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I feel comfortable saying a 21-10 regular season record earns the Gophers "lock" status into March Madness, regardless of Big Ten Tournament results. My "buckets" loosely use Bart Torvik's preseason rankings as a guide, splitting the Big Ten opponents (+ Mizzou) into top half (Michigan, Purdue...

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Year 2. Expanded field to 72 or 76 will help.

I sent out the update Saturday night. Did you check your spam in case it didn’t recognize my email address? I just sent it again.

My final preseason Field of 68 projection, with updated Bart Torvik (T-Rank) rank noted in parentheses. An * denotes the projected automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference. Will plan on updating the projection every Monday throughout the season, with only (perhaps) a couple breathers...

I’ll do my best to make this a daily preview/wrap-up throughout the season. The staples will be the Summit League slate, conference records vs. the Power 5/Gonzaga, and national key matchups/results. My weekly "Field of 68" projection will be updated weekly every Monday both here and on the...

Just sent you a DM. I can extend the deadline to 7 p.m. tonight (after Gopher-Sparty football game). That’s when I’m sending out first update to all participants.

The polls are closed. Thanks to those who joined. Finished with 28 entries.

My thoughts. I like the Summit League for St. Thomas (love Sioux Falls for tournament), but it appears to be a sinking ship. Soon 8 teams and NDSU & SDSU seem destined any day now for a move up. So if we go along with potential rumored UST destinations, there are 3 options: 1. Sit tight with...

Updates will be emailed weekly to participants starting Nov. 24.

Yep. I’m 100% certain (a few) Summit League coaches will put this little bug in their players’ ears. … the “new kid” getting all this attention. Most notably SDSU, NDSU & Omaha. Tommies can’t sneak up on anyone.

Potential “Gonzaga of the Upper Midwest” reference. 👀 No pressure, Tommies! https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46750393/mens-ncaa-basketball-predictions-2025-2026

Well done, Bleed. Very fair.

Picked to win Summit League, with a nice blurb about UST program.

Thanks. If you decide to join don't forget to include the #4 tiebreaker (predict #9 seed for Big Ten Tournament). DM me if any questions and/or for my Venmo address.

Thanks to those of you who have entered the contest. We have 8 GopherHolers among the 23 entries so far. Tip of the cap 🧢. Trending toward roughly 25-26 entries.

Updated 10/23 with times and (some) TV assignments.

Thanks Leib, much obliged. I'll even post my 12 selections here as a sample entry, not that anyone would want to copy them! (wink) Power 5 + Gonzaga (8) Duke Louisville UConn Purdue UCLA BYU Houston Gonzaga American/Atlantic 10/Mountain West/WCC - Gonzaga (2) George Washington Saint Mary's...