There is great anticipation for the 2017-18 Gopher Basketball team. A year ago the expectations were near rock-bottom with most predictions placing them in the bottom 2 or 3 teams in the Big Ten. What a difference a year makes. This year the Gophers enter the season as not only a consensus top 4 team in the Big Ten but both the AP and USA Today polls rank them as #15 in the pre-season polls.
Some notable historical facts when it comes to the Gophers being ranked in the pre-season polls.
- This is the first time they have been ranked in the pre-season since the 2009-10 season when they were ranked #25.