Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Northwestern non-conf scheduling

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Northwestern 1998-2007
Average Rank = 82
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
36 20 15 1 55.6% 11 23 2 30.6% 4.6 9 25.0% 2 5.6% 20 55.6%
NCAA Ranks 52 95 78 72 106 89

Analysis: The Wildcats are middle to middle-low in most rankings, scheduling mainly non-BCS teams and teams with low average wins. They schedule Duke often, which brings them down, but the only other team they've scheduled more than 2 games with in the BCS era is Miami (OH). Along with Duke, they usually go for two or three below average teams.

Fact: Of Northwestern’s 11 BCS opponents, only 1 of them was averaging over 6 wins.

Fact: 2008 will be the first BCS year in which Northwestern hasn't scheduled a game with a team from the western U.S. In the BCS era, they've had road games @ Arizona State, @ TCU, @ Rice, @ Hawaii, @ UNLV, @ Nevada, and @ Kansas.

2008 Outlook: Syracuse and @ Duke are BCS, sure, but they're both averaging under 4 wins a season. I-AA Southern Illinois shouldn't be a problem, and Ohio isn't really a threat either. Not too challenging, and at the very bottom for 2008.

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Northwestern Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 vs BigEast Syracuse BCS 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 @ ACC Duke BCS 1.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/08 vs zAA Southern Illinois zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/08 vs MAC Ohio non 5 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs zAA Northeastern zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 vs WAC Nevada non 6.6 9 -,-,-,27,-
9/15/07 vs ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
10/19/07 v MAC E Michigan non 3 4 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/06 @ MAC Miami OH non 8.4 13 -,-,12,-,-
9/9/06 vs zAA New Hampshire zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/16/06 vs MAC E Michigan non 3.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/06 @ WAC Nevada non 5.6 9 -,-,-,-,27
9/3/05 vs MAC Ohio non 3.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/10/05 vs MAC N Illinois non 7.8 10 -,-,-,26,29
9/17/05 @ Pac10 Arizona St BCS 6.4 9 -,-,-,-,20
9/2/04 @ CUSA TCU non 9 11 28,18,-,22,24
9/11/04 vs Pac10 Arizona St BCS 5.8 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/04 vs Big12 Kansas BCS 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/27/04 @ WAC Hawaii non 8 10 30,-,32,33,34
8/30/03 @ Big12 Kansas BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 vs MtnWest Air Force non 8.2 12 10,-,33,-,35
9/13/03 vs MAC Miami OH non 7.4 10 34,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 @ ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/02 @ MtnWest Air Force non 8.6 12 25,10,-,33,-
9/7/02 vs CUSA TCU non 6.4 10 -,32,28,18,-
9/14/02 vs ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/21/02 @ Indy Navy non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/01 @ MtnWest UNLV non 3 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/01 @ ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
11/17/01 vs MAC Bowling Green non 3.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/00 vs MAC N Illinois non 2.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 vs ACC Duke BCS 2.4 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/16/00 @ WAC TCU non 5.2 8 -,-,-,32,28
9/4/99 vs MAC Miami OH non 7.6 10 -,-,-,-,34
9/11/99 vs WAC TCU non 5 7 35,-,-,-,32
9/18/99 @ ACC Duke BCS 3.4 8 28,-,-,-,-
9/5/98 vs WAC UNLV non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/12/98 vs ACC Duke BCS 3.2 8 -,28,-,-,-
9/19/98 @ WAC Rice non 5.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
11/21/98 @ WAC Hawaii non 3.6 6 -,-,-,-,-

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