The season is REALLY early. But the Gophers have gone from being an 8-win team for the entire 2015-16 season to being an 8-win team in the first two months of the 2016-17 season. What does that all mean? Not much, but their early season success has them in the discussion of being an NCAA Tournament team this year.
Joe Lunardi has the Gophers safely in the Tourney as an 11-seed in his most recent Bracketology.
Considering just how far away from the NCAA Tournament the Gophers were last season, just being in the discussion is an impressive feat.