DeCoursey's view of Non-conference scheduling

[Log Mountain Boy]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=AjBkLCWrIifWHv3T_KA67NTevbYF?slug=nonconferenceschedulesdo&prov=tsn&type=lgns

 

I disagree with DeCoursey on this one. I thought it would be of some interest showing UofL's non conference schedule though.

[gametime]

He nailed this one...

[TheDeuce]

I thought it would be of some interest showing UofL's non conference schedule though.

 

:confused:

[Log Mountain Boy]

I think for as good of a team as UL is their schedule is still a little weak. UK, UNC, and Purdue are the only potentially tough non-conference teams on the schedule (UNC definitly will be a tough game). I think if you look at when UNC won the title and UK's 2 national titles you will see a very tough non-conference schedule.

[LRCW]

:confused:

 

 

Did you look at the article? He provided two examples. One was Arizona's schedule which he stated was an example of being too tough. He showed Louisville's schedule as being just right.

[TheDeuce]

I think for as good of a team as UL is their schedule is still a little weak. UK, UNC, and Purdue are the only potentially tough non-conference teams on the schedule (UNC definitly will be a tough game). I think if you look at when UNC won the title and UK's 2 national titles you will see a very tough non-conference schedule.

 

So load up on more tough opponents, potentially lose, and get yourself a 9 seed...Sounds like a good plan.

[TheDeuce]

And having a tough non-conference schedule has really helped UK the past 9 years, hasn't it?

[Log Mountain Boy]

Last year Florida tested themselves with Kansas, Ohio St, and Florida St (who was a bit of a dissapointment).

Ohio St was runner up and they played @ Florida, @ UNC, and against UT.

When UNC won it all 3 years ago they played UK, UT and Iowa in Maui, and IU just to name a few. If you are a national championship calibur team it won't hurt you to test yourself early.

[gametime]

Last year Florida tested themselves with Kansas, Ohio St, and Florida St (who was a bit of a dissapointment).

Ohio St was runner up and they played @ Florida, @ UNC, and against UT.

When UNC won it all 3 years ago they played UK, UT and Iowa in Maui, and IU just to name a few. If you are a national championship calibur team it won't hurt you to test yourself early.

Of the 30 teams that had top 10 schedule strength ratings according to CollegeRPI.com, only one reached the Final Four. More wound up either missing the tournament (six) or playing in an 8-9 game (six) than earning No. 1 seeds (four).

 

The composite nonconference schedule rank of the dozen teams that made the Final Four the past three seasons was 79th. There hasn't been an NCAA champion with a nonleague schedule ranked better than 82nd in the past five years.

 

The proof is in the pudding...

[Latch]

The proof is in the pudding...

 

That's the way I read it too.

 

 

The thing that can bring down your schedule strenght though is playing teams in the bottom 3rd of the RPI. So you schedule a few in the top 25 and a few in the bottom and you're OOC schedule will be in the middle.

[gametime]

That's the way I read it too.

 

 

The thing that can bring down your schedule strenght though is playing teams in the bottom 3rd of the RPI. So you schedule a few in the top 25 and a few in the bottom and you're OOC schedule will be in the middle.

 

:thumb:

 

For every big name OOC you schedule at least one cupcake...

[TheDeuce]

The proof is in the pudding...

 

:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[UKPat02]

But if we UK fans can't argue that we have the tougher schedule, what can we argue about?!

[Log Mountain Boy]

The proof is in the pudding...

 

That is very misleading though. What brings down a lot of the non-conference strength of schedule is playing cupcakes that are ranked extremely low rather than playing other teams that can't matchup with your good team ranked even in the top 100.

 

My point in all this is the best team will win, most of the time regardless of who they play. There was no doubt that Florida was the best team last year. The year before Florida clicked at the right time just right and won then too. And the year before that no one was even close to UNC.

[gametime]

That is very misleading though. What brings down a lot of the non-conference strength of schedule is playing cupcakes that are ranked extremely low rather than playing other teams that can't matchup with your good team ranked even in the top 100.

 

My point in all this is the best team will win, most of the time regardless of who they play. There was no doubt that Florida was the best team last year. The year before Florida clicked at the right time just right and won then too. And the year before that no one was even close to UNC.

Your point is pointless...