Since we have a thread on football scheduling, why not have one on basketball scheduling?
First, let's understand what the Quadrants are and what a win means:
Quadrant 1: Home games vs. RPI teams ranked in the top 30; neutral games vs. 1-50; away games vs. 1-75.
Quadrant 2: Home vs. 31-75 teams; neutral vs. 51-100; away vs. 76-135
Quadrant 3: Home vs. 76-160 teams; neutral vs. 101-200; away vs. 136-240.
Quadrant 4: Home vs. 161-plus teams; neutral vs. 201-plus; away vs. 241-plus.
I'm currently working on a look at how each team in the Pac 12 handled their scheduling in 2017-18, and how they fared vs. each Quadrant. Stay tuned, that's called a teaser.
Here are some things we know about next year's schedule:
Nevada - December 29, 2018 in the JMHC.
@ Kentucky - Date (TBD) - A road game at Rupp Arena almost certainly gives us a Q1 game, no matter the result.
@ Minnesota - November 12, 2018 First of a home and home, we'll start in Minneapolis.
(N) Hawaii - November 22, 9:30 PM, EST - At best a Q3 neutral site win, probably a Q4.
(N) Seton Hall/GCU Winner - November 23
(N) Miami/LaSalle / Northwestern/Fresno State - November 25
Tulsa - Home game on December 1. They finished with an RPI of 86 last year, so if that holds next season, you're looking at a Q3 game at home.
(N) BYU - We will play BYU on December 8 in Vivint Arena. If BYU has a year similar to this one, that game will likely be a Q2 or Q3 game.
@ Missouri - We play Missouri on the road next year. This season, a road game at Missouri would be a Q1 game. Can they reach a top 75 RPI without Michael Porter Jr.? They did this year. - Pushed to 2019-20
So that is 9 of our 12 (if we use the full allotment - thanks Andy) non-conference games next year.
Assuming it is not, that will leave us with 3 more games to schedule in the non-conference for 2018-19. It is hard to imagine that we will take another road game, but I would think that you could pretty easily get a Q2 road game that you have a decent shot at winning.
More to come on all of this.
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