UCLA can also upgrade its non-conference SOS by upgrading...

In Reply to: I don't mind reducing our travel.. but I do mind.... posted by Michael.Walter.Cronin on April 27, 2025 at 16:04:09

its low-major opponents.

Last season's best low-major opponent was KenPom #211 Idaho State.

Instead, if I was making the schedule, I would consider something like the following:

Mountain West Conference #169 San Jose State and #185 Wyoming
West Coast Conference #155 LMU and maybe even #120 Wazzu or #80 Oregon State
Big West Conference #148 UCSB and #182 Cal Poly SLO
Western Athletic Conference #145 Seattle and #172 Cal Baptist

I'd also consider #134 New Mexico State, #162 UTEP and #175 Sam Houston State from Conference USA.

North Carolina had the highest ranked NCSOS of any Power-5 team last season and they played five teams ranked in the 200s, so my proposed schedule would very likely give UCLA the best NCSOS among high-major schools, which would help their tournament seeding immensely -- as long as they win.

Follow Ups:

• The problem with this Dr.Bruin 13:08:05 04/28/25 (1)
  • No problem at all. Only one school played a Power-5 team... Born2BBruin 16:38:20 04/28/25 (0)
• Why not schedule vs. SoCal teams TheHappyBurgermeister 17:47:21 04/27/25 (7)
  • Why no Irvine? Dr.Bruin 01:02:13 04/29/25 (6)
    • Obvious reason; Irvine is too good. Average rank of #102... Born2BBruin 13:33:13 04/29/25 (3)
      • Non-Con opponents and SRS Dr.Bruin 14:32:30 04/29/25 (1)
        • And Irvine has had a negative SRS once in the last 12 seasons. * Born2BBruin 14:54:23 04/29/25 (0)
      • What Quad were they in '23 and '22? TheHappyBurgermeister 14:00:15 04/29/25 (0)
    • I agree with your point, TheHappyBurgermeister 08:31:56 04/29/25 (1)
      • Oh, my mistake TheHappyBurgermeister 08:39:12 04/29/25 (0)

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