Week 7.5 College Hoops Report

Please note, the CHR will resume on Monday, then followed by my next "Field of 68" projection on Monday, Jan. 10. From here forward, we'll focus primarily on the RPI and the NCAA tourney field, meaning no more Team(s) of the Week/Weak. In early February we'll start looking at the bubble, with hopes the Gophers are nowhere near part of that conversation.

Beat Sparty and prove you are a legitimate Big Ten title contender.

All RPI references are courtesy of Jerry Palm @ CollegeRPI.com.

RPI Sweet 16
1. Georgetown (11-2)
2. Kansas (12-0)
3. BYU (12-1)
4. Syracuse (14-0)
5. UConn (10-1)
6. Pitt (13-1)
7. San Diego State (13-0)
8. Kentucky (10-2)
9. West Virginia (8-3)
10. Duke (12-0)
11. St. John's (8-3)
12. Old Dominion (9-2)
13. Kansas State (9-3)
14. Temple (9-2)
15. Butler (8-4)
16. Purdue (12-1)

Big Ten in the RPI
16. Purdue (12-1)
23. Ohio State (13-0)
27. Minnesota (11-2)
29. Wisconsin (11-2)
41. Illinois (11-3)
46. Northwestern (9-1)
75. Penn State (8-4)
82. Michigan State (7-4)
93. Michigan (9-3)
180. Iowa (7-6)
202. Indiana (9-5)

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by School -- 110 (cumulative)
4: Richmond, Temple

3: Butler, Central Florida, New Mexico, St. Mary's, UNLV, Xavier

2: BYU, Dayton, Florida Atlantic, Gonzaga, Jacksonville, Memphis, Montana, North Texas, Northern Iowa, Presbyterian, Seattle, Southern Miss, TCU, UTEP, VCU, Wichita State

1: Ball State, Bradley, Cal State-Northridge, Campbell, Charlotte, Cleveland State, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Davidson, Drexel, East Tennessee State, Fordham, Furman, George Washington, Harvard, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois-Chicago, Indiana State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Kent State, LaSalle, Long Beach State, Maine, Murray State, Nicholls State, North Carolina-Asheville, North Carolina-Wilmington, Oakland, Old Dominion, Princeton, Rhode Island, Rice, Rider, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, St. Peter's, Samford, San Diego State, San Francisco, San Jose State, Siena, South Dakota State, Stetson, Texas Southern, Tulsa, UAB, Utah Valley State, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Yale

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by Conference -- 86 (cumulative)
20: Atlantic 10
12: Conference USA, Mountain West
6: Atlantic Sun, Colonial, Missouri Valley, WCC
5: Big South, Horizon
4; Southern, Sun Belt
3: Ivy, Metro Atlantic, WAC
2: Big Sky, Big West, Independents, MAC, Summit
1: America East, Great West, Ohio Valley, Southland, SWAC

BCS Conferences Head-to-Head (112 games played)
1. Big East (24-14, 63.2%)
2. Big 12 (21-19, 52.5%)
3. ACC (22-23, 48.9%)
4. Big Ten (17-18, 48.6%)
5. SEC (17-20, 45.9%)
6. Pac 10 (11-18, 37.9%)

The Undefeateds (7)
Central Florida, Cincinnati, Duke, Kansas, Ohio State, San Diego State, Syracuse

Top-50 Wins by Big Ten Teams (8)
Minnesota (2): vs. West Virginia (9), vs. North Carolina (21)
Wisconsin (2): vs. Boston College (24), MINNESOTA (27)
Illinois (1): NORTH CAROLINA (21)
Ohio State (1): @ Florida (30)
Purdue (1): @ Virginia Tech (36)
Michigan State (1): vs. Washington (43)

Gopher Nonconference Opponents in the RPI
9. West Virginia (8-3, 0-1)
21. North Carolina (9-4)
83. Akron (7-5)
115. Siena (4-7, 1-1)
116. Virginia (8-4, 1-0)
122. Wofford (5-7, 2-0)
132. Western Kentucky (5-7)
137. Saint Joseph's (4-8)
148. North Dakota State (5-5, 1-1)
189. South Dakota State (6-4, 0-1)
242. Cornell (2-9)
312. Eastern Kentucky (3-7, 1-3)