Part 52: BCS/OOC Sked Ratings (Louisville)

[SelectionSunday]

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
Nov. 17 – vs. Arkansas (149) (Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 21 – EAST TENNESSEE STATE (116) (Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 22 – MORGAN STATE (130) (Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 23 – APPALACHIAN STATE (249) (Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 28 – at UNLV (67)
Dec. 2 -- STETSON (224)
Dec. 5 – CHARLOTTE (209)
Dec. 12 – WESTERN CAROLINA (189)
Dec. 16 – ORAL ROBERTS (142)
Dec. 19 – WESTERN KENTUCKY (43)
Dec. 23 – LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (268)
Dec. 27 – RADFORD (132)
Jan. 2 -- at Kentucky (79)

Average RPI of Opponents: 153.615
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 170.2
NCAA Qualifiers (4): East Tennessee State, Morgan State, Radford, Western Kentucky
Top 100 (3): Western Kentucky (43), UNLV (67), Kentucky (79)

The Good?: The Cardinals have adeptly scheduled, avoiding the cupboard-full of RPI killers that so many major programs schedule. There are no 300+ foes on the slate. True, most of UL's opponents aren't a serious threat to win in Freedom Hall, but clearly Pitino made an effort to schedule a lot of decent opponents.

The (not so) Bad?: It's a rarity, but I like it. ... a BCS school willing to open its season with something other than a cupcake. The Cardinals open with a neutral-site game (Saint Louis) vs. what should be a decent Arkansas squad.

The Ugly?: How will Slick Rick be treated on his visit to Lexington just after the new year? I hope he doesn't decide to hold a press conference on New Year's Day telling the world how wronged he has been.

Schedule Ratings (52 of 73)
Overall
1. West Virginia (117.8)
2. Kansas (121.333)
3. Arizona (121.6)
4. Kentucky (122.357)
5. Florida (130.214)
6. Wisconsin (146.3)
7. Penn State (148.6)
8. Arkansas (148.733)
9. Texas (148.857)
10. Cal (149.8)
11. North Carolina (152.5)
12. Illinois (152.583)
13. Michigan (153.6)
14. Louisville (153.615)
15. Iowa State (154.571)
16. Pitt (155.833)
17. Duke (156.833)
18. Michigan State (158)
19. Georgia (158.384)
20. Vanderbilt (158.5)
21. Stanford (162.727)
22. Florida State (164.416)
23. Ohio State (165.5)
24. UCLA (167.7)
25. St. John's (170.818)
26. Alabama (177.75)
27. Oklahoma State (178.384)
28. DePaul (178.6)
29. Ole Miss (178.916)
30. Clemson (179.666)
31. NC State (179.8)
32. GOPHERS (182.7)
33. Kansas State (184.916)
34. USC (187.5)
35. Colorado (189.166)
36. Boston College (189.416)
37. Missouri (189.571)
38. Texas A&M (189.583)
39. Oregon (190.833)
40. Seton Hall (191.727)
41. LSU (192.09)
42. Nebraska (197.357)
43. Arizona State (198.1)
44. Indiana (198.1)
45. Auburn (199.466)
46. Georgia Tech (200.333)
47. Rutgers (204.454)
48. South Florida (205)
49. Marquette (216.3)
50. Oregon State (235)
51. Maryland (238.333)
52. Miami-Florida (257.583)

Home
1. West Virginia (120.8)
2. Kentucky (123.7)
3. Penn State (152.142)
4. Florida (157.888)
5. Pitt (157.888)
6. Kansas (161.3)
7. Arizona (161.714)
8. Wisconsin (166.25)
9. Louisville (170.2)
10. Vanderbilt (173.5)
11. Texas (175.777)
12. Clemson (178.75)
13. Arkansas (180.5)
14. Stanford (183.571)
15. Iowa State (183.8)
16. Florida State (186.5)
17. Alabama (186.555)
18. North Carolina (188.1)
19. Ole Miss (197.75)
20. Duke (198.375)
21. USC (199.142)
22. Seton Hall (201.5)
23. UCLA (202.428)
24. Michigan State (202.875)
25. Kansas State (205.25)
26. DePaul (209.833)
27. Cal (210.333)
28. Michigan (210.857)
29. South Florida (211.666)
30. Auburn (212.777)
31. Ohio State (215.333)
32. Oregon (216)
33. Arizona State (216.888)
34. GOPHERS (217.25)
35. NC State (219.777)
36. Georgia (221.25)
37. LSU (222.666)
38. Illinois (223.714)
39. Georgia Tech (225.25)
40. Boston College (228)
41. Colorado (228.125)
42. Missouri (229.2)
43. Rutgers (232.666)
44. St. John's (233.857)
45. Oklahoma State (235.25)
46. Indiana (237.125)
47. Texas A&M (237.5)
48. Maryland (246.375)
49. Nebraska (250.9)
50. Miami-Florida (261.25)
51. Marquette (262.625)
52. Oregon State (296.166)