Gophers vs. NCAA-Qualifying Teams Since 1999-00 Season

The Gophers were 8-8 vs. NCAA qualifiers this season, their best such mark dating back to the 1999-00 season (post-Clem). Their previous best marks were 7-9 in the 2008-09 and 2012-13 seasons (both under Tubby). Here's the 2016-17 summary:

2016-17 (8-8, 50%)
Mount Saint Mary’s (W, 80-56)
Arkansas (W, 85-71)
@ Florida State (L, 67-75)
vs. Vanderbilt (W, 56-52)
Michigan State (L, 74-75)
@ Purdue (W, 91-82)
@ Northwestern (W, 70-66)
@ Michigan State (L, 47-65)
Wisconsin (L, 76-78)
Maryland (L, 78-85)
Michigan (W, 83-78)
@ Maryland (W, 89-75)
@ Wisconsin (L, 49-66)
vs. Michigan State (W, 63-58)
vs. Michigan (L, 77-84)
vs. Middle Tennessee (L, 72-81) – NCAA Tournament

Below is my annual report (by coach) on how the Gophers have performed vs. NCAA-qualifying squads. Pitino is making serious headway with regards to road performance, as this season the Gophers won 3 road games (Purdue, Northwestern, Maryland) vs. eventual NCAA qualifiers. To put that in perspective, Pitino already has 5 such wins, 5 more than Dan Monson had in his 7+ seasons.

Record vs. NCAA Qualifiers: 69-163 (29.7%)
1 Tubby Smith vs. NCAA Qualifiers: 29-53 (35.4%)
2 Richard Pitino vs. NCAA Qualifiers: 18-38 (32.1%)
3 Dan Monson vs. NCAA Qualifiers: 21-63 (25%)
4 Jim Molinari vs. NCAA Qualifiers: 1-9 (10%)

Record vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Home: 48-55 (46.6%)
1 Dan Monson vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Home: 21-19 (52.5%)
2 Tubby Smith vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Home: 16-20 (44.4%)
3 Richard Pitino vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Home: 10-13 (43.5%)
4 Jim Molinari vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Home: 1-3 (25%)

Record vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road: 9-80 (10.1%)
1 Richard Pitino vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road: 5-17 (22.7%)
2 Tubby Smith vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road: 4-24 (14.3%)
T3 Jim Molinari vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road: 0-6 (0%)
T3 Dan Monson vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road: 0-33 (0%)

Record vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Neutral Site: 12-28 (30%)
1 Tubby Smith vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Neutral: 9-9 (50%)
2 Richard Pitino vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Neutral: 3-8 (27.3%)
T3 Jim Molinari vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Neutral: 0-0 (0%)
T3 Dan Monson vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Neutral: 0-11 (0%)

Record vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road & Neutral Combined: 21-108 (16.3%)
1 Tubby Smith vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road & Neutral Combined: 13-33 (28.3%)
2 Richard Pitino vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road & Neutral Combined: 8-25 (24.2%)
T3 Jim Molinari vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road & Neutral Combined: 0-6 (0%)
T3 Dan Monson vs. NCAA Qualifiers/Road & Neutral Combined: 0-44 (0%)

In the NCAA Tournament: 1-5 (16.7%)
1 Tubby Smith: 1-3 (25%)
T2 Dan Monson: 0-1 (0%)
T2 Richard Pitino: 0-1 (0%)
4 Jim Molinari: 0-0 (0%)

0-44 is difficult to achieve, regardless of competition.

UpAndUnder43 said:

0-44 is difficult to achieve, regardless of competition.

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Yes, it is. One of the most fascinating statistics I've ever come across. I've checked and re-checked it multiple times, and it always comes up zero.

SelectionSunday said:

Yes, it is. One of the most fascinating statistics I've ever come across. I've checked and re-checked it multiple times, and it always comes up zero.

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What it tells me is that there was a combination of low talent that was low motivated. Really bad cocktail.

One of the more appealing things about the trajectory of the program is that we can go into seasons and games believing we can win because we have better players and not a plethora of other factors that we hope go in our direction.

SelectionSunday said:

Yes, it is. One of the most fascinating statistics I've ever come across. I've checked and re-checked it multiple times, and it always comes up zero.

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Even bottom tier major conference teams (think TCU) beat teams that end up in the tourney, sometimes at least.