Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Ohio State non-conf scheduling

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Ohio State 1998-2007
Average Rank = 41.3
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
36 28 7 1 77.8% 15 20 1 41.7% 6.3 17 47.2% 10 27.8% 12 33.3%
NCAA Ranks 109 68 12 14 23 22

Analysis: The Buckeyes use the confines of the Horseshoe to their full advantage, only playing one non-conf road game a year, if that. But to their credit, they do schedule above average teams for their home games, whether they're BCS teams or their more usual non-BCS Ohio-based teams. Top-25 rankings in 4 of 6 categories make them one of the top BCS teams when it comes to scheduling challenging opponents.

Fact: When Ohio State goes on the road, they like a challenge – their road opponents averaged 7.4 wins per season.

Fact: If Ohio State schedules a team from in-state, it's usually a non-BCS team (usually from the MAC). But if they schedule someone from out-of-state, it's usually a BCS team.

2008 Outlook: The home-and-home with Texas worked so well that the Buckeyes decided to do it again, this time starting @ USC. I-AA Youngstown State and Ohio in the two weeks before should be easy warmups, and Troy shouldn't prove hard. Their whole season hinges on the game at the Coliseum, which makes it one of the harder ones of 2008.

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Ohio State 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 Youngstown St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 vs MAC Ohio non 5 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/08 @ Pac10 USC BCS 11.8 13 2,1,2,4,2
9/20/08 vs SunBelt Troy non 6.6 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs zAA Youngstown St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 vs MAC Akron non 5.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 @ Pac10 Washington BCS 4.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/13/07 vs MAC Kent non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/06 vs MAC N Illinois non 8 10 -,-,26,29,-
9/9/06 @ Big12 Texas BCS 11.2 13 5,7,11,4,1
9/16/06 vs BigEast Cincinnati BCS 6 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/7/06 vs MAC Bowling Green non 8.6 11 -,37,23,27,-
9/3/05 vs MAC Miami OH non 8.2 13 -,-,-,12,-
9/10/05 vs Big12 Texas BCS 10.4 11 12,5,7,11,4
9/17/05 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/04 vs CUSA Cincinnati non 5.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/04 vs MAC Marshall non 10.2 13 10,38,21,19,38
9/18/04 @ ACC NC State BCS 8 11 -,31,-,11,30
8/30/03 vs Pac10 Washington BCS 7.8 11 -,37,3,19,-
9/6/03 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/03 vs ACC NC State BCS 7.8 11 -,-,31,-,11
9/20/03 vs MAC Bowling Green non 5.8 9 -,-,-,-,37
8/24/02 vs Big12 Texas Tech BCS 6.6 7 -,-,-,-,41
9/7/02 vs MAC Kent non 2.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/14/02 vs Pac10 Washington St BCS 6 10 9,-,-,-,11
9/21/02 @ CUSA Cincinnati non 5.4 8 31,-,-,-,-
10/12/02 vs WAC San Jose St non 4.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 vs MAC Akron non 4.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/01 @ Pac10 UCLA BCS 7 10 -,5,8,-,-
10/20/01 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 5.6 8 33,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 vs WAC Fresno St non 5.6 8 34,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 @ Pac10 Arizona BCS 7.2 12 -,-,32,4,-
9/16/00 vs MAC Miami OH non 7.8 10 -,-,-,34,-
8/29/99 v BigEast Miami FL BCS 8.2 10 6,-,14,-,21
9/11/99 vs Pac10 UCLA BCS 7.4 10 -,30,-,5,8
9/18/99 vs MAC Ohio non 4.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/25/99 vs CUSA Cincinnati non 4.8 8 -,-,-,31,-
9/5/98 @ BigEast West Virginia BCS 7.6 11 6,34,-,26,39
9/12/98 vs MAC Toledo non 7.4 11 -,-,24,-,-
9/19/98 vs Big12 Missouri BCS 4.2 7 -,-,-,-,23

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