Topic: Basketball Conference Schedule released

[BoydCountyHerdFan]

Looks like the Boys will spend New Year's Eve at La Tech.  Can't wait to get the rest of this schedule.  Hopefully get to attend a few games this year.

[JReese]

This sucks for us. We were hoping for away games at UAB & MTSU or even Charlotte. They are all easy driving distance from Atlanta.

[NewBombTerk]

the womens schedule will reverse mirror the mens schedule .... men home = women away ..... men away = women home !

[sardistim]

The creation of 2 home games or 2 away games with an opponent, with the exception of your "travel buddy" team, could have really created some unfair matchups.  But it looks like our draw is relatively fair.  It helps that WKU is our travel partner -- so they are the only team we play home & away.

Of last year's Top 4, we play #1 North Texas & #4 Charlotte at home; #3 La Tech away, and as mentioned #2 WKU home & away.

Of the Bottom 4 we only play 2 -- Rice away and Mid Ten at home.  The other two bottom feeders -- SMiss and UTEP we do not play.

Of the Middle 6 -- which included us -- UAB was the only one that gave us real trouble last year and this year we don't play them.  We play ODU & FIU away (beat both in 3 games total last year) and FAU at home (split last year).  We also do not play UTSA with whom we split last year.

We are top heavy -- play ALL four top teams last year and only 2 of the 4 bottom teams -- but we have a 5 - 3 home to away advantage among top teams.  At least it will help our RPI :)

If we do not end up in the Top 4 this year, we cannot blame the schedule.