Pre-tourney Rankings
Minnesota
Big Ten
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+4.4#109
Expected Predictive Rating+5.0#98
Pace72.9#81
Improvement-10.5#350

Offense
Total Offense+2.2#109
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebound+0.0#1
Layup/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-7.0#349

Defense
Total Defense+2.2#109
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebounds+0.0#1
Layups/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-3.4#312
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
#1 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 2 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 4 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 6 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
NCAA Tourney Bid 0.0% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% n/a n/a
Average Seed n/a n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round0.0% n/a n/a
Second Round0.0% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen0.0% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.0% n/a n/a
Final Four0.0% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.0% n/a n/a
National Champion0.0% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 10, 2017 337   South Carolina Upstate W 92-77 96%     1 - 0 -1.8 -8.4 -8.4
  Nov 13, 2017 57   @ Providence W 86-74 23%     2 - 0 +24.0 +6.0 +6.0
  Nov 15, 2017 197   Niagara W 107-81 82%     3 - 0 +20.7 -2.6 -2.6
  Nov 19, 2017 292   Western Carolina W 92-64 92%     4 - 0 +17.2 -5.4 -5.4
  Nov 21, 2017 351   Alabama A&M W 100-57 99%     5 - 0 +20.1 -11.4 -11.4
  Nov 24, 2017 195   Massachusetts W 69-51 74%     6 - 0 +15.8 -1.1 -1.1
  Nov 25, 2017 46   Alabama W 89-84 28%     7 - 0 +15.4 +5.2 +5.2
  Nov 29, 2017 38   Miami (FL) L 81-86 36%     7 - 1 +3.1 +4.0 +4.0
  Dec 03, 2017 121   Rutgers W 89-67 67%     8 - 1 1 - 0 +22.0 +0.0 +0.0
  Dec 05, 2017 51   @ Nebraska L 68-78 21%     8 - 2 1 - 1 +2.7 +6.4 +6.4
  Dec 09, 2017 34   @ Arkansas L 79-95 17%     8 - 3 -1.4 +7.3 +7.3
  Dec 11, 2017 162   Drake W 68-67 75%     9 - 3 -1.6 -1.3 -1.3
  Dec 21, 2017 232   Oral Roberts W 77-63 86%     10 - 3 +6.9 -3.6 -3.6
  Dec 23, 2017 245   Florida Atlantic W 95-60 87%     11 - 3 +27.0 -4.0 -4.0
  Dec 30, 2017 133   Harvard W 65-55 70%     12 - 3 +8.9 -0.6 -0.6
  Jan 03, 2018 94   Illinois W 77-67 59%     13 - 3 2 - 1 +12.2 +1.1 +1.1
  Jan 06, 2018 66   Indiana L 71-75 48%     13 - 4 2 - 2 +0.9 +2.5 +2.5
  Jan 10, 2018 79   @ Northwestern L 60-83 30%     13 - 5 2 - 3 -13.1 +5.0 +5.0
  Jan 13, 2018 4   Purdue L 47-81 16%     13 - 6 2 - 4 -18.9 +7.5 +7.5
  Jan 15, 2018 28   @ Penn St. W 95-84 OT 16%     14 - 6 3 - 4 +26.2 +7.6 +7.6
  Jan 18, 2018 45   @ Maryland L 66-77 20%     14 - 7 3 - 5 +2.5 +6.7 +6.7
  Jan 20, 2018 17   Ohio St. L 49-67 18%     14 - 8 3 - 6 -3.8 +7.1 +7.1
  Jan 23, 2018 79   Northwestern L 69-77 52%     14 - 9 3 - 7 -4.1 +2.0 +2.0
  Jan 30, 2018 86   @ Iowa L 80-94 32%     14 - 10 3 - 8 -4.7 +4.7 +4.7
  Feb 03, 2018 10   @ Michigan L 73-76 OT 9%     14 - 11 3 - 9 +16.2 +9.6 +9.6
  Feb 06, 2018 51   Nebraska L 85-91 41%     14 - 12 3 - 10 +0.7 +3.3 +3.3
  Feb 09, 2018 66   @ Indiana L 56-80 26%     14 - 13 3 - 11 -13.0 +5.5 +5.5
  Feb 13, 2018 6   Michigan St. L 57-87 16%     14 - 14 3 - 12 -15.1 +7.4 +7.4
  Feb 19, 2018 64   @ Wisconsin L 63-73 OT 25%     14 - 15 3 - 13 +1.3 +5.7 +5.7
  Feb 21, 2018 86   Iowa W 86-82 54%     15 - 15 4 - 13 +7.3 +1.6 +1.6
  Feb 25, 2018 4   @ Purdue L 60-84 7%     15 - 16 4 - 14 -2.9 +10.6 +10.6
  Feb 28, 2018 121   Rutgers L 54-65 56%     15 - 17 -8.0 +1.5 +1.5
Projected Record 15.0 - 17.0 4.0 - 14.0





Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.




Projected Big Ten Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 100.0 100.0 11th
12th 12th
13th 13th
14th 14th
Total 100.0 Total



Big Ten Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid
AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14 100.0% 100.0
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0%