January 15 Big Ten & RPI Top 25

Gophers' nonconference schedule gets a decent spike (+17 spots) thanks primarily to Colorado State's 71-67 win over a decent UNLV team.

Rankings courtesy of CollegeRPI.com

Big Ten RPI Rankings
4. Michigan State
15. Wisconsin
18. Illinois
21. GOPHERS
28. Ohio State
29. Michigan
54. Northwestern
60. Purdue
71. Iowa
83. Penn State
166. Indiana

Big Ten Nonconference SOS Rankings (out of 343 D-I teams)
26. Wisconsin
38. Indiana
63. Michigan State
74. Michigan
104. Ohio State
107. Northwestern
108. Illinois
162. Iowa
191. Purdue
218. GOPHERS
318. Penn State

Wins vs. RPI Top 50 (20)
Michigan State 5: vs. Oklahoma St (19), at Gophers (21), vs. Texas (22), Ohio State (28), Kansas (43)
Michigan 3: Duke (1), Illinois (18), vs. UCLA (41)
Ohio State 2: Butler (6), at Miami-Florida (34)
Purdue 2: Wisconsin (15), vs. Davidson (36)
GOPHERS 2: vs. Louisville (16), Ohio State (28)
Illinois 2: Michigan (29), vs. Mizzou (49)
Northwestern 1: Florida State (25)
Wisconsin 1: at Michigan (29)

National RPI Top 25 Rankings
1. Duke
2. Pitt
3. Clemson
4. Michigan State
5. UConn
6. Butler
7. Oklahoma
8. Georgetown
9. Xavier
10. North Carolina
11. Cal
12. Memphis
13. Wake Forest
14. Syracuse
15. Wisconsin
16. Louisville
17. Utah
18. Illinois
19. Oklahoma State
20. West Virginia
21. GOPHERS
22. Texas
23. Gonzaga
24. Marquette
25. Florida State