Pansy Scheduling

[KennesawCat]

We've heard some talk about our schedule being weaker than in previous seasons. So, let's take a look and see just how pansy we are:

Of all the top 25 teams in the preason poll, we are tied for #8 for the teams playing the most number of top 25 teams. (We have 6 games) The teams with the highest number of top 25 teams on there schedule all come from the PAC-10, since they have 6 top 25 teams and they all play each other twice. #7 on the list is UL with 7 games, followed by UK at #8.

Of all the top 25 teams, UK is tied for #2 in the most number of non-conference games with top 25 teams. Memphis is #1 with 5, followed by UK, Gonzaga, Arizona all tied for #2.

The pansy award for scheduling 0 out of conference top 25 teams: Marquette, Oregon, Arkansas, Stanford, and Villanova.

The pansy award for scheduling the fewest total top 25 teams: Southern Illinois with 1, followed by Arkansas with 2, Gonzaga with 3

Special cudoz goes to Memphis who has pulled the scheduling coup this year. They have 5 top 25 games, all out of conference, and ALL AT HOME!

[tauzreborn]

Excellent analysis!

[Wildcatcrazy11]

I take these preseason rankings at face value. Your analysis is good, I'm just interested to see what it will look like in a month or two. For example if some of those Pac 10 teams fall off and a couple in the SEC win some big nonconference games, we might have the toughest schedule in the country come January. It just takes a quick look at this years college football rankings to see my point. Maybe a topsy turvy type of year in basketball awaits us as well?

Regardless UK should always be in the top tier of schedules in the country, at least in nonconference opponents (though I don't see the SEC falling off any time soon either).