Thursday, November 16, 2017

In retrospect, a good schedule

I realize it is early in the season and the ratings by the various services do not have much data to work with, but at least they can give us a general comparison. Here are the current Sagarin ratings for our D1 non-conference opponents. Ours is currently 231.

Memphis 114
GCU 129
San Diego 150
R. Morris 306
Norfolk St 311
UCA 310
ORU 246
Bradley 171
Sam Houston 270
Miss State 86

We start tough and we end tough (relatively speaking), but none of the really big boys that would beat out our brains. After Memphis two more in their range, but increasingly less difficult. Then three straight easy opponents, then three more a little tougher, ending with a Top 100 opponent.

We did not schedule according to Sagarin, but as things stand now, that is a very logical progression for a team that is mostly newcomers. We test ourselves early, then get a break in the middle, then several that are about where we are, then finish with a real test. I like it!

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