07 SEC non-conference scheduling

[Blue Hen]

- 46% of the non conference games are vs 1AA & Sun Belt opponents

- On average, the SEC teams play 1.08 BCS opponents ( 2 SEC teams play zero BCS opponents)

- Tenn & LSU are the only SEC teams NOT playing 1AA teams

-The SEC is playing 40 'home' non conference games and only 8 'away' (that's 83% home)

- 5 of the 12 SEC teams play no OOC 'away' games at all.

- MSU is the only SEC team to play 2 OOC away games

..........corrections welcomed

[ktffan]

Scheduling by type:

Opponents that finished ranked last year:

Pac-10 12-(38.7%)
Sun Belt 13-(32.5%)
Independent 11-(22.9%)
CUSA 11-(22.9%)
MWC 8-(22.2%)
ACC 10-(20.8%)
MAC 9-(14.5%)
WAC 5-(14.3%)
Big 12 6-(12.5%)
SEC 5-(10.4%)
Big Ten 4-(9.1%)
Big East 2-(5.0%)

Opponents that are "major":

Sun Belt 26-(65.0%)
MAC 38-(61.3%)
CUSA 25-(52.1%)
WAC 17-(48.6%)
MWC 17-(47.2%)
ACC 22-(45.8%)
Independent 21-(43.8%)
Big East 15-(37.5%)
Pac-10 11-(35.5%)
Big Ten 13-(29.5%)
SEC 14-(29.2%)
Big 12 11-(22.9%)

Non-IA opponents (Western Kentucky Included):

WAC 8-(22.9%)
SEC 10-(20.8%)
Big Ten 8-(18.2%)
CUSA 8-(16.7%)
Big 12 8-(16.7%)
Big East 6-(15.0%)
ACC 7-(14.6%)
MAC 9-(14.5%)
MWC 5-(13.9%)
Sun Belt 5-(12.5%)
Pac-10 2-(6.5%)
Independent 2-(4.2%)

Teams that went to bowls last year:

Sun Belt 28-(70.0%)
Pac-10 20-(64.5%)
Independent 24-(50.0%)
ACC 24-(50.0%)
MWC 17-(47.2%)
CUSA 22-(45.8%)
WAC 15-(42.9%)
Big 12 20-(41.7%)
SEC 19-(39.6%)
MAC 22-(35.5%)
Big East 12-(30.0%)
Big Ten 12-(27.3%)

Record last year of opponents:

Sun Belt (314-198-0)--0.613
Pac-10 (237-157-0)--0.602
ACC (330-274-0)--0.546
MWC (236-212-0)--0.527
WAC (226-205-0)--0.524
CUSA (311-283-0)--0.524
Independent (303-302-0)--0.501
Big 12 (290-304-0)--0.488
MAC (368-394-0)--0.483
SEC (282-309-0)--0.477
Big Ten (247-295-0)--0.456
Big East (194-293-0)--0.398


Six years ago, the Big Ten played a pretty decent schedule, this year it's rather sucky. Of course the Big Ten was also "down" big time back then and miraculously recovered when their schedules started getting easier.

[Blue Hen]

good stuff


If teams were dropped in polls every time they played and beat a lower division team, maybe that might inspire a different scheduling ideology. What do you think ?

In reality, everybody wants 7-8 home games....that's root of the problem, I guess.

[ktffan]

There's a lot I don't like about the money situation in college football, but it's reality we have to deal with. Interdivsion games are here to stay, I just wish we'd get a few more big-time games.