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KU noncon schedule set for AY2019-20
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4 years 10 months ago #22973
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Kansas to face another tough nonconference slate in 2019-20
Kansas Men's Basketball 2018-19 Nonconference Schedule (home games in ALL CAPS)
Oct. 24 (Thursday) – FORT HAYS STATE (EXHIBITION)
Oct. 31 (Thursday) – PITTSBURG STATE (EXHIBITION)
Nov. 5 (Tuesday) – Duke (New York, N.Y., Champions Classic)
Nov. 8 (Friday) – UNC GREENSBORO
Nov. 15 (Friday) – MONMOUTH
Nov. 19 (Tuesday) – EAST TENNESSEE STATE (Maui Jim Maui Invitational home contest)
Nov. 25 (Monday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Nov. 26 (Tuesday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Nov. 27 (Wednesday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Dec. 7 (Saturday) – COLORADO
Dec. 10 (Tuesday) – UW-MILWAUKEE
Dec. 14 (Saturday) – UMKC (Kansas City, Mo., Jayhawk Shootout)
Dec. 21 (Saturday) – at Villanova (Big East Series)
Dec. 29 (Sunday) – at Stanford
Jan. 25 (Saturday) – Big 12/SEC Challenge (Lawrence, Kan.)
March 11-14 – Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)
2020 NCAA Tournament Dates and Sites
March 15 – Selection Sunday
March 17-18 – First Four (Dayton, Ohio)
March 19 & 21 – First/Second Rounds (Albany, N.Y.; Spokane, Wash.; St. Louis, Mo.; Tampa, Fla.)
March 20 & 22 – First/Second Rounds (Greensboro, N.C.; Omaha, Neb.; Sacramento, Calif.; Cleveland, Ohio)
March 26 & 28 – Regional (Midwest at Indianapolis, Ind.; West at Los Angeles, Calif.)
March 27 & 29 – Regional (South at Houston, Texas; East at New York, N.Y.)
April 4 & 6 – Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Kansas could potentially play seven schools from Power 5 conferences. Add to that another battle with national foe Villanova in the Big 12-Big East Challenge, a to-be-determined opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, plus the always tough Big 12 slate, and the Jayhawks are once again set up for one of the hardest schedules in the nation for this upcoming season.
In 2018-19, the NCAA Evaluation Tool ("NET") showed that the Jayhawks endured the strongest schedule in the nation among the 353 teams in Division I. Kansas' opponents last season had an average NET ranking of 54th, a figure that led the nation.
Referring to the NCAA's measurement before the NET, for the last 10 seasons Kansas has ranked no lower than fifth nationally in the final Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), which included a No. 4 rating following the 2018-19 season. Three of those times – 2010, 2011 and 2016 – the Jayhawks had the nation's No. 1 RPI.
KU's strength of schedule has ranked in the top 10 in nine of Bill Self's 16 seasons. During that span, KU has had the nation's toughest schedule four times: 2004-05, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2018-19.
Kansas Men's Basketball 2018-19 Nonconference Schedule (home games in ALL CAPS)
Oct. 24 (Thursday) – FORT HAYS STATE (EXHIBITION)
Oct. 31 (Thursday) – PITTSBURG STATE (EXHIBITION)
Nov. 5 (Tuesday) – Duke (New York, N.Y., Champions Classic)
Nov. 8 (Friday) – UNC GREENSBORO
Nov. 15 (Friday) – MONMOUTH
Nov. 19 (Tuesday) – EAST TENNESSEE STATE (Maui Jim Maui Invitational home contest)
Nov. 25 (Monday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Nov. 26 (Tuesday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Nov. 27 (Wednesday) – Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Dec. 7 (Saturday) – COLORADO
Dec. 10 (Tuesday) – UW-MILWAUKEE
Dec. 14 (Saturday) – UMKC (Kansas City, Mo., Jayhawk Shootout)
Dec. 21 (Saturday) – at Villanova (Big East Series)
Dec. 29 (Sunday) – at Stanford
Jan. 25 (Saturday) – Big 12/SEC Challenge (Lawrence, Kan.)
March 11-14 – Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)
2020 NCAA Tournament Dates and Sites
March 15 – Selection Sunday
March 17-18 – First Four (Dayton, Ohio)
March 19 & 21 – First/Second Rounds (Albany, N.Y.; Spokane, Wash.; St. Louis, Mo.; Tampa, Fla.)
March 20 & 22 – First/Second Rounds (Greensboro, N.C.; Omaha, Neb.; Sacramento, Calif.; Cleveland, Ohio)
March 26 & 28 – Regional (Midwest at Indianapolis, Ind.; West at Los Angeles, Calif.)
March 27 & 29 – Regional (South at Houston, Texas; East at New York, N.Y.)
April 4 & 6 – Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.)
ARTICLE EXCERPTS
Kansas could potentially play seven schools from Power 5 conferences. Add to that another battle with national foe Villanova in the Big 12-Big East Challenge, a to-be-determined opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, plus the always tough Big 12 slate, and the Jayhawks are once again set up for one of the hardest schedules in the nation for this upcoming season.
In 2018-19, the NCAA Evaluation Tool ("NET") showed that the Jayhawks endured the strongest schedule in the nation among the 353 teams in Division I. Kansas' opponents last season had an average NET ranking of 54th, a figure that led the nation.
Referring to the NCAA's measurement before the NET, for the last 10 seasons Kansas has ranked no lower than fifth nationally in the final Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), which included a No. 4 rating following the 2018-19 season. Three of those times – 2010, 2011 and 2016 – the Jayhawks had the nation's No. 1 RPI.
KU's strength of schedule has ranked in the top 10 in nine of Bill Self's 16 seasons. During that span, KU has had the nation's toughest schedule four times: 2004-05, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2018-19.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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4 years 10 months ago #22974
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Joining KU in the field is host Chaminade, Dayton, Georgia, Michigan State, UCLA, Virginia Tech and Yale.
Actual brackets not set yet.
I would imagine it will be set so that KU and MSU (both preseason top 5) should meet in the title game.
Actual brackets not set yet.
I would imagine it will be set so that KU and MSU (both preseason top 5) should meet in the title game.
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4 years 10 months ago #22975
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"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
Thanks for adding the Maui Jim field. I agree, the brackets will undoubtedly be set up to have KU and MSU lined up for the final, with USC and VaTech likely being seeded 3 and 4.
Odd that the SEC challenge opponent hasn't been set. I guess the assumption is Kentucky, but who knows.
Without that info, Duke and @Villanova give us a solid start. Throwing in possibly Kentucky and MSU and we should have as strong a non-con schedule as anybody.
I like getting Duke right out of the gate with our returning veterans. Gives us a good chance notch a nationally prominent win, and if we were to lose it's early enough in the year that it's somewhat meaningless. Kind of no downside as the winner will get a 'quality win' and the loser doesn't get hammered for it.
Odd that the SEC challenge opponent hasn't been set. I guess the assumption is Kentucky, but who knows.
Without that info, Duke and @Villanova give us a solid start. Throwing in possibly Kentucky and MSU and we should have as strong a non-con schedule as anybody.
I like getting Duke right out of the gate with our returning veterans. Gives us a good chance notch a nationally prominent win, and if we were to lose it's early enough in the year that it's somewhat meaningless. Kind of no downside as the winner will get a 'quality win' and the loser doesn't get hammered for it.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
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