By now you’re probably familiar with the national narrative that the Gophers have drawn the worst 5/12 matchup in the NCAA Tournament and will almost certainly lose their first round matchup with the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. After all, we’re overseeded, are comparatively inexperienced, and have no history of winning in the Tournament.
Nevermind that the Gophers have played one of the harder schedules in the nation, hail from a premier conference and have faced some of the nation’s best teams night in and night out for the past two months. Oh, and they happened to go 11-7 in the conference along the way.