ESPN ranks UTs OOC schedule

[Shaun1985]

Nonconference schedule analysis: SEC - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

Interesting to see the overall conference key games by each team. Sort of generic ratings by ESPN on the 1-10 scale but...
Bama's schedule is overrated. The only two tough OOC road games they have are @ Dayton and G-Tech. The rest are neutral or home games.
Florida getting too many props just for playing tOSU and 'Cuse on the road (tough schedule but not 10/10)

I like Vandys schedule with Xavier, Bucknell, Cleveland State, @ Marquette and @ Louisville. Not sure how good Marquette is going to be this year but I'm sure that's always a tough environment up there.

 

[supersmo18]

Nonconference schedule analysis: SEC - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

Interesting to see the overall conference key games by each team. Sort of generic ratings by ESPN on the 1-10 scale but...
Bama's schedule is overrated. The only two tough OOC road games they have are @ Dayton and G-Tech. The rest are neutral or home games.
Florida getting too many props just for playing tOSU and 'Cuse on the road (tough schedule but not 10/10)I like Vandys schedule with Xavier, Bucknell, Cleveland State, @ Marquette and @ Louisville. Not sure how good Marquette is going to be this year but I'm sure that's always a tough environment up there.

That's because Florida is ESPN's *****. JMO. :thumbsup:

 

[Shaun1985]

Agree...100 %. It's pathetic too.

 

[Teejay]

Florida is getting too many props. I feel Kentucky has a harder schedule with Kansas, UNC, and St. johns bringing much more challenge than Syracuse, Ohio State, or Florida State. I'd give Florida an 8 and Kentucky a 9.

The ranking for TN is pretty dead on though at an 8.

 

[CatsQueue]

Florida is getting too many props. I feel Kentucky has a harder schedule with Kansas, UNC, and St. johns bringing much more challenge than Syracuse, Ohio State, or Florida State. I'd give Florida an 8 and Kentucky a 9.

The ranking for TN is pretty dead on though at an 8.

I would like to agree with you but I can see ESPN's logic. Florida plays Syracuse and OSU on the road. UK gets Kansas at a nuetral site and UNC, Louisville and St Johns are in Rupp.

 

[Shaun1985]

UK has some big games but on the road is tougher. How good is St Johns going to be this year? I thought they lost pretty much everything last year?

 

[govols120]

UK has some big games but on the road is tougher. How good is St Johns going to be this year? I thought they lost pretty much everything last year?

They did. Probably going to be an NIT squad this year.
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[MemphisCanes]

UK has some big games but on the road is tougher. How good is St Johns going to be this year? I thought they lost pretty much everything last year?

Not good. Lost a lot of seniors and had a few non-qualifiers in their "lauded" 2011 recruiting class.

 

[CatsQueue]

They did. Probably going to be an NIT squad this year.
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I think you are probably correct. They had a huge recruiting class but with Lavin's health issues and a couple Freshmen ruled ineligible academically - they will most likely struggle.