There are quite a few inconsistencies between the polls this week. Tennessee is 15 in AP but 25 in coaches for example. I'm just glad to see Minnesota movin' on up!
is the Big 10 standings. On March 8th, I want the Gophers to be ranked #5 or higher in that "poll" with at least a 10-8 record. Do that and a lot of good things can happen, and none of them would involve a three-letter tournament (NIT or CBI).
First and foremost, it will get the Gophers a bye for the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, which they've accomplished only once in the 11-year history of the event. With as balanced as the league appears to be this season, that is objective #1.