Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Ohio non-conf scheduling

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Ohio 1998-2007
Average Rank = 47.8
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
34 12 22 0 35.3% 23 4 7 67.6% 4.6 6 17.6% 5 14.7% 12 35.3%
NCAA Ranks 15 8 75 95 64 30

Analysis: The Bobcats’ scheduling is pretty erratic, at least when it comes to opponents’ average wins (high of 7.5 in 2005, low of 2.4 in 2000). Number of BCS opponents is usually two or three, but last year (2007) it was only one. The consistent thing is that they play most games on the road. The usual schedule is a bevy of BCS teams that average each other out and a I-AA team.

Fact: Ohio has only played 4 non-BCS teams (not counting their 7 I-AA opponents), and 2 of those were in 2007.

Fact: Ohio will visit nearly anybody, from BCS teams like Ohio State and Virginia Tech to non-BCS teams like LA-Lafayette and Connecticut (when they were independent). One thing though – they don’t travel to the western half of the U.S. The furthest west they’ve been is to Iowa State.

2008 Outlook: More of the same. @ Ohio State is brutal, @ Wyoming & @ Northwestern will probably be decent tests, and I-AA VMI should be easy.

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Ohio Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 @ MtnWest Wyoming non 5.2 7 -,38,-,-,-
9/6/08 @ Big10 Ohio St BCS 10.4 12 4,19,4,2,4
9/20/08 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 5.8 7 -,-,35,-,-
9/27/08 vs zAA Virginia Military zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs zAA Gardner Webb zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 @ SunBelt LA Lafayette non 4.6 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 @ ACC Virginia Tech BCS 9.8 11 14,-,10,7,18
9/22/07 vs MtnWest Wyoming non 4.6 7 -,-,38,-,-
9/2/06 vs zAA TN Martin zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/16/06 @ BigEast Rutgers BCS 3.8 7 -,-,-,-,35
9/23/06 @ Big12 Missouri BCS 5.8 8 -,-,41,-,-
10/14/06 @ Big10 Illinois BCS 4.2 10 12,-,-,-,-
9/3/05 @ Big10 Northwestern BCS 5.4 8 26,-,-,-,-
9/9/05 vs BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 7.8 9 40,36,18,36,28
9/17/05 @ ACC Virginia Tech BCS 9.4 11 6,18,14,-,10
9/4/04 vs zAA VMI zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/04 @ BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 7.2 9 -,40,36,18,36
10/2/04 @ SEC Kentucky BCS 4.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
8/28/03 vs zAA SE Missouri St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 @ Big12 Iowa St BCS 6 9 -,-,23,40,-
9/13/03 vs Big10 Minnesota BCS 6.2 8 -,17,-,-,34
10/18/03 @ SEC Kentucky BCS 4.8 7 31,-,-,-,-
8/31/02 @ BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 5.4 7 -,-,-,40,36
9/7/02 vs zAA Northeastern zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/14/02 @ SEC Florida BCS 9.8 10 6,6,14,11,3
9/21/02 @ Indy Connecticut non 1 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 @ BigEast West Virginia BCS 6.8 8 26,39,30,-,35
9/22/01 vs Big12 Iowa St BCS 3.8 9 -,-,-,-,23
11/24/01 @ ACC NC State BCS 6 8 -,-,-,-,31
9/2/00 @ Big12 Iowa St BCS 2.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 @ Big10 Minnesota BCS 4.6 8 -,-,-,-,17
9/16/00 vs zAA Tennessee Tech zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/99 @ Big10 Minnesota BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 vs zAA Northern Iowa zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/99 @ Big10 Ohio St BCS 10.4 11 9,8,2,12,2
9/3/98 @ ACC NC State BCS 5.6 9 35,17,-,-,-
9/12/98 @ Big10 Wisconsin BCS 7.6 10 5,26,-,31,35
9/19/98 vs CUSA East Carolina non 6.2 9 -,-,23,30,-

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