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With the Sparty & Illinois losses last night, the Gophers have moved up two spots in the BTT bracket. Wouldn't it be sweet for a change to avoid playing on play-in Thursday?

Aren't we about due to win in West Lafayette? The last win there was Monson's 2005 NCAA squad, which was the only Gopher team in the 13-year history of the BTT that didn't have to suit up on Thursday.

All times CST.

Thursday, March 10 (1st Round)
1:30 p.m. -- #8 Northwestern (3-6) vs. #9 Indiana (2-6)
3:55 p.m. -- #7 Michigan State (4-4) vs. #10 Michigan (2-6)
6:30 p.m. -- #6 Illinois (4-4) vs. #11 Iowa (1-7)

Friday, March 11 (Quarterfinals)
11 a.m. -- #1 Ohio State (8-0) vs. Northwestern/Indiana winner
1:25 p.m. -- #4 GOPHERS (5-3) vs. #5 Penn State (4-4)
5:30 p.m. -- #2 Purdue (6-2) vs. Michigan State/Michigan winner
7:55 p.m. -- #3 Wisconsin (5-2) vs. Illinois/Iowa winner
 

#2-#7 is going to be a giant charlie foxtrot. Who the heck knows how that will end up.
 

Touche, though I think the Boilers will end up #2. All things considered, I'm just looking for a top-5 finish by the local squad. Don't want to play Thursday. ... eliminates the possibility of a bad loss just before Selection Sunday.
 

rcpratt said:
#2-#7 is going to be a giant charlie foxtrot. Who the heck knows how that will end up.
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If the Gophers had a full squad(I know some people don't like to hear it) I think we could very well finish at #2 in BT and a top ten ranking. Finishing second to the #1 team in the nation isn't bad. Outside of OSU the BT is not looking as strong as was first predicted.

Time to move on and play the games.:clap:

Go Gophers.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Touche, though I think the Boilers will end up #2. All things considered, I'm just looking for a top-5 finish by the local squad. Don't want to play Thursday. ... eliminates the possibility of a bad loss just before Selection Sunday.
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With the short bench, it also is imperative to eliminate that Thursday game to rest the guys.

On a personal level, since I can't get to Indy until early afternoon on Thursday, avoiding that ply in game would be good for me.
 



GopherGack said:
How do they break ties for the seeding?
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Ask Mike Davis. He is the expert on seeding in the Big Ten.

Seriously, it gets convoluted after head to head. Selection will have it down for you.
 

station19 said:
+19

If the Gophers had a full squad(I know some people don't like to hear it) I think we could very well finish at #2 in BT and a top ten ranking. Finishing second to the #1 team in the nation isn't bad. Outside of OSU the BT is not looking as strong as was first predicted.

Time to move on and play the games.:clap:

Go Gophers.
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Full squad? Can we have Hummel back then?
 






I never thought we would be playing Penn State when they were a 5 seed where did this come from.
 

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