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In my estimation the Gophers should now be considered a bubble team, but they're still not in immediate danger. My guess has them about 5-6 spots away from the "cut line", so to speak.
With regards to the Big 10, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue are locks (barring late-season meltdowns), while the Gophers, Wisconsin and Michigan all are positioned to earn a bid. Penn State is still in the mix, but the Nitts clearly are a longshot at this point. With Northwestern's two excruciating home losses last week, the Wildcats are no longer on my at-large board. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the Gophers' game in Ann Arbor on Thursday could go a long way in deciding which team will look better in the eyes of the Selection Committee.
FIELD OF 65
America East (1): Vermont (108)
ACC (7): North Carolina (4), Duke (5), Clemson (10), Wake Forest (16), Florida State (20), Virginia Tech (49), Boston College (51)
Atlantic Sun (1): Jacksonville (148)
Atlantic 10 (3): Xavier (8), Dayton (25), Temple (34)
Big East (8): Pitt (1), UConn (3), Villanova (9), West Virginia (13), Louisville (17), Syracuse (19), Marquette (24), Cincinnati (48)
Big Sky (1): Weber State (96)
Big South (1): Radford (152)
Big 10 (7): Michigan State (6), Illinois (15), Ohio State (26), Purdue (28), Wisconsin (29), GOPHERS (36), Michigan (53)
Big 12 (4): Oklahoma (2), Kansas (12), Mizzou (14), Texas (40)
Big West (1): CS Northridge (154)
Colonial (1): VCU (67)
Conference USA (1): Memphis (7)
Horizon (1): Butler (21)
Ivy (1): Cornell (111)
Metro Atlantic (1): Siena (31)
MAC (1): Buffalo (84)
MEAC (1): Morgan State (163)
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa (83)
Mountain West (3): Utah (11), BYU (35), UNLV (55)
Northeast (1): Robert Morris (109)
Ohio Valley (1): Morehead State (166)
Pac 10 (5): Washington (22), Cal (23), Arizona State (27), UCLA (32), Arizona (43)
Patriot (1): American (80)
SEC (5): Tennessee (18), LSU (41), South Carolina (42), Florida (45), Kentucky (59)
Southern (1): Davidson (50)
Southland (1): Sam Houston (127)
SWAC (1): Alabama State (221)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (118)
Sun Belt (1): Arkansas-Little Rock (92)
West Coast (1): Gonzaga (30)
WAC (1): Utah State (33)
Last 4 In: Temple (34), Florida (45), Cincinnati (48), Virginia Tech (49)
First 4 Out: Oklahoma State (38), San Diego State (46), Maryland (61), Providence (66)
Others to Watch (15): Georgetown (37), UAB (39), USC (44), Miami-Florida (47), Texas A&M (52), Baylor (54), Creighton (56), Illinois State (58), St. Mary's (60), Rhode Island (63), Nebraska (64), Penn State (70), Notre Dame (74), Kansas State (76), Stanford (86)
Non-BCS At-Larges (4): Dayton (25), Temple (34), BYU (35), UNLV (55)
At-Large Differences with Joe Lunardi (3): Lunardi has Miami-Florida, Providence & San Diego State in, in their place I have Cincinnati, Michigan & Temple. Lunardi has the Gophers as the #9 seed playing #8 Dayton in Greensboro in the Midwest Region.
At-Large Differences with Jerry Palm of CollegeRPI.com (1): Palm has Miami-Florida in, I have Temple instead. Palm has the Gophers as the #8 seed playing #9 Boston College in Dayton in the West Region.
With regards to the Big 10, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue are locks (barring late-season meltdowns), while the Gophers, Wisconsin and Michigan all are positioned to earn a bid. Penn State is still in the mix, but the Nitts clearly are a longshot at this point. With Northwestern's two excruciating home losses last week, the Wildcats are no longer on my at-large board. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the Gophers' game in Ann Arbor on Thursday could go a long way in deciding which team will look better in the eyes of the Selection Committee.
FIELD OF 65
America East (1): Vermont (108)
ACC (7): North Carolina (4), Duke (5), Clemson (10), Wake Forest (16), Florida State (20), Virginia Tech (49), Boston College (51)
Atlantic Sun (1): Jacksonville (148)
Atlantic 10 (3): Xavier (8), Dayton (25), Temple (34)
Big East (8): Pitt (1), UConn (3), Villanova (9), West Virginia (13), Louisville (17), Syracuse (19), Marquette (24), Cincinnati (48)
Big Sky (1): Weber State (96)
Big South (1): Radford (152)
Big 10 (7): Michigan State (6), Illinois (15), Ohio State (26), Purdue (28), Wisconsin (29), GOPHERS (36), Michigan (53)
Big 12 (4): Oklahoma (2), Kansas (12), Mizzou (14), Texas (40)
Big West (1): CS Northridge (154)
Colonial (1): VCU (67)
Conference USA (1): Memphis (7)
Horizon (1): Butler (21)
Ivy (1): Cornell (111)
Metro Atlantic (1): Siena (31)
MAC (1): Buffalo (84)
MEAC (1): Morgan State (163)
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa (83)
Mountain West (3): Utah (11), BYU (35), UNLV (55)
Northeast (1): Robert Morris (109)
Ohio Valley (1): Morehead State (166)
Pac 10 (5): Washington (22), Cal (23), Arizona State (27), UCLA (32), Arizona (43)
Patriot (1): American (80)
SEC (5): Tennessee (18), LSU (41), South Carolina (42), Florida (45), Kentucky (59)
Southern (1): Davidson (50)
Southland (1): Sam Houston (127)
SWAC (1): Alabama State (221)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (118)
Sun Belt (1): Arkansas-Little Rock (92)
West Coast (1): Gonzaga (30)
WAC (1): Utah State (33)
Last 4 In: Temple (34), Florida (45), Cincinnati (48), Virginia Tech (49)
First 4 Out: Oklahoma State (38), San Diego State (46), Maryland (61), Providence (66)
Others to Watch (15): Georgetown (37), UAB (39), USC (44), Miami-Florida (47), Texas A&M (52), Baylor (54), Creighton (56), Illinois State (58), St. Mary's (60), Rhode Island (63), Nebraska (64), Penn State (70), Notre Dame (74), Kansas State (76), Stanford (86)
Non-BCS At-Larges (4): Dayton (25), Temple (34), BYU (35), UNLV (55)
At-Large Differences with Joe Lunardi (3): Lunardi has Miami-Florida, Providence & San Diego State in, in their place I have Cincinnati, Michigan & Temple. Lunardi has the Gophers as the #9 seed playing #8 Dayton in Greensboro in the Midwest Region.
At-Large Differences with Jerry Palm of CollegeRPI.com (1): Palm has Miami-Florida in, I have Temple instead. Palm has the Gophers as the #8 seed playing #9 Boston College in Dayton in the West Region.