Next years non-conference schedule

[VUGrad1314]

Simple process of elimination states that Southern Miss will be making a trip to Carver to play Bradley (unless they're using the game against a non-D1 which wouldn't be smart.

https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2017 ... anksgiving

It also says one of Missouri State's non-bracketed games is against Robert Morris.

Per a release form North Dakota State the Bears will be making a trip to Fargo.

[BEARZ77]

Yeah, the Bears schedule has a few known items like road games at NDSU & Wright St., home games vs Western Kentucky, ORU, and the 4 games in the KC tourney which has home games vs Robert Morris and I think Stetson but then playing 2 of the 3 of Southern Cal/Texas Tech/Nebraska in KC. I think Ark St is in the schedule as well. The final couple games will determine if it's good schedule or just so-so. There was rumor of a roadie at Texas but unconfirmed. If we can get at least one more P-5 game , that would give us 3 with the games in KC being potential NCAA tourney level, and W.Kentucky getting some top 25 mention in preseason polls, Wright st has been a solid MM program of late and NDSU at least respectable. I could live with that in Ford's 1st year.

[BCPanther]

UNI will take part in the US Bank Stadium Basketball Classic in Minneapolis on December 1st. UNI will play South Dakota State at 8:00. Drake will play North Dakota State at 5:30 on 12/1 as well.

They're playing 4 games in US Bank Stadium over two days to get ready for the Final 4 the following April.

Great opportunity in a cool venue for two Valley programs and both should be winnable games.

UNI also will play Stony Brook in Cedar Falls on 12/29 in a buy game. Stony Brook was RPI 208 last year and should be pushing the top 150 this year.

[VUGrad1314]

Not bad. Thanks for the info. UNI vs SDSU should be a fun one. Definitely looking forward to it.

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Great matchups for Drake/UNI in an important market. They even gave Drake/NDSU & UNI/SDSU the Saturday slots and pushed Minn/OkSt to Friday. Should be a fun trip for the 4 schools.

Mid-major Madness ranks the Jackrabbits 4th of all mid-majors — behind only Nevada, Gonzaga, & Loyola. That’ll be a Q1 game.

[MissouriValleyUnite]

https://twitter.com/wsu_mbb/status/1021 ... 51778?s=21
Wright State visiting the Sycamores Sat 12/1 (and Racers Sat 11/10).

[Majik45]

They are announcing Bradley's non-conference schedule on twitter today, announcing a new game every 30 minutes or so. So far it's very weak. Updated with more games:

Nov. 7 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Cancun Prelim 1)
Nov. 10 vs. SEMO
Nov. 14 vs. Jacksonville St (Cancun Prelim 2)
Nov. 17 @ UIC
Nov. 20 vs. SMU (Cancun)
Nov. 21 vs. Penn St/Wright St (Cancun)
Nov. 24 vs. Chicago St
Nov. 28 @ IUPUI

Dec. 1 vs. New Mexico (MVC-MWC Challenge)
Dec. 4 @ Arkansas - Little Rock
Dec. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois
Dec. 18 @ Georgia Southern
Dec. 22 vs SE Louisiana

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Illinois State opens Nov 6 vs Dunk City
https://fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[VUGrad1314]

They are announcing Bradley's non-conference schedule on twitter today, announcing a new game every 30 minutes or so. So far it's very weak. Updated with more games:

Nov. 7 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Cancun Prelim 1)
Nov. 10 vs. SEMO
Nov. 14 vs. Jacksonville St (Cancun Prelim 2)
Nov. 17 @ UIC
Nov. 20 vs. SMU (Cancun)
Nov. 21 vs. Penn St/Wright St (Cancun)
Nov. 24 vs. Chicago St
Nov. 28 @ IUPUI

Dec. 1 vs. New Mexico (MVC-MWC Challenge)
Dec. 4 @ Arkansas - Little Rock
Dec. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois
Dec. 18 @ Georgia Southern
Dec. 22 vs SE Louisiana

Wardle should be ashamed doing this to a senior laden roster. Barry Hinson and Marty Simmons think that schedule needs some strengthening. There's a lot of hoping in there that Jacksonville State UIC IUPUI and Georgia Southern can be decent. Otherwise it's a good MTE a strong challenge game and a bunch of nothing. Hopefully Bradley can turn in a decent RPI so that they can get better games in the future.

[just ducky]

They are announcing Bradley's non-conference schedule on twitter today, announcing a new game every 30 minutes or so. So far it's very weak. Updated with more games:

Nov. 7 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Cancun Prelim 1)
Nov. 10 vs. SEMO
Nov. 14 vs. Jacksonville St (Cancun Prelim 2)
Nov. 17 @ UIC
Nov. 20 vs. SMU (Cancun)
Nov. 21 vs. Penn St/Wright St (Cancun)
Nov. 24 vs. Chicago St
Nov. 28 @ IUPUI

Dec. 1 vs. New Mexico (MVC-MWC Challenge)
Dec. 4 @ Arkansas - Little Rock
Dec. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois
Dec. 18 @ Georgia Southern
Dec. 22 vs SE Louisiana

I was hoping that Bradley could reach into their scheduling top hat and pull out at least a rabbit and maybe even a mink. No- This looks like another skunk so a new top hat and some opened windows might be their first order of business.

Yes I know that scheduling is difficult but Bradley should be an excellent team and good teams should be able to find other good teams.