All Things 2013-2014 College Basketball Schedule Analysis Thread (Updated Regularly)

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Per Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel at http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/207452071.html

The league's full list of single-plays:

Illinois: Michigan, Purdue, at Northwestern, at Minnesota
Indiana: Ohio State, Iowa, at Purdue, at Minnesota
Iowa: Purdue, Nebraska, at Penn State, at Indiana
Michigan: Northwestern, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Illinois
Michigan State: Nebraska, Minnesota, at Purdue, at Wisconsin
Minnesota: Indiana, Illinois, at Michigan State, at Nebraska
Nebraska: Wisconsin, Minnesota, at Iowa, at Michigan State
Northwestern: Illinois, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Michigan
Ohio State: Michigan, Northwestern, at Wisconsin, at Indiana
Penn State: Iowa, Wisconsin, at Michigan, at Northwestern
Purdue: Indiana, Michigan State, at Illinois, at Iowa
Wisconsin: Ohio State, Michigan State, at Penn State, at Nebraska
 

Badgers don't have to go to East Lansing or Columbus. Not a bad deal for Bucky.
 

Well, the Badgers also lose two automatic Ws with no home games with Nebraska or PSU. Those two teams were responsible for 1/3 of Bucky's Big Ten regular season wins last year. And they will face the flipside next year with no home games with OSU or MSU.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Did you notice the name of Sanford's president and CEO, Kelby Krabbenhoft? Pretty sure that's former Badger Joe Krabbenhoft's father.

Bo is putting together a strong schedule. Already have Florida (home), Marquette (home), Saint John's (neutral), and Virginia (road) on the docket.
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Yes, he is. But theoretically, Sanford should have little to do with this, they don't own the arena. Really, an Iowa game would have probably made the most sense, but they don't generally have many good non-conference games. In any case, it's a decent match-up.
 



Depaul as the best home game? That'll have them jamming Welsh-Ryan arena for sure.
 

howeda7 said:
Depaul as the best home game? That'll have them jamming Welsh-Ryan arena for sure.
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I hope (other than Florida State) Lil' Ricky schedules someone at The Barn at least the equal of DePaul. ... and no, likely Summit League favorite NDSU does not count!
 





OSUfan said:
SS, I had read that while they scrapped the idea of playing four games at once, they are still thinking of playing 4 games at Jerry World in Arlington to begin the season - supposedly four of the teams that will be involved will be from the Big 12. Any idea (using process of elimination) what the other 4 teams might be?
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OSUfan, here are the match-ups. Not exactly a "must-see" event, and it'll be at the American Airlines Center instead of Jerry World.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mens-coll...aloes-highlights-season-tip-event-sources-say
 

howeda7 said:
Yes, he is. But theoretically, Sanford should have little to do with this, they don't own the arena. Really, an Iowa game would have probably made the most sense, but they don't generally have many good non-conference games. In any case, it's a decent match-up.
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Actually Sanford Health does own the arena. http://sanfordpentagon.com/

The city of Sioux Falls is also building a new area to be completed in '14 next to the old one which will be called the "Denny Sanford Premier Center" with T Denny Sanford and First Premier Bank (which T Denny Sanford founded) as the major sponsors.
 

Northern Kentucky nonconference schedule

(see post #281 in this thread)
 

Kent State nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #3)

KENT STATE
Nov. 8: OHIO NORTHERN (non-DI)
Nov. 11: @ Temple
Nov. 13: @ Seton Hall (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)
Nov. 17: SAINT PETER’S
Nov. 21: WESTERN CAROLINA (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)
Nov. 22: SOUTH CAROLINA-UPSTATE (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)
Nov. 23: NIAGARA (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)
Nov. 27: YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Dec. 1: KENNESAW STATE
Dec. 4: BUCKNELL
Dec. 21: @ College of Charleston
Dec. 28: CLEVELAND STATE
Dec. 31: @ Princeton

Exempt Tournament: Coaches vs. Cancer Classic -- 1 preliminary-round road game followed by hosting a 4-team round-robin.

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (2): Bucknell, Temple

Postseason Final 4 (or better): none

Top-100 Opponents (2): Temple (42), Bucknell (51)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (1): College of Charleston

Average RPI of Opponents: 174.75
 



Saint Francis-Pa nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #4)

SAINT FRANCIS-PA
Nov. 8: @ Fordham
Nov. 11: NAVY
Nov. 13: @ Dayton
Nov. 16: @ Bucknell
Nov. 19: @ George Mason
Nov. 23: @ Colgate
Nov. 30: AMERICAN
Dec. 4: LEHIGH
Dec. 7: @ Cornell
Dec. 17: DUQUESNE
Dec. 22: @ Drexel
Dec. 31: @ Denver
Jan. 4: NJIT

Exempt Tournament: none

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (1): Bucknell

Postseason Final 4 (or better): George Mason (CBI Runner-Up)

Top-100 Opponents (2): Bucknell (51), Denver (65)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (1): Denver

Average RPI of Opponents: 196.538
 






Eastern Washington nonconference schedule

(see post #60 in this thread)
 

Sacred Heart nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #5)

SACRED HEART
Nov. 9: @ Fairfield (Connecticut 6 Classic)
Nov. 13: @ Holy Cross
Nov. 16: BROWN
Nov. 19: @ Yale
Nov. 23: @ Fordham
Nov. 26: @ Boston College
Dec. 1: @ Lehigh
Dec. 4: @ Hofstra
Dec. 7: LAFAYETTE
Dec. 15: HARTFORD
Dec. 18: @ Santa Clara (Las Vegas Classic)
Dec. 20: @ UNLV (Las Vegas Classic)
Dec. 22: vs. Radford (Las Vegas Classic)
Dec. 23: vs. Florida A&M/Florida Gulf Coast (Las Vegas Classic)
Jan. 4: @ New Hampshire

Exempt Tournament: Las Vegas Classic -- 2 preliminary-round road games followed by 4-team bracket.

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (1): UNLV

Postseason Final 4 (or better): Santa Clara (CBI Champion)

Top-100 Opponents (2): UNLV (22), Santa Clara (100)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (1): UNLV

Average RPI of Opponents: 193.571
 


I don't know if the postseason final four or better category is worth breaking it down that far. How does it make a difference in the schedule strength if Santa Clara won the CBI?
 

OSUfan said:
I don't know if the postseason final four or better category is worth breaking it down that far. How does it make a difference in the schedule strength if Santa Clara won the CBI?
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I appreciate the extra input, so I think it is worth it.
 

OSUfan said:
I don't know if the postseason final four or better category is worth breaking it down that far. How does it make a difference in the schedule strength if Santa Clara won the CBI?
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Just added it as a tidbit. Does it offend you? You're starting to remind me of Cliff Clavin. Is there anything else I can do to make your stay at GopherHole more comfortable?
 

Weber State nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #6)

WEBER STATE
Nov. 9: @ BYU
Nov. 16: @ Colorado State
Nov. 26: UTAH STATE
Nov. 30: SAN JOSE STATE
Dec. 7: @ Texas-Arlington
Dec. 11: @ Utah Valley
Dec. 17: SAINT KATHERINE (non-DI)
Dec. 22: @ UCLA
Dec. 28: NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (non-DI)

Exempt Tournament: no

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (2): Colorado State, UCLA

Postseason Final 4 (or better): BYU (NIT Final 4)

Top-100 Opponents (3): Colorado State (18), UCLA (26), BYU (63)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (2): BYU, UCLA

Average RPI of Opponents: 127.714
 


SelectionSunday said:
Just added it as a tidbit. Does it offend you? You're starting to remind me of Cliff Clavin. Is there anything else I can do to make your stay at GopherHole more comfortable?
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Yes. Please provide more Junior Mints.
 

Bradley nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #7)

BRADLEY
Nov. 8: JACKSONVILLE STATE (Global Sports Invitational)
Nov. 10: ALABAMA STATE (Global Sports Invitational)
Nov. 12: CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Nov. 15: CHICAGO STATE (Global Sports Invitational)
Nov. 17: @ Illinois (Global Sports Invitational)
Nov. 22: @ Arizona State
Nov. 30: TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
Dec. 4: IUPUI
Dec. 10: FORT WAYNE
Dec. 7: @ Milwaukee
Dec. 20: vs. Portland (Las Vegas)
Dec. 21: vs. Pacific (Las Vegas)
Dec. 28: SOUTH FLORIDA

Exempt Tournament: Global Sports Invitational -- 5 team round-robin includes Alabama State, Chicago State, Illinois, and Jacksonville State.

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (2): Illinois, Pacific

Postseason Final 4 (or better): none

Top-100 Opponents (3): Illinois (40), Arizona State (89), Pacific (99)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (1): Illinois

Average RPI of Opponents: 217.333
 

Eastern Washington nonconference schedule (COMPLETE #8)

EASTERN WASHINGTON
Nov. 10: PACIFIC
Nov. 17: @ Washington (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 19: WALLA WALLA (non-DI)
Nov. 22: vs. Boston U (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 23: vs. Long Island (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 24: @ Cal-Irvine (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 29: SEATTLE
Dec. 8: @ Saint Mary’s
Dec. 15: CAL-IRVINE
Dec. 21: @ Seton Hall
Dec. 28: @ Connecticut

Exempt Tournament: 2K Sports Classic -- Preliminary-round game followed by 4-team round-robin in Irvine, Cal.

2013 NCAA Qualifiers (3): Long Island, Pacific, Saint Mary's

Postseason Final 4 (or better): none

Top-100 Opponents (4): Saint Mary's (29), Connecticut (49), Washington (88), Pacific (99)

Currently Projected into Joe Lunardi's 2014 Field of 68 (2): Boston U, Connecticut

Average RPI of Opponents: 128.1
 

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