Early Look At 2016-17 B1G Non-Conference Schedules

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It looks like Purdue will actually be playing Louisville and Ohio State will be playing Virginia in the Challenge. Either the original report was wrong or the matchups got switched at the last minute.
 

Yes! Gophers deemed 1 of the 2 Monday sh*t games for ACC Challenge

Wake Forest @ Northwestern is the other one.

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Ohio State non-conference schedule numbers

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George Washington has announced that the date for the Penn State game is Nov. 26.
 






Purdue will host NJIT

Boilers non-conference schedule almost complete. Need 1 game.

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Here is a roundup of some rumors I have seen on various message boards involving scheduling with BIG teams:


-Maryland will have home games against American and St. Peter's, as well as a neutral site game with La Salle. Not sure where the La Salle game would be played if it's true, possibly in Baltimore just like their game with Princeton this past season.

-Minnesota will host Northern Illinois. The poster on the NIU message board who typed this also mentioned Alabama as a possible game, so this could be one of your home games for the Vegas tournament.

-I have also seen that Purdue will host Cleveland State on Dec. 10. If that is the case, it would appear that Purdue's schedule is done, unless NJIT is the mysterious fourth visiting team in the Cancun Challenge.

Here are the links that show what I mentioned if you want to take a look for yourself.

http://auhoops.proboards.com/thread/942/2016-17-schedule-game-time

http://spchoops.proboards.com/thread/1632/spu-notre-dame

http://udtitanbasketball.freeforums.net/thread/518/horizon-2016-non-conference-schedules

http://explorertown.proboards.com/thread/2181/2016-17-schedule?page=3

http://csnbbs.com/thread-779828.html
 

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Northern Illinois @ Gophers

Thanks. All added above.

NIU likely would be a decent opponent for Gophers. #136 in RPI last season.

badgerfan said:
Here is a roundup of some rumors I have seen on various message boards involving scheduling with BIG teams:


-Maryland will have home games against American and St. Peter's, as well as a neutral site game with La Salle. Not sure where the La Salle game would be played if it's true, possibly in Baltimore just like their game with Princeton this past season.

-Minnesota will host Northern Illinois. The poster on the NIU message board who typed this also mentioned Alabama as a possible game, so this could be one of your home games for the Vegas tournament.

-I have also seen that Purdue will host Cleveland State on Dec. 10. If that is the case, it would appear that Purdue's schedule is done, unless NJIT is the mysterious fourth visiting team in the Cancun Challenge.

Here are the links that show what I mentioned if you want to take a look for yourself.

http://auhoops.proboards.com/thread/942/2016-17-schedule-game-time

http://spchoops.proboards.com/thread/1632/spu-notre-dame

http://udtitanbasketball.freeforums.net/thread/518/horizon-2016-non-conference-schedules

http://explorertown.proboards.com/thread/2181/2016-17-schedule?page=3

http://csnbbs.com/thread-779828.html
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Playing on Monday

SelectionSunday said:
Wake Forest @ Northwestern is the other one.

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Other than the 4 games designated for ESPN, playing on Monday is probably more a product of not being in an exempt Tourney the weekend after Thanksgiving than the expected quality of the game. If they are regulated to ESPNU instead of ESPN2 even on Monday (ESPN will have MNF), then it really will be a slap in the face.
 

Illinois non-conference schedule add

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SelectionSunday said:
Thanks. All added above.

NIU likely would be a decent opponent for Gophers. #136 in RPI last season.
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Homecoming for Tartan/Hill Murray Alum Marshawn Wilson. Should be a solid test against a upper tier MAC squad.
 





Maryland to play Charlotte

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Northwestern significantly upgrades non-conference schedule

Two Wildcats Legends Classic opponents are still TBD. One will be Colorado, Notre Dame, or Texas, all NCAA qualifiers last season. After last year's laughable non-conference schedule, Chris Collins has significantly upgraded the slate, as the Wildcats will play 4 NCAA qualifiers (Butler, Dayton, and 2 of Colorado/Notre Dame/Texas).
 

For now assuming Gophers are out of Men Who Speak Out Main Event in Las Vegas

TJGopher alluded to this earlier.

It now sounds like Gophers are out of the Las Vegas event with Alabama, BYU, and Valpo. Am assuming the Arkansas home game is part of an exempt 4-game Multi-Team Event. 2 of the other 3 games certainly would be at Williams Arena, the 4th (if not another home game) a neutral-site game vs. presumably a decent opponent.
 

SelectionSunday said:
TJGopher alluded to this earlier.

It now sounds like Gophers are out of the Las Vegas event with Alabama, BYU, and Valpo. Am assuming the Arkansas home game is part of an exempt 4-game Multi-Team Event. 2 of the other 3 games certainly would be at Williams Arena, the 4th perhaps, or if not, a neutral-site game vs. presumably a decent opponent.
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Since Arkansas is a home and home will we be doing this event two years a row, sucks that will have one less decent game on the schedule, but I suppose Pitino wants as many wins as possible this year out of conference.
 

bemidjigopher said:
Since Arkansas is a home and home will we be doing this event two years a row?
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Highly doubt we'd be in the same Multi-Team Event with Arkansas two years in a row. Our end of the home-and-home likely just worked into this year's event.
 


The 75 Power 6 Teams: Best Non-Conference Games to Date

What I find interesting so far is, all of the B1G teams except for Purdue (Villanova) and Wisconsin (Syracuse) will play what figures to be their toughest opponent away from home.

ACC
Boston College: host Providence
Clemson: @ South Carolina
Duke: vs.Kansas (Champions Classic)
Florida State: host Minnesota
Georgia Tech: @ VCU
Louisville: host Kentucky
Miami-Florida: host Rutgers
North Carolina: vs. Kentucky (CBS Sports Classic)
NC State: @ Illinois
Notre Dame: vs. Villanova (Never Forget Tribute Classic)
Pitt: @ Maryland
Syracuse: @ Wisconsin
Virginia: @ Villanova
Virginia Tech: @ Michigan
Wake Forest: @ Xavier

Big East
Butler: vs. Indiana (Crossroads Classic)
Creighton: host Wisconsin
DePaul: vs. Temple (Miami Showcase)
Georgetown: host UConn
Marquette: host Wisconsin
Providence: @ Ohio State
Saint John's: @ Syracuse
Seton Hall: vs. Cal (Pearl Harbor)
Villanova: host Virginia
Xavier: @ Colorado

B1G
Illinois: vs. VCU (Miami)
Indiana: vs. Kansas (Armed Forces Classic)
Iowa: vs. Virginia (Emerald Coast Classic)
Maryland: @ Georgetown
Michigan: @ Cincinnati
Michigan State: @ Duke
Minnesota: @ Florida State
Nebraska: @ Kansas
Northwestern: @ Butler
Ohio State: @ Virginia
Penn State: vs. Duke (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Purdue: host Villanova
Rutgers: @ Seton Hall
Wisconsin: host Syracuse

Big XII
Baylor: host Xavier
Iowa State: host Cincinnati
Kansas: vs. Duke (Champions Classic)
Kansas State: @ Tennessee
Oklahoma: @ Wisconsin
Oklahoma State: @ Maryland
Texas: @ Georgia
TCU: host Auburn
Texas Tech: host LSU
West Virginia: @ Virginia

Pac 12
Arizona: vs. Michigan State (Armed Forces Classic)
Arizona State: vs. Kentucky (Bahamas)
Cal: host Virginia
Colorado: host Xavier
Oregon: vs. UNLV (Portland)
Oregon State: @ Mississippi State
Stanford: host Saint Mary's
UCLA: @ Kentucky
USC: @ Texas A&M
Utah: @ Xavier
Washington: host Yale
Washington State: vs. Creighton (Paradise Jam)

SEC
Alabama: no known opponents thus far
Arkansas: vs. Texas (Houston Showcase)
Auburn: vs. Oklahoma (Hall of Fame Showcase)
Florida: vs. Duke (Jimmy V Classic)
Georgia: host Texas
Kentucky: host Kansas
LSU: @ Texas Tech
Mississippi State: host Oregon State
Missouri: host Arizona
Ole Miss: host Baylor
South Carolina: vs. Syracuse (Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational)
Tennessee: @ North Carolina
Texas A&M: vs. Arizona (Houston Showcase)
Vanderbilt: host Iowa State
 

Selection, any data on the exempt event? When, where, who else besides Arkansas? Just seems really late to not have that information out in reasonably official capacity.
 


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