(02-04-2018 08:23 AM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(02-04-2018 03:10 AM)templefootballfan Wrote:  FOX told them to expand or improve non-conf sch, they did niether

There was improvement in their non-conference schedules. Creighton, DePaul, and G-Town didn't really listen. Marquette's non-conference has recognizable foes, but didn't show up this season (Wisky and VCU).

Some in the Big East figured it out, though, that they don't really have to do much about their non-conference schedule. DePaul has that abysmal NCSOS...with the Big East portion, it brings their entire SOS to 78. Creighton's going to dance, making them and their conference richer. Counterpoint to these are that there are major opponents on the slate, but are weighted way down by SWAC, MEAC, Ivy, ASun, and OVC games.

I think you're sort of acknowledging this with your last sentence, but DePaul's non-conference schedule (despite the statistical SOS numbers) don't really point to a lack of scheduling well. In the non-conference schedule, they had games against Notre Dame, Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State (as part of the PK80 Tournament) and Oregon (also part of PK80). I wouldn't call that poor scheduling at all. It's just that everyone on that list besides Michigan State has a lot worse RPI than someone scheduling games a year or two ago could have reasonably anticipated.