'14-'15 Non Conference Schedules

[HoosierPal]

Bulldogs, as of now:

November 1st - University of Chicago (Exhibition)
November 8th - TBD (Exhibition)
November 15th - Maine
November 18th - Chattanooga
November 22nd - Loyola (Md)
November 26-28th - Battle 4 Atlantis - 3 games vs. (North Carolina, UAB, UCLA, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgetown, Oklahoma)
December 3rd -at Indiana State
December 6th - Northwestern
December 8th - Kennesaw State
December 14th -at Tennessee
December 20th - Indiana (Crossroads Classic at the Banker's Life Fieldhouse)
December 22nd - UT Martin
December 28th - Belmont

We won't fill up Hinkle for many of these. Unless we take down IU, Belmont, UT and win two in the Battle, our RPI won't be top 100.

[HoosierPal]

It looks like the Big East is scheduling some pretty big games in the non-conference. For the most part the strengths of schedule should be very strong. Just a recap of some of the more prominent games for each school:

Providence: Kentucky (Road), Notre Dame and FSU (neutral), BC (Road), Miami (neutral)
St. John's: Duke (home), Syracuse (Road) Plus Pre-Season NIT Field.
Creighton: Oklahoma (Home), Ole Miss (Neutral), Nebraska (Road)
Butler: Northwestern, Tennessee (Road), Indiana, Plus Battle 4 Atlantis
DePaul: Diamond Head Classic field
G'Town: Kansas, Indiana (neutral), Battle 4 Atlantis
Quette: Wisconsin, Arizona State, Ohio State (road), Orlando Classic field
Seton Hall: Rutgers, Georgia (road), Wichita State (road), Paradise Jam
Villanova: Syracuse, Legends Classic field, Big 5
Xavier: Missouri, Cincy, Auburn (All road), Alabama, Wooden Legacy

That is a very challenging slate for the most part. Fox will get a good number of these as well.

Consensus preseason top 25 teams are in bold

[hoyahooligan]

It looks like the Big East is scheduling some pretty big games in the non-conference. For the most part the strengths of schedule should be very strong. Just a recap of some of the more prominent games for each school:

Providence: Kentucky (Road), Notre Dame and FSU (neutral), BC (Road), Miami (neutral)
St. John's: Duke (home), Syracuse (Road) Plus Pre-Season NIT Field.
Creighton: Oklahoma (Home), Ole Miss (Neutral), Nebraska (Road)
Butler: Northwestern, Tennessee (Road), Indiana, Plus Battle 4 Atlantis
DePaul: Diamond Head Classic field
G'Town: Kansas, Indiana (neutral), Battle 4 Atlantis
Quette: Wisconsin, Arizona State, Ohio State (road), Orlando Classic field
Seton Hall: Rutgers, Georgia (road), Wichita State (road), Paradise Jam
Villanova: Syracuse, Legends Classic field, Big 5
Xavier: Missouri, Cincy, Auburn (All road), Alabama, Wooden Legacy

That is a very challenging slate for the most part. Fox will get a good number of these as well.

Consensus preseason top 25 teams are in bold

looks like 4 concensus top 25 teams in the Battle 4 Atlantis for Butler and Georgetown: Florida, Wisconsin, UNC, and Oklahoma.

[stever20]

From current bracketology:
Kentucky #2 seed
Florida St #9 seed
Duke #2 seed
Syracuse #7 seed
Oklahoma #3 seed
Nebraska #6 seed
Tennesseee #7 team out
Wisconsin #1 seed
Ohio St #6 seed
Wichita St #3 seed
Syracuse #7 seed
Cincy #1 team out

exempt tourney teams:
Clemson #8 seed(Seton Hall)
VCU #5 seed(Nova)
Michgian #1 seed(nova)
Oregon #8 seed(nova)
Florida #4 seed(Geo/But)
UNC #3 seed(Geo/But)
Oklahoma #3 seed(Geo/But)
UCLA #11 seed pig(Geo/But)
Wisconsin #1 seed(Geo/But)
Gonzaga #7 seed(SJ)
Minnesota #8 seed(SJ)
Kansas #1 seed(Marq)
Mich St #5 seed(Marq)
Tennessee #7 team out(Marq)
Cincy #1 team out(Creighton)
Colorado #10 seed(DePaul)
GW #10 seed(DePaul)
Nebraska #6 seed(DePaul)

One thing that is kind of good but not good at the same time- lots of good teams- but not many teams right on the bubble. So not many chances to help hurt the competition for making the tourney.

1 thing that is huge like last year is winning early tourney games for some of these tourney's to get the good teams in the later rounds of the exempt tournaments.

[stever20]

also was seeing that DePaul will be playing GW in a non bracketed game prior to going over to Hawaii. So another good game for DePaul...

So all but maybe Seton Hall and actually Xavier will be playing at least 2 teams that are either in the tourney or 1st 8 teams out.

[MUPanther]

Wisconsin at Marquette on Dec 6, is at 11:30am on CBS before the SEC Championship.

[stever20]

Wisconsin at Marquette on Dec 6, is at 11:30am on CBS before the SEC Championship.

Wow, that's a pretty plum slot. Going up against some football- I know last year would have been Oklahoma/Oklahoma St. But relatively speaking a terrific slot.

[stever20]

Just saw Marquette plays @ Ohio St on 11/18- 730pm on ESPN2 as part of the 24 hour marathon that ESPN does every year.

[wildjays]

Butler "officially" released their schedule last week. The dates that were already here on HLH were correct and the only thing new was the 2nd exhibition game.

Waiting yet for Villanova, St. John's, Georgetown and Providence to officially release their schedule. However, again all of the dates for Providence have been posted here on HLH as well.

Marquette still has one game they are trying to fill even though they have announced the rest of the games.

Here's the compiled non-conf. schedules for '14-15 and beyond: http://whiteandbluereview.com/library/