[SamAtoms1980]

Plus we've likely played 5 of our hardest 6 games already.

We've played a Sagarin top 30 opponent in all five of our games so far.  No other team in Division I can make that claim.  In fact Colorado coming up next week is going to be another one.  If you told me before the season that we would be playing Sagarin top 30 opponents in ALL EXCEPT ONE of our first seven games, but not which one would be outside, ND would be the last guess I would make.  Indeed, all of our games except two will be against opponents in the top 60.  The Marines in Iwo Jima would blanch at that schedule.

[SamAtoms1980]

Plus we've likely played 5 of our hardest 6 games already.

We've played a Sagarin top 30 opponent in all five of our games so far.  No other team in Division I can make that claim.  In fact Colorado coming up next week is going to be another one.  If you told me before the season that we would be playing Sagarin top 30 opponents in ALL EXCEPT ONE of our first seven games, but not which one would be outside, ND would be the last guess I would make.  Indeed, all of our games except two will be against opponents in the top 60.  The Marines in Iwo Jima would blanch at that schedule.