Where does Minnesota rank in KenPom to start week three of the season?
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball program went 1-1 this past week, with an 83-60 loss to the SEC’s Missouri Tigers while needing overtime to beat what is expected to be one of the worst teams in college basketball this season, the Green Bay Phoenix, 72-65.
To begin the Gophers’ third week of the 2025-26 season, the Gophers begin the week ranked as the No. 86 team in the country, down 22 spots from where they started last week’s rankings at 64. That ranks the Gophers 17th in the Big Ten, only behind Rutgers (No. 91) and three spots behind Penn State (No. 83).
The Gophers’ offensive rating, according to KenPom, ranks 96th nationally at 110.9; their defense ranks slightly higher at 83rd nationally at 101.6.
This week, the Gophers will have two games — a home matchup against Chicago State on Tuesday, which is ranked 361st in the latest KenPom, as well as a matchup against San Francisco on Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Saturday.
San Francisco enters this week ranked No. 84 in the KenPom rankings. They’ll be the Gophers’ second-highest-ranked opponent through their first six games, only behind Missouri, which was ranked No. 37 at the time of their matchup and currently ranks No. 29.
Minnesota’s strength of schedule ranks as one of the worst in the country this season, according to KenPom, with a -12.11 rating, ranking 347 nationally. Power Six programs with worse strength of schedules include Clemson, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Seton Hall, Tennessee, South Carolina, Rutgers, and Syracuse.
The Gophers (3-1) will be back in action on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. CT against Chicago State. The game will be televised nationally on BTN+.
