September 6, 20179 yr Northern Kentucky University Athletics non-conference East Tennessee State Wilmington @ Islands of Bahamas Showcase (3 games) @ Memphis Berea Morehead State @ East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky @ UMBC @ Texas A&M
September 7, 20179 yr Only playing one major conference team. I think they had been playing two every year. Two games on ESPN networks is nice.
September 7, 20179 yr Only playing one major conference team. I think they had been playing two every year. Two games on ESPN networks is nice. Memphis and A&M
September 7, 20179 yr I guess "major conference" is debatable. AAC was the seventh ranked RPI conference last year (NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com). I know Memphis has had some struggles but they've still been to the NCAA Tournament fifteen times in the last twenty years. I'd call any league with Cincinnati, Connecticut, Memphis, Temple, and Wichita State a major conference.
September 7, 20179 yr AAC was the seventh ranked RPI conference last year (NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com). I know Memphis has had some struggles but they've still been to the NCAA Tournament fifteen times in the last twenty years. I'd call any league with Cincinnati, Connecticut, Memphis, Temple, and Wichita State a major conference. That's the top 5 of a "major conference"? "Major conference" is generally accepted as the "Power 5" and in basketball you might get some to include the Big East. The AAC is not a major conference.
September 7, 20179 yr That's the top 5 of a "major conference"? "Major conference" is generally accepted as the "Power 5" and in basketball you might get some to include the Big East. The AAC is not a major conference. I understand the arbitrary use of "major conference" to mostly delineate between schools that make a ton of money playing football and those that don't. Under that heading, no the AAC isn't a power conference. But the AAC has proven themselves very competitive since the Big East left them and considering this thread is about Northern Kentucky University's basketball schedule, I'd say a road trip to Memphis is a pretty good program on the docket - probably just as much if not more so than going to Auburn or Boston College or Penn State or DePaul. Enough about all of that, though. Lets go back to the NKU schedule. :thumb:
September 7, 20179 yr Someone please tell me Wilmington and Berea are exhibition games. Why on earth is NKU playing those teams?
September 7, 20179 yr Someone please tell me Wilmington and Berea are exhibition games. Why on earth is NKU playing those teams? They appear to be regular season games. You're allowed to play two non-D1 regular season games each year. With their recent success, I'm curious if Northern had trouble getting teams to come to their place? Might have had to fill in some dates.
September 7, 20179 yr They appear to be regular season games. You're allowed to play two non-D1 regular season games each year. With their recent success, I'm curious if Northern had trouble getting teams to come to their place? Might have had to fill in some dates. My guess is that was the case. They have 14 regular season home games and 1 exhibition game. For $140 a seat for the entire year, season tickets are the best deal around. Pumped for the season, regardless of opponents!
September 7, 20179 yr They appear to be regular season games. You're allowed to play two non-D1 regular season games each year. With their recent success, I'm curious if Northern had trouble getting teams to come to their place? Might have had to fill in some dates. Surprised they are playing E. Tenn St. twice. This might be a result of not being able to get teams to play them also.
September 7, 20179 yr Author Surprised they are playing E. Tenn St. twice. This might be a result of not being able to get teams to play them also. Probably. They did this with Idaho two years ago.
September 7, 20179 yr They also had two dates taken away from them (Valpo) that they were not allowed to re-add to the schedule.
September 7, 20179 yr They also had two dates taken away from them (Valpo) that they were not allowed to re-add to the schedule. There are 30 games on the schedule (most teams play 31), so it doesn't appear two games weren't allowed to be re-added. Also, IUPUI is the new conference member - it appears they've replaced the two league games against Valparaiso.
September 7, 20179 yr There are 30 games on the schedule (most teams play 31), so it doesn't appear two games weren't allowed to be re-added. Also, IUPUI is the new conference member - it appears they've replaced the two league games against Valparaiso. Correct, IUPUI replaced Valpo, so no games lost there. As others have stated, just hard to find teams to come to BB&T.
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