NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Minnesota

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#108 Minnesota

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Projection: likely out

Minnesota’s résumé is a study in contrasts: a quality home win over Indiana shows the roster can beat good league competition, but a heavy loss at Missouri and a run of neutral-site defeats to San Francisco, Stanford and Santa Clara undercut that claim. Early wins over lesser opponents such as Gardner Webb and Alcorn State keep the win column respectable but do little to erase the damage from poor showings away from home. The remaining slate hands Minnesota clear chances to change the narrative with road tests at Purdue, Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan and nonconference trips to Washington and Oregon that could produce high-value victories, while home dates with Iowa, USC and Wisconsin and winnable assignments like Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers offer practical opportunities to rebuild momentum. Taken together, the committee view will hinge on whether Minnesota can turn its upcoming road and neutral opportunities into statements and avoid further damaging losses away from its own building.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Gardner Webb	359	W87-60
11/8	Alcorn St	331	W95-50
11/12	@Missouri	38	L83-60
11/15	WI Green Bay	271	W72-65
11/18	Chicago St	356	W66-54
11/22	(N)San Francisco	104	L77-65
11/27	(N)Stanford	78	L72-68
11/28	(N)Santa Clara	50	L86-75
12/3	Indiana	26	W73-64
12/10	@Purdue	2	3%
12/14	TX Southern	315	93%
12/21	Campbell	215	84%
12/29	F Dickinson	360	98%
1/3	@Northwestern	55	22%
1/6	Iowa	32	29%
1/9	USC	28	28%
1/13	Wisconsin	27	28%
1/17	@Illinois	17	8%
1/20	@Ohio St	37	15%
1/24	Nebraska	48	38%
1/28	@Wisconsin	27	12%
2/1	@Penn St	94	36%
2/4	Michigan St	10	15%
2/8	Maryland	92	56%
2/14	@Washington	59	23%
2/17	@Oregon	83	32%
2/21	Rutgers	127	68%
2/24	@Michigan	1	2%
2/28	UCLA	33	30%
3/4	@Indiana	26	12%
3/7	Northwestern	55	42%