B1G Nonconference Schedule Rankings: Ohio State (9 of 12 complete)

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Hard to find any fault with the Buckeyes' nonconference slate. Thad Matta will amply test his national-championship caliber squad with home games against Florida and Duke, as well as road trips to Lawrence, KS (does it get any tougher than The Phog?) and Columbia, SC.

Opponents' 2010-11 RPI are noted in parentheses.

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
Nov. 11: WRIGHT STATE (124) --Global Sports Shootout
Nov. 15: FLORIDA (8) -- Global Sports Shootout
Nov. 18: JACKSON STATE (249) -- Global Sports Shootout
Nov. 21: NORTH FLORIDA (148) -- Global Sports Shootout
Nov. 23: VMI (200)
Nov. 25: VALPARAISO (71)
Nov. 29: DUKE (4)
Dec. 3: TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (343)
Dec. 10: @ Kansas (1)
Dec. 14: SOUTH CAROLINA-UPSTATE (312)
Dec. 17: @ South Carolina (134)
Dec. 20: LAMAR (297)
Dec. 22: MIAMI-OHIO (111)

Home/Road/Neutral Split: 11/2/0
Average RPI of All Nonconference Opponents: 154
Average RPI of Home Nonconference Opponents: 169.727
Top-100 Opponents (4): Duke, Florida, Kansas, Valparaiso
NCAA Qualifiers (3): Duke (Sweet 16), Florida (Elite 8), Kansas (Elite 8)
Other Postseason Qualifiers (2): Miami-Ohio (CBI 1st round), Valparaiso (CIT 1st round)
Game to Watch: @ Kansas
Chalk Up the W: South Carolina-Upstate
Projected Nonconference Record: 12-1

Schedule Note: The game @ Kansas is the start of a home-and-home series with the Jayhawks.

B1G Nonconference (Overall) Schedule Rankings (9 of 12 complete)
1. Illinois (152.583)
2. Ohio State (154)
3. GOPHERS (162.181)
4. Purdue (169.7)
5. Penn State (171.666)
6. Michigan (197.7)
7. Iowa (206.923)
8. Northwestern (209.6)
9. Nebraska (210.909)

B1G Nonconference (Home) Schedule Rankings (9 of 12 complete)
1. GOPHERS (155)
2. Ohio State (169.727)
3. Illinois (203.75)
4. Penn State (215.375)
5. Purdue (224.587)
6. Northwestern (225.428)
7. Iowa (231.7)
8. Nebraska (240.25)
9. Michigan (271.333)
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2010-11 Final B1G Nonconference (Overall) Schedule Rankings
1. Michigan State (123.454)
2. Penn State (138.545)
3. Illinois (140.23)
4. Michigan (141)
5. Purdue (143.75)
6. Ohio State (145.692)
7. GOPHERS (153.25)
8. Wisconsin (167.166)
9. Indiana (189.846)
10. Iowa (192)
11. Northwestern (207.09)
12. Nebraska (218.142)

2010-11 Final B1G Nonconference (Home) Schedule Rankings
1. Penn State (153.222)
2. Illinois (165)
3. Ohio State (166.454)
4. Michigan (173.111)
5. Purdue (180)
6. GOPHERS (181.5)
7. Northwestern (196.857)
8. Michigan State (206.166)
9. Wisconsin (222.428)
10. Iowa (233.571)
11. Indiana (247.333)
12. Nebraska (250.818)