You want a "magic number" for Gophers to hear name called on Selection Sunday? Go with 22

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What's the magic # to finish 15th and make the B1G tournament?
 





How about number of days until season ends or cbj is fired?
 








SelectionSunday said:
Looking at the Gophers' 2024-25 schedule, I feel comfortable saying a 22-9 regular season record would earn the Gophers "lock" status into the NCAA Tournament, regardless what follows at the Big Ten Tournament.

Note that this season I broke it down more by home & road and non-conference & conference rather than trying to project exactly where each team will finish in the Big Ten standings. The 18-team conference makes that a mad science experiment!

I've broken the schedule down into 7 "buckets" (as Bleed likes to call 'em). This is one way to get to those 22 wins, but put in its simplest terms I'd just say go 10-1 in the non-conference & 12-8 in the Big Ten and there will be not a thing to worry about.

THE NON-CONFERENCE
Cupcake City (go 7-0; currently 4-0)
The Gophers are favored by double digits in Bart Torvik's preseason game-by-game projections.

Oral Roberts (Won by 23)
Cleveland State (Won by 11)
Omaha (Won by 4)
Central Michigan (Won by 3)
Dec. 1: Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 21: Fairleigh Dickinson
Dec. 29: Morgan State

Tricky-Dicky (go 2-0; finished 1-1)
Gophers will be favored, but be very careful here.

Yale (Won by 3)
North Texas (Lost by 3)

Meat & Potatoes Bracket (go 1-1)
Winning the 4-team ESPN Events Invitational would pretty much assure the non-conference portion of the slate has been a success, but the Gophers must make sure they get out of Orlando with a win. Florida & Wake Forest are the headliners, but the Gophers' semifinal opponent (Wichita State) could pose some problems, as well.

Nov. 28: vs. Wichita State
Nov. 29: vs. Florida or Wake Forest

THE BIG TEN GRINDER
Take Care of Barn Business (go 3-0)
These are three teams the Gophers could be battling to get a spot in the 15-team Big Ten Tournament. Can't slip up here.

Feb. 1: Washington
Feb. 22: Penn State
Feb. 25: Northwestern

Top Half Home Cookin' (go 4-3)
All your wins can't come vs. teams you're expected to beat. Do some damage at home.

Dec. 4: Michigan State
Jan. 2: Purdue
Jan. 6: Ohio State
Jan. 16: Michigan
Jan. 25: Oregon
Feb. 8: Illinois
March 5: Wisconsin

Winnable Roadkill (go 3-3)
These are the Gophers' most winnable true road games. If you're any good at all, you need to get half of 'em.

Jan. 10: @ Wisconsin
Jan. 13: @ Maryland
Jan. 21: @ Iowa
Feb. 4: @ Penn State
Feb. 15: @ USC
March 1: @ Nebraska

"Big Boy Pants" Roadies (go 2-2)
Every resume has to have a couple "signature" wins. Here's where the Gophers must earn their big boy pants.

Dec. 9: @ Indiana
Jan. 28: @ Michigan State
Feb. 18: @ UCLA
March 9: @ Rutgers

Comments are always welcome.
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Only 17 More To Go🎉🥳
 

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Gophers lose 68-66 to a very pedestrian Wichita State squad. It’s a 0-1 start in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.

This exercise ended early this season, but we’ll keep updating it to see how bad it ends up relative to 22. 😂
 



Gophers fall 57-51 to Wake Forest, finish 0-3 vs. non-conference opponents with a pulse.

That’s a 0-2 finish in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.

Mighty Bethune-Cookman is next in front of family & friends at The Barn.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Gophers fall 57-51 to Wake Forest, finish 0-3 vs. non-conference opponents with a pulse.

That’s a 0-2 finish in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.

Mighty Bethune-Cookman is next in front of family & friends at The Barn.
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I honestly can't believe the depths this program has fallen to.
Leadership at the U, and I mean the president on down, should be ashamed.
 


SelectionSunday said:
Gophers fall 57-51 to Wake Forest, finish 0-3 vs. non-conference opponents with a pulse.

That’s a 0-2 finish in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.

Mighty Bethune-Cookman is next in front of family & friends at The Barn.
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Paid attendance 7000
Actual attendance 500
 


Gophers take down BCU with an offensive explosion resulting in a 79-62 win. Score one for the Cupcake bucket.

Up next: Michigan State in the Big Ten opener on Wednesday at a frenzied, frothing Williams Arena.
 



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