Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Virginia Tech non-conf scheduling

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Virginia Tech 1998-2007
Average Rank = 76.8
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
42 30 11 1 71.4% 16 21 5 38.1% 5.4 7 16.7% 4 9.5% 19 45.2%
NCAA Ranks 96 76 41 101 87 60

Analysis: Don’t let last year’s trip to LSU fool you – the Hokies scheduling is getting easier. More and more of their games are at home against non-BCS competition. Their opponents’ average wins are just about the norm though, so that’s something. Since they’ve been in the ACC, the usual schedule consists of one BCS team, one average non-BCS teams, one below average non-BCS team, and a I-AA team.

Fact: When Virginia Tech plays a BCS team, they’re always quality – all 16 of their BCS games have been against teams averaging 6 wins or better.

Fact: While Virginia Tech has only played 7 teams with a 10+ win season in the previous five seasons, they've played 26 teams with a 9+ win season.

2008 Outlook: Not really challenging at all. @ Nebraska is a toss-up, and East Carolina gave them a scare last year, but I-AA Furman and Western Kentucky are cupcakes. On the less challenging side of 2008, and too easy for the Hokies.

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Virginia Tech Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 v CUSA East Carolina non 4.6 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 vs zAA Furman zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/27/08 @ Big12 Nebraska BCS 7.4 10 18,-,24,27,-
10/4/08 vs SunBelt Western Kentucky non 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs CUSA East Carolina non 3.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 @ SEC LSU BCS 10.4 13 30,1,16,5,3
9/15/07 vs MAC Ohio non 4.6 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/07 vs zAA William & Mary zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/06 vs zAA Northeastern zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/23/06 vs BigEast Cincinnati BCS 6 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/21/06 vs CUSA Southern Miss non 7.2 9 -,-,33,-,-
11/11/06 vs MAC Kent non 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 vs MAC Ohio non 3.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/1/05 @ BigEast West Virginia BCS 7 9 35,-,20,32,26
10/8/05 vs CUSA Marshall non 8.8 11 38,21,19,38,-
8/28/04 v Pac10 USC BCS 8 12 -,-,-,4,2
9/11/04 vs MAC W Michigan non 6 9 -,38,-,-,-
10/2/04 vs BigEast West Virginia BCS 6.2 9 -,35,-,20,32
10/16/04 vs zAA Florida A&M zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/03 vs MAC UCF non 6.6 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 vs zAA James Madison zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/03 vs Big12 Texas A&M BCS 8 11 13,20,36,30,-
9/27/03 vs Indy Connecticut non 2.2 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/29/03 @ ACC Virginia BCS 7.2 9 18,-,-,-,25
8/25/02 vs SunBelt Arkansas St non 2.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/02 vs SEC LSU BCS 6.8 10 13,-,-,29,8
9/12/02 vs MAC Marshall non 10.8 13 40,27,10,38,21
9/21/02 @ Big12 Texas A&M BCS 8.6 11 21,13,20,36,30
9/28/02 @ MAC W Michigan non 7.2 9 -,-,-,38,-
11/30/02 vs ACC Virginia BCS 6.8 9 38,18,-,-,-
9/1/01 vs Indy Connecticut non 0.6 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/01 vs MAC W Michigan non 6.6 9 -,-,-,-,38
9/29/01 vs Indy UCF non 6 9 -,-,-,-,-
11/17/01 @ ACC Virginia BCS 7.2 9 28,38,18,-,-
9/2/00 vs MAC Akron non 3.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/00 @ CUSA East Carolina non 7.4 9 23,30,-,-,26
11/11/00 @ Indy UCF non 4.6 9 -,-,-,-,-
11/25/00 vs ACC Virginia BCS 7.8 9 17,28,38,18,-
9/4/99 vs zAA James Madison zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 vs CUSA UAB non 2.8 5 -,-,-,-,-
9/23/99 vs ACC Clemson BCS 6 8 -,29,35,26,-
10/2/99 @ ACC Virginia BCS 8.2 9 13,17,28,38,18
9/5/98 vs CUSA East Carolina non 6.2 9 -,-,23,30,-
9/12/98 @ ACC Clemson BCS 7.2 9 22,-,29,35,26
10/24/98 @ Indy UAB non 2 5 -,-,-,-,-
11/28/98 vs ACC Virginia BCS 7.8 9 28,13,17,28,38

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