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NDSU will open its 2025-26 campaign at Oregon State.

Don't be surprised if Niko lines up a home & home with Boise State. That would qualify as a good home & home. Broncos once again should be at or near the top of the Mountain West. I would guess that's the only good non-con home game the Gophers might have this season.

Non-conference schedule release #5 of 365 is the American U Eagles. The defending Patriot League tournament champion's slate is highlighted by visits to Wake Forest, Rutgers, VCU, and Virginia...

Not set in stone, but looking like Stanford, Santa Clara & Grand Canyon in the Acrisure Series. All should be decent teams, but not a likely NCAA qualifier in the bunch. Maybe GCU? Disappointing. Was hoping to be in same quartet as Ole Miss, but it appears Iowa gets to be with the Rebels instead.

Gophers to host Campbell on Dec. 21. Finished #222 in the NET rankings last season.

This is where I'll update non-conference schedule rankings for all 365 teams, a supplement to the non-conference schedule threads. Teams listed here have COMPLETE non-conference schedules, meaning we already know (if applicable) all their in-season tournament opponent(s). Rankings will be based...

Hopefully there are more than 145 people at Williams Arena that night.

Non-conference schedule release #4 of 365 is the Kansas Jayhawks. Rock Chalk will play a minimum of 5 games vs. Power 5 opponents, with a possibility of 3 more. https://kuathletics.com/news/2025/6/4/mens-basketball-kansas-mens-basketball-unveils-challenging-non-conference-slate.aspx KANSAS...

Acrisure Series getting bigger & bigger. A couple more participating teams added above. Still no word on bracketed games.

Combining Bart Torvik's current 2025-26 Big Sky standings & NET projections, here's how it looks for toughest to easiest matchups for Summit League teams in the Big Sky-Summit Challenge: 1. South Dakota State -- Idaho (1st), @ Northern Arizona (3rd) 2. North Dakota -- @ Idaho (1st), Montana...

Here's a full look at the pairings for the Big Sky-Summit Challenge. Schedules updated above. Wednesday, December 3 North Dakota at Idaho North Dakota State at Montana St. Thomas (#118 NET) at Montana State (#186 NET) South Dakota State at Northern Arizona Oral Roberts at Weber State Eastern...

Gophers non-bracketed Acrisure Series home game will be Chicago State. Schedule updated above.

Non-conference schedule release #3 of 365 is the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The College Basketball Crown champion Cornhuskers play no true road games and have 4 300+ NET opponents. There are 3 NCAA qualifiers (vs. Oklahoma, vs. Mississippi State/New Mexico, Creighton) on the slate, as well as a Dec...

TBD. They haven’t said if the format basically will remain the same, with half of the “First 4” games being the bottom auto qualifiers & half being the bottom at-larges. I suspect it will stay the same because a lot of the bottom auto qualifier conferences actually prefer to play in it. Gives...

Let's take a look at my latest bracket projection, this time for the h*ll of it with 72 teams, which is where we foolishly may be headed as soon as next March. Hey NCAA, all change is not necessarily good. I digress. Herewith are my current selections, but teams are numbered 1 to 72 (in...