2011-12 Non-Con Schedules

by **BirdmanBB** » March 10th, 2011, 4:16 pm

I know it's early, but with all of this talk about teams not scheduling hard enough and the fact that it is keeping us out, I was wondering what everyones non-con schedules look like so far for next year. Ours looks to be improved (Thank God), but I would still like to see some more challenging teams on it next year. Maybe once everyone has contributed, we can compile one list for the conference and keep it updated.

Redbirds

vs. SIU-E (cancun challenge @ home) Nov. 14-19
vs. Lipscomb (cancun challenge @ home) Nov. 14-19
vs. Rutgers (in cancun) Nov. 22
vs. Richmond/Illinois (in cancun) Nov. 23
@ Fresno St. (replacing MWC challenge) Dec. 3rd
@ Morehead St. (return BB from 09-10)
vs. UALR (last part of 1 for 1)
vs. UNC-W (last part of 1 for 1)
vs. Bracketbuster (should be at home) Feb 17-19?
vs. Western Mich (this was the BB from this year so it could get pushed back a year)

-By my count this would leave us with 2-3 games left to schedule depending on the Western Mich. game. We don't play UIC this year so there has been some chatter about us possibly starting something up with Loyola. This feels like the first time ever we have not been completely in the dark about our non-con schedule. Jank and staff seem so secretive when it comes to it.

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by **wildjays** » March 10th, 2011, 4:37 pm

We have been trying to compile the non-conference schedules for next season and have a running list going under each of this year's schedules.

http://whiteandbluereview.com/?page_id=293#schedule

But here is what we have so far in addition to the Illinois State in the post above.

Creighton:
11/30–San Diego St. (MWC/MVC Challenge)
@Loyola-Chicago (’10 Bracketbuster Return)
Nebraska
Northwestern
@St. Joseph’s
Iowa MTE–Play Iowa in Des Moines (Global Sports)
Chicago State (Global Sports)
North Carolina A & T (Global Sports)
Campbell (Global Sports)

Bradley:
12/3–@ Wyoming (MWC/MVC Challenge)
@Drexel (’10 Bracketbuster Return)

Drake:
12/3–Air Force (MWC/MVC Challenge)
Paradise Jam–(Drexel, Marquette, Mississippi, Norfolk State, TCU, and Virginia)
@Boise State
Eastern Michigan
@Iowa
Iowa State
CS-Northridge (’10 Bracketbuster Return)

Evansville:
12/3–TCU (MWC/MVC Challenge)
@Illinois-Chicago (’10 Bracketbuster Return)

Indiana State:
12/3–@ Boise State (MWC/MVC Challenge)
@Buffalo
Wisconsin-Green Bay (’10 Bracketbuster Return)

Missouri State:
@ Nevada (’10 Bracketbuster Return)
Oklahoma State (@OKST in 2012-13)
@ Oral Roberts
@ Arkansas State
@ Arkansas-Little Rock
12/3–@ New Mexico (MVC/MWC Challenge)
Las Vegas Classic (2 home, 2 in Vegas)

Northern Iowa:
12/3–Colorado State (MWC/MVC Challenge)
@Old Dominion (’10 Bracketbuster Return)
Iowa
@Iowa State

Southern Illinois
Diamond Head Classic (Kansas State, Clemson, Hawaii, Xavier, UTEP, Long Beach State, 1 TBA)
Western Kentucky (also in 2012-13 and 2013-14 H/H)
@Western Michigan (’10 Bracketbuster Return)

Wichita State:
12/4–UNLV (MWC/MVC Challenge)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Purdue, Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Iona, Temple, TBA)
Utah State (’10 Bracketbuster Return)
@Tulsa (2012-13 and 2013-14 H/H)

by **Aces1982** » March 10th, 2011, 4:42 pm

Evansville also has:
IU
Butler
@UNC

by **BirdmanBB** » March 10th, 2011, 5:16 pm

As it stands right now, it doesn't really look too bad for everyone. Plenty of games against "name" teams to prove yourself. It will be interesting to see what happens with BU's schedule. I still would like to see Jank get us something good towards the end of the non-con since our toughest games are so early.

by **TNMSUFAN** » March 10th, 2011, 6:04 pm

Add Tulsa @ home to Missouri State's

Also, the Las Vegas Classic field is Alabama, W. Virginia and N. Carolina

by **SubGod22** » March 11th, 2011, 10:43 am

I believe WSU will also have another home thriller against Chicago State :Bam:

and most likely a game against UMKC. Not sure yet what our other three 250+RPI teams will be on our schedule yet but I'm sure they'll be thrilling...

by **Jays26** » March 11th, 2011, 3:04 pm

To lazy to try and find it but does anyone know if the Creighton vs San Diego St game is home or away?

by **TylerDurden** » March 11th, 2011, 3:32 pm

Jays26 wrote:To lazy to try and find it but does anyone know if the Creighton vs San Diego St game is home or away?

Road game.
http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/n ... ge-series/

by **BirdmanBB** » March 22nd, 2011, 11:17 am

http://www.basketballtravelers.com

-From this site, it looks like Evansville is looking for 2 home guarantee games Dec. 6th, 7th, 10th and 15-21.

-UNI is looking for a home guarantee game on either Nov. 15th or 16th and between December 17th and 22nd

-Also, it looks like there is an unknown valley team confirmed to play in a 5-team, 4 game round robin that includes Michigan St. a MAC, Horizon team and one more that they are currently looking for. (you get 1 home game and 3 road games *at least for the last team in). Nov. 15-26th so looking like either BU, E-Ville, In St., UNI or MSU could be participating in this.

by **DUBulldog** » March 22nd, 2011, 11:55 am

Drake will play at Iowa, home with Iowa State. I believe Cal-Northridge owes the 'dogs a return game from Bracket Buster 2009-10. We've got Air Force at home for the MVC-MWC challenge, and a bracket buster game at home. I'm guessing that Eastern Michigan owes DU a return game in Des Moines this upcoming season, and DU probably owes a return game at Boise State.

Bulldogs also play in the Paradise Jam....teams include Marquette, Mississippi, Virginia, Drexel, Texas Christian, Drake, Norfolk State, and Winthrop.

Beyond that, I'm not sure who's on the schedule.

The Bulldogs will also play 5 games in Australia/New Zealand this August...obviously, these are games that don't count.