Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Wisconsin non-conf scheduling

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Wisconsin 1998-2007
Average Rank = 86.5
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
38 27 10 1 71.1% 10 24 4 26.3% 4.9 8 21.1% 3 7.9% 19 50.0%
NCAA Ranks 95 103 63 84 98 76

Analysis: The Badgers are an interesting study. In the first three years of the BCS, they played pretty easy schedules, only playing one BCS team and three away games. Then in 2001-2004 they upped their game, playing two above-average BCS teams per year and not scheduling any I-AA teams. But in 2005 they started to revert back to easier schedules, playing only two BCS teams total and adding I-AA teams back in. It looks like they tried to schedule more challenging teams, then had a few seasons with 4 to 7 losses (though not really more non-conf losses), so they switched back to less challenging teams. Overall they setup weaker than average schedules.

Fact: When they travel, Wisconsin don't mind going west – 7 of their 10 away games have been at teams on or very near the west coast.

Fact: Of the 8 teams with a 10+win season Wisconsin has played, 3 are from the MAC, 3 are from the Pac 10, and 2 are from the WAC.

2008 Outlook: More of the same, sticking with their recent trends. @ Fresno State gets them to the west coast, Marshall & Akron should be easy, and I-AA Cal-Poly is a cupcake. Bottom half for 2008.

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Wisconsin Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 vs MAC Akron non 5.8 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 vs CUSA Marshall non 5.2 8 38,-,-,-,-
9/13/08 @ WAC Fresno St non 7.8 9 34,22,-,-,30
11/22/08 vs zAA Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs Pac10 Washington St BCS 7 10 10,9,-,-,-
9/8/07 @ MtnWest UNLV non 3.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/15/07 vs zAA Citadel zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
10/20/07 vs MAC N Illinois non 8.2 10 -,26,29,-,-
9/2/06 v MAC Bowling Green non 8.6 11 -,37,23,27,-
9/9/06 vs zAA W Illinois zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/16/06 vs MtnWest San Diego St non 4.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
11/18/06 vs MAC Buffalo non 1.6 3 -,-,-,-,-
9/3/05 vs MAC Bowling Green non 7.8 11 -,-,37,23,27
9/10/05 vs Indy Temple non 3 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 @ ACC North Carolina BCS 5 8 -,27,-,-,-
11/25/05 @ WAC Hawaii non 7.8 10 -,32,33,34,41
9/4/04 vs MAC UCF non 5.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/04 vs MtnWest UNLV non 5.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/04 @ Pac10 Arizona BCS 4.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
8/30/03 @ BigEast West Virginia BCS 6.2 9 30,-,35,-,20
9/6/03 vs MAC Akron non 5 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/13/03 vs MtnWest UNLV non 4 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/03 vs ACC North Carolina BCS 5.4 8 37,-,-,27,-
8/23/02 vs WAC Fresno St non 7.4 11 -,-,-,42,28
8/31/02 @ MtnWest UNLV non 3.6 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/7/02 vs BigEast West Virginia BCS 5.8 8 39,30,-,35,-
9/14/02 vs MAC N Illinois non 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/21/02 vs Pac10 Arizona BCS 7 12 32,4,-,-,-
8/25/01 vs ACC Virginia BCS 7.2 9 28,38,18,-,-
9/1/01 @ Pac10 Oregon BCS 8 10 -,30,29,18,9
9/8/01 vs WAC Fresno St non 6 8 -,-,-,-,42
9/29/01 vs zAA W Kentucky zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/00 vs MAC W Michigan non 6.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 vs Pac10 Oregon BCS 7.8 9 18,-,30,29,18
9/16/00 vs CUSA Cincinnati non 5 8 -,-,31,-,-
11/25/00 @ WAC Hawaii non 3.6 9 -,-,-,-,30
9/4/99 vs zAA Murray St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 vs MAC Ball St non 5.2 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/99 @ CUSA Cincinnati non 4.8 8 -,-,-,31,-
9/5/98 @ WAC San Diego St non 6.2 8 -,-,-,33,-
9/12/98 vs MAC Ohio non 4 8 -,-,-,-,-
9/19/98 vs WAC UNLV non 3.2 7 -,-,-,-,-

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