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Ranking The Teams
Big 12 Four-Year Rankings
Team |
4-Year Ranking |
2018-19 Ranking |
Ranking Change |
Team |
4-Year Ranking |
2018-19 Ranking |
Ranking Change |
Kansas |
10 |
6 |
-4 |
Texas Tech |
11 |
30 |
19 |
Baylor |
21 |
15 |
-6 |
Iowa State |
23 |
33 |
10 |
Kansas State |
25 |
39 |
14 |
West Virginia |
26 |
9 |
-17 |
Texas |
34 |
43 |
9 |
Oklahoma |
37 |
27 |
-10 |
TCU |
41 |
45 |
4 |
Oklahoma State |
53 |
38 |
-15 |
Average |
28.1 |
28.5 |
0.4 |
Conference Rank |
1st of 32 |
(1st in 2018-19) |
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Once again, the Big 12 stands alone at the top of Division I’s 32 conferences in the four-year rankings. Making this accomplishment all the more impressive for 2019-20? The league has just one top 10 team this season, Kansas, compared to two a season ago. However, Texas Tech is knocking on the door. The Red Raiders rank 11th, thanks to a 19-place jump. The Big 12’s average ranking of 28.1 is a modest improvement upon the 28.5 of a season ago, and while the conference can no longer boast of having all 10 members ranking in the national top 50, the number of top 25 teams has increased from three to five over the past year. And if West Virginia hadn’t struggled so much in 2018-19 that total would have double. Instead, the Mountaineers fell out of both the top 10 and top 25.
Ranking The Schedules
Big 12 Non-Conference Schedule Rankings
Average Schedule Strength Ranking 2019-20 |
Average Schedule Strength Ranking 2018-19 |
Team (* = number of TBD bracketed games) |
Average Schedule Strength 2019-20 |
Average Schedule Strength Ranking 2019-20 |
Average Schedule Strength Ranking 2018-19 |
Team (* = number of TBD bracketed games) |
Average Schedule Strength 2019-20 |
17 |
99 |
Oklahoma State* |
283.2115385 |
18 |
2 |
Kansas** |
278.3221154 |
21 |
5 |
Oklahoma* |
276.1105769 |
47 |
105 |
Iowa State** |
253.5865385 |
49 |
24 |
Texas* |
253.0288462 |
74 |
78 |
West Virginia* |
242.3269231 |
75 |
147 |
TCU* |
242.2291667 |
115 |
138 |
Kansas State* |
226.5961538 |
117 |
59 |
Baylor** |
226.3229167 |
188 |
315 |
Texas Tech* |
202.9230769 |
72.1 |
97.2 |
Conference Average |
248.4657853 |
1/32 |
2/32 |
Conference Rank |
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Last season, Kansas and Oklahoma had top five schedules nationally, but the conference’s average schedule strength ranked second to the SEC. This time around, no Big 12 team ranks higher than Oklahoma State at 17th, but the conference has jumped its challenge partner—though the gap is a mere four-tenths. What gives? Well, the bottom half of the rankings have improved, for starters, as Texas Tech, the only Big 12 team with a sub-150 non-conference schedule a season ago (a woeful 315th), is now in the top 200. Plus, the Red Raiders are now the only team outside of the top 125 nationally. More notably, while just three Big 12 teams had top 50 non-conference slates heading into 2018-19, five do this time around, with seven teams in the top 75 compared to just four last year.
Big 12 Road/Non-D1 Games
True Road Games Scheduled |
Road Games Scheduled Against Non-Power 7 Teams |
Non-D1 Opponents Scheduled |
True Road Games Scheduled |
Road Games Scheduled Against Non-Power 7 Teams |
Non-D1 Opponents Scheduled |
19 (18 in 2018-19) |
3 (4) |
2 (1) |
6th of Power 7 |
6th of Power 7 |
t-5th of Power 7 (Big East, Big Ten) |
This season, the Big 12 will collectively play one more true road game and one fewer non-power road game than in 2018-19. While Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech will each play just one non-league away contest this season—with each being part of one of the Big 12’s two challenge series—the other seven teams will each play at least two. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will play three apiece, with both taking the floor for a single non-power road game.
TCU is the lone conference team playing a non-D1 game subject to the penalty I implemented in this season’s rankings. Remember that Kansas’ Maui Invitational quarterfinal against Chaminade is exempt from the rule.
Big 12 Non-Conference Games By League
Conference |
Games Scheduled Against |
Possible Tournament Games Against |
Conference |
Games Scheduled Against |
Possible Tournament Games Against |
SEC |
12 |
6 |
Big East |
10 |
4 |
Pac-12 |
8 |
5 |
Big Ten |
7 |
3 |
WAC |
7 |
0 |
ACC |
6 |
3 |
Southland |
6 |
0 |
American Athletic |
5 |
2 |
C-USA |
5 |
2 |
MAC |
5 |
0 |
MEAC |
5 |
0 |
SWAC |
5 |
0 |
OVC |
4 |
0 |
A 10 |
3 |
1 |
Summit |
3 |
0 |
MW |
2 |
2 |
MVC |
2 |
1 |
Sun Belt |
2 |
1 |
Big Sky |
2 |
0 |
Big South |
2 |
0 |
Horizon |
2 |
0 |
Non-D1 |
2 |
0 |
SoCon |
2 |
0 |
CAA |
2 |
0 |
MAAC |
2 |
0 |
NEC |
1 |
0 |
Big West |
1 |
0 |
Ivy |
1 |
0 |
Patriot |
1 |
0 |
WCC |
0 |
2 |
America East |
0 |
0 |
Atlantic Sun |
0 |
0 |
No games scheduled or possible against: America East, ASUN
For the second season in a row, the Big 12’s first challenge partner, the SEC tops the table. However, there are four fewer Big 12/SEC encounters scheduled than there were a season ago. It’s the Big 12’s newest partner, the Big East, that’s made the biggest jump, from a tie for ninth to second place, thanks to double the number of set matchups when compared to 2018-19. That helped knock the Southland out of second spot, all the way down into a tie for sixth with the ACC. Overall, the other six power conferences all rank in top eight in terms of Big 12 non-league games. All but the ACC did a season ago.
There’s a fair amount of variety on Big 12 schedules, as no team appears more than twice across all 10. Plus, no league member will play more than two games against any other Division I conference.
Big 12 Non-Conference Games By Quad
Opponent Strength |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Total |
Average |
Potential |
Opponent Strength |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Total |
Average |
Potential |
Quad 1 |
3 |
11 |
8 |
22 |
2.2 |
13 |
Quad 2 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
2.4 |
12 |
Quad 3 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
2.1 |
4 |
Quad 4 |
43 |
1 |
3 |
47 |
4.7 |
3 |
Non-D1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.2 |
0 |
Total |
72 |
20 |
24 |
116 |
|
|
Average |
7.2 |
2 |
2.4 |
11.6 |
|
|
Percentage |
0.6206896552 |
0.1724137931 |
0.2068965517 |
|
|
|
Rank (of 32 Conferences) |
7th |
28th |
2nd |
|
|
|
Q1 |
1-30 |
1-75 |
1-50 |
|
|
|
Q2 |
31-75 |
76-135 |
51-100 |
|
|
|
Q3 |
76-160 |
135-240 |
101-200 |
|
|
|
Q4 |
161-353 |
241-353 |
201-353 |
|
|
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The Big 12’s collection of Quad 1 win possibilities fell from 28 a season ago to 22 in 2018-19. With the conference’s total of Quad 4 games remaining exactly the same, that means Quad 2 and 3 opponents feature a little more heavily this time around. Quad 2 is the biggest beneficiary as there are seven more games against such opposition than a season ago.
The Big 12 By Team
Teams are listed in order of their Average Schedule Ranking. The number in front of an opponent name is its Four-Year Ranking.
Teams that failed to max out their schedules (2/10): Baylor (no fourth MTE game), TCU
*MTE: NIT Season Tip-Off
Home Games (7) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (3) |
Home Games (7) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (3) |
28. Wichita State |
39. Syracuse* |
17. Houston |
84. Georgetown# |
48. Penn State or |
51. Texas A&M^ |
121. Yale |
63. Ole Miss* |
106. College of Charleston |
213. Western Michigan |
66. Minnesota$ |
^ - SEC Challenge |
236. Southeastern Louisiana |
$ - Tulsa |
|
260. Kansas City |
|
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262. Oral Roberts |
|
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# - Big East Battle |
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Oklahoma State Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-2) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-2) |
Nov. 6 |
262. Oral Roberts |
|
|
Nov. 9 |
260. Kansas City |
|
|
Nov. 13 |
106. College of Charleston |
|
OSU 70-58 (H) |
Nov. 17 |
121. Yale |
NIT Season Tip-Off |
|
Nov. 22 |
213. Western Michigan |
NIT Season Tip-Off |
|
Nov. 27 |
39. Syracuse |
NIT Season Tip-Off
(Brooklyn, N.Y.) |
|
Nov. 29 |
48. Penn State or 63. Ole Miss |
NIT Season Tip-Off
(Brooklyn, N.Y.) |
|
Dec. 4 |
84. Georgetown |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
|
Dec. 8 |
28. Wichita State |
|
|
Dec. 15 |
17. Houston |
|
UH 63-53 (H) |
Dec. 21 |
66. Minnesota |
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. |
UM 83-76 (N) |
Dec. 29 |
236. Southeastern Louisiana |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
51. Texas A&M |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
After threatening to sneak into the NCAAs in Mike Boynton’s first season, the Cowboys took a step back in his second, recording just 12 wins, a nine-victory drop from 2017-18’s NIT campaign. Oklahoma State finished below .500 a season ago in non-Big 12 play with a slightly more forgiving schedule, but Boynton clearly wants to test his team early once again despite those results. There will be very little time for the Pokes to breathe this fall, as a stretch that starts with a road game against College of Charleston and ends with a game in Tulsa against Minnesota is one of the toughest stretches a power conference team will face in November and December 2019. Five NCAA teams from a season ago and a pair of NIT qualifiers could factor in that nine-game stretch depending on how things shake out in Brooklyn over Thanksgiving week.
*MTE: Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (5) |
Road Games (2) |
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (5) |
Road Games (2) |
14. Tennessee^ |
3. Duke$ |
6. Villanova#! |
74. Colorado |
(Non-D1) Chaminade* |
99. Stanford |
81. ETSU* |
52. UCLA or |
# - Big East Battle |
100. UNCG |
70. BYU* |
! - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia |
182. Monmouth |
5. Michigan State/ |
|
255. Milwaukee |
19. Virginia Tech/ |
|
^ - SEC Challenge |
76. Dayton/ |
|
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77. Georgia* |
|
|
260. Kansas City% |
|
|
$ - New York |
|
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% - Sprint Center |
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Kansas Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (2-0) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (2-0) |
Nov. 5 |
3. Duke |
Champions Classic
(New York) |
|
Nov. 8 |
100. UNCG |
|
|
Nov. 15 |
182. Monmouth |
|
|
Nov. 19 |
81. ETSU |
Maui Jim Maui Invitational |
|
Nov. 25 |
(Non-D1) Chaminade |
Maui Jim Maui Invitational
(Lahaina, Hawai'i) |
|
Nov. 26 |
52. UCLA or 70. BYU |
Maui Jim Maui Invitational
(Lahaina, Hawai'i) |
|
Nov. 27 |
5. Michigan State/
19. Virginia Tech/
76. Dayton/77. Georgia |
Maui Jim Maui Invitational
(Lahaina, Hawai'i) |
|
Dec. 7 |
74. Colorado |
|
|
Dec. 10 |
255. Milwaukee |
|
|
Dec. 14 |
260. Kansas City |
Sprint Center
(Kansas City, Mo.) |
|
Dec. 21 |
6. Villanova |
Big 12/Big East Battle
(Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia) |
KU 74-71 (H) |
Dec. 29 |
99. Stanford |
|
KU 90-84 (OT) (H) |
Jan. 25 |
14. Tennessee |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
KU 87-81 (OT) (N) |
Unusually for these rankings, the Jayhawks don’t lead the way in this year’s discussion of Big 12 non-conference scheduling. But there’s not much separating Kansas from Oklahoma State, particularly with the Jayhawks opening against Duke in a top-four matchup in the Champions Classic, Michigan State likely awaiting Bill Self’s club in the Maui final (I don’t think any of the three teams on KU’s side of the bracket will provide much resistance.), and a pair of marquee conference challenge matchups at Villanova and against Tennessee in Lawrence. Even though KU has to play Chaminade in the Maui quarters and a pair of sub-250 teams, matchups with SoCon contenders ETSU and UNCG, a Big 8/12 reunion with a quality Colorado club, and road trip to take on favorite son Jarrod Haase’s Stanford squad (who took Kansas to OT last season at the Phog) more than make up for those games.
*MTE: Hall of Fame Classic Presented by ShotTracker
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4) |
Road Games (3) |
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4) |
Road Games (3) |
34. Mississippi State^! |
66. Minnesota! |
28. Wichita State% |
71. UCF |
109. Oregon State$ |
32. Creighton# |
165. William & Mary* |
99. Stanford* |
220. North Texas |
195. UTSA |
38. Butler or |
% - InTrust Bank Arena |
268. UTRGV |
82. Missouri* |
# - Big East Battle |
348. Maryland-Eastern Shore* |
! - Sioux Falls, S.D. |
|
^ - SEC Challenge |
$ - Portland, Ore. |
|
! - Oklahoma City |
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Oklahoma Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (5-0) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (5-0) |
Nov. 5 |
195. UTSA |
|
OU 87-67 (@) |
Nov. 9 |
66. Minnesota |
Sanford Pentagon,
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
|
Nov. 12 |
109. Oregon State |
Phil Knight Invitational
(Portland, Ore.) |
|
Nov. 18 |
165. William & Mary |
Hall of Fame Classic Presented by ShotTracker |
|
Nov. 21 |
350. Maryland-Eastern Shore |
Hall of Fame Classic Presented by ShotTracker |
|
Nov. 25 |
99. Stanford |
Hall of Fame Classic Presented by ShotTracker
(Kansas City, Mo.) |
|
Nov. 26 |
38. Butler or 82. Missouri |
Hall of Fame Classic Presented by ShotTracker
(Kansas City, Mo.) |
|
Dec. 5 |
220. North Texas |
|
OU 73-57 (H) |
Dec. 14 |
28. Wichita State |
InTrust Bank Arena, Wichita |
OU 80-48 (N) |
Dec. 17 |
32. Creighton |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
OU 83-70 (H) |
Dec. 21 |
71. UCF |
|
|
Dec. 30 |
268. UTRGV |
|
OU 91-76 (@) |
Jan. 25 |
43. Mississippi State |
Big 12/SEC Challenge
(Oklahoma City) |
|
Once again, Lon Kruger’s club will play many non-conference games away from Lloyd Noble Center, including its January 25th SEC Challenge matchup against Mississippi State, tapped as one of two games scheduled for Oklahoma City this winter. That game against the Bulldogs and a December 21st visit from UCF are the only two high-quality home games Oklahoma has lined up for the season. As a result, its the half-dozen quality road/neutral matchups that give this slate its rankings boost. Note that Oklahoma went 12-1 in non-conference games a season ago, racking up seven road and neutral wins, and those victories helped push the Sooners into the NCAAs after they struggled to a 7-12 mark in conference games.
*MTE: Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (2) |
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (2) |
40. Seton Hall# |
9. Michigan* |
27. Auburn^ |
49. Iowa |
4. North Carolina or |
109. Oregon State |
155. Purdue Fort Wayne |
54. Alabama* |
^ - SEC Challenge |
173. Northern Illinois |
2. Gonzaga/ |
|
203. Southern Mississippi* |
29. Oregon/ |
|
260. Kansas City |
40. Seton Hall/ |
|
345. Florida A&M |
203. Southern Mississippi* |
|
348. Mississippi Valley State |
|
|
# - Big East Alliance |
|
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Iowa State Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (0-1) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (0-1) |
Nov. 5 |
348. Mississippi Valley State |
|
|
Nov. 9 |
109. Oregon State |
|
|
Nov. 12 |
173. Northern Illinois |
|
|
Nov. 19 |
203. Southern Mississippi |
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis |
|
Nov. 27 |
9. Michigan |
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis
(Paradise Island, Bahamas) |
|
Nov. 28 |
4. North Carolina or
54. Alabama |
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis
(Paradise Island, Bahamas) |
|
Nov. 29 |
2. Gonzaga/29. Oregon/
40. Seton Hall/203. Southern Mississippi |
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis
(Paradise Island, Bahamas) |
|
Dec. 4 |
260. Kansas City |
|
|
Dec. 8 |
40. Seton Hall |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
|
Dec. 12 |
49. Iowa |
Cy-Hawk Series |
UI 98-84 (@) |
Dec. 22 |
155. Purdue Fort Wayne |
|
|
Dec. 31 |
345. Florida A&M |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
27. Auburn |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
Like Oklahoma, the Cyclones looked to be skidding into the NCAAs, thanks to three consecutive losses to close the regular season. But three straight wins in Kansas City earned the Big 12’s auto bid, so Steve Prohm’s club didn’t need to sweat out a sub-par non-conference schedule. Despite the presence of two sub-340 home games, November and December’s slate shouldn’t be much of a concern for Iowa State this March. That’s thanks to the Cyclones’ participation in a loaded Battle 4 Atlantis, a home game against Seton Hall in the Big East Battle (with the Pirates also a day three possibility in the Bahamas), the annual game with Iowa, and an SEC Challenge trip to Auburn, a Final Four team a season ago.
*MTE: 2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (2) |
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (2) |
50. LSU^ |
84. Georgetown* |
7. Purdue |
133. UAB |
3. Duke or |
62. Providence# |
152. Central Michigan |
162. California* |
# - Big East Battle |
168. Cal Baptist* |
51. Texas A&M$ |
|
191. Northern Colorado |
$ - Fort Worth |
|
239. High Point |
|
|
283. Prairie View A&M* |
|
|
326. McNeese State |
|
|
^ - SEC Challenge |
|
|
Texas Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-1) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-1) |
Nov. 5 |
191. Northern Colorado |
|
|
Nov. 9 |
7. Purdue |
|
UT 72-68 (H) |
Nov. 12 |
168. Cal Baptist |
2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project |
|
Nov. 15 |
283. Prairie View A&M |
2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project |
|
Nov. 21 |
84. Georgetown |
2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project
(New York) |
|
Nov. 22 |
3. Duke or
162. California |
2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project
(New York) |
|
Nov. 30 |
326. McNeese State |
|
|
Dec. 3 |
133. UAB |
|
|
Dec. 8 |
51. Texas A&M |
Lone Star Showdown
(Fort Worth, Tex.) |
|
Dec. 14 |
152. Central Michigan |
|
|
Dec. 21 |
62. Providence |
Big 12/Big East Alliance |
PC 71-65 (H) |
Dec. 30 |
239. High Point |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
50. LSU |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
The Longhorns’ 2018-19 non-conference schedule, which featured wins over both North Carolina and Purdue, wasn’t enough to get the eventual NIT champions into the Big Dance, not after a poor 2-6 stretch doomed the Horns to the three-letter tournament. So, Shaka Smart will be feeling some pressure from November all the way through Selection Sunday 2020. And while there are six winnable home games on this schedule, none of them will do much to move the meter when it comes to postseason evaluation. Instead, it will be the SEC challenge visit from LSU, pair of games at the Garden for the 2K Empire Classic, the first meeting with Texas A&M in four years, and road contests against the Boilermakers and Providence that will indicate whether Texas is a contender or pretender.
*MTE: Cancun Challenge
Home Games (7) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (3) |
Home Games (7) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (3) |
73. Rhode Island |
35. Ohio State$ |
92. St. John's#% |
82. Missouri^ |
140. Northern Iowa* |
111. Pittsburgh |
135. Akron |
28. Wichita State or |
308. Youngstown State! |
180. Austin Peay |
58. South Carolina* |
# - Big East Battle |
191. Northern Colorado* |
$ - Cleveland |
% - Madison Square Garden |
241. Boston University* |
|
! - Covelli Center, Youngstown |
292. Nicholls State |
|
|
^ - SEC Challenge |
|
|
West Virginia Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (2-1) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (2-1) |
Nov. 8 |
135. Akron |
|
|
Nov. 15 |
111. Pittsburgh |
|
WVU 69-59 (H) |
Nov. 18 |
191. Northern Colorado* |
Cancun Challenge |
|
Nov. 22 |
241. Boston University* |
Cancun Challenge |
|
Nov. 26 |
140. Northern Iowa |
Cancun Challenge
(Cancun, Mexico) |
|
Nov. 27 |
28. Wichita State or
58. South Carolina |
Cancun Challenge
(Cancun, Mexico) |
|
Dec. 1 |
73. Rhode Island |
|
URI 83-70 (N) |
Dec. 7 |
92. St. John's |
Big 12/Big East Battle
(Madison Square Garden) |
|
Dec. 12 |
180. Austin Peay |
|
|
Dec. 14 |
292. Nicholls State |
|
|
Dec. 21 |
308. Youngstown State |
Covelli Center, Youngstown |
WVU 106-72 (H) |
Dec. 29 |
35. Ohio State |
Cleveland Classic
(Cleveland) |
|
Jan. 25 |
82. Missouri |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
The Mountaineers’ run of four consecutive seasons with 25-plus wins ended with a thud, as Bob Huggins’ squad went 15-21 in 2018-19. This schedule should get West Virginia off to a decent start as it attempts to return to its winning ways. While the Mountaineers will be challenged in their exempt event in Cancun, St. John’s isn’t a bad draw for the Big East Battle, even if the game is at MSG, while WVU could have done worse in drawing Missouri for the SEC event in January. The other road games, at Backyard Brawl rival Pittsburgh and Horizon strugglers Youngstown State, aren’t terrifying, while Rhode Island are the strongest visitor to Morgantown by some distance, at least until Big 12 play begins.
*MTE: MGM Resorts Main Event
Home Games (9) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (1) |
Home Games (9) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (1) |
31. Xavier# |
22. Clemson* |
46. Arkansas^ |
103. UC Irvine* |
74. Colorado or |
^ - SEC Challenge |
125. Louisiana* |
210. Wyoming* |
|
130. Illinois State |
59. USC! |
|
150. Winthrop |
! - Dickies Arena, Fort Worth |
|
166. George Mason |
|
|
234. Lamar |
|
|
247. Air Force |
|
|
(Non-D1) Southwestern |
|
|
# - Big East Battle |
|
|
TCU Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Nov. 7 |
(Non-D1) Southwestern |
|
|
Nov. 12 |
125. Louisiana |
MGM Resorts Main Event |
|
Nov. 18 |
247. Air Force |
|
|
Nov. 21 |
103. UC Irvine |
MGM Resorts Main Event |
|
Nov. 24 |
22. Clemson |
MGM Resorts Main Event
(Las Vegas) |
|
Nov. 26 |
74. Colorado or 210. Wyoming |
MGM Resorts Main Event
(Las Vegas) |
|
Dec. 3 |
130. Illinois State |
|
|
Dec. 6 |
59. USC |
Dickies Arena, Fort Worth |
TCU 96-61 (N) |
Dec. 11 |
150. Winthrop |
|
|
Dec. 14 |
234. Lamar |
|
|
Dec. 22 |
31. Xavier |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
|
Dec. 30 |
166. George Mason |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
49. Arkansas |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
The Horned Frogs are another Big 12 team that stumbled down the stretch, as their 12-1 non-conference mark, highlighted by a SEC Challenge win over Florida, couldn’t make up for an 8-12 run through conference play. Jamie Dixon’s squad will try again with a home-heavy schedule that doesn’t feature a true road game until calendar turns over to 2020. However, TCU will be challenged by several quality mid-majors (Big West champ UC Irvine, Sun Belt power Louisiana, Illinois State, Winthrop), along with a tantalizing pair of games in the Main Event in Vegas, a semi-home game against USC at the new Dickies Arena, and a potentially huge visit from Xavier in the Big East Battle.
*MTE: Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4) |
Road Games (2) |
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4) |
Road Games (2) |
33. Marquette# |
37. Mississippi State$ |
54. Alabama^ |
107. Tulsa |
111. Pittsburgh* |
148. UNLV |
169. North Dakota State |
64. Northwestern or |
^ - SEC Challenge |
182. Monmouth* |
172. Bradley* |
|
339. Arkansas-Pine Bluff* |
153. Saint Louis! |
|
340. Alabama State |
$ - Newark, N.J. |
|
345. Florida A&M |
! - Kansas City, Mo. |
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# - Big East Battle |
|
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Kansas State Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (0-2) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (0-2) |
Nov. 5 |
169. North Dakota State |
|
|
Nov. 9 |
148. UNLV |
|
|
Nov. 13 |
182. Monmouth |
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off |
|
Nov. 19 |
339. Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off |
|
Nov. 25 |
111. Pittsburgh |
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
(Fort Myers, Fla.) |
|
Nov. 27 |
64. Northwestern or
172. Bradley |
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
(Fort Myers, Fla.) |
|
Dec. 2 |
345. Florida A&M |
|
|
Dec. 7 |
33. Marquette |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
MU 83-71 (@) |
Dec. 11 |
340. Alabama State |
|
|
Dec. 14 |
47. Mississippi State |
Never Forget Tribute Classic
(Newark, N.J.) |
|
Dec. 21 |
153. Saint Louis |
Wildcat Classic
(Kansas City, Mo.) |
|
Dec. 29 |
107. Tulsa |
|
TU 47-46 (@) |
Jan. 25 |
54. Alabama |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
While the Wildcats won a share of the Big 12 crown and earned a four seed in the NCAAs, a First Round loss to UC Irvine left Bruce Weber’s squad hungry for more heading into 2019-20. This schedule should give K-State plenty of opportunities to celebrate this fall, thanks to a trio of sub-300 home games and a very winnable exempt tournament in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The most difficult games follow the Cats’ trip to Southwest Florida, as Marquette visit for the Big East series, with a game in Newark against Mississippi State following four days later. Then, Atlantic 10 Tournament champ Saint Louis will serve as the opposition for Kansas State’s annual Kansas City game, while the pre-Big 12 slate closes with a visit from a Tulsa team that defeated the Wildcats 47-46 last December. K-State’s third most interesting non-conference game may be January 25th’s SEC Challenge date at Alabama, depending on how Nate Oats fares in his first few weeks in charge in Tuscaloosa.
*MTE: Myrtle Beach Invitational
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4-5) |
Road Games (1-2) |
Home Games (6) |
Neutral-Site Games (4-5) |
Road Games (1-2) |
36. Arizona |
80. Washington$ |
15. Florida^ |
38. Butler# |
158. Ohio* |
179. Coastal Carolina |
163. Texas State |
65. Utah or |
(or Utah)* |
290. Central Arkansas |
(or Coastal Carolina)* |
^ - SEC Challenge |
332. Jackson State |
6. Villanova/ |
|
350. Maryland-Eastern Shore |
43. Mississippi State/ |
|
# - Big East Battle |
113. Middle Tennessee/ |
|
|
240. Tulane* |
|
|
282. UT Martin! |
|
|
$ - Anchorage, Ak. |
|
|
! - Houston |
|
Baylor Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Nov. 5 |
290. Central Arkansas |
|
|
Nov. 8 |
80. Washington |
Armed Forces Classic
(Anchorage, Ak.) |
|
Nov. 15 |
163. Texas State |
|
|
Nov. 21 |
158. Ohio |
Myrtle Beach Invitational
(Conway, S.C.) |
|
Nov. 22 |
65. Utah or 179. Coastal Carolina |
Myrtle Beach Invitational
(Conway, S.C.) |
|
Nov. 24 |
6. Villanova/43. Mississippi State/
113. Middle Tennessee/240. Tulane |
Myrtle Beach Invitational
(Conway, S.C.) |
|
Dec. 3 |
350. Maryland-Eastern Shore |
|
|
Dec. 7 |
36. Arizona |
|
BU 58-49 (@) |
Dec. 10 |
38. Butler |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
|
Dec. 18 |
282. UT Martin |
The Battleground 2K19
(Houston, Texas) |
|
Dec. 30 |
332. Jackson State |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
15. Florida |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
Even with the presence of four sub-250 games, the Bears’ non-conference schedule for 2019-20 is a significant step up from that of 2018-19. And remains true despite the lack of true road games, as Baylor won’t play such a contest until Big 12 play begins—unless they happen to meet Coastal Carolina on day two of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on the Chanticleers’ home floor. But Scott Drew’s club would prefer to meet Utah and either Villanova or Mississippi State there, and those games would add more quality to a schedule that already includes visits from Arizona and Butler, along with an SEC Challenge game at Florida and an early season meeting with Washington in Alaska. If Baylor can perform well against this schedule, they’ll be in line to better last season’s nine seed.
*MTE: Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (1) |
Home Games (8) |
Neutral-Site Games (3) |
Road Games (1) |
8. Kentucky^ |
12. Louisville$ |
120. DePaul# |
188. Cal State Bakersfield |
49. Iowa |
# - Big East Battle |
203. Southern Mississippi |
32. Creighton or |
|
228. Tennessee State* |
72. San Diego State* |
|
268. UTRGV |
309. Houston Baptist! |
|
275. LIU* |
$ - New York |
|
284. Eastern Illinois |
! - Midland, Tex. |
|
319. Bethune-Cookman |
|
|
^ - SEC Challenge |
|
|
Texas Tech Chronological
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Date |
(Rank) Opponent |
Event/Venue |
2018-19 Meeting (1-0) |
Nov. 5 |
284. Eastern Illinois |
|
|
Nov. 9 |
319. Bethune-Cookman |
|
|
Nov. 13 |
309. Houston Baptist |
Chapparal Center,
Midland, Texas |
|
Nov. 21 |
228. Tennessee State |
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational |
|
Nov. 24 |
275. LIU |
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational |
|
Nov. 28 |
49. Iowa |
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational
(Las Vegas) |
|
Nov. 29 |
32. Creighton or
72. San Diego State |
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational
(Las Vegas) |
|
Dec. 4 |
120. DePaul |
Big 12/Big East Battle |
|
Dec. 10 |
12. Louisville |
Jimmy V Classic
(New York) |
|
Dec. 16 |
203. Southern Mississippi |
|
|
Dec. 21 |
268. UTRGV |
|
TTU 71-46 (H) |
Dec. 29 |
188. Cal State Bakersfield |
|
|
Jan. 25 |
8. Kentucky |
Big 12/SEC Challenge |
|
While 2019’s NCAA runner-up still has the Big 12’s worst non-conference schedule, this effort is light years’ better than 2018-19’s version. However, the home slate, which gives fans in Lubbock little to look forward to other than the Big 12 Challenge meeting with Kentucky, drags its ranking down. While the Red Raiders will play quality neutral-site games as part of the Las Vegas Invitational and Jimmy V Classic, the Big East Battle assignment of a road game against DePaul is a bit disappointing. Expect Texas Tech to enter Big 12 play with plenty of wins once again.
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