Somehow the NCAA decided that the Minnesota Gophers weren’t worthy of one of obtainable at-large bids when they announced the 8 team-NCAA Tournament field ending Minnesota’s 13 season streak of making the tournament. UMD, Boston College and Providence all received bids over Minnesota, even though the Gophers had better available metrics than all three schools. There is no way otherwise to put it, the Gophers got utterly screwed by the NCAA.
Minnesota finished the season with a 11-8-1 record on the season. Minnesota had their season come to a close with a loss to Wisconsin in the WCHA Frozen Faceoff semifinals on Saturday.