Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tennessee non-conf scheduling

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Tennessee 1998-2007
Average Rank = 61.2
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
34 26 7 1 76.5% 12 22 0 35.3% 6.1 10 29.4% 5 14.7% 14 41.2%
NCAA Ranks 106 83 14 58 64 42

Analysis: Props to the Vols for being willing to play challenging teams. Their opponents' average of 6.1 is solid, and on the road it jumps to 7.4 (though they've only played seven road games). Their usual schedule lately has been a reverse Goldilocks+1 - an above average non-BCS team, an average non-BCS team, and a below average non-BCS team, as well as an above average BCS team.

Fact: While their SEC colleagues have scheduled 53 I-AA teams in the BCS era, Tennessee hasn't schedule a single one, which only five D-IA teams can claim. Well done.

Fact: Tennessee has played a team from every conference except the Big 10 & Big 12.

2008 Outlook: @ UCLA in the Rose Bowl to open the season - quality. Northern Illinois, Wyoming, and UAB at home - not so much. Average for 2008.

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Tennessee Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
9/1/08 @ Pac10 UCLA BCS 7 10 -,-,13,-,-
9/13/08 vs CUSA UAB non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/4/08 vs MAC N Illinois non 7 10 26,29,-,-,-
11/8/08 vs MtnWest Wyoming non 5.2 7 -,38,-,-,-
9/1/07 @ Pac10 California BCS 8.6 10 -,41,9,25,14
9/8/07 vs CUSA Southern Miss non 7.8 9 -,33,-,-,-
9/22/07 vs SunBelt Arkansas St non 5.2 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/3/07 vs SunBelt LA Lafayette non 4.6 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/06 vs Pac10 California BCS 6.8 10 -,-,41,9,25
9/9/06 vs MtnWest Air Force non 6 8 -,35,-,-,-
9/23/06 vs CUSA Marshall non 8 11 21,19,38,-,-
9/30/06 @ CUSA Memphis non 6.4 9 -,-,41,-,-
9/3/05 vs CUSA UAB non 6 7 -,-,-,-,-
11/5/05 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 7 10 16,-,17,-,-
11/12/05 vs CUSA Memphis non 5.8 9 -,-,-,41,-
9/5/04 vs MtnWest UNLV non 5.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/25/04 vs WAC Louisiana Tech non 5.4 8 -,-,-,-,-
11/6/04 vs Indy Notre Dame BCS 6.8 10 -,16,-,17,-
8/30/03 vs WAC Fresno St non 8 11 -,-,42,28,31
9/6/03 vs MAC Marshall non 11 13 27,10,38,21,19
11/1/03 vs ACC Duke BCS 1.8 4 -,-,-,-,-
11/8/03 @ BigEast Miami FL BCS 10.6 12 21,15,2,1,2
8/31/02 v MtnWest Wyoming non 5 8 -,35,-,-,-
9/7/02 vs SunBelt Middle Tenn St non 3.4 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/28/02 vs BigEast Rutgers BCS 2.2 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/9/02 vs BigEast Miami FL BCS 9.2 12 -,21,15,2,1
9/1/01 vs BigEast Syracuse BCS 7.8 9 19,20,24,35,-
11/3/01 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 7.6 9 21,41,22,-,16
11/10/01 vs CUSA Memphis non 3.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 vs CUSA Southern Miss non 7.8 9 -,32,19,-,13
9/23/00 vs Indy LA Monroe non 4.4 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/4/00 @ CUSA Memphis non 3.6 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/99 vs MtnWest Wyoming non 7.4 10 -,-,22,-,35
9/25/99 vs CUSA Memphis non 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/6/99 vs Indy Notre Dame BCS 7.8 9 -,13,21,41,22
9/5/98 @ BigEast Syracuse BCS 8 9 -,30,16,19,20
9/26/98 vs CUSA Houston non 2.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
11/7/98 vs Indy UAB non 2 5 -,-,-,-,-

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