Gophers men's NCAA tournament outlook
Single-digit seed makes sense — for now
Marcus Fuller's projection: No. 9 seed
The Gophers range in online projections from a No. 7 to a No. 11 seed. I think they deserve to be a single-digit seed, but the five consecutive losses before their three-game winning streak makes me put them at No. 9 right now. Another couple victories against Indiana and Michigan this week could jump the Gophers a few spots higher.
key numbers
Record: 18-7, 6-6 Big Ten
Ken Pomeroy (kenpom.com) rating: 38th in nation
RPI: 21st
Strength of schedule: 15th
Quality wins: at Purdue, at Northwestern, Arkansas
Bad losses: at Penn State
Top-50 RPI wins: 4-5
