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A few Gopher guarantee games. Fighting Sioux NET #271, Western Illinois #364, UTSA #344. WIU & UTSA had worst NET ranking in their respective conferences. First weekend (Nov. 6-8) is still open.

I’ll update the Field of 76 projection every first of the month until the final Nov. 1 preseason projection. The season starts Nov. 2. An * denotes the automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference. FIELD OF 76 PROJECTION (6/1/26) America East (1): Vermont American (1): Wichita State ACC...

Will attempt to post and rank all 365 non-conference schedules in this space as they become available/complete. Schedules will be ranked using average quad ranking of opponents. In the event of ties, schedules will be ordered using several +/- factors: Plus Factors (1) Number of postseason...

Likely the Palmetto Bracket with game dates of November 20 & 22. We can safely assume Oklahoma State and Utah (both Big XII) will not be in the same tournament.

Something like this. Take the top 50 non-Power 5 programs (no ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big XII, SEC teams allowed) from the previous season's NET (or KenPom) and play each other on the first Saturday/Sunday (Feb. 6/7) of February. Ideally it would be better to have the top 50 of the current...

Moving forward I’ll update the Field of 76 projection every first of the month until the final Nov. 1 preseason projection (the season starts Nov. 2). Things should settle in now throughout the spring/summer with more free agents announcing their new homes for the 2026-27 season. Preseason Bart...

With the Summit League now sitting at 8 teams after Denver’s departure to the WCC, now would be a good time for the Summit to give its top 2 seeds a bye to the tournament semifinals. Now more than ever with the NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams, mid- and low-major conferences must protect...

These key returning players are staying in the Summit League, so there will be some familiar (productive) players: Zach Kraft (UND), Jr Andy Stefonowicz (NDSU), Jr Grant Stubblefield (Omaha), Sr Connor Dow (ORU), Sr Luke Gray (ORU), Jr Carter Bjerke (UST), Sr Austin Herro (UST), Jr Vince...

Here's the second of at least four 2026-27 preseason Field of 76 projections, with the final version coming on Halloween weekend. An * denotes the automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference. For now, the automatic qualifiers are the schools with the most NCAA Tournament appearances (per...

SAINT THOMAS BASKETBALL (Division I Era) Record vs. Division I Opponents: 83-67 (55.3%) Home: 43-13 (76.8%) Road: 28-47 (37.3%) Neutral: 12-7 (63.2%) Best Record vs. Division I Opponents: 21-10 (2024-25 & 2025-26) Best Summit League Record: 12-4 (2024-25 & 2025-26) Best Summit League Tournament...

In the case of ties, the program with more NCAA appearances is ranked higher, and if still tied, the one to more recently appear in the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers have some work to do. THE ELITE 1 Duke (66) 2 Kansas (60) 3 North Carolina (58) 4 Michigan State (56) 5 UConn (51) 6 Kentucky...

"One Week Left in the Portal" 2026-27 Summit League projection. Key returning players (for now) in parentheses. 1 South Dakota State (Kalen Garry, Joe Sayler, Damon Wilkinson) 2 Saint Thomas (Carter Bjerke, Austin Herro, Ben Oosterbaan) 3 Omaha (Isaac Ondekane, Grant Stubblefield) 4 South...

ROAD TO "2027" SELECTION SUNDAY, MN -- You say "why?" I say "why not?" Let's take a look ahead to November 2 and the start of the next college basketball season with a Pre-Portal Field of 76 projection. The offseason "madness" kicks into full gear today with the official start of free agency...

Especially if the Saint Thomas roster takes major hits, starting a wish list for potential portal pick-ups. Be advised, I have zero idea whether these guys would be considered "gettable" or if JT & staff are interested. Feel free to chime in if there are any names you hear bouncing around the...

He's a Wisconsin kid. JT has had a lot of success recruiting Wisconsin. Any chance for the Tommies here?

For the first time teams can schedule 32 games. A # denotes a 2025-26 NCAA, NIT, or Crown participant. NON-CONFERENCE (8 of 18 filled) Nov. 14: @ Army (Quad 4) Nov. 21: @ Milwaukee (Quad 4) Nov. 25-28: vs. #Liberty (Quad 3) Nov. 25-28: vs. Princeton (Quad 4) Nov. 25-28: @ #UNC-Wilmington (Quad...

Currently 14-man roster. 2026-27 Tommies Roster Guards (8) Tim Franks, 6-5 soph (2.1 ppg) Austin Herro, 6-3 junior (5.5 ppg) Tommy Humphries Jr., 6-5 junior (1.1 ppg) Brogan Madson, 6-1 soph (U of Sioux Falls) JoJo Mitchell, 6-2 freshman Adam Tauer, 6-3 junior Hayden Tibbits, 5-11 junior (3.1...

From #365 to #1. ... #365 Mississippi Valley State beat #316 Arkansas-Pine Bluff #316 Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat #110 UIC #110 UIC beat #306 Evansville #306 Evansville beat #170 Oregon State #170 Oregon State beat #73 Arizona State #73 Arizona State beat #19 Texas Tech #19 Texas Tech beat #1 Duke...

On the road, Tuesday 9 p.m. CT on ESPN+. Potential matchup with Auburn in 2nd round. Another nice step for the program. A chance to play more basketball!