Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Kentucky non-conf scheduling

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Kentucky 1998-2007
Average Rank = 95.8
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
34 25 9 0 73.5% 11 17 6 32.4% 4.0 6 17.6% 3 8.8% 23 67.6%
NCAA Ranks 100 88 99 95 89 104

Analysis: The Wildcats' rankings are all near the very bottom, including three Bottom 20's. The rivalry with Louisville doesn't really help, nor does the mini-rivalry with Indiana, who they've played eight times in the BCS era. Along with these two, they usually schedule two below average non-BCS or I-AA teams.

Fact: Indiana and Louisville represent just over half (18 of 34) of Kentucky's non-conf opponents, but they're 100% of their quality opponents. None of their other opponents had any 10+win seasons or votes, were BCS teams, or played the game away from Lexington.

Fact: All three of Kentucky's elite opponents were because Louisville finished #7 in 2004.

2008 Outlook: The rivalry with Louisville is away this year, along with Middle Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, and I-AA Norfolk State. One of the weakest slates in 2008.

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Kentucky Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 @ BigEast Louisville BCS 9.4 12 -,7,20,7,-
9/6/08 vs zAA Norfolk St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/08 vs SunBelt Middle Tenn St non 5 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/27/08 vs SunBelt Western Kentucky non 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs zAA E Kentucky zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 vs MAC Kent non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 vs BigEast Louisville BCS 9.6 12 -,-,7,20,7
9/29/07 vs SunBelt FL Atlantic non 1 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/3/06 @ BigEast Louisville BCS 9.4 11 16,-,-,7,20
9/9/06 vs zAA Texas St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/30/06 vs MAC C Michigan non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/18/06 vs SunBelt LA Monroe non 3.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/05 vs BigEast Louisville BCS 9.4 11 32,16,-,-,7
9/10/05 vs zAA Idaho St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 @ Big10 Indiana BCS 3.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/5/04 @ CUSA Louisville non 8.6 11 -,32,16,-,-
9/18/04 vs Big10 Indiana BCS 3.4 5 -,-,-,-,-
10/2/04 vs MAC Ohio non 3.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/03 vs CUSA Louisville non 8.2 11 -,-,32,16,-
9/6/03 vs zAA Murray St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 @ Big10 Indiana BCS 3.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
10/18/03 vs MAC Ohio non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/02 @ CUSA Louisville non 7 11 -,-,-,32,16
9/7/02 vs WAC UTEP non 4.4 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/14/02 vs Big10 Indiana BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/21/02 vs SunBelt Middle Tenn St non 3.4 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/01 vs CUSA Louisville non 5.8 9 -,-,-,-,32
9/8/01 vs MAC Ball St non 3.8 8 -,-,-,-,-
12/1/01 @ Big10 Indiana BCS 3.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 @ CUSA Louisville non 5.4 7 35,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 vs Indy South Florida non 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/16/00 vs Big10 Indiana BCS 3 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/99 vs CUSA Louisville non 5.2 7 -,35,-,-,-
9/11/99 vs zAA Connecticut zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/99 @ Big10 Indiana BCS 3.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/5/98 @ CUSA Louisville non 5.6 9 23,-,35,-,-
9/12/98 vs zAA E Kentucky zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/19/98 vs Big10 Indiana BCS 4.4 8 26,-,-,-,-

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