THE WEEK AHEAD
January 8, 2012 at 3:23AM
THE LAW OF AVERAGES DICTATES THAT MINNESOTA TEAMS HAVE TO EVENTUALLY MAKE THE POSTSEASON.
I-94 west: U men's hockey heads to North Dakota for big series.
Playoffs: The divisional round starts in the NFL postseason.
Rough road: Gophers men's hoops at suddenly red-hot Indiana.
Catch their breath: Wolves DON'T play after back-to-back-to-back.
Milestone: Wild's Matt Cullen slated to play 1,000th career game.
BCS: Alabama vs. LSU in the title game, or at least what passes as one.
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Sixth-ranked Minnesota lost to third-ranked Iowa, its 11th consecutive loss to the Hawkeyes.