PricklyPete wrote:When is the official release of schedules?
There is no easy answer other than there is no date or time for release of schedules.
The real answer is that it can happen literally any time from May until late September-literally weeks from the start of the practice.
There are too many variables. Some schools might have nearly all their games tied up in contracts, and once dates and tourneys are set in stone they might announce early.
The last couple years Texas Tech has been among the first nationally announcing almost immediately after the season.
A few years ago Charlotte was the first in mid-July.
This year, many have started to trickle out in the past few weeks as conferences have finalized their slates. But I have seen a number with TBA tournaments and open dates.
Typically late July thru mid-August is the busiest time (they especially flood as conference schedules are announced), but it's becoming more common for schools to not announce until September.
There are numerous reasons for this as well (teams sitting on contracts as they continue to shop for better games, tourney planning has become more chaotic and can change without notice, etc)