2018-19 Basketball Schedule

[06panther10]

Wasn't sure where else to post this and didn't want to start a new thread. Bart Torvik runs a free website similar to Kenpom. He just listed his top 35 true mid-major teams since 2008.

Creighton 2014 -4th
UNI 2015 - 5th
Drake 2008- 6th
UNI 2010 - 10th
Loyola 2018 - 20th

https://twitter.com/totally_t_bomb/s...53002181742592

Interesting list, seems pretty respectable.

However, having that St Marys team at #1 is ludicrous.

[NEI Panther]

Where is WSU?

[orangetennis]

Where is WSU?

Neither WSU nor Gonzaga is on the list, so he's obviously not considering them as a "true mid major."

[sevelev711]

Neither WSU nor Gonzaga is on the list, so he's obviously not considering them as a "true mid major."

Odd that Creighton is considered "true mid major" while WSU isn't.

[achrist70]

That Drake is too high.

[GonzoCat]

Loyola got screwed. How many times have teams from non-money conferences won over 30 and made the final four? 4 or 5? I'm happy with UNI's two top 10, but honestly we didn't accomplish as much with either team. Same with WSU, no idea why he didn't include their top years, they are not in the same class (or non-class) as Gonzaga. I'd guess he just forgot about WSU.

[BCPanther]

Loyola got screwed. How many times have teams from non-money conferences won over 30 and made the final four? 4 or 5? I'm happy with UNI's two top 10, but honestly we didn't accomplish as much with either team. Same with WSU, no idea why he didn't include their top years, they are not in the same class (or non-class) as Gonzaga. I'd guess he just forgot about WSU.

Meh. Loyola got incredibly lucky that the bracket fell apart for them. Our 10 and 15 teams were both much better but ran into Michigan State and Louisville instead of Nevada and K-State minus their best player.

[UNIdad]

Meh. Loyola got incredibly lucky that the bracket fell apart for them. Our 10 and 15 teams were both much better but ran into Michigan State and Louisville instead of Nevada and K-State minus their best player.

And won. Nothing takes the place of actually winning the games when you have the opportunity. I will remember Loyola's NCAA tournament run as being possible only because we didn't take advantage of an opportunity against them in the MVC tournament.

[panther-state]

In the eyes of the NCAA we didnt lose to Louisville...

[Stickboy46]

Neither WSU nor Gonzaga is on the list, so he's obviously not considering them as a "true mid major."

This was from the linked article which he used as a baseline to create the rankings.

"I’ve debated on how to label mid-majors for this countdown, like does the 2016-17 Gonzaga team count? That team was not a mid-major and I don’t think anyone looks at Gonzaga as a mid-major anymore. I decided to rule out any Gonzaga teams, the undefeated Wichita State teams, the new Big East when they were late in the MVC, and any A-10 teams among others. I just don’t look at that group as mid-majors, so who were the best small schools in the last 10 years? "

Odd group to choose to single out, but he doesn't consider Gonzaga or WSU to be Mid-Majors so they aren't included. Which is weird while including Creighton ..

[hediondo19]

Has anyone heard anything regarding travel packages for the Paradise Jam? I would have thought that information would have come out by now, or at least soon.

[CyCarp]

Has anyone heard anything regarding travel packages for the Paradise Jam? I would have thought that information would have come out by now, or at least soon.

I don't believe there is anything. Somebody asked Haldemans mom about it on Twitter a while back, her response...

No charter this year! Everyone on own. We are going the 14th- 20th . Not much info on tourney website yet.

[CyCarp]

I feel like Iowa State gets a free pass with the ending of the inter state games. They just released their schedule today... games include Alabama St, Omaha, North Dakota St, Southern, and Eastern Illinois. RPIs last year of 332, 287, 214, 311 and 262. Looks like they're taking a page from the Iowa school of scheduling this year.

[BCPanther]

I feel like Iowa State gets a free pass with the ending of the inter state games. They just released their schedule today... games include Alabama St, Omaha, North Dakota St, Southern, and Eastern Illinois. RPIs last year of 332, 287, 214, 311 and 262. Looks like they're taking a page from the Iowa school of scheduling this year.

Of course they do. Jamie got out of Home and Homes AND the Big 4 and never took even a hint of criticism. Man missed his calling, should have been a politician.

[cydave]

I feel like Iowa State gets a free pass with the ending of the inter state games. They just released their schedule today... games include Alabama St, Omaha, North Dakota St, Southern, and Eastern Illinois. RPIs last year of 332, 287, 214, 311 and 262. Looks like they're taking a page from the Iowa school of scheduling this year.

Who else should ISU have scheduled when their non-con already includes Mizzou, Ole Miss, Iowa, plus the Maui Invite, which they open with Arizona, then play either Gonzaga/Illinois, then either Duke/Xavier/Auburn/San Diego St.

That’s guaranteed 6 non-con games vs P5/6 opponents, plus the 18 game Big 12 grind, and you’ve got 24 games vs P5 teams.
Any coach or AD with that schedule would finish out the non-con with as many cup cakes as possible.