NCAA Tournament March Madness

#106 Minnesota

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Projection: likely out

Minnesota’s résumé is anchored by a statement home win over Indiana but has been undercut by lopsided road defeats at Missouri and Purdue and a string of neutral-site setbacks to San Francisco, Stanford and Santa Clara. Most of the quality in the profile comes in familiar surroundings against lesser foes while true wins in hostile or neutral environments are scarce, and that matters when the conference slate sends them to Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. The stretch ahead includes a cluster of home dates against Maryland, Rutgers and Nebraska and a chance to close the home schedule with Northwestern that can repair the résumé, yet it is bookended by unforgiving road trips to Washington, Oregon and a trip to Michigan that will not forgive further away-game failures. Until Minnesota starts delivering meaningful results away from its own court the bright moments will remain overshadowed by the worst ones.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Gardner Webb361W87-60
11/8Alcorn St330W95-50
11/12@Missouri52L83-60
11/15WI Green Bay264W72-65
11/18Chicago St349W66-54
11/22(N)San Francisco95L77-65
11/27(N)Stanford89L72-68
11/28(N)Santa Clara67L86-75
12/3Indiana26W73-64
12/10@Purdue6L85-57
12/14TX Southern331W89-53
12/21Campbell21784%
12/29F Dickinson35898%
1/3@Northwestern5722%
1/6Iowa2023%
1/9USC3932%
1/13Wisconsin3832%
1/17@Illinois126%
1/20@Ohio St4016%
1/24Nebraska2124%
1/28@Wisconsin3815%
2/1@Penn St10539%
2/4Michigan St1116%
2/8Maryland9859%
2/14@Washington4719%
2/17@Oregon8129%
2/21Rutgers14372%
2/24@Michigan11%
2/28UCLA3029%
3/4@Indiana2612%
3/7Northwestern5742%