Stab in the dark, initial 2025-26 Field of 68 projection

[SelectionSunday]

An insanely, ridiculously early Field of 68 projection for the 2025-26 season. We'll do another one in 3 months, as by early August we'll actually know something about final rosters.

An * indicates the projected automatic qualifier.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (May 1, 2025)
America East (1): Vermont

American (1): Memphis

ACC (6): *Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, SMU

ASUN (1): Queens

Atlantic 10 (2): *Loyola-Chicago, VCU

Big East (5): Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, *Saint John's, UConn

Big Sky (1): Montana

Big South (1): Winthrop

Big Ten (10): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, *Purdue, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

Big XII (7): Arizona, Baylor, BYU, *Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech

Big West (1): UCSB

Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington

Conference USA (1): New Mexico State

Horizon (1): Oakland

Ivy (1): Penn

MAAC (1): Merrimack

MAC (1): Akron

MEAC (1): Norfolk State

Missouri Valley (1): Illinois State

Mountain West (3): *Boise State, San Diego State, Utah State

NEC (1): Central Connecticut

OVC (1): Morehead State

Patriot (1): Bucknell

SEC (10): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole MIss, *Tennessee, Texas

SoCon (1): East Tennessee State

Southland (1): Nicholls

SWAC (1): Texas Southern

Summit (1): Forbidden

Sun Belt (1): Georgia State

WCC (2): *Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s

WAC (1): Abilene Christian
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Last 4 In: Georgetown, Miami, Mississippi State, VCU

First 4 Out: Georgia, Maryland, Saint Louis, Xavier

Next 4 Out: San Francisco, Vanderbilt, Virginia, West Virginia

Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (4): Saint Mary's, San Diego State, Utah State, VCU

 

[upnorthkid]

guys do we have to call SS a dink for not having the Gophers in? This feels like a gray area of gopherhole rules

 

[BleedGopher]

guys do we have to call SS a dink for not having the Gophers in? This feels like a gray area of gopherhole rules

A spot on Hodger's prestigious "Field of 68" Projection is earned, not given. It's up to Medved to get on Hodger's radar.

Go Gophers!!

 

[bga1]

A spot on Hodger's prestigious "Field of 68" Projection is earned, not given. It's up to Medved to get on Hodger's radar.

Go Gophers!!

He will do it. I feel good about what is ahead. He's right not to pick them now, but I think there is a decent chance they pop onto the radar. Go Gophers!

 

[SelectionSunday]

Bleed, it starts with a decent (doesn't have to be great) non-conference schedule, and then doing something (winning at least a couple) with the impactful games in November-December..

 

[MNVCGUY]

guys do we have to call SS a dink for not having the Gophers in? This feels like a gray area of gopherhole rules

It is a fair question as some have been called Dink's for less.....but I agree with Bleed.

 

[howeda7]

The season opening 25 point win over St. Thomas will rocket them into the field...

 

[Otis]

guys do we have to call SS a dink for not having the Gophers in? This feels like a gray area of gopherhole rules

Wouldn’t that be redundant?

 

[BTChamp]

Forbidden? Well played my friend, well played.
Also, I think Morehead State is spelled wrong. It's Moorhead. As in the Dragons. Or maybe not.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

A spot on Hodger's prestigious "Field of 68" Projection is earned, not given. It's up to Medved to get on Hodger's radar.

Go Gophers!!

Good point!

He's still a dink here. The rules are the rules!

 

[60's Guy]

In May, sorta seems like the Big Ten needs 12 teams in, rather than 10 before the Gophers
are in the discussion. Lot can change by December and then again certainly in March things become more defined. But it'd be tough to see the Gophers in on May 4th.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

Drake should be in til proven otherwise, as crazy as it sounds. Not sure how they did it recently, but the next B1G coach has to come from there somehow.