Gophers #112 in initial KenPom rankings

[SelectionSunday]

Penn State (closest to Gophers among Big Ten teams) checks in at #85.

http://kenpom.com/index.php

 

[60's Guy]

Bethune Cookman is #350

 

[Gophers7633]

OOC according to KenPom:

Bethune Cookman - 350
UTSA - 238
Missouri - 55
USC Upstate - 280
Arkansas Pine Bluff - 339
San Francisco - 93
New Orleans - 292
FGCU - 147
IUPUI - 320
Ball State - 228
Maine - 258

 

[USAF]

Seems way too high

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

St. thomas nipping at our heels at #242.

 

[Roland Brooks]

The hockey games were great over the weekend.

I wish hoops were playing each other it would be fun…

 

[leib0039]

Higher than I would've guessed. Which is disappointing in so many ways

 

[goldenboy]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an 11 game OOC schedule with 3 300+ and 5 200+ opponents. Only 3 opponents in the top 200. This is a clear indicator we have no hope for the postseason, as (even should we win some games) this crap will not be competitive with bubble teams that took their schedule seriously.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

means close to nothing

 

[goldenboy]

Wi

means close to nothing

nning the majority of these games, you mean?
Or, we won’t sniff the bubble, so it means nothing?

 

[jovs]

No secret scrimmage listed for the Gophers, anybody heard anything,

https://burnerball.com/secret-scrimmage-list/

 

[Johnnyboy18]

No secret scrimmage listed for the Gophers, anybody heard anything,

https://burnerball.com/secret-scrimmage-list/

Ben said they had one lined up last week at the presser.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an 11 game OOC schedule with 3 300+ and 5 200+ opponents.

Well, now you can say "I've seen it all!"

 

[leib0039]

No secret scrimmage listed for the Gophers, anybody heard anything,

https://burnerball.com/secret-scrimmage-list/

Aren't we playing Col St ? Pretty sure we are traveling to take on Niko and the boys

 

[howeda7]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an 11 game OOC schedule with 3 300+ and 5 200+ opponents. Only 3 opponents in the top 200. This is a clear indicator we have no hope for the postseason, as (even should we win some games) this crap will not be competitive with bubble teams that took their schedule seriously.

Ben is doing things never seen before...

 

[Slim Tubby]

Only 19 spots behind The Dons...that epic battle for respectability will be yuuuuge.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Looking forward to Ben adding to his resume this Fall. High water mark is UNI coaching stint.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Ben said they had one lined up last week at the presser.

No kidding? Didn’t hear him mention it. Certainly good for the team. ( If he mentioned it, alas, no longer a secret. He even screwed that up!)

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

St. thomas nipping at our heels at #242.

I hope this bravado ages better than it did last year.

 

[GopherOhana]

i think the gophers finished last season at 217 on kenpom. this is a huge jump. keep it up and in a couple of years we'll be in discussions for a number one tourney seed

 

[howeda7]

The hockey games were great over the weekend.

I wish hoops were playing each other it would be fun…

That's literally the only press Gopher basketball is getting outside of the beat writers. "What an embarrassing schedule. Should play St Thomas".

 

[formerlybis]

OOC according to KenPom:

Bethune Cookman - 350
UTSA - 238
Missouri - 55
USC Upstate - 280
Arkansas Pine Bluff - 339
San Francisco - 93
New Orleans - 292
FGCU - 147
IUPUI - 320
Ball State - 228
Maine - 258

8 quad 4 games, 1 q3, and 2 q2s.

FGCU was a q4 in SS’ analysis but are expected to be 40 spots better. Ball State, otoh, dropped to q4 - their best player portaled and they’re 70 spots lower.

Minnesota is much higher than last year, too. Still 14th, but better.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Ball State, otoh, dropped to q4 - their best player portaled and they’re 70 spots lower.

And he ended up at Nebraska. Ball State actually lost their top 3 players to the portal from last year.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

FWIW -
Purdue is #1 with Kansas #2, Houston #3, Connecticut #4 and Gonzaga #5.

B1G teams
Purdue #1
MSU #13
Illinois #19
Bucky #20
Maryland #22
OSU #35
Northwestern #40
Michigan #44
Indiana #49
Iowa #50
Nebraska #58
Rutgers #59
Penn St #85
Gophers #112

on the flip side, teams ranked below the Gophers include:
Georgia Tech #118
Boston College #128
California #146
Georgetown #159
Notre Dame #165
Oregon State #175

 

[formerlybis]

Notre Dame #165

This is an interesting one. Shrewsberry must not have had a lot of initial success in the portal like he did at PSU.

 

[Gophers7633]

This is an interesting one. Shrewsberry must not have had a lot of initial success in the portal like he did at PSU.

Yeah, this projects to be a bad year for them. He's got a top 15 class coming in for 2024, so combined with that and some portal additions, they will probably take a big leap in 2024-2025.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Wi

nning the majority of these games, you mean?
Or, we won’t sniff the bubble, so it means nothing?

Preseason rankings in general....mean next to nothing

 

[Johnnyboy18]

No kidding? Didn’t hear him mention it. Certainly good for the team. ( If he mentioned it, alas, no longer a secret. He even screwed that up!)

 

[Spaulding!No!]

I would be doogie

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Nice! Thank you.