Gophers Path to NCAA Tournament Bid? Schedule says 21 wins should do it

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Holy Man said:
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Unfortunately, both are loaded with freshman, which could very well mean they are playing much better at the end of the season. We have them both later in the season, which is too bad. I'd like to see the Boilers in early January instead of early March.
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Agreed
 

Angry said:
With the improved play of the B1G and our non conference, 9-11 will get us in. I’ll stick with my 12 win prediction. I expected the B1G to be improved and they have. Unfortunately the Indiana schools have been a huge disappointment.
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How has Indiana been a huge disappointment? Got spanked by Duke minus a couple key players, but have wins over Marquette and Louisville. At this point I’d put the Hoosiers in the next tier right after Michigan & MSU.
 

After last night's Jelly win, the Gophers move to 4-0 in Hodger's "Should Be Expected to Win (win 'em all, 9-0)" category.

Go Gophers!!
 

Updated through win over UNF

Wins Obtained: 9

Estimated Number of Additional Wins Needed Prior to Big Ten Tournament for Stress-Free Selection Sunday: 12

The Big Boys -- no worse than 2-3 (1-0)
Nov. 21: vs. Washington (Won 68-66)
Jan. 22: @ Michigan
Feb. 9: @ Michigan State
Feb. 16: Indiana
Feb. 21: Michigan

50-50s -- no worse than 4-4 (1-2)
Nov. 26: @ Boston College (Lost 56-68)
Dec. 2: @ Ohio State (Lost 59-79)
Dec. 5: Nebraska (Won 85-78)
Jan. 3: @ Wisconsin
Feb. 3: @ Purdue
Feb. 6: Wisconsin
Feb. 13: @ Nebraska
March 8: @ Maryland

Likely Favored But Not A Gimme' -- no worse than 6-3 (3-0)
Nov. 12: Utah (Won 78-69)
Nov. 18: vs. Texas A&M (Won 69-64)
Nov. 30: vs. Oklahoma State (Won 83-76)
Jan. 8: Maryland
Jan. 16: @ Illinois
Jan. 27: Iowa
Feb. 24: @ Rutgers
Feb. 28: @ Northwestern
March 5: Purdue

Should Be Expected to Win -- win 'em all, go 9-0 (4-0)
Nov. 6: Omaha (Won 104-76)
Nov. 20: vs. Santa Clara (Won 80-66)
Dec. 8: Arkansas State (Won 72-56)
Dec. 11: North Florida (Won 80-71)
Dec. 21: North Carolina A&T
Dec. 30: Mount Saint Mary's
Jan. 12: Rutgers
Jan. 19: Penn State
Jan. 30: Illinois

Key to Season
No Worse Than 14-2 At Williams Arena: 5-0 so far

Estimated Requirements
Non-Conference: 9-2 (8-1 so far)

Big Ten: 12-8 (1-1 so far)
 

Two more cupcakes, then a big opportunity at Wisconsin to get us back on track in SS' blueprint. Pull that one off, and all we need to do in the second tier is win the home game with the badgers and take one of the other three road games.
 


Updated through North Carolina A&T game

Wins Obtained: 10

Estimated Number of Additional Wins Needed Prior to Big Ten Tournament for Stress-Free Selection Sunday: 11

The Big Boys -- no worse than 2-3 (1-0)
Nov. 21: vs. Washington (Won 68-66)
Jan. 22: @ Michigan
Feb. 9: @ Michigan State
Feb. 16: Indiana
Feb. 21: Michigan

50-50s -- no worse than 4-4 (1-2)
Nov. 26: @ Boston College (Lost 56-68)
Dec. 2: @ Ohio State (Lost 59-79)
Dec. 5: Nebraska (Won 85-78)
Jan. 3: @ Wisconsin
Feb. 3: @ Purdue
Feb. 6: Wisconsin
Feb. 13: @ Nebraska
March 8: @ Maryland

Likely Favored But Not A Gimme' -- no worse than 6-3 (3-0)
Nov. 12: Utah (Won 78-69)
Nov. 18: vs. Texas A&M (Won 69-64)
Nov. 30: vs. Oklahoma State (Won 83-76)
Jan. 8: Maryland
Jan. 16: @ Illinois
Jan. 27: Iowa
Feb. 24: @ Rutgers
Feb. 28: @ Northwestern
March 5: Purdue

Should Be Expected to Win -- win 'em all, go 9-0 (5-0)
Nov. 6: Omaha (Won 104-76)
Nov. 20: vs. Santa Clara (Won 80-66)
Dec. 8: Arkansas State (Won 72-56)
Dec. 11: North Florida (Won 80-71)
Dec. 21: North Carolina A&T (Won 86-67)
Dec. 30: Mount Saint Mary's
Jan. 12: Rutgers
Jan. 19: Penn State
Jan. 30: Illinois

Key to Season
No Worse Than 14-2 At Williams Arena: 6-0 so far

Estimated Requirements
Non-Conference: 9-2 (9-1 so far)

Big Ten: 12-8 (1-1 so far)
 


With today's win over Mount Saint Mary's the Gophers are now 6-0 in Hodger's "Should Be Expected to Win (win 'em all, 9-0)" category.

Go Gophers!!
 

Updated through full non-conference schedule

In my opinion the Gophers held serve through the non-conference season (+ the 2 Big Ten games), no more, no less. 11-2 is where I expected them to be. Only difference is expected Washington to be a loss and Ohio State to be a win.

Very, very important that a road win comes before a home loss. If the latter comes first, swimming upstream a bit. Let’s beat Wisconsin and create some margin for error right away. That’s crucial.

Wins Obtained: 11

Estimated Number of Additional Wins Needed Prior to Big Ten Tournament for Stress-Free Selection Sunday: 10

The Big Boys -- no worse than 2-3 (1-0)
Nov. 21: vs. Washington (Won 68-66)
Jan. 22: @ Michigan
Feb. 9: @ Michigan State
Feb. 16: Indiana
Feb. 21: Michigan

50-50s -- no worse than 4-4 (1-2)
Nov. 26: @ Boston College (Lost 56-68)
Dec. 2: @ Ohio State (Lost 59-79)
Dec. 5: Nebraska (Won 85-78)
Jan. 3: @ Wisconsin
Feb. 3: @ Purdue
Feb. 6: Wisconsin
Feb. 13: @ Nebraska
March 8: @ Maryland

Likely Favored But Not A Gimme' -- no worse than 6-3 (3-0)
Nov. 12: Utah (Won 78-69)
Nov. 18: vs. Texas A&M (Won 69-64)
Nov. 30: vs. Oklahoma State (Won 83-76)
Jan. 8: Maryland
Jan. 16: @ Illinois
Jan. 27: Iowa
Feb. 24: @ Rutgers
Feb. 28: @ Northwestern
March 5: Purdue

Should Be Expected to Win -- win 'em all, go 9-0 (6-0)
Nov. 6: Omaha (Won 104-76)
Nov. 20: vs. Santa Clara (Won 80-66)
Dec. 8: Arkansas State (Won 72-56)
Dec. 11: North Florida (Won 80-71)
Dec. 21: North Carolina A&T (Won 86-67)
Dec. 30: Mount Saint Mary's (Won 71-53)
Jan. 12: Rutgers
Jan. 19: Penn State
Jan. 30: Illinois

Key to Season
No Worse Than 14-2 At Williams Arena: 7-0 so far

Estimated Requirements
Non-Conference: 9-2 (finished 10-1)

Big Ten: 12-8 (1-1 so far)
 



SelectionSunday said:
How has Indiana been a huge disappointment? Got spanked by Duke minus a couple key players, but have wins over Marquette and Louisville. At this point I’d put the Hoosiers in the next tier right after Michigan & MSU.
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The Arkansas loss will be as bad as our BC loss. Down year for them. Louisville win about as good as our Washington win. Marquette is nice win. The thing is Indiana was predicted to be so much better than the Gophers and they don’t look the part.
 

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