Gophers BPI is 40!

Of all of the basketball rankings out there, I most despise the ESPN manufactured and marketed "BPI".

When discussing bubble teams, they quickly post the BPI as if it's a key consideration. However, if Lunardi and ESPN actually felt strongly about this. MN not only should be a bubble team, they should be on the outside looking in.

Teams like Wake Forest, Syracuse, Marquette, Clemson, and Indiana would all be IN as 7, 8 and 9 seeds, far away from the bubble.

Minnesota - 40
Maryland - 44
Arkansas - 45
Michigan St. - 47
Virginia Tech - 49

Get lost. You're not good enough!

You're assuming that ESPN would have to feel this is the ONLY metric. They can feel strongly and think it is a valid way to compare teams and not base every decision off of it.

BPI > RPI - but not in terms of how teams are selected for the tourney.

I won my NCAA bracket last year strictly based off BPI. Just saying.