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Who are the 16 teams that beat out the Gophers softball team for seeds in the NCAAs?
The Big Ten is the only Power Five conference that did not get a top 16 seed for the NCAA softball tournament:
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NCAA issues statement about Gophers softball not being seeded
Performance against Top-25 teams, strength of schedule were factors.
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54-3 Gophers softball team snubbed in NCAA seeding
The Gophers have the best record in Division I softball, at 54-3, but in a stunning development Sunday night, that wasn't enough to land them one of the top 16 seeds in the NCAA tournament.
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Gophers softball: Bad snub by the NCAA, or one of worst snubs ever?
How a team that puts up a 54-3 record and wins the Big Ten championship was not seeded among the top 16 is baffling.
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Where does the Gophers softball team go from here?
The Gophers (54-3) play Louisiana Tech (37-22) at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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Junior Uzebu decommits from Gophers, reopening his recruitment
Junior Uzebu, an offensive lineman from Georgia, cited "circumstances beyond my control" for re-opening his recruitment after committing to the Gophers last month.
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Scoggins: Gophers AD Coyle earns high marks in first year full of turmoil
Mark Coyle's first year in charge of Gophers athletics witnessed a staggering amount of crisis management, important decisions and change.
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Next up: NCAA softball tournament announcement Sunday evening
The 64-team field will be announced at 9 p.m.
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Dwyer, Groenewegen power U to Big Ten softball tournament title
The Gophers enter NCAA tournament play riding a 25-game winning streak.
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Follow along: Gophers play for Big Ten softball title at 6 p.m.
Sydney Dwyer's second home run of the game gave Minnesota a 6-5 victory over Illinois and a spot in the Big Ten title game, which is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Click here to follow the action.
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Reusse: Gophers bosses outraged over leak? How about the actual harassment?
Dean Johnson is steaming mad, and it's about the news being leaked, and not so much to the action partaken by Randy Handel that led to the complaint.
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Fleck's top assistants will combine to make more than $3.2 million next season
The University of Minnesota is investing nearly $7 million next season on the sidelines for a new era of Gophers football.
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Macalester, Bethel meet for MIAC baseball title; MSU Mankato baseball, softball wins
Macalester jumped to a 7-2 lead and held off St. Thomas 7-6 Friday afternoon and then Bethel rallied to eliminate the Tommies from the MIAC baseball playoffs.
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Groenewegen's no-hitter powers Gophers past Northwestern
Sara Groenewegen tossed the first ever no-hitter in the history of the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 Gophers softball team defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
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U president supports regents' query into leak of sex harassment case
The probe seeks to discover who leaked Handel e-mail.
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Athletic official on leave after violating U's policy on sexual harassment
The nature of the violation involving Randy Handel has not been disclosed. U regents angry over a leak are investigating who provided e-mail's contents.
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With 51-3 record, Gophers softball team on historic, record-smashing roll
It's no stretch to call this Gophers softball team the best in U history. But there is still work to be done for the nation's No. 2-ranked team as the Big Ten softball tournament begins.
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Bethel is top seed; Tommies-Johnnies matchup in first round of MIAC baseball playoffs
Bethel won a tie-breaker with St. Thomas for the No. 1 spot in the four-team double-elimination tournament, which runs through Saturday in Collegeville and Cold Spring.
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Gophers might be on softball collision course with Michigan
Big Ten's top two teams could meet for first time this season this weekend in Ann Arbor.
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- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
- Say hello (again) to EA Sports College Football. The beloved video-game behemoth is back
- New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don't always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
- UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball's portal window
- National 3-point shooting leader Koby Brea becomes the 5th transfer this week to land at Kentucky
- UNC's RJ Davis is returning to school for a 5th season. He was an AP 1st-team All-American last year
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