Following Gopher's Losses

[MaxyJR1]

Maryland: 13-0 and #7 (Lost by 1 in 2OT)
Alabama: 14-0 Not Ranked (Lost by 5 on Neutral Site) Next Game against #3 South Carolina
Kansas: 10-3 and Not Ranked (lost at #10 ISU by 3, lost to 13-0 Georgia and Dayton on Neutral sites)

 

[BigTenGuy]

Maryland: 13-0 and #7 (Lost by 1 in 2OT)
Alabama: 14-0 Not Ranked (Lost by 5 on Neutral Site) Next Game against #3 South Carolina
Kansas: 10-3 and Not Ranked (lost at #10 ISU by 3, lost to 13-0 Georgia and Dayton on Neutral sites)

FWIW, Alabama was ranked #24 in coaches poll last week. Might move to 22-23 later today [edit - moved down to 25]. Bama is currently a Quad 1 loss, but could slide to a Quad 2 loss depending on how SEC play goes for Bama.

KU is solidly a Quad 2 loss, with outside chance of becoming a Quad 1 loss depending on Big 12 play.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

All losses in top 100 NET (Average 32)
Average NET of the 9 wins: 227.556
Two top 100
One 101-199
Four 200-299
Two 300+

Drake in previous years had a solid NET, but this year is in the 200s.

 

[masswood]

Maryland: 13-0 and #7 (Lost by 1 in 2OT)
Alabama: 14-0 Not Ranked (Lost by 5 on Neutral Site) Next Game against #3 South Carolina
Kansas: 10-3 and Not Ranked (lost at #10 ISU by 3, lost to 13-0 Georgia and Dayton on Neutral sites)

Terrible loss to Maryland! Biggest choke job I have ever seen.

 

[Star City]

Terrible loss to Maryland! Biggest choke job I have ever seen.

I saw George Mason lose last week after going up by 7 points with 25 seconds left against #25 Princeton, but still nowhere near as impressive as the Gophers.

 

[MaroonMagic]

Maryland blew Wisconsin out 97 to 59 yesterday. They're still undefeated, and looking at their schedule, they could easily go 18-0 before they see their next stiff competition from USC. Blowing multiple leads against them still stings a lot, but in the end I don't think the committee is going to ding us at all for losing to them by 1 point in double overtime.

 

[Star City]

Maryland blew Wisconsin out 97 to 59 yesterday. They're still undefeated, and looking at their schedule, they could easily go 18-0 before they see their next stiff competition from USC. Blowing multiple leads against them still stings a lot, but in the end I don't think the committee is going to ding us at all for losing to them by 1 point in double overtime.

The difference would be with that win the Gophers' would probably be at least a seed higher and the odds of making a Sweet 16 (even if still slim) would be better if they were a #6 seed and had to face a #3 seed in 2nd round than if they were a #8 seed and faced a #1 seed.

 

[MaroonMagic]

The difference would be with that win the Gophers' would probably be at least a seed higher and the odds of making a Sweet 16 (even if still slim) would be better if they were a #6 seed and had to face a #3 seed in 2nd round than if they were a #8 seed and faced a #1 seed.

Fair enough. After that loss, many on here were concerned it meant we were out of the tournament already. But your thoughts are much more realistic.

Hopefully they can pull off a big ranked win or two (like Michigan) to help with seeding.

 

[DietCokeFan]

The difference would be with that win the Gophers' would probably be at least a seed higher and the odds of making a Sweet 16 (even if still slim) would be better if they were a #6 seed and had to face a #3 seed in 2nd round than if they were a #8 seed and faced a #1 seed.

Was just thinking about this; Yes, Indiana has the injury bug; but, it's still a road win, which the committee values. The next stretch of games is interesting. @michigan, Northwestern, USC, and UCLA before hitting the road again. If the Gophers can beat USC at home and be 3-3 in conference before heading to Washington I think our seed line would actually improve to a #7 seed. Need to grab ranked wins to be serious. Hopefully they can get over the hump with USC.

 

[thatjanelpick]

Fair enough. After that loss, many on here were concerned it meant we were out of the tournament already. But your thoughts are much more realistic.

Hopefully they can pull off a big ranked win or two (like Michigan) to help with seeding.

It seems to be working the opposite way. As fans, we're still annoyed that they let that game slip through their fingers multiple times and when they had a 99.95 chance of winning it. But the prognosticators never thought that game would be a Gopher win and probably weren't even watching it (and may not have noticed that the Terrapins were shorthanded), so they've registered it as a "Huh, Gophers may be better than we thought" moment.

 

[BigTenGuy]

Was just thinking about this; Yes, Indiana has the injury bug; but, it's still a road win, which the committee values. The next stretch of games is interesting. @michigan, Northwestern, USC, and UCLA before hitting the road again. If the Gophers can beat USC at home and be 3-3 in conference before heading to Washington I think our seed line would actually improve to a #7 seed. Need to grab ranked wins to be serious. Hopefully they can get over the hump with USC.

Like your thought about beating USC at home, which is doable. USC is really athletic, a good defensive team, but a poor offensive team, especially in the half court (bottom 3 in the BIG in offensive efficiency stats). Nebraska lost track of USC's 1 good 3-pt shooter for 3 3s early in the second half, and that killed them. With the Gopher's defensive and ball security strengths, should be a good match up.