Tuesday, January 15, 2008

UCLA non-conf scheduling

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UCLA 1998-2007
Average Rank = 21.5
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
32 19 13 0 59.4% 18 14 0 56.3% 6.6 19 59.4% 12 37.5% 9 28.1%
NCAA Ranks 65 27 8 5 9 15

Analysis: The Bruins likes to play with the big boys, and they’ve got the stats to show it. Four Top 20 rankings (including three Top 10’s) puts them at the top of the class. Up until 2005 they’d schedule a few average BCS teams and an average non-BCS team. Lately though, they’ve gone with one above average BCS team, an above average non-BCS team, and an average non-BCS team.

Fact: UCLA is 1 of 5 teams never to have played a I-AA team during the BCS era, a stat which definitely boosts how challenging their non-conf schedule is.

Fact: In the BCS era, UCLA has taken on the likes of Alabama (twice), BYU, Colorado (twice), Fresno State (twice), Miami (FL), Michigan, Notre Dame (twice), Ohio State (twice), Oklahoma (twice), Texas, and Utah (twice).

2008 Outlook: Tough as usual, and tough for 2008. Tennessee is at the Rose Bowl, but it’ll be a challenging game for both teams, @ BYU won’t be a picnic, and Fresno State at home might be tricky.

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UCLA Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
9/1/08 vs SEC Tennessee BCS 8.8 10 16,15,-,23,12
9/13/08 @ MtnWest BYU non 7.4 11 -,-,-,15,14
9/27/08 vs WAC Fresno St non 7.8 9 34,22,-,-,30
9/8/07 vs MtnWest BYU non 6.2 11 -,-,-,-,15
9/15/07 @ MtnWest Utah non 8.4 12 -,21,5,38,-
10/6/07 vs Indy Notre Dame BCS 8 10 17,-,-,11,19
9/2/06 vs MtnWest Utah non 8.4 12 35,-,21,5,38
9/9/06 vs CUSA Rice non 4.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
10/21/06 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 7 10 -,17,-,-,11
9/3/05 @ MtnWest San Diego St non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/10/05 vs CUSA Rice non 4.6 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 vs Big12 Oklahoma BCS 12 13 1,6,5,3,3
9/4/04 vs Big12 Oklahoma St BCS 5.8 9 -,-,-,32,28
9/11/04 @ Big10 Illinois BCS 5.8 10 25,-,12,-,-
10/2/04 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 4.2 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 @ Big12 Colorado BCS 7.4 10 28,29,-,9,21
9/13/03 vs Big10 Illinois BCS 6.2 10 -,25,-,12,-
9/20/03 @ Big12 Oklahoma BCS 9.6 13 -,38,1,6,5
9/27/03 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 4.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/02 vs MtnWest Colorado St non 8.8 11 16,-,33,15,-
9/14/02 @ Big12 Oklahoma St BCS 5 8 24,-,-,-,-
9/21/02 vs Big12 Colorado BCS 6.6 10 -,28,29,-,9
9/28/02 @ MtnWest San Diego St non 4.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/01 @ SEC Alabama BCS 6.8 10 11,-,-,8,-
9/8/01 @ Big12 Kansas BCS 4.4 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/01 vs Big10 Ohio St BCS 9.2 11 2,12,2,35,28
9/2/00 vs SEC Alabama BCS 7.8 10 -,11,-,-,8
9/9/00 vs WAC Fresno St non 5.6 8 34,-,-,-,-
9/16/00 vs Big10 Michigan BCS 9.8 12 19,20,2,12,5
9/4/99 vs BigWest Boise St non 2.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 @ Big10 Ohio St BCS 10.4 11 9,8,2,12,2
9/18/99 vs WAC Fresno St non 5 6 -,34,-,-,-
9/12/98 vs Big12 Texas BCS 7 10 -,23,14,23,-
9/19/98 @ CUSA Houston non 2.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
12/5/98 @ BigEast Miami FL BCS 8.2 10 15,6,-,14,-

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