2016-17 non-conference schedules

[NJRedman]

This OOC schedule sucks, I get that we will be very young next year but sheesh this OOC schedule is as bad as UConn's conference schedule.

Ours isn't very good either. Cupcakes with a sprinkle of away games to Minny (Gavitt) and Cuse.

You have to factor in Atlantis though. Going to wind up with 5 really good OOC games at least. Saw might get Florida Gulf Coast in the Atlantis mainland game- which would be pretty good actually. Depending on who you guys exactly play in Atlantis- it's actually not too bad. Not outstanding- but not too bad either..

Yeah but not a single decent home game. every one of our good OOC games is away from NYC.

[stever20]

That's kind of getting more and more normal. If a team is lucky they'll get 2 good home games in a season for OOC. Everything else is exempt tournament/neutral site. It's something that's changed and really I don't see it going back any time soon.

[BEX]

http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

not a lot of 'cakes on this schedule. Even NDSU and EWU have most everyone back.

[XUFan09]

That's kind of getting more and more normal. If a team is lucky they'll get 2 good home games in a season for OOC. Everything else is exempt tournament/neutral site. It's something that's changed and really I don't see it going back any time soon.

This is true, particularly because of buy games.

[DudeAnon]

http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

not a lot of 'cakes on this schedule. Even NDSU and EWU have most everyone back.

Not a lot of world-beaters either...

[stever20]

http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

not a lot of 'cakes on this schedule. Even NDSU and EWU have most everyone back.

Not a lot of world-beaters either...

well you have Baylor, Colorado, Utah, and Cincy(not shown on the schedule)- that's already not too bad...

but then you add in Puerto Rico with a possible game with Oklahoma, then add in teams like Davidson, Clemson, Arizona St- it's not a bad schedule by any means. Going to have probably 5 or 6 tourney teams on the schedule OOC(and that's before any of the teams like EWU which could win their conference and get the auto bid).

[BEX]

6 NCAA Tournament Teams and possibly 2 more in PR sounds good to me.

[XUFan09]

http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

not a lot of 'cakes on this schedule. Even NDSU and EWU have most everyone back.

Not a lot of world-beaters either...

well you have Baylor, Colorado, Utah, and Cincy(not shown on the schedule)- that's already not too bad...

but then you add in Puerto Rico with a possible game with Oklahoma, then add in teams like Davidson, Clemson, Arizona St- it's not a bad schedule by any means. Going to have probably 5 or 6 tourney teams on the schedule OOC(and that's before any of the teams like EWU which could win their conference and get the auto bid).

I think he was just hoping for a top 10-15 team. Those can be really tough to schedule, though.

[DudeAnon]

well you have Baylor, Colorado, Utah, and Cincy(not shown on the schedule)- that's already not too bad...

but then you add in Puerto Rico with a possible game with Oklahoma, then add in teams like Davidson, Clemson, Arizona St- it's not a bad schedule by any means. Going to have probably 5 or 6 tourney teams on the schedule OOC(and that's before any of the teams like EWU which could win their conference and get the auto bid).

I think he was just hoping for a top 10-15 team. Those can be really tough to schedule, though.

Yea, that is what I was thinking. I am a little dissappointed we didn't get any big dogs. But the schedule is great outside of that. I just know Nova benefited from playing 2 top 10 teams OOC even if they were losses.

[JohnW22]

http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

not a lot of 'cakes on this schedule. Even NDSU and EWU have most everyone back.

Not a lot of world-beaters either...

Which will make the Villanova game really important if Xavier is fighting for a 1 or 2 seed to get that big win that sticks out.