The Minnesota Golden Gophers play the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Friday March 16th, for the right to take on the winner of Oregon and Seattle (it’ll be Oregon) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
UWGB is the 7th seed and finished the season 21st in the country with an RPI of 23. They also boast a 3-1 record against the RPI Top 50. Overall, their strength of schedule is just outside the top 100 in the country, indicating two things. First they will be a slight favorite heading into the game.