Tuesday, January 15, 2008

West Virginia non-conf scheduling

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West Virginia 1998-2007
Average Rank = 53
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
45 29 15 1 64.4% 19 22 4 42.2% 5.5 14 31.1% 10 22.2% 19 42.2%
NCAA Ranks 78 66 37 51 38 48

Analysis: The Mountaineers like a balanced schedule. They’re willing to travel, willing to play BCS teams, and willing to play good teams while keeping some home dates with easy teams. Their slate usually has 1 above average BCS team, one average BCS team, one average non-BCS team, and one or two below average non-BCS or I-AA teams.

Fact: In the BCS era, West Virginia has set up home-and-homes with Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Navy, Notre Dame, Central Florida, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, and they’re adding in-state rival Marshall back to their schedule.

Fact: 5 of the 10 elite teams West Virginia has played were the result of Maryland’s #10 ranking at the end of the 2001 season.

2008 Outlook: Similar to the past and solid for 2008. Auburn coming to town will be tough, @ Colorado might be tricky, while @ East Carolina is a bit easier, Marshall is a rival, and I-AA Villanova is easy.

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West Virginia 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 Villanova zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 @ CUSA East Carolina non 4.6 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/08 @ Big12 Colorado BCS 5.6 8 -,31,-,-,-
9/27/08 vs CUSA Marshall non 5.2 8 38,-,-,-,-
10/23/08 vs SEC Auburn BCS 10 13 29,2,14,8,14
9/1/07 vs MAC W Michigan non 5 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 @ CUSA Marshall non 6.8 11 19,38,-,-,-
9/13/07 @ ACC Maryland BCS 8 11 13,20,-,-,32
9/22/07 vs CUSA East Carolina non 3.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
10/20/07 vs SEC Mississippi St BCS 2.8 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/06 vs CUSA Marshall non 8 11 21,19,38,-,-
9/9/06 vs zAA E Washington zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/14/06 vs ACC Maryland BCS 8.2 11 10,13,20,-,-
9/23/06 @ CUSA East Carolina non 3.6 6 -,-,-,-,-
10/7/06 @ SEC Mississippi St BCS 2.8 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/10/05 vs zAA Wofford zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 @ ACC Maryland BCS 8.2 11 -,10,13,20,-
9/24/05 vs CUSA East Carolina non 4.2 8 34,-,-,-,-
10/1/05 vs ACC Virginia Tech BCS 9.4 11 6,18,14,-,10
9/4/04 vs CUSA East Carolina non 5.6 9 26,34,-,-,-
9/11/04 @ MAC UCF non 5.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/04 vs ACC Maryland BCS 8.2 11 -,-,10,13,20
9/25/04 vs zAA James Madison zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
10/2/04 @ ACC Virginia Tech BCS 9.6 11 3,6,18,14,-
8/30/03 vs Big10 Wisconsin BCS 8.6 11 5,4,24,-,35
9/6/03 @ CUSA East Carolina non 6.6 9 -,26,34,-,-
9/13/03 vs CUSA Cincinnati non 5.2 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 @ ACC Maryland BCS 6.8 11 -,-,-,10,13
11/1/03 vs MAC UCF non 6.6 9 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/02 vs zAA Chattanooga zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/02 @ Big10 Wisconsin BCS 8.6 11 35,5,4,24,-
9/14/02 @ CUSA Cincinnati non 5.4 8 31,-,-,-,-
9/28/02 vs CUSA East Carolina non 6.8 9 -,-,26,34,-
10/5/02 vs ACC Maryland BCS 5 10 -,-,-,-,10
9/8/01 vs MAC Ohio non 6.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/22/01 vs MAC Kent non 1.6 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/29/01 @ ACC Maryland BCS 4 5 -,-,-,-,-
10/13/01 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 7.6 9 21,41,22,-,16
9/16/00 vs ACC Maryland BCS 4.2 6 -,-,-,-,-
10/7/00 vs BigWest Idaho non 4.2 9 -,-,-,36,-
10/21/00 vs Indy Notre Dame BCS 7.6 9 13,21,41,22,-
11/18/00 vs CUSA East Carolina non 7.4 9 23,30,-,-,26
9/4/99 v CUSA East Carolina non 7 9 -,23,30,-,-
9/11/99 vs MAC Miami OH non 7.6 10 -,-,-,-,34
9/18/99 @ ACC Maryland BCS 4 6 -,-,-,-,-
10/2/99 vs Indy Navy non 5.4 9 -,-,27,-,-
9/5/98 vs Big10 Ohio St BCS 10.2 11 10,9,8,2,12
9/19/98 vs ACC Maryland BCS 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/26/98 vs WAC Tulsa non 3.4 4 -,-,-,-,-
10/3/98 @ Indy Navy non 5.6 9 -,-,-,27,-

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