A week or so ago Medved stated in an interview, NET is what is used to determine the Crown, Northwestern moved ahead of the Gophers after the B1G tourney, so they are about 4th in the pecking order as formerlybis stated in his post.I have no idea what the criteria are, but MN's only metric in their favor is the conference standings. The efficiency metrics like Torvik/kempom/NET have them as the 4th best or worse of the non-NCAA teams, and the results-based metric of Wins Above Bubble is also not in the Gophs' favor - those losses to MD, PSU, and Rutgers killed their WAB.
WAB was extremely predictive for at-larges getting into the NCAAs this year.
If we're invited, it probably comes down to whether JCJ can play.Indiana already declined. Even if we get offered how many healthy players do we have
Only got to win one game to get an NIL payout, I say play regardless, three games maxIf we're invited, it probably comes down to whether JCJ can play.
If no, pass. If yes, take a run at it with a 7-man rotation.
I would be against a 6-6 gopher team accepting a bowl bid with 12 healthy playersI don't see it as all that different as accepting a bowl bid because some players got better grades than other schools and having to beg a guy who left the program to come back because there's no QBs left on the roster.
Even if we get offered how many healthy players do we have
tournament is also not for a couple weeks. I think this is a good thing for the school and the players. A chance players get NIL money.At least 6. I know that doesn't sound like enough but the team went 4-4 in the Big Ten with that 6-man rotation and that was a better percentage than their overall conference record.