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Tuesday Results
#27 North Carolina wins @ Georgia Tech (Tar Heels inch closer to "safely in" status)
#45 Creighton beats Southern Illinois (Jays can earn "lock" status with win @ Saint Mary's this weekend)
#62 Wyoming loses @ San Diego State (Cowboys get one more chance to stay on bubble board)
#63 Indiana State loses to Wichita State (Sycamores sinking fast)
#67 Florida State loses @ NC State (Seminoles no longer a bubble team; win ACC tourney or bust)
#69 Maryland loses @ Boston College (critical loss for Terps)
#76 Virginia loses @ Miami-Florida (almost a signature win for Cavaliers)

Wednesday Slate
UTEP @ #37 Southern Miss (USM a RPI tiger; resume is weak)
Air Force @ #44 Boise State
#50 Iowa State @ #55 Baylor (perhaps the Bubble Game of the Week)
#56 UMass @ Saint Bonaventure
Mississippi State @ #59 Alabama
USF @ #60 Saint John's
Wazzu @ #71 Arizona State
Eastern Michigan @ #74 Ohio (Bobcats simply must avoid bad loss in this make-up game)
#85 Providence @ Syracuse (Friars stay on bubble board with a win tonight)
#98 Xavier @ Rhode Island
 


Why ain't de goofers on de bubble yet? De suck they lost to Iowan. Fire Tubbi
 

When do gopher fans really need to start pulling for these bubble teams to lose? Is already too soon? If we lose to Ohio State and Indiana? I sadly see it in the future but just curious when everyone thinks we need to pay more attention for the Gopher's sake vs general curiousity.
 

When do gopher fans really need to start pulling for these bubble teams to lose? Is already too soon? If we lose to Ohio State and Indiana? I sadly see it in the future but just curious when everyone thinks we need to pay more attention for the Gopher's sake vs general curiousity.

I'm not to that point yet. Too soon.

Yes, if the Gophers lose the next two as expected, then I'll start paying close attention to these other teams, and how their resumes compare head-to-head with the Gophers'.
 


Losing to teams with good records, sometimes won't drop a team at all in the RPI. OSU beating us will probably bump them up into the Top 25. Obviously IU is #1 in the AP, and #7 in the RPI. That #7 ranking would improve after beating us.

So, looking at our resume AFTER losing our next 2 games


We'd have losses to teams CURRENTLY rated in the RPI #1, #6, #7, #7, #9, #28 UW, #30 OSU, #29 Ill, #82 & #117 NW.

60% of our losses would be to Top 10 teams. 80% of our losses would be to Top 30 teams.

We'd still have wins over #6, #24, #28 & #29. Not to mention our other 8 wins over Top 100 teams.

Iowa's RPI is probably going to rise steadily between now and the end of the conf season and it is conceivable that Wisconsin, Ohio St and Illinois all move up into the Top 25 of the RPI.


I guess what I'm saying, is that even after losing 2 more games, IF we lose them both, our RPI rating could conceivably still be in the Top 20, and 80% of our losses could be to Top 25 rated teams. We might fall out of the rankings at CBS and not get any more votes in the AP or Coaches Polls, but our SOS Rank would be a very overwhelming #1 and even with 10 losses, I still think that our Resume would look so incredibly impressive, that yes, we might not be seeded #4 or #6 anymore, or even #8 maybe, but I believe that many prognosticators will still have us getting a Top #8-#11 seed. Not sure if that is bubble territory or not?
 

RPI is becoming an obsolete measuring tool.

New Mexico #3? They lost at home to South Dakota State.

Colorado State #13?
 




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