RPI via Jerry Palm (through games played Dec. 26)

[SelectionSunday]

Stanford moves into the top 50.

A few games of note this weekend for Gopher non-B1G opponents: SDSU @ NDSU (Saturday), Davidson @ Richmond (Saturday), UIC @ Toledo (Saturday), Lafayette @ Stanford (Saturday), and Dayton @ USC (Sunday)

Big Ten RPI Rank
3. Michigan (11-0)
10. Illinois (11-1)
12. GOPHERS (12-1)
18. Indiana (11-1)
32. Michigan State (10-2)
36. Ohio State (9-2)
59. Nebraska (8-4)
71. Iowa (11-2)
105. Northwestern (9-4)
132. Penn State (7-4)
142. Wisconsin (8-4)
201. Purdue (5-6)

Gophers Nonconference Opponents
1. Duke (11-0)
50. Stanford (8-4)
64. North Dakota State (8-3)
79. Richmond (9-4)
86. South Dakota State (7-4)
115. Memphis (7-3)
130. Florida State (7-4)
154. North Florida (4-8)
170. Tennessee State (4-7)
207. USC (4-8)
238. Toledo (3-6)
296. American (4-8)
297. Lafayette (4-9)

Big Ten SOS Rank (rank is among 347 D-I teams)
12. Michigan
24. Illinois
31. Nebraska
34. GOPHERS
48. Indiana
67. Ohio State
86. Northwestern
93. Michigan State
111. Purdue
126. Penn State
201. Wisconsin
226. Iowa

Beat State.

 

[Moses87]

Gotta believe Memphis and perhaps SD and ND State will also move into the top 50 by the end of the season.

Also, Florida State had a nice win over previously unbeaten Charlotte and the Seminoles could eventually move up into the top 50 if they have a decent season in the ACC.

 

[SelectionSunday]

If the Gophers end up squeezing two or maybe three top-50 nonconference wins out of their schedule, I'd call that a success. Certainly at minimum the potential is there for a bushelful of top-100 wins.