Gophers ended last season at #117. Gophers were ranked #71 in the 2016-17 preseason rankings.
Big Ten teams:
#13 Michigan State
#18 Purdue
#20 Wisconsin
#24 Michigan
#28 Indiana
#30 Maryland
#32 Penn State
#35 Iowa
#38 Nebraska
#41 Ohio State
#58 Northwestern
#60 Minnesota
#85 Illinois
#149 Rutgers
Significant non-conference opponents:
#46 Washington
#48 Texas A&M
#62 Oklahoma State
#66 Boston College
#73 Utah
Purdue is ranked #18. Conference champion 2016-17 Purdue finished the season ranked #19. I don't know what kenpom rankings normally look like in the preseason, but it just seems kinda high on the Big Ten overall, outside of Rutgers, Illinois, and possibly/hopefully us, though we certainly got a boost from where we finished last year. 10 Big Ten teams in the top 50, 9 in the top 40. I'd think even Purdue and Wisconsin fans would consider a top 3 finish to be on the more optimistic side right now. Nebraska at 9th is lower than most predictions I've seen.