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We are thrilled to announce that the TDG Bracket challenge is back for another year. In exciting news, this year we have TWO bracket challenges because the Minnesota women are back in the NCAA Tournament. Also, literally go and get tickets and go to Williams. The Women’s first game is at 5pm on Friday and […]
East Region Here we have the region with the tournament’s #1 overall seed and the odds on favorite to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. Duke is elite this year. And as much as I hate to admit it, not only are they fun to watch, but John Scheyer is not hateable. But before they […]
West Region Arizona won the Big 12 Tourney, Arkansas won the SEC Tourney, and Purdue won the Big Ten Tourney: all three are in this region and contenders to win it. Arizona is the headliner for this region but if you look back to the preseason rankings, Purdue would have been a 1-seed, Arizona and […]
South Region We will start with the bracket headlined by the defending champ. Florida won it all last season and are looking to repeat. They have are primarily led by a fantastic frontcourt of Rueben Chinyelu (6’10”), Alex Condon (6’11”) and Thomas Haugh (6’9”). But this region may be the one that is the most […]
Midwest Region Michigan’s region is no slouch as there are some teams that are severely underseeded and teams that are hot at the right time. I’ll talk more about Michigan below, but the Wolverines have been a top 10 team all season. But you also have Alabama, and their highly potent offense. Tennessee as a […]
The Gopher men were invited to participate in the College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas. They will face Baylor on Wednesday, April 1st as part of the 8-team tournament. This tournament offers a $500,000 NIL prize pool for teams that win. More to come, but Minnesota will tip off at 9:30 CST.
We knew that the Gophers were going to be a 4-seed and host a pod of the first two rounds of the tournament. Now we knowthat our opponent is Green Bay and we play on Friday, with a potential matchup against Ole Miss in the second round. Sacramento Region – Minneapolis pod 4 – Minnesota […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team got a gift last weekend when UConn defeated Northeastern in the Hockey East Championship game. By that win, the Gophers remained #4 in the NPI rankings and “earned” the chance to host the NCAA Quarterfinal on Saturday afternoon against #5 Northeastern. Unfortunately for the few thousand fans packed […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team and their fans got great news on Saturday afternoon. Inbetween games of the SEC men’s Semifinals, ESPN and the The Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced the NCAA top 16 teams who will host First and Second Round games in the NCAA Tournament next weekend. The Gophers were […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team has been in a bit of disarray since their four stars returned from the Olympic games. Minnesota dropped their WCHA First Round opener 1-0 to St. Cloud State before battling back to win the next two. They faced recent nemesis Ohio State in the WCHA Semifinals and never […]
This week saw the likely end of a pair of winter sports seasons for the Minnesota Golden Gophers as the Men’s Hockey team and the men’s basketball team both fell in conference tournament action. The men’s hockey season is officially over, however there is a small chance the men’s basketball team could end up in […]
PJ Fleck’s first year as coach of the Gopher program was affectionately referred to as Year Zero. This indicated that the first season was more about establishing his culture, creating a baseline of expectations and beginning to bring in the type of athlete that he and his staff wanted to bring this culture to fruition. […]
Tariq Francis scored 29 points and carried the Scarlet Knights to a Big Ten Tournament win over Minnesota. The junior guard was 5/7 from three and bounced back from only scoring 10 points in the first meeting between these two teams, three weeks ago. With the win, Rutgers moves on in the tournament to face […]
Survive and advance
Chicago 8:00 BTN Rutgers Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 15-16 (8-12)KenPom Rank: 72 Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRecord: 13-18 (6-14)KenPom Rank: 129 The regular-season matchup between these teams was very good for Minnesota. They made nearly 58% of their threes, shut down Rutgers with their defense and went on to have their biggest Big Ten win of the season, […]
The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament field will be announced at 7 PM Sunday evening on ESPN. The Minnesota Golden Gophers will not need to worry about whether or not they will hear their team named as one of the 68 teams in the field. Minnesota is a lock for the tournament for the first […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. have reeled in a trio of Spud studs out of Moorhead, with quarterback Jett Feeney becoming the third Spud to verbally commit to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Running back Taye Reich and wide receiver David Mack have also grabbed an oar. Get to know Jett Feeney Height: 6’1”Weight: 190 […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team will look to extend their season at least a few more days when they face Penn State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals in Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Minnesota will need to win the Big Ten Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament, so their next loss will be […]
After Langston Reynolds led the Gophers to a 67-66 win over Northwestern on Saturday night, the Gophers locked up the 11-seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament. Reynolds took over in the second half, scoring 17 of his 21 in the final 20 minutes and making the final two baskets to secure the Gophers’ win. […]
Thanks for the memories.
The Barn 8:00 BTN Northwestern Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 14-16 (7-12)KenPom Rank: 72 Northwestern WildcatsRecord: 13-17 (5-14)KenPom Rank: 66 The Gophers won at Northwestern as part of their 3-1 start to the Big Ten season. That was back when they had a deep bench of seven guys. Now with their Iron-Six, can they sweep the Wildcats […]
A win secures a top four seed in the NCAA Tournament. TIME: 1:30TV: BTN Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 22-7 (13-5) Ohio State BuckeyesRecord: 25-6 (13-5) The Gophers beat the Buckeyes 74-61 at home in February. Sophie Hart and Mara Braun each had 18 points in the win.
March is here, and thus so is that championship time of year. Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball and Wrestling all have conference championships this weekend while the outdoor track and field team makes their season debut! Add in some end of regular season battles, the start of Big Ten play in tennis and softball, and its […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will open their play at the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon when they will rematch against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a meeting of the #4 and #5 seeds. Ohio State advanced to Friday’s game with a drubbing of Indiana 84-59 on Thursday afternoon. Star guard Jaloni Cambridge had 19 […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will hope to find their mojo and spur a long postseason run beginning this weekend when they head across town to the WCHA Final Faceoff held at St. Thomas. Minnesota will face #2 Ohio State Thursday night at 7:30 with a trip to the WCHA Championship game on the line, but […]