I believe Iowa has gotten too much credit for a cupcake non-conference. So I did some poking around and found these numbers from realtimerpi.com; their toughest game Pitt is ranked right next to Ohio and Colorado St. Saturday will be a very good test to see where both teams sit. I still believe the Gophers have a great shot, but have done themselves no favors by playing 2 hard and 1 very hard game and racking up the injuries.
Strength of Schedules Rankings for BT-West in Non-Conference
Minnesota - 28
Nebraska - 31
Purdue - 38
Northwestern - 70
Wisconsin - 71
Illinois - 91
Iowa - 123