NCAA Tournament March Madness

#88 Minnesota

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Projection: likely out

Minnesota’s résumé is a mix of encouraging moments and damaging setbacks that explain its current standing: notable home victories over Indiana and Iowa and a road win at Northwestern show the team can compete with quality conference opponents, but blowout losses at Missouri and at Purdue and a trio of neutral-site setbacks to San Francisco, Stanford, and Santa Clara create the kind of blemishes selection folks notice. The schedule has been light on signature road or neutral wins, so those home triumphs only go so far while the bad losses carry extra weight. The remainder of the slate provides clear pathways to change the narrative with high-profile chances at Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, and UCLA plus important home tests against the likes of USC and Wisconsin, and how Minnesota fares in those environments will determine whether the bright spots hold up against the earlier damage.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Gardner Webb358W87-60
11/8Alcorn St341W95-50
11/12@Missouri52L83-60
11/15WI Green Bay244W72-65
11/18Chicago St353W66-54
11/22(N)San Francisco103L77-65
11/27(N)Stanford77L72-68
11/28(N)Santa Clara55L86-75
12/3Indiana24W73-64
12/10@Purdue4L85-57
12/14TX Southern338W89-53
12/21Campbell202W78-50
12/29F Dickinson350W60-43
1/3@Northwestern57W84-78
1/6Iowa19W70-67
1/9USC4746%
1/13Wisconsin4244%
1/17@Illinois97%
1/20@Ohio St3821%
1/24Nebraska2129%
1/28@Wisconsin4224%
2/1@Penn St11149%
2/4Michigan St1222%
2/8Maryland11573%
2/14@Washington4826%
2/17@Oregon7836%
2/21Rutgers15581%
2/24@Michigan12%
2/28UCLA3941%
3/4@Indiana2415%
3/7Northwestern5752%