Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Rice non-conf scheduling

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Rice 1998-2007
Average Rank = 22.3
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
35 11 23 1 31.4% 21 13 1 60.0% 5.9 15 42.9% 11 31.4% 14 40.0%
NCAA Ranks 10 24 25 20 16 39

Analysis: The Owl’s non-conf scheduling is solid, earning Top 20’s in 3 of 6 categories, and they’re just outside the Top 20 in two more. The BCS teams they schedule run the gamut from brutal to easy, but their non-BCS foes are all pretty below average. The usual schedule consists of either Houston or Texas (or both), another above average BCS team, a below average BCS team, and a below average non-BCS team.

Fact: Rice likes to mix it up when it comes to their BCS schedule – vs Northwestern (1998), @ Michigan (1999 & 2000), @ & vs Duke (2001 & 2003), @ Michigan State (2002), @ UCLA (2005 & 2006), and @ Florida State (2006).

Fact: The only teams Rice has hosted from outside Texas are Duke, Navy, Northwestern, and I-AA Nicholls State.

2008 Outlook: Solid yet again – @ Texas is a major challenge, @ Vanderbilt could be tricky, but North Texas and Army aren’t tough.

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Rice Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
9/13/08 @ SEC Vanderbilt BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/08 @ Big12 Texas BCS 10.8 13 11,4,1,13,10
9/27/08 vs SunBelt North Texas non 4.6 9 41,-,-,-,-
11/8/08 vs Indy Army non 2.4 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs zAA Nicholls St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 @ Big12 Baylor BCS 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 vs Big12 Texas Tech BCS 8.4 9 28,37,17,19,33
9/22/07 @ Big12 Texas BCS 11 13 7,11,4,1,13
9/9/06 @ Pac10 UCLA BCS 7.4 10 41,40,-,-,13
9/16/06 vs Big12 Texas BCS 11.2 13 5,7,11,4,1
9/23/06 @ ACC Florida St BCS 8.8 10 15,23,10,14,23
9/30/06 @ Indy Army non 2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/10/05 @ Pac10 UCLA BCS 6.6 8 -,41,40,-,-
9/17/05 @ Big12 Texas BCS 10.4 11 12,5,7,11,4
10/22/05 vs Indy Navy non 4.2 10 -,-,-,-,24
9/5/04 v CUSA Houston non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/25/04 @ Big12 Texas BCS 10 11 23,12,5,7,11
10/23/04 @ Indy Navy non 3.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
8/30/03 @ CUSA Houston non 3.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/03 @ ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 vs Big12 Texas BCS 9.8 11 16,23,12,5,7
10/18/03 vs Indy Navy non 2.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/02 vs CUSA Houston non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/02 @ Big10 Michigan St BCS 7 10 34,-,7,-,31
10/12/02 @ Indy Navy non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/01 @ CUSA Houston non 4.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 vs ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/01 @ Big12 Nebraska BCS 11 13 6,1,20,2,7
10/13/01 @ Indy Navy non 5 9 27,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 vs CUSA Houston non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 @ Big10 Michigan BCS 9.8 12 19,20,2,12,5
9/23/00 @ Big12 Oklahoma BCS 4.8 7 -,-,-,-,38
9/4/99 @ CUSA Houston non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 @ Big10 Michigan BCS 9.4 12 12,19,20,2,12
9/18/99 @ Big12 Texas BCS 7.8 10 23,14,23,-,16
9/25/99 vs Indy Navy non 5.4 9 -,-,27,-,-
9/12/98 @ Big10 Purdue BCS 4.4 9 -,-,-,-,15
9/19/98 vs Big10 Northwestern BCS 6 10 -,-,7,16,-
9/26/98 @ Big12 Texas BCS 7 10 -,23,14,23,-

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