Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Duke non-conf scheduling

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Duke 1998-2007
Average Rank = 55.5
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
34 18 16 0 52.9% 17 12 5 50.0% 4.5 10 29.4% 5 14.7% 14 41.2%
NCAA Ranks 47 43 79 58 64 42

Analysis: The Blue Devils like stability when it comes to scheduling, both in their yearly games and over the last ten years. For the most part, they schedule teams that are geographically close or have the same type of academic resume. Their usual schedule consists of two below average BCS teams, an average non-BCS team, and more recently a I-AA team as well.

Fact: 21 of Duke’s 34 games have been scheduled against just 4 opponents – East Carolina, Navy, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt.

Fact: Duke has only crossed the Mississippi River once in the BCS era – in 2001 when they played @ Rice.

2008 Outlook: More stability, but pretty weak. Navy, Northwestern, & @ Vanderbilt are all on the schedule again, as is I-AA James Madison. One of the easiest slates in 2008.

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Duke Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 vs zAA James Madison zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 vs Big10 Northwestern BCS 5.8 7 -,-,35,-,-
9/13/08 vs Indy Navy non 8.6 10 -,24,30,-,-
10/25/08 @ SEC Vanderbilt BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs BigEast Connecticut BCS 6.4 9 -,41,36,-,-
9/15/07 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 5.2 7 -,-,-,35,-
9/22/07 @ Indy Navy non 7.4 10 -,-,24,30,-
11/17/07 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 8 10 17,-,-,11,19
9/2/06 vs zAA Richmond zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
10/7/06 @ SEC Alabama BCS 7.4 10 34,-,-,-,8
10/28/06 vs SEC Vanderbilt BCS 2.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/4/06 vs Indy Navy non 5.6 10 -,-,-,24,30
9/3/05 @ CUSA East Carolina non 4.2 8 34,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 vs zAA VMI zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
10/1/05 vs Indy Navy non 4.2 10 -,-,-,-,24
9/4/04 @ Indy Navy non 3.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/04 @ BigEast Connecticut BCS 4 9 -,-,-,-,41
10/2/04 vs zAA Citadel zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 vs zAA W Carolina zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/03 vs WAC Rice non 5 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 vs Big10 Northwestern BCS 4.2 8 -,-,26,-,-
11/1/03 @ SEC Tennessee BCS 9.8 13 1,9,25,4,37
8/31/02 vs CUSA East Carolina non 6.8 9 -,-,26,34,-
9/7/02 vs CUSA Louisville non 7 11 -,-,-,32,16
9/14/02 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 4.6 8 -,-,-,26,-
9/28/02 @ Indy Navy non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 @ WAC Rice non 5.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/01 vs Big10 Northwestern BCS 5.6 9 16,-,-,-,26
10/27/01 vs SEC Vanderbilt BCS 3 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 vs CUSA East Carolina non 7.4 9 23,30,-,-,26
9/9/00 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 6 10 7,16,-,-,-
9/23/00 @ SEC Vanderbilt BCS 2.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 @ CUSA East Carolina non 7 9 -,23,30,-,-
9/18/99 vs Big10 Northwestern BCS 6.2 10 -,7,16,-,-
9/25/99 vs SEC Vanderbilt BCS 2.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/5/98 vs zAA W Carolina zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/12/98 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 6 10 -,-,7,16,-
10/31/98 @ SEC Vanderbilt BCS 3.4 5 -,-,-,-,-

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