Actually very similar!
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bobinator said:
Actually very similar!
Wrong answer.
2017-2018 non-conference schedule was...
W - West Virginia - at Ramstein AFB, Germany
W - UC-Santa Barbara
W - Oklahoma State - at Brooklyn, NY
W - Penn State - at Brooklyn, NY
W - Pepperdine
W - at Southern Cal
W - UT-RGV
L - Arizona - at Phoenix, AZ
W - Prairie View A&M
W - Savannah State
W - Northern Kentucky
W - Buffalo
L - at Kansas - SEC/Big 12 Challenge
We had none of our big non-conference games at home in '17-'18. At least this season we got to play Ohio State and Wake Forest at home. The game against Arizona was a virtual home game for the Cats as were the games in Ft. Worth and Indianapolis for Texas Tech and Purdue, respectively.
I would give a slight difficulty advantage to '24-'25. Warren Nolan's season-by-season history only goes back to 2021, and I'm too lazy to search for historical final NET numbers anywhere else.
W - West Virginia - at Ramstein AFB, Germany
W - UC-Santa Barbara
W - Oklahoma State - at Brooklyn, NY
W - Penn State - at Brooklyn, NY
W - Pepperdine
W - at Southern Cal
W - UT-RGV
L - Arizona - at Phoenix, AZ
W - Prairie View A&M
W - Savannah State
W - Northern Kentucky
W - Buffalo
L - at Kansas - SEC/Big 12 Challenge
We had none of our big non-conference games at home in '17-'18. At least this season we got to play Ohio State and Wake Forest at home. The game against Arizona was a virtual home game for the Cats as were the games in Ft. Worth and Indianapolis for Texas Tech and Purdue, respectively.
I would give a slight difficulty advantage to '24-'25. Warren Nolan's season-by-season history only goes back to 2021, and I'm too lazy to search for historical final NET numbers anywhere else.
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
2017-2018 non-conference schedule was...
With tourney seeds BOLDED
And kenpom rankings since NET was still a year away
W - West Virginia - at Ramstein AFB, Germany (5) 12
W - UC-Santa Barbara 123
W - Oklahoma State - at Brooklyn, NY 59
W - Penn State - at Brooklyn, NY 19
W - Pepperdine 271
W - at Southern Cal 51
W - UT-RGV 260
L - Arizona - at Phoenix, AZ (4) 28
W - Prairie View A&M 269
W - Savannah State 317
W - Northern Kentucky 90
W - Buffalo (13)
L - at Kansas - SEC/Big 12 Challenge (1) 9
We were a 7 seed and beat Providence in the 1st round and handed 2 seed UNC their worst ever NCAAT loss in the state of NC 86-65. I think they were 32-1 in NC in the tournament before that. Fun.
With tourney seeds BOLDED
And kenpom rankings since NET was still a year away
W - West Virginia - at Ramstein AFB, Germany (5) 12
W - UC-Santa Barbara 123
W - Oklahoma State - at Brooklyn, NY 59
W - Penn State - at Brooklyn, NY 19
W - Pepperdine 271
W - at Southern Cal 51
W - UT-RGV 260
L - Arizona - at Phoenix, AZ (4) 28
W - Prairie View A&M 269
W - Savannah State 317
W - Northern Kentucky 90
W - Buffalo (13)
L - at Kansas - SEC/Big 12 Challenge (1) 9
We were a 7 seed and beat Providence in the 1st round and handed 2 seed UNC their worst ever NCAAT loss in the state of NC 86-65. I think they were 32-1 in NC in the tournament before that. Fun.
Pretty big jump for the Ags in NET, from 22 to 15.
tu slides from 40 to 43.
tu slides from 40 to 43.
Kenpom up to #11, with the 5th best defense efficiency in the country! Next opponent is Oklahoma at 45, despite one loss lol! They have the 277th strength of schedule and 92nd defense
It's really not right how blowing out weaker opponents can make a rating jump up so much like this
linkdude said:
Pretty big jump for the Ags in NET, from 22 to 15.
tu slides from 40 to 43.
Sip ranking after yesterday's beat down in College zstation shows that losing on the road, even in a blowout, doesn't kill one's NET ranking. Of course, in the 40s, lots of movement of other teams ranked similarly and around you as that is generally territory for "non-elite" teams that might be expected to lose almost as much as they win.
Oklahoma is also illustrative of this concept - dropping only slightly from NET 42 to 45 after getting demolished on the road by a "Quad 1a" team at highly ranked Alabama. In spite of their undefeated record, the Sooners were relatively low in NET ranking prior to their first loss - sort of surprising in light of their Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament Championship - which included neutral site wins over Providence, Arizona, and Louisville.
Regardless, still at NET 45, this next game at Oklahoma represents a Quad 1 road win opportunity for the now NET 15 ranked Aggies!
BTHO Oklahoma!!
I thought Buzz learned his lesson after scheduling a bunch of cupcakesTombstoneTex said:
It's really not right how blowing out weaker opponents can make a rating jump up so much like this
Fanatic15...Drs2B! said:linkdude said:
Pretty big jump for the Ags in NET, from 22 to 15.
tu slides from 40 to 43.
Sip ranking after yesterday's beat down in College zstation shows that losing on the road, even in a blowout, doesn't kill one's NET ranking. Of course, in the 40s, lots of movement of other teams ranked similarly and around you as that is generally territory for "non-elite" teams that might be expected to lose almost as much as they win.
Oklahoma is also illustrative of this concept - dropping only slightly from NET 42 to 45 after getting demolished on the road by a "Quad 1a" team at highly ranked Alabama. In spite of their undefeated record, the Sooners were relatively low in NET ranking prior to their first loss - sort of surprising in light of their Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament Championship - which included neutral site wins over Providence, Arizona, and Louisville.
Regardless, still at NET 45, this next game at Oklahoma represents a Quad 1 road win opportunity for the now NET 15 ranked Aggies!
BTHO Oklahoma!!
Losing at Reed is not going to hurt anyone's net this year.
t - cam said:Fanatic15...Drs2B! said:linkdude said:
Pretty big jump for the Ags in NET, from 22 to 15.
tu slides from 40 to 43.
Sip ranking after yesterday's beat down in College zstation shows that losing on the road, even in a blowout, doesn't kill one's NET ranking. Of course, in the 40s, lots of movement of other teams ranked similarly and around you as that is generally territory for "non-elite" teams that might be expected to lose almost as much as they win.
Oklahoma is also illustrative of this concept - dropping only slightly from NET 42 to 45 after getting demolished on the road by a "Quad 1a" team at highly ranked Alabama. In spite of their undefeated record, the Sooners were relatively low in NET ranking prior to their first loss - sort of surprising in light of their Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament Championship - which included neutral site wins over Providence, Arizona, and Louisville.
Regardless, still at NET 45, this next game at Oklahoma represents a Quad 1 road win opportunity for the now NET 15 ranked Aggies!
BTHO Oklahoma!!
Losing at Reed is not going to hurt anyone's net this year.
Except ours.
(Sorry to state the obvious)
Hopefully that does not happen to the Aggies hits year!
Waiting for the road Q1 win bump.
linkdude said:
Waiting for the road Q1 win bump.
We only won by 2, so we probably don't get a huge bump. Small movements when you're this high up.
Offense on KenPom went up to 27 after the Zhu show
Just took a peek and we are at a 117.0 ORtg, 92.7 DRtg so far in 2025. We finished 2024 at 117.5 ORtg, 100.5 DRtg.taylorswift13_ said:
Offense on KenPom went up to 27 after the Zhu show
8 points better on defense per 100 possessions feels like a big jump from year to year. I really hope Buzz can keep this going through the rest of this year and beyond!
Back up to 15 today. Bigger jump was our SOS jumped to 30 from 49 yesterday.
If we can beat LSU at home then pretty much no matter what we should be undefeated against quad 3 & 4 teams, which I believe will be the first year of this happening under Buzz.
Only dropped two spots in the NET after last night. I'll take that.
I'm surprised it fell at all
AggieCrew44 said:
I'm surprised it fell at all
Home loss. It doesn't really move with Q1 road losses.
yeah, was surprised a tad if fell. Probably more about what the teams behind us did.LouisvilleAg said:AggieCrew44 said:
I'm surprised it fell at all
Home loss. It doesn't really move with Q1 road losses.
Interesting.
Ohio St. fell to 31 in the NET rankings, make that a Q2 W, no longer Q1.
UCF moved up to 70 so that loss is now a Q1 L and not a Q2 L
Ohio St. fell to 31 in the NET rankings, make that a Q2 W, no longer Q1.
UCF moved up to 70 so that loss is now a Q1 L and not a Q2 L
Creighton has also quietly ascented to 51, so also 1 spot out of a Q1.
Also, our SOS was 54 on January 1st. After 4 SEC games, it is up to 11.
Also, our SOS was 54 on January 1st. After 4 SEC games, it is up to 11.
1/16 Update - Entire SEC through 4 conference games.
Some of the games we have left that our fans are considering "easy" (LSU) are quad 1. Amazing.
I would call them "must wins" rather than easy.
I would call them "must wins" rather than easy.
Of the 31 conferences, 20 look to be guaranteed one bid leagues. We have 3 more leagues that look like they are trending towards only one bid (A10, American, Big West)
Here are the others and potential bids:
SEC
Looks to be in (11): Auburn (1), Tennessee (4), Florida (6), Alabama (8), Kentucky (12), Ole Miss (16), MSU (18), A&M (20), Missouri (26), Georgia (27), Texas (36)
Bubble teams (4): Vanderbilt (42), Arkansas (50), Oklahoma (53), LSU (68)
Big 10
Looks to be in (8): Illinois (7), Michigan (10), Purdue (15), MSU (17), Oregon (21), Maryland (23), Wisconsin (24), Ohio State (31)
Bubble teams (7): UCLA (38), Nebraska (45), Iowa (48), Penn State (49), Northwestern (56), Indiana (63), USC (73)
Big 12
Looks to be in (7): Houston (3), Iowa State (5), Kansas (9), Arizona (13), Texas Tech (19), Baylor (22), West Virginia (33)
Bubble teams (5): Cincinnati (41), BYU (47), Arizona State (60), Utah (70), UCF (72)
ACC
Looks to be in (5): Duke (2), Louisville (28), Pittsburgh (29), North Carolina (34), Clemson (35)
Bubble teams (3): SMU (46), Florida State (66), Wake Forest (78)
Mountain West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (5): Utah State (39), San Diego State (40), Boise State (44), New Mexico (61), Nevada (69)
Atlantic 10
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (3): VCU (59), Dayton (64), Saint Bonaventure (74)
West Coast
Looks to be in (2): Gonzaga (11), Saint Mary's (32)
Bubble teams (4): Oregon State (58), Santa Clara (65), San Francisco (77), Washington State (79)
Missouri Valley
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): Drake (67), Bradley (75)
American
Looks to be in (1): Memphis (37)
Bubble teams (1): North Texas (55)
Big West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): UC Irvine (43), UC San Diego (54)
Combining the Automatic bids and the should be ins, we have 56 spots taken. That leaves 12 spots for 36 teams to battle it out.
Here are the others and potential bids:
SEC
Looks to be in (11): Auburn (1), Tennessee (4), Florida (6), Alabama (8), Kentucky (12), Ole Miss (16), MSU (18), A&M (20), Missouri (26), Georgia (27), Texas (36)
Bubble teams (4): Vanderbilt (42), Arkansas (50), Oklahoma (53), LSU (68)
Big 10
Looks to be in (8): Illinois (7), Michigan (10), Purdue (15), MSU (17), Oregon (21), Maryland (23), Wisconsin (24), Ohio State (31)
Bubble teams (7): UCLA (38), Nebraska (45), Iowa (48), Penn State (49), Northwestern (56), Indiana (63), USC (73)
Big 12
Looks to be in (7): Houston (3), Iowa State (5), Kansas (9), Arizona (13), Texas Tech (19), Baylor (22), West Virginia (33)
Bubble teams (5): Cincinnati (41), BYU (47), Arizona State (60), Utah (70), UCF (72)
ACC
Looks to be in (5): Duke (2), Louisville (28), Pittsburgh (29), North Carolina (34), Clemson (35)
Bubble teams (3): SMU (46), Florida State (66), Wake Forest (78)
Mountain West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (5): Utah State (39), San Diego State (40), Boise State (44), New Mexico (61), Nevada (69)
Atlantic 10
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (3): VCU (59), Dayton (64), Saint Bonaventure (74)
West Coast
Looks to be in (2): Gonzaga (11), Saint Mary's (32)
Bubble teams (4): Oregon State (58), Santa Clara (65), San Francisco (77), Washington State (79)
Missouri Valley
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): Drake (67), Bradley (75)
American
Looks to be in (1): Memphis (37)
Bubble teams (1): North Texas (55)
Big West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): UC Irvine (43), UC San Diego (54)
Combining the Automatic bids and the should be ins, we have 56 spots taken. That leaves 12 spots for 36 teams to battle it out.
TombstoneTex said:
Some of the games we have left that our fans are considering "easy" (LSU) are quad 1. Amazing.
I would call them "must wins" rather than easy.
Well, compared to the rest of our sec schedule those are the "easy" games , or at least "easiest"
It's all relative
LSU at home isn't quad 1 and it's probably the easiest game left on the schedule.
Mountain West seems to always get undeserved love from the committee. Utah St might pull an at-large if they stay solid in conference and then lose in the MWC tourney. Loss to UNLV hurt a little last night though.LouisvilleAg said:
Of the 31 conferences, 20 look to be guaranteed one bid leagues. We have 3 more leagues that look like they are trending towards only one bid (A10, American, Big West)
Here are the others and potential bids:
SEC
Looks to be in (11): Auburn (1), Tennessee (4), Florida (6), Alabama (8), Kentucky (12), Ole Miss (16), MSU (18), A&M (20), Missouri (26), Georgia (27), Texas (36)
Bubble teams (4): Vanderbilt (42), Arkansas (50), Oklahoma (53), LSU (68)
Big 10
Looks to be in (8): Illinois (7), Michigan (10), Purdue (15), MSU (17), Oregon (21), Maryland (23), Wisconsin (24), Ohio State (31)
Bubble teams (7): UCLA (38), Nebraska (45), Iowa (48), Penn State (49), Northwestern (56), Indiana (63), USC (73)
Big 12
Looks to be in (7): Houston (3), Iowa State (5), Kansas (9), Arizona (13), Texas Tech (19), Baylor (22), West Virginia (33)
Bubble teams (5): Cincinnati (41), BYU (47), Arizona State (60), Utah (70), UCF (72)
ACC
Looks to be in (5): Duke (2), Louisville (28), Pittsburgh (29), North Carolina (34), Clemson (35)
Bubble teams (3): SMU (46), Florida State (66), Wake Forest (78)
Mountain West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (5): Utah State (39), San Diego State (40), Boise State (44), New Mexico (61), Nevada (69)
Atlantic 10
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (3): VCU (59), Dayton (64), Saint Bonaventure (74)
West Coast
Looks to be in (2): Gonzaga (11), Saint Mary's (32)
Bubble teams (4): Oregon State (58), Santa Clara (65), San Francisco (77), Washington State (79)
Missouri Valley
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): Drake (67), Bradley (75)
American
Looks to be in (1): Memphis (37)
Bubble teams (1): North Texas (55)
Big West
Looks to be in (0):
Bubble teams (2): UC Irvine (43), UC San Diego (54)
Combining the Automatic bids and the should be ins, we have 56 spots taken. That leaves 12 spots for 36 teams to battle it out.
Mountain West did have a team in the championship game recently at least
I would really love to see us go 8-1 in the next nine, prior to TN at home. 7-2 would be good. Expecting 6-3
caleblyn said:
I would really love to see us go 8-1 in the next nine, prior to TN at home. 7-2 would be good. Expecting 6-3
I'll take all of the above.
Yeah KenPom projection is 5-4. We just need to go .500 without Wade.
Uh, YEAHcaleblyn said:
I would really love to see us go 8-1 in the next nine, prior to TN at home. 7-2 would be good. Expecting 6-3
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