Part 69: BCS/OOC Sked Ratings (Virginia)

[SelectionSunday]

VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
Nov. 13 – LONGWOOD (294)
Nov. 16 – at South Florida (190)
Nov. 19 – RIDER (125) (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 21 – ORAL ROBERTS (142) (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 24 – vs. Stanford (106) (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 25 – vs. Cleveland State or Kentucky (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 30 – PENN STATE (70)
Dec. 7 – at Auburn (64)
Dec. 19 – NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (277)
Dec. 21 -- NJIT (343)
Dec. 23 -- HAMPTON (244)
Dec. 30 – UAB (46)
Jan. 5 – TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (331)

Average RPI of Opponents: 186
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 208
NCAA Qualifiers (0):
Top 100 (3): UAB (46), Auburn (64), Penn State (70)

The Good?: A potential meeting with Kentucky in the championship game of the Cancun Challenge.

The (not so) Bad?: The 'Hoos have 4 BCS schools on their schedule. ... Auburn, Penn State, South Florida & Stanford.

The Ugly?: It's surprising a program of Virginia's stature doesn't have a single NCAA qualifier on its schedule, not even from a lower-tier conference. And any major program that schedules NJIT (dead last in the RPI last season) deserves a slap on the wrist.

Schedule Ratings (69 of 73)
Overall
1. West Virginia (117.8)
2. Kansas (121.333)
3. Arizona (121.6)
4. Kentucky (122.357)
5. Georgetown (123.909)
6. Florida (130.214)
7. Tennessee (131.833)
8. Wisconsin (146.3)
9. Washington (146.666)
10. Penn State (148.6)
11. Arkansas (148.733)
12. Texas (148.857)
13. Cal (149.8)
14. Oklahoma (151.538)
15. North Carolina (152.5)
16. Illinois (152.583)
17. Michigan (153.6)
18. Louisville (153.615)
19. Iowa State (154.571)
20. Pitt (155.833)
21. Duke (156.833)
22. Villanova (157.5)
23. Michigan State (158)
24. Georgia (158.384)
25. Vanderbilt (158.5)
26. Syracuse (162.416)
27. Stanford (162.727)
28. Florida State (164.416)
29. Ohio State (165.5)
30. South Carolina (166.666)
31. Texas Tech (167.5)
32. UCLA (167.7)
33. Iowa (170.333)
34. St. John's (170.818)
35. Connecticut (175.9)
36. Alabama (177.75)
37. Oklahoma State (178.384)
38. DePaul (178.6)
39. Ole Miss (178.916)
40. Clemson (179.666)
41. NC State (179.8)
42. Providence (179.833)
43. GOPHERS (182.7)
44. Mississippi State (182.785)
45. Kansas State (184.916)
46. Virginia (186)
47. USC (187.5)
48. Baylor (188.666)
49. Colorado (189.166)
50. Boston College (189.416)
51. Missouri (189.571)
52. Texas A&M (189.583)
53. Oregon (190.833)
54. Seton Hall (191.727)
55. LSU (192.09)
56. Cincinnati (194.5)
57. Nebraska (197.357)
58. Arizona State (198.1)
59. Indiana (198.1)
60. Auburn (199.466)
61. Georgia Tech (200.333)
62. Northwestern (204.166)
63. Rutgers (204.454)
64. South Florida (205)
65. Marquette (216.3)
66. Notre Dame (219.25)
67. Oregon State (235)
68. Maryland (238.333)
69. Miami-Florida (257.583)

Home
1. West Virginia (120.8)
2. Kentucky (123.7)
3. Georgetown (125.571)
4. Tennessee (143)
5. Penn State (152.142)
6. Florida (157.888)
7. Pitt (157.888)
8. Washington (158.4)
9. Kansas (161.3)
10. Arizona (161.714)
11. Wisconsin (166.25)
12. Louisville (170.2)
13. Vanderbilt (173.5)
14. Texas (175.777)
15. Clemson (178.75)
16. Arkansas (180.5)
17. Stanford (183.571)
18. Iowa State (183.8)
19. Syracuse (185.6)
20. Florida State (186.5)
21. Alabama (186.555)
22. North Carolina (188.1)
23. Texas Tech (188.3)
24. Iowa (197.444)
25. Ole Miss (197.75)
26. Duke (198.375)
27. USC (199.142)
28. Seton Hall (201.5)
29. UCLA (202.428)
30. Michigan State (202.875)
31. South Carolina (203.5)
32. Connecticut (204.5)
33. Kansas State (205.25)
34. Virginia (208)
35. Villanova (208.6)
36. DePaul (209.833)
37. Cal (210.333)
38. Michigan (210.857)
39. Providence (211.25)
40. South Florida (211.666)
41. Auburn (212.777)
42. Ohio State (215.333)
43. Oregon (216)
44. Arizona State (216.888)
45. Oklahoma (217.142)
46. GOPHERS (217.25)
47. NC State (219.777)
48. Georgia (221.25)
49. LSU (222.666)
50. Illinois (223.714)
51. Mississippi State (225)
52. Georgia Tech (225.25)
53. Northwestern (226.2)
54. Boston College (228)
55. Colorado (228.125)
56. Missouri (229.2)
57. Notre Dame (232.09)
58. Rutgers (232.666)
59. St. John's (233.857)
60. Oklahoma State (235.25)
61. Indiana (237.125)
62. Texas A&M (237.5)
63. Baylor (239.75)
64. Maryland (246.375)
65. Nebraska (250.9)
66. Cincinnati (255.285)
67. Miami-Florida (261.25)
68. Marquette (262.625)
69. Oregon State (296.166)

 

[howeda7]

Ugh. That Home Schedule is actually worse then the Gophers. Zero games I interested in going to, even if the tickets are free.

 

[SelectionSunday]

I agree, Tony Bennett's first year at UVa doesn't offer a stellar home sked, but I'd give Virginia a slight edge on the home schedule.

Penn State (BCS opponent expected to compete for at-large bid), always-solid UAB and Rider (should be one of the better teams in the MAAC)

is greater than. ...

Saint Joseph's, SFA and Morgan State.

A reasonable argument could be made that Penn State, UAB and Rider all will be better than Saint Joe's, which lost its best 2 players (Nivins & Carr).

 

[howeda7]

I agree, Tony Bennett's first year at UVa doesn't offer a stellar home sked, but I'd give Virginia a slight edge on the home schedule.

Penn State (BCS opponent expected to compete for at-large bid), always-solid UAB and Rider (should be one of the better teams in the MAAC)

is greater than. ...

Saint Joseph's, SFA and Morgan State.

A reasonable argument could be made that Penn State, UAB and Rider all will be better than Saint Joe's, which lost its best 2 players (Nivins & Carr).

Eh. It is marginally better then Minnesota's. In terms of 'interest' though I dont' find a game against Penn State signfiicantly more exciting then St. Joseph's. SFA, Morgan State, UAB and Rider are all 'meh' games.

And at least fans at Williams arena get to wach an exciting probably-ranked home team. UVA themselves will likely not be very good once again, though Bennet definately has them on the right track.

I think they're having trouble selling tickets, because they're offering a package where you can just buy the ACC games. With this non-conference schedule, why would anyone buy a full season-ticket if they can just get the ACC games? The JPJ may be like a morgue for the non-conference games. We'll see.