Field of 68 Projection through games played Jan. 15

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(RPI rank noted in parentheses)

America East (1): Vermont (69)

American (2): *Cincinnati (18), SMU (33)

ACC (10): Louisville (6), Florida State (10), North Carolina (11), Duke (16), Virginia (19), *Notre Dame (29), Pitt (35), Clemson (43), Virginia Tech (51), Miami (68)

Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast (76)

Atlantic 10 (3): Dayton (28), VCU (34), *Richmond (107)

Big East (6): *Villanova (2), Butler (5), Creighton (9), Xavier (15), Seton Hall (40), Marquette (74)

Big Sky (1): Weber State (165)

Big South (1): North Carolina-Asheville (85)

B1G (7): GOPHERS (14), *Maryland (22), Wisconsin (36), Michigan State (37), Northwestern (38), Purdue (39), Indiana (87)

Big XII (5): Baylor (1), *Kansas (4), West Virginia (23), TCU (25), Iowa State (47)

Big West (1): UC Irvine (139)

Colonial (1): North Carolina-Wilmington (31)

Conference USA (1): Middle Tennessee (24)

Horizon (1): Green Bay (128)

Ivy (1): Princeton (96)

Metro Atlantic (1): Monmouth (70)

MAC (1): Akron (50)

MEAC (1): Morgan State (315)

Missouri Valley (2): *Illinois State (27), Wichita State (83)

Mountain West (1): Nevada (32)

Northeast (1): Mount Saint Mary’s (171)

Ohio Valley (1): Belmont (99)

Pac 12 (6): *Arizona (12), Oregon (13), UCLA (17), USC (29), Cal (55), Utah (86)

Patriot (1): Boston U (135)

SEC (3): *Florida (3), Kentucky (7), South Carolina (26)

Southern (1): Chattanooga (73)

Southland (1): New Orleans (159)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (60)

Summit (1): North Dakota State (98)

Sun Belt (1): Georgia Southern (81)

West Coast (2): *Gonzaga (8), Saint Mary’s (21)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (66)
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Last 4 In: Pitt (35), Cal (55), Wichita State (83), Utah (86)

First 4 Out: Arkansas (41), Illinois (44), Rhode Island (49), Texas Tech (61)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (5): Saint Mary’s (21), Dayton (28), SMU (33), VCU (34), Wichita State (83)

Others Considered (8): Georgia (42), Kansas State (54), Boise State (62), Houston (63), La Salle (64), Penn State (65), Michigan (77), Northeastern (88)

New to the Field (11): Akron, Boston U, Cal, Chattanooga, Green Bay, Marquette, Miami, Monmouth, Mount Saint Mary’s, Richmond, Utah

Gophers vs. the Projected Field: 4-3

 

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Record vs. RPI Top 50 of the 36 at-large teams

Listed in order of number of wins vs. the top 50. Surprising to see the Badgers and Iowa State with no RPI top-50 wins at this point of the season.

At-Large Teams Record vs. RPI Top 50
Creighton (7-1)
Baylor (6-1)
Florida State (6-1)
Butler (5-1)
Clemson (5-4)
West Virginia (4-0)
North Carolina (4-1)
Kentucky (4-2)
Louisville (4-3)
GOPHERS (4-3)
Virginia Tech (3-2)
Duke (3-3)
Virginia (3-3)
Michigan State (3-4)
Northwestern (3-4)
Indiana (3-5)
Oregon (2-1)
UCLA (2-1)
Saint Mary's (2-2)
South Carolina (2-2)
SMU (2-2)
Pitt (2-3)
Purdue (2-3)
TCU (2-3)
Xavier (2-4)
Marquette (2-5)
USC (1-1)
VCU (1-2)
Dayton (1-3)
Miami (1-3)
Seton Hall (1-3)
Cal (1-4)
Utah (1-4)
Wichita State (0-3)
Wisconsin (0-3)
Iowa State (0-5)

First 4 Out & Others Considered
Michigan (2-4)
Penn State (2-4)
Northeastern (1-0)
Boise State (1-1)
Houston (1-2)
La Salle (1-2)
Rhode Island (1-2)
Texas Tech (1-2)
Arkansas (1-3)
Georgia (1-4)
Illinois (1-4)
Kansas State (0-3)

 

[MNBadgerGuy]

Listed in order of number of wins vs. the top 50. Surprising to see the Badgers and Iowa State with no RPI top-50 wins at this point of the season.

That is interesting. I had thought UW had a pretty solid non-conference schedule, and are 2-3 vs. Top 25 opponents (I assume that is at the time of the game). As mentioned in another thread, the RPI has some flaws and I'm guessing will even out over the season. Badgers wins over Tennessee, Georgetown, Syracuse, Oklahoma and Marquette in the non-conference aren't looking all that impressive at this point.