Hi,
RPI and AP Poll
Just for this week, now after the Nebraska victory, Gophers are at and RPI of 18.
They were 26th in the AP poll coming into this week. So far most top 25 teams have won. The one loss so far was #25 Miami.
One would think that if the poll were taken after today's results, we'd likely be #25. This would align us well for the 6 or 7 seed. Obviously 6 is better.
Beating WI, who has been faltering, would give Gophers a nice strong finish and would probably give voters a real look and see moment which might gather more votes. Also, if Wisconsin loses tonight and MN wins, a voter "swap" in the minds of voters might occur for those who might be lazier with their ballots, or who might feel the Big Ten's second best team should be ranked at least 22, (where WI currently is). This would put us in a likely spot for a 5 if the committee values an RPI and AP poll average, which it seems they sometimes do.
Leaving only Big Ten Tournament play remaining, a quick loss would essentially freeze our position at that point because a likely first round matchup would be MSU / Maryland / NW. In any case, not much bad for losing to those teams, more of a gain for the team who advances to the BTT semis for any "eye test" nudge.
At this point the BTT tourney in my opinion will have minimal effect on the Gophers seeding, unless they advance to the finals. (Beat a Big Ten top 4 team possibly again, and of course, if they would win the BTT, I would guess that could move them up one notch, or about 4-6 spots in the mind of the committee.
BPI and other should be meaningless rankings
Keep in mind, the horse manure ESPN BPI has us (tonight, after the Nebraska win) at #38. I don't know what goes in that index, but it's really strange.
Another ranking system much more favorable to the Gophers is this one:
http://sevenovertimes.com/
Were we rank 11th.
KenPom, which essentially compares how many points you score per possession vs how many points you allow per possession (or x100) (and adjusted based on competition) says we are #32. Right behind Marquette and Wake Forest who have both been considered as bubble the last 3 weeks. I have yet to believe that any KenPom ranking in itself matters when it comes to selection time. You could theoretically
RPI and AP Poll
Just for this week, now after the Nebraska victory, Gophers are at and RPI of 18.
They were 26th in the AP poll coming into this week. So far most top 25 teams have won. The one loss so far was #25 Miami.
One would think that if the poll were taken after today's results, we'd likely be #25. This would align us well for the 6 or 7 seed. Obviously 6 is better.
Beating WI, who has been faltering, would give Gophers a nice strong finish and would probably give voters a real look and see moment which might gather more votes. Also, if Wisconsin loses tonight and MN wins, a voter "swap" in the minds of voters might occur for those who might be lazier with their ballots, or who might feel the Big Ten's second best team should be ranked at least 22, (where WI currently is). This would put us in a likely spot for a 5 if the committee values an RPI and AP poll average, which it seems they sometimes do.
Leaving only Big Ten Tournament play remaining, a quick loss would essentially freeze our position at that point because a likely first round matchup would be MSU / Maryland / NW. In any case, not much bad for losing to those teams, more of a gain for the team who advances to the BTT semis for any "eye test" nudge.
At this point the BTT tourney in my opinion will have minimal effect on the Gophers seeding, unless they advance to the finals. (Beat a Big Ten top 4 team possibly again, and of course, if they would win the BTT, I would guess that could move them up one notch, or about 4-6 spots in the mind of the committee.
BPI and other should be meaningless rankings
Keep in mind, the horse manure ESPN BPI has us (tonight, after the Nebraska win) at #38. I don't know what goes in that index, but it's really strange.
Another ranking system much more favorable to the Gophers is this one:
http://sevenovertimes.com/
Were we rank 11th.
KenPom, which essentially compares how many points you score per possession vs how many points you allow per possession (or x100) (and adjusted based on competition) says we are #32. Right behind Marquette and Wake Forest who have both been considered as bubble the last 3 weeks. I have yet to believe that any KenPom ranking in itself matters when it comes to selection time. You could theoretically
