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NO JOY IN DINKYTOWN, MINN. -- We're only 33 days away from the Gophers' Nov. 13 season opener vs. Kansas City at Williams Arena. Two days later, the Gophers figure to get their first test of the season when they host Louisiana-Monroe, Road to Selection Sunday's preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference. Will college basketball's 2015-16 opening weekend be the start of something special and unexpected for the young and inexperienced Gophers?
Well, our crystal ball doesn't foresee a NCAA Tournament appearance in the Gophers' immediate future -- no surprise there with their mostly new roster -- but it should be a banner season for the B1G Conference, nonetheless. RTSS sees 7 B1G teams hearing their names called on Selection Sunday, and it wouldn't be a stretch to hear an eighth. The B1G and ACC figure to be the nation's top conferences, making the annual ACC/B1G Challenge in early December all the more enticing. Those two conferences headline our first 2015-16 Field of 68 projection with 7 bids apiece.
Last season's preseason projection was a rough one for RTSS, as only 38 of our 68 projected NCAA squads ended up making the tourney field. Usually we're in the ballpark of 42-44 correct picks. Take a look at the attached link if you're interested in how last year's preseason projection looked.
http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/bo...ays-Gophers-Should-Be-Nowhere-Near-the-Bubble
2015-16 Field of 68 Projection (October 11)
America East (1): Stony Brook
American (3): Cincinnati, Connecticut, Tulsa
ACC (7): Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia
Atlantic Sun (1): NJIT
Atlantic 10 (3): Dayton, George Washington, Rhode Island
Big East (5): Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova, Xavier
Big Sky (1): Northern Arizona
Big South (1): High Point
B1G (7): Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII (5): Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia
Big West (1): UC Irvine
Colonial (1): Hofstra
Conference USA (1): UAB
Horizon (1): Valparaiso
Ivy (1): Yale
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Central Michigan
MEAC (1): Maryland-Eastern Shore
Missouri Valley (2): Evansville, Wichita State
Mountain West (2): Boise State, San Diego State
Northeast (1): Bryant
Ohio Valley (1): Belmont
Pac 12 (6): Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
Patriot (1): Lehigh
SEC (5): Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Southern (1): Western Carolina
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): Oral Roberts
Sun Belt (1): Louisiana-Monroe
West Coast (2): BYU, Gonzaga
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Evansville, Louisville, Stanford, Tulsa
First 4 Out: Davidson, Ohio State, Oregon State, Texas
Others Considered (13): Auburn, Florida State, Illinois State, Marquette, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Pepperdine, Richmond, Temple, Utah State, VCU
Projected NCAA Tournament Qualifiers/Games on Gophers Schedule (8/10): Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana-Monroe, Maryland, Michigan (2), Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Well, our crystal ball doesn't foresee a NCAA Tournament appearance in the Gophers' immediate future -- no surprise there with their mostly new roster -- but it should be a banner season for the B1G Conference, nonetheless. RTSS sees 7 B1G teams hearing their names called on Selection Sunday, and it wouldn't be a stretch to hear an eighth. The B1G and ACC figure to be the nation's top conferences, making the annual ACC/B1G Challenge in early December all the more enticing. Those two conferences headline our first 2015-16 Field of 68 projection with 7 bids apiece.
Last season's preseason projection was a rough one for RTSS, as only 38 of our 68 projected NCAA squads ended up making the tourney field. Usually we're in the ballpark of 42-44 correct picks. Take a look at the attached link if you're interested in how last year's preseason projection looked.
http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/bo...ays-Gophers-Should-Be-Nowhere-Near-the-Bubble
2015-16 Field of 68 Projection (October 11)
America East (1): Stony Brook
American (3): Cincinnati, Connecticut, Tulsa
ACC (7): Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia
Atlantic Sun (1): NJIT
Atlantic 10 (3): Dayton, George Washington, Rhode Island
Big East (5): Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova, Xavier
Big Sky (1): Northern Arizona
Big South (1): High Point
B1G (7): Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII (5): Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia
Big West (1): UC Irvine
Colonial (1): Hofstra
Conference USA (1): UAB
Horizon (1): Valparaiso
Ivy (1): Yale
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Central Michigan
MEAC (1): Maryland-Eastern Shore
Missouri Valley (2): Evansville, Wichita State
Mountain West (2): Boise State, San Diego State
Northeast (1): Bryant
Ohio Valley (1): Belmont
Pac 12 (6): Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
Patriot (1): Lehigh
SEC (5): Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Southern (1): Western Carolina
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): Oral Roberts
Sun Belt (1): Louisiana-Monroe
West Coast (2): BYU, Gonzaga
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Evansville, Louisville, Stanford, Tulsa
First 4 Out: Davidson, Ohio State, Oregon State, Texas
Others Considered (13): Auburn, Florida State, Illinois State, Marquette, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Pepperdine, Richmond, Temple, Utah State, VCU
Projected NCAA Tournament Qualifiers/Games on Gophers Schedule (8/10): Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana-Monroe, Maryland, Michigan (2), Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
