NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Minnesota

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#154 Minnesota

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Minnesota's current resume raises significant concerns, particularly with a subpar win-loss record and a reliance on narrow victories, such as their close games against Oral Roberts and Yale. Their upcoming matchups, such as those against Michigan State and Purdue, will serve as critical tests to bolster their standing; however, facing tough opponents like Indiana and Maryland, ranked among the top in the country, poses a risk of further complicating their NCAA tournament aspirations. The team's weak offensive performance is troubling, especially after the loss to North Texas, a game that highlighted their scoring issues. Success against lower-ranked teams like Bethune-Cookman and Cleveland State would be essential, but to ensure their tournament chances, they need to significantly improve, especially through quality wins against competitive opponents in the Big Ten.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/6	Oral Roberts	312	W80-57
11/9	NE Omaha	206	W68-64
11/13	North Texas	123	L54-51
11/16	Yale	79	W59-56
11/19	Cleveland St	298	W58-47
11/25	C Michigan	98	48%
11/28	(N)Wichita St	112	46%
12/1	Bethune-Cookman	169	55%
12/4	Michigan St	77	46%
12/9	@Indiana	22	28%
12/21	F Dickinson	324	68%
12/29	Morgan St	330	68%
1/2	Purdue	42	40%
1/6	Ohio St	20	35%
1/10	@Wisconsin	74	37%
1/13	@Maryland	30	30%
1/16	Michigan	63	44%
1/21	@Iowa	38	32%
1/25	Oregon	53	42%
1/28	@Michigan St	77	38%
2/1	Washington	96	48%
2/4	@Penn St	12	26%
2/8	Illinois	34	39%
2/15	@USC	121	43%
2/18	@UCLA	47	33%
2/22	Penn St	12	32%
2/25	Northwestern	84	47%
3/1	@Nebraska	83	39%
3/5	Wisconsin	74	45%
3/9	@Rutgers	132	44%