec. 22: @ Oklahoma
Dec. 30: BROWN
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 182.083
NCAA Qualifiers (1): Creighton

#7 GOPHERS
Nov. 10: SC UPSTATE
Nov. 13: @ Providence
Nov. 15: NIAGARA
Nov. 19: WESTERN CAROLINA Barclays Center Classic)
Nov. 21: ALABAMA A&M (Barclays Center Classic)
Nov. 24: vs. Massachusetts (Barclays Center Classic)
Nov. 25: vs. Alabama (Barclays Center Classic)
Nov. 29: MIAMI
Dec. 9: @ Arkansas
Dec. 11: DRAKE
Dec. 21: ORU
Dec. 23: FAU
Dec. 30: HARVARD
Opponents Average KenPom Rank (so far): 184.615
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Arkansas, Miami, Providence

#8 MARYLAND
Nov. 10: vs. Stony Brook (Uniondale)
Nov. 12: UMES (Emerald Coast Classic)
Nov. 15: BUTLER
Nov. 18: BUCKNELL
Nov. 20: JACKSON STATE (Emerald Coast Classic)
Nov. 24: vs. Saint Bonaventure (Emerald Coast Classic)
Nov. 25: vs. New Mexico/TCU (Emerald Coast Classic)
Nov. 27: @ Syracuse
Dec. 7: OHIO
Dec. 9: GARDNER WEBB
Dec. 12: NON-DIVISION I
Dec. 21: FDU
Dec. 29: UMBC
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 184.75
NCAA Qualifiers (2): Bucknell, Butler

#9 ILLINOIS
Nov. 10: SOUTHERN (Global Sports Classic)
Nov. 12: TENNESSEE MARTIN (Global Sports Classic)
Nov. 17: DEPAUL
Nov. 19: MARSHALL (Global Sports Classic)
Nov. 22: NON-DIVISION I
Nov. 24: NCCU (Global Sports Classic)
Nov. 28: @ Wake Forest
Dec. 6: AUSTIN PEAY
Dec. 9: vs. UNLV (Las Vegas)
Dec. 13: LONGWOOD
Dec. 16: vs. New Mexico State (Chicago)
Dec. 23: vs. Missouri (Saint Louis)
Dec. 30: GRAND CANYON
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 207.23
NCAA Qualifiers (3): New Mexico State, NCCU, Wake Forest

#10 PENN STATE
Nov. 10: CAMPBELL
Nov. 12: FDU
Nov. 15: MONTANA (Legends Classic)
Nov. 17: COLUMBIA
Nov. 20: vs. Pitt (Legends Classic)
Nov. 21: vs. Oklahoma State/Texas A&M (Legends Classic)
Nov. 24: ORAL ROBERTS (Legends Classic)
Nov. 29: @ NC State
Dec. 9: GEORGE WASHINGTON
Dec. 17: @ George Mason
Dec. 19: BINGHAMTON
Dec. 22: RIDER
Dec. 30: COPPIN STATE
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 209.833
NCAA Qualifiers (0)

#11 MICHIGAN
Nov. 11: NORTH FLORIDA (Maui on Mainland)
Nov. 13: CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Nov. 16: SOUTHERN MISS
Nov. 20: vs. LSU (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 21: vs. Chaminade/$Notre Dame (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 22: vs. Cal/Marquette/VCU/$Wichita State (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 26: UC RIVERSIDE
Nov. 29: @ North Carolina
Dec. 9: UCLA
Dec. 12: @ Texas
Dec. 16: vs. Detroit (Detroit)
Dec. 21: ALABAMA A&M
Dec. 30: JACKSONVILLE
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 209.9
NCAA Qualifiers (2): North Carolina, UCLA

#12 IOWA
Nov. 10: CHICAGO STATE
Nov. 12: ALABAMA STATE (Cayman Islands Classic)
Nov. 16: GRAMBLING
Nov. 20: vs. Louisiana (Cayman Islands Classic)
Nov. 21: vs. South Dakota State/Wyoming (Cayman Islands Classic)
Nov. 22: vs. Buffalo/Cincinnati/Richmond/UAB (Cayman Islands Classic)
Nov. 28: @ Virginia Tech
Dec. 7: @ Iowa State
Dec. 10: SOUTHERN
Dec. 16: vs. Drake (Des Moines)
Dec. 19: SOUTHERN UTAH
Dec. 22: vs. Colorado (Sioux Falls)
Dec. 29: NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 219.181
NCAA Qualifiers (2): Iowa State, Virginia Tech

#13 RUTGERS
Nov. 10: NON-DIVISION I
Nov. 12: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (Phil Sellers Showcase)
Nov. 14: CLEVELAND STATE (Phil Sellers Showcase)
Nov. 19: COPPIN STATE (Phil Sellers Showcase)
Nov. 21: BRYANT
Nov. 24: EAST CAROLINA (Phil Sellers Showcase)
Nov. 28: FLORIDA STATE
Dec. 7: NJIT
Dec. 9: FDU
Dec. 12: FORDHAM
Dec. 16: SETON HALL
Dec. 22: STONY BROOK
Dec. 28: HARTFORD
Opponents Average KenPom Rank: 240.769
NCAA Qualifiers (2): Florida State, Seton Hall
 

Do you think the US Bank Stadium game will replace the game in Sioux Falls or will they keep both Neutral Site games?
 

tmvander said:
Do you think the US Bank Stadium game will replace the game in Sioux Falls or will they keep both Neutral Site games?
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Just a guess, replace it. However, I do think the Gophers will play a second neutral-site (non-conference) game, so it's certainly possible.
 

Maui and Battle 4 Atlantis not nearly as stout this year

One thing that stands out?

The Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis fields -- traditionally the two strongest exempt tournaments -- are significantly weakened this year by the Phil Knight Invitational, which has a who's who of college hoops in its 16-team field.
 

Nike

SelectionSunday said:
One thing that stands out?

The Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis fields -- traditionally the two strongest exempt tournaments -- are significantly weakened this year by the Phil Knight Invitational, which has a who's who of college hoops in its 16-team field.
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Just semantics probably, but isn't the Phil Knight deal really two 8-team fields? I think that is how they are able to get 2 teams from some conferences.
 


Ope3 said:
Just semantics probably, but isn't the Phil Knight deal really two 8-team fields? I think that is how they are able to get 2 teams from some conferences.
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Yes, I noted that under Michigan State and Ohio State schedules.
 

We aren't signed up for a tourney yet? I guess that is what 8-23 gets you.
 

Otis said:
We aren't signed up for a tourney yet? I guess that is what 8-23 gets you.
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That's by design. Pitino doesn't like the bracketed tournaments, definitely not the 8-teamers. He prefers multi-team events where you get 3-4 home games. At least for now I'd anticipate we won't be playing in one for awhile.
 





SelectionSunday said:
One thing that stands out?

The Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis fields -- traditionally the two strongest exempt tournaments -- are significantly weakened this year by the Phil Knight Invitational, which has a who's who of college hoops in its 16-team field.
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Several of these have weak rosters. The Cayman Islands one that Iowa is in for example. Woof. If they don't play Cincy it will add nothing to their resume. Seeing these, it's hard to argue against Pitino's preference.
 

tmvander said:
Do you think the US Bank Stadium game will replace the game in Sioux Falls or will they keep both Neutral Site games?
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I hope they keep it. It's a great way to get a true neutral site win on the resume while still having a home court advantage. A win at the Bank will only be considered neutral site by Clem Haskins.
 

howeda7 said:
I hope they keep it. It's a great way to get a true neutral site win on the resume while still having a home court advantage. A win at the Bank will only be considered neutral site by Clem Haskins.
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I hope they keep it too but I'm not a season ticket holder. That would give us 3 "neutral site" games with US Bank Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Sioux Falls.
 



SelectionSunday said:
That's by design. Pitino doesn't like the bracketed tournaments, definitely not the 8-teamers. He prefers multi-team events where you get 3-4 home games. At least for now I'd anticipate we won't be playing in one for awhile.
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I didn't mind it last year, it's a creative way to get some RPI boosters and a Major opponent on to the schedule and into the barn
 

tmvander said:
I hope they keep it too but I'm not a season ticket holder. That would give us 3 "neutral site" games with US Bank Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Sioux Falls.
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True. But the ACC game should be at home, so they'd still get 10 non-conference home games presumably. And I assume the B1G is making up their lost revenue on the OSU game. And I don't see how a game at US Bank is hurting season ticket holders?
 

Iowa is going to Sioux Falls to play Colorado. Gophers will skip Sioux Falls next season.

Also, the US Bank Stadium game could be pushed back to 2018-19.
 

howeda7 said:
The Cayman Islands one that Iowa is in for example. Woof. If they don't play Cincy it will add nothing to their resume.
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Can bet the farm Iowa and Cincinnati will be on opposite sides of the bracket. There are some solid non-Power 6 teams there, I'd expect Richmond, South Dakota State, and Wyoming all to be pretty decent.
 

Michigan State will travel to Florida

For back end of home & home with the Gators.
 




2 B1G games between December 1-4

November 27 through December 4 will be a juicy stretch for B1G teams, the ACC Challenge (Nov. 27-29) immediately followed by a pair of B1G games Dec. 1-4. We have December conference games next season because of week earlier B1G Tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Personally, I love it that we'll get a couple conference games in December. Spices up what's usually college basketball's dullest month.
 

SelectionSunday said:
November 27 through December 4 will be a juicy stretch for B1G teams, the ACC Challenge (Nov. 27-29) immediately followed by a pair of B1G games Dec. 1-4. We have December conference games next season because of week earlier B1G Tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Personally, I love it that we'll get a couple conference games in December. Spices up what's usually college basketball's dullest month.
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Remind me is that every team that gets games during that time or just specific ones?
 


Gavitt Games (vs. Big East) Update

It's not known whether the Gophers will take part in the Gavitt Games for the second straight season. Here's what we do know about Big East participation, via the excellent, diligent work by Patrick Marshall @wildjays on Twitter.

Providence and Xavier will not participate.

Marquette and Seton Hall will play home games.

Butler will play on the road.

That means if the Gophers participate next season, and we assume it would be a road game, Marquette and Seton Hall would be 2 of the possibilities. Either one added to the Arkansas game we already know about would be two good true road tests for the Gophers.

Assuming Pitino's distaste for bracketed exempt tournaments still stands, hoping the Gophers' 2017-18 non-conference schedule will be constructed this way:

9 Home (include 2 major opponents)
2 Road (2 major opponents)
2 Neutral (1-2 major opponents)

This past season the breakdown was 11-1-1.

11 non-conference home games (Gophers played more than any team in the country) is too many. 9 is the perfect number. Still flexibility for a couple true roadies & neutral-siters (Pitino likes those), and at the same time it skims some fat off the home schedule.
 

Important B1G Scheduling Dates

Last year important release dates were:

May 3 -- Gavitt Games pairings announced
May 24 – ACC/B1G Challenge pairings announced
June 20 – B1G opponents announced (single play/double play/home & road)
August 25 – B1G schedule announced
 


There are reports in the IU media that IU will be at home for the second consecutive season in the ACC-B1G challenge, but will be playing a road game in the Gavitt Games.
 

SS - What are the possibilities about the Gophers getting 1 of UNC, Duke or L'ville in the ACC/B1G Challenge? Or will we get Florida State or UVA for the millionth time...

I feel like the Gophers should be rewarded for the season they just had by getting one of those at the Barn(since we should be getting a home game next season).

My guess is Purdue will probably get one of those 3 since they will probably be the favorites to win the conference, but after that, with the personnel losses that Wisconsin has, there really isn't a team that sticks out, I guess MSU, so it wouldn't surprise if they played one of those teams. My guess is we'll get stuck playing FSU again, only they'll be worse because Bacon, Rathan-Mayes and Isaac are all leaving. So it'll be another meh type of game.
 

Be funny if we scheduled a home and home with FSU to prevent a challenge match up
 

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