B1G Overall Schedule Rankings (Nonconference & Conference)

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Average RPI of all opponents is listed in parentheses, as well as RPI of top 3 and worst 3 opponents.

B1G Overall Schedule Rankings (based on opponents' average RPI)
1. Illinois (99.266)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), @ Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Coppin State (246), SIU-Edwardsville (328), Chicago State (339)

2. Michigan State (99.333)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), vs. Duke (4)
Worst 3: UMKC (212), Bowling Green (245), @ Eastern Michigan (324)

3. Ohio State (109.064)
Best 3: @ Kansas (1), Duke (4), Florida (8)
Worst 3: Lamar (297), South Carolina-Upstate (312), Texas-Pan American (343)

4. GOPHERS (110.793)
Best 3: Ohio State (2), Purdue (12), @ Wisconsin (16)
Worst 3: vs. DePaul (234), North Dakota State (238), Central Michigan (307)

5. Wisconsin (112.733)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), @ North Carolina (6)
Worst 3: Savannah State (256), Colgate (313), Kennesaw State (321)

6. Purdue (113.75)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Wisconsin (16), @ Xavier (22)
Worst 3: High Point (261), Northern Illinois (318), Eastern Michigan (324)

7. Michigan (114.357)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), @ Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Alabama A&M (308), UAPB (326), Western Illinois (336)

8. Indiana (115.612)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), Kentucky (7)
Worst 3: Stetson (304), UMBC (322), Howard (332)

9. Penn State (116.866)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), vs. Kentucky (7), @ Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Hartford (277), Youngstown State (295), Radford (333)

10. Northwestern (117.285)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), @ Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Mississippi Valley State (250), Eastern Illinois (314), Texas-Pan American (343)

11. Nebraska (120.793)
Best 3: @ Ohio State (2), Ohio State (2), @ Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Central Michigan (307), South Dakota (317), Alcorn State (337)

12. Iowa (125.064)
Best 3: Ohio State (2), @ Purdue (12), Purdue (12)
Worst 3: Northern Illinois (318), Chicago State (339), Central Arkansas (340)

Worth Noting: There's no rule saying the "elitest of the elite" must play the most difficult schedule, but I find this interesting nonetheless. In terms of of opponents' average RPI, all B1G teams except Nebraska and Iowa finish ahead of Kentucky (118.633) and North Carolina (120.033), the likely consensus #1/#2 teams to start the season.

 

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Tweet from Marcus: "Gophers' hoops saying their non-conf home schedule is toughest in the B10 because their opponents RPI average (based on last year) is 155."

Go Gophers!!

 

[SelectionSunday]

That "155" number seems very familiar to me!