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That's nearly an impossible task. I'll stick simply to who commits to the local squads and who officially commits elsewhere!

You think there's any chance he tests the waters and comes back? That's usually not the case with portal guys, but it does happen occasionally. Sure would be nice if Rohde came back for another ride, though I hear he's headed to Iowa State.

Sure sounds like he'll get another year of eligibility because he was a juco at one point.

If you see any reports about the Gophers or UST rosters, please link here. I'll keep these updated as much as I can. If you have no interest in the St. Thomas roster, that's cool, no need to pay attention or comment to this thread. Rosters are listed alphabetically and with next season's...

100%, Bleed. No interest in playing St. Thomas at a neutral site. A 2 for 1 is the way to go at least initially. Play it by ear after that. I suspect UST would be agreeable to that. I don't expect Niko to schedule the Tommies in Year 1, but I'd bet he & Tauer will come up with something starting...

The Gophers' final non-conference SOS ranking (#336 of #364 nationally) ranked 80th among the 82 "Power 5+" in these rankings. I'm certainly hoping Niko improves upon that in 2025-26. Final 2024-25 Power 5 (+ Gonzaga/Saint Mary's/San Diego State) Non-Conference SOS Rankings 1. North Carolina...

An update on how these rankings actually finished up for the 2024-25 season coming sometime later today. Teams will be ranked based on their final non-conference SOS ranking, not on average NET of opponents, as used to gauge preseason rankings. The preseason ranking (using only the 82 schools)...

Good news for St. Thomas’ NCAA hopes in first season of NCAA eligibility in 2025-26. So far (knock on wood) UST hasn’t lost anyone to free agency.

Revisiting my preseason selections: 39 of 68 made the field. Preseason Final 4 still alive as of Saturday morning: Alabama (East) Duke (East) Gonzaga (national champs) (Midwest) Iowa State (South)

Are you hearing UST may try to do that next season?

He said one thing about Medved that I really liked hearing. Barreiro asked him how he would describe the way Niko's teams play. His answer specifically used John Beilein as the example. Said Niko likes to space the floor with 5 guys that can all shoot it. Beilien's West Virginia and Michigan...

Thanks for the tip. I’ll get it right eventually!

What should be a decent tournament & for now @ Mizzou still on the books. https://x.com/fieldof68freak/status/1902120889417691371?s=46&t=624HUTuX5HdmXJfbb3fh9g

Just checked their final picks. Joe Lunardi missed 2 (had Indiana & West Virginia instead of North Carolina & Texas). Jerry Palm missed 3 (had Boise State, Indiana & West Virginia instead of North Carolina, Texas & Xavier). (repeating mine) I missed 3 (had Boise State, Indiana & West Virginia...

First time. Also first time a team didn't get selected (West Virginia) that I didn't consider even remotely close to the cutline.

Missed 3. Boise State, Indiana, West Virginia. North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Xavier made it instead. In my more than 30 years of doing this, North Carolina is the most egregious selection I’ve come across. The Tar Heels were 2-10 vs. the field, and one of those wins was American U. 🤮 🤮

I’m actually surprised, too. That’s a good indicator of how bad things are at the bottom of the at-large pool. Hoosiers, Boise State, Texas, and Vanderbilt were the 4 I really struggled with. If I had to pinpoint one reason I took the Hoosiers, it’s the win @ MSU + having zero losses outside of...

ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – Without further ado, the final Field of 68 projection for the 2024-25 college basketball season. Please note, I am trying to match what I think the Selection Committee will do. FINAL FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (4:40 p.m. March 16) Automatic Qualifiers (31) America...

I think St. John’s and Michigan State are very similar. Legendary coaches, physical, play defense, but don’t shoot the 3 very well. They’ll have to grind out wins. Not sure I’d trust either one beyond the Sweet 16.

It was the rare occasion I was rooting for Duke. If North Carolina gets in, there should be an investigation. In fairness, the committee generally gets it right. They know UNC is a fraud.