B1G KenPom Rankings (through Dec. 6)

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2 Michigan State
9 Purdue
29 Minnesota
40 Maryland
41 Penn State
44 Michigan
47 Wisconsin
57 Northwestern
58 Ohio State
84 Indiana
85 Iowa
89 Nebraska
99 Illinois
112 Rutgers
 

B1G in the RPI (through Dec. 6)

Rankings courtesy of cbssports.com

4 Michigan State
26 Purdue
46 Minnesota
51 Nebraska
66 Ohio State
68 Maryland
83 Michigan
91 Wisconsin
117 Northwestern
144 Penn State
157 Rutgers
176 Indiana
184 Illinois
247 Iowa
 

B1G Non-Conference SOS Rankings (through Dec. 6)

Rankings courtesy of warrennolan.com

11 Michigan State
13 Wisconsin
59 Purdue
80 Ohio State
117 Minnesota
131 Michigan
134 Northwestern
152 Maryland
153 Indiana
166 Nebraska
213 Penn State
280 Rutgers
285 Iowa
306 Illinois
 

To compare to where things were last year:

In 2016-2017 the B1G won 76% of it's OOC games against, on average as a whole, a Non Conf SOS of 123.

In 2017 so far the B1G has won 70% of it's OOC games against, on average as a whole, a Non Conf SOS projection of 192.

To sum up, the B1G is playing by far a much easier schedule this year, and is winning 6% less of it's games. Obviously most of the difficult portions of the OOC schedules have come and gone, so that winning % will most likely go up, but even still, I don't expect the B1G to get to the 76% number, and that's with the conference having played a significantly easier schedule, as a whole.

The B1G projects to have played, as a conference, the 24th best OOC SOS. There are 32 conferences.
 



Gophers among 19 teams with a true road win over KenPom top-75 opponent

Purdue is the only one with 2.

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Would Arkansas qualify as another one?

Yes, Razorbacks currently are #35. If Gophers can get that one, that would be at minimum 2 "Quadrant 1 Top 75 Road Wins". Both Arkansas and Providence could drop some as the season progresses, but I can't envision them not finishing in the top 75.

Keep in mind, however, I'm using KenPom rankings as the metric. ... no one knows for sure what the committee's exact metric looks like. But KenPom (like RPI & Sagarain) is a metric they consider, I know.
 

Yes, Razorbacks currently are #35. If Gophers can get that one, that would be at minimum 2 "Quadrant 1 Top 75 Road Wins". Both Arkansas and Providence could drop some as the season progresses, but I can't envision them not finishing in the top 75.

Keep in mind, however, I'm using KenPom rankings as the metric. ... no one knows for sure what the committee's exact metric looks like. But KenPom (like RPI & Sagarain) is a metric they consider, I know.

Huge opportunity to bounce back on Saturday!
 






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