Big 10 NC sked rankings thus far (July 29)

Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin are complete, with the exception of first-round tournament assignments. Purdue still has a Wooden Tradition opponent (likely to be quality) TBD. Still have quite a ways to go before schedules are complete. Most of the major in-season tournaments have yet to announce their pairings.

Teams are listed in (current) order of most difficult to least difficult schedule based on last season's RPI.

1. MICHIGAN STATE
at North Carolina (3)
at Texas (41)
vs. Florida (54)
WOFFORD (172)
at The Citadel (175)
IPFW (228)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 112.166
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 200
NCAA Qualifiers: 2 (North Carolina, Texas)
Top 100: 3

2. OHIO STATE
FLORIDA STATE (15)
at West Virginia (21)
at Butler (24)
CLEVELAND STATE (52)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (217)
LIPSCOMB (236)
ST. FRANCIS, PA. (322)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 126.714
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 168.4
NCAA Qualifiers: 4 (Florida State, West Virginia, Butler, Cleveland State)
Top 100: 4
Potential 2K Sports Classic Opponents: North Carolina (3), Syracuse (12), Cal (39)

3. INDIANA
vs. Pitt (2)
MARYLAND (55)
KENTUCKY (79)
LOYOLA-MARYLAND (195)
BRYANT (306)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 127.4
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 158.75
NCAA Qualifiers: 2 (Pitt, Maryland)
Top 100: 3
Potential Puerto Rico Shootout Opponents: Villanova (13), Dayton (27), George Mason (51), Kansas State (81), Ole Miss (82), Georgia Tech (139), Boston U (161)

4. PENN STATE
at Temple (30)
VIRGINIA TECH (61)
AMERICAN (73)
ROBERT MORRIS (109)
at Virginia (114)
UMBC (162)
SACRED HEART (183)
GARDNER WEBB (218)
PENN (259)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 134.333
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 152.142
NCAA Qualifiers: 3 (Temple, American, Robert Morris)
Top 100: 3
Potential Charleston Classic Opponents: South Carolina (58), Miami-Florida (65), Davidson (69), LaSalle (112), Tulane (188), South Florida (190), NC-Wilmington (277)

5. NORTHWESTERN
BUTLER (24)
vs. Notre Dame (77)
STANFORD (106)
at NC State (111)
LIBERTY (151)
at DePaul (206)
TENNESSEE STATE (269)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 134.857
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 137.5
NCAA Qualifiers: 1 (Butler)
Top 100: 2

6. ILLINOIS
vs. Utah (9)
vs. Missouri (10)
vs. Gonzaga (26)
at Clemson (28)
VANDERBILT (95)
WOFFORD (172)
vs. Georgia (192)
PRESBYTERIAN (215)
WESTERN MICHIGAN (301)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (329)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 137.7
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 222.4
NCAA Qualifiers: 4 (Utah, Missouri, Gonzaga, Clemson)
Top 100: 5

7. IOWA
at Northern Iowa (59)
VIRGINIA TECH (61)
DRAKE (163)
at Iowa State (167)
TENNESSEE STATE (269)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 143.8
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 164.333
NCAA Qualifiers: 1 (Northern Iowa)
Top 100: 2
Potential CBE Classic Opponents: Pitt (2), Texas (41), Wichita State (158)

8. WISCONSIN
DUKE (1)
MARQUETTE (35)
at Green Bay (71)
OAKLAND (122)
MILWAUKEE (134)
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (166)
IPFW (228)
CAL POLY (304)
GRAMBLING STATE (340)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 155.666
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 166.25
NCAA Qualifiers: 2 (Duke, Marquette)
Top 100: 3
Potential Maui Invitational Opponents: Gonzaga (26), Maryland (55), Arizona (62), Cincinnati (84), Vanderbilt (95), Colorado (235), Chaminade (344)

9. MICHIGAN
CONNECTICUT (8)
at Utah (9)
at Kansas (11)
BOSTON COLLEGE (60)
COPPIN STATE (220)
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (251)
DETROIT (281)
HOUSTON BAPTIST (312)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN (344)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 166.222
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 210.857
NCAA Qualifiers: 4 (Connecticut, Utah, Kansas, Boston College)
Top 100: 4
Potential Old Spice Classic Opponents: Florida State (15), Xavier (17), Marquette (35), Creighton (40), Baylor (56), Alabama (108), Iona (213)

10. MINNESOTA
vs. Butler (24)
at Miami-Florida (65)
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (74)
SAINT JOSEPH’S (105)
MORGAN STATE (130)
UTAH VALLEY (238)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (283)
BROWN (307)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (329)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 172.777
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 209.428
NCAA Qualifiers: 3 (Butler, Stephen F. Austin, Morgan State)
Top 100: 3

11. PURDUE
WAKE FOREST (16)
WEST VIRGINIA (21)
at Alabama (108)
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (127)
VALPARAISO (261)
BALL STATE (262)
vs. South Dakota State (283)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (297)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE (344)

Average RPI of Nonconference Opponents: 191
Average RPI of Home Opponents: 189.714
NCAA Qualifiers: 3 (Wake Forest, West Virginia, Cal State Northridge)
Top 100: 2