Sked update (813); Utah Valley date confirmed

[SelectionSunday]

Sked update (8/13); Utah Valley date confirmed

Utah Valley released its schedule, confirming a visit to Williams Arena on Thursday, Nov. 19. That leaves Morgan State & Tennessee Tech as the only schools yet to confirm their visits to The Barn.

The Gophers will play 12 nonconference games: 8 at home; 1 on the road; and 3 at a neutral site (Anaheim 76 Classic).

Final 2008-09 RPI listed in parentheses.

Home (8)
1. Monday, Nov. 16 -- STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (74, NCAA) -- Southland
2. Thursday, Nov. 19 -- UTAH VALLEY (238) -- Great West
3. Saturday, Dec. 5 -- BROWN (307) -- Ivy League
4. Saturday, Dec. 12 -- SAINT JOSEPH'S (105) -- Atlantic 10
5. Tuesday, Dec. 15 -- NORTHERN ILLINOIS (329) -- MAC
6. Wednesday, Dec. 23 -- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (283) -- Summit League
7. Date TBD -- MORGAN STATE (130, NCAA) -- MEAC
8. Date TBD -- TENNESSEE TECH (272) -- Ohio Valley

Road (1)
1. Wednesday, Dec. 2 -- at Miami-Florida (65) -- ACC

Neutral/Anaheim Classic (3)
1. Thursday, Nov. 26 -- vs. Butler (24, NCAA) -- Horizon League
2. Friday, Nov. 27 -- vs. UCLA (33, NCAA)/Portland (120)
3. Sunday, Nov. 29 -- vs. West Virginia (21, NCAA)/Clemson (28, NCAA)/Texas A&M (36, NCAA)/Long Beach State (156)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 182.7
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 217.25
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Butler, Morgan State, Stephen F. Austin
Top 100 (3): Butler (24), Miami-Florida (65), Stephen F. Austin (74)

***Big Ten opener is Tuesday, December 29, vs. Penn State at Williams Arena.

 

[From the Barn]

Tennessee Tech was on the Gopher ticketing website when I tried to buy season tickets on line. It was only up for about 5 minutes, but it was there.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Guess for Mor State & Tenn Tech dates

Based on what I know about Morgan State & Tennessee Tech's schedules, it looks like Tennessee Tech is likely to be the Gophers' season opener (either Nov. 13 or 14), with the Morgan State game fitting in either Nov. 21 or 22 (immediately before the 76 Classic) or somewhere between Dec. 7-10. The early December date appears more likely.