13 Feb Opening day 266 teams play for the first time either Friday or Saturday of the opening weekend. Long live the common start date! 14 Mar The last team (UMass) has it's first game. Having just one opponent will connect the games graph. 27 Mar Central Connecticut State becomes the last team to play its 10th game. (Oklahoma's 10th is February 22nd.) 7 Apr The last home opener (North Dakota State.) Sadly, it's not against a D1 opponent. It will be 10 more days before the Bison get a D1 visitor, and that will be it's 16th conference game. 17 Apr More than 50 per cent of all team-pairs will either have played at least one game or have at least one common opponent. This is when computer ratings begin to become meaningful. 24 May Last day of regular season 29 May Regionals begin 5 Jun Super-Regionals begin 13 Jun CWS Begins
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The interconference details are shown below. In both tables, the entries are sorted left to right and top to bottom by increasing percentage of home games.
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That's mostly just an observation that averages are not always telling. It is always better to look at value distributions as well As just a nod to that thought I included in that report a value labeled "MedR", which is the opponent's 2014 ISR rank that represents the 50th percentile. At least half of the team's overall/non-conference opponents are ranked that highly or better. Before the season starts I'll probably publish a rank-based list that explores alternative methods to illustrate SOS.
Meanwhile, here's a list of the non-conference series and single-game matchups that my computer says look really interesting.
Date | #Gms | Series |
13 Feb | 3 | #9 Indiana at #24 Stanford |
3 | #45 West Virginia at #54 Clemson | |
3 | #44 Tennessee at #65 Florida International | |
3 | #41 Kansas at #10 Louisiana State | |
3 | #11 Oklahoma State at #31 Arizona State | |
4 | #5 Texas at #19 Rice | |
3 | #51 College of Charleston at #20 South Carolina | |
3 | #35 Nebraska at #38 Nevada-Las Vegas | |
15 Feb | 2 | #40 New Mexico vs #2 Oregon State (Surprise Tournament, Surprise, AZ) |
19 Feb | 2 | #64 UC Riverside at #25 San Diego State |
20 Feb | 4 | #22 UC Irvine at #47 California |
3 | #34 Alabama at #14 Houston | |
3 | #6 Texas Christian at #31 Arizona State | |
3 | #23 Miami Florida at #18 Florida | |
3 | #62 UCLA at #49 North Carolina | |
3 | #42 Dallas Baptist at #37 San Diego | |
3 | #24 Stanford at #28 Cal State Fullerton | |
3 | #26 Kentucky at #30 UC Santa Barbara | |
21 Feb | 2 | #25 San Diego State at #64 UC Riverside |
26 Feb | 4 | #47 California at #29 Arkansas |
27 Feb | 3 | #3 Cal Poly at #6 Texas Christian |
3 | #8 Mississippi at #52 Central Florida | |
3 | #44 Tennessee at #22 UC Irvine | |
3 | #37 San Diego at #5 Texas | |
3 | #46 Indiana State at #48 Georgia Tech | |
Date | #Gms | Series |
3 | #13 Oregon at #30 UC Santa Barbara | |
4 | #24 Stanford at #19 Rice | |
3 | #35 Nebraska at #57 Loyola Marymount | |
4 | #66 Bryant at #50 Liberty | |
3 | #1 Louisiana-Lafayette at #34 Alabama | |
3 | #9 Indiana at #51 College of Charleston | |
3 Mar | 2 | #38 Nevada-Las Vegas at #11 Oklahoma State |
5 Mar | 4 | #5 Texas at #24 Stanford |
6 Mar | 3 | #56 Illinois at #11 Oklahoma State |
3 | #37 San Diego at #32 Mississippi State | |
3 | #57 Loyola Marymount at #29 Arkansas | |
3 | #17 Texas Tech at #28 Cal State Fullerton | |
3 | #27 Long Beach State at #31 Arizona State | |
3 | #63 Alabama-Birmingham at #60 Kennesaw State | |
3 | #16 Pepperdine at #15 Washington | |
10 Mar | 2 | #52 Central Florida at #12 Florida State |
2 | #8 Mississippi at #21 Louisville | |
13 Mar | 3 | #17 Texas Tech at #25 San Diego State |
3 | #28 Cal State Fullerton at #9 Indiana | |
2 | #58 Western Carolina at #50 Liberty (Liberty Invitational, Lynchburg, VA) | |
17 Mar | 2 | #46 Indiana State at #35 Nebraska |
20 Mar | 3 | #43 Southern California at #3 Cal Poly |
3 | #14 Houston at #40 New Mexico | |
24 Mar | 2 | #28 Cal State Fullerton at #35 Nebraska |
27 Mar | 3 | #3 Cal Poly at #2 Oregon State |
Date | #Gms | Series |
3 | #5 Texas at #35 Nebraska | |
7 Apr | 2 | #40 New Mexico at #41 Kansas |
2 | #22 UC Irvine at #25 San Diego State | |
14 Apr | 2 | #35 Nebraska at #67 Creighton |
17 Apr | 3 | #28 Cal State Fullerton at #39 Maryland |
8 May | 3 | #27 Long Beach State at #9 Indiana |
Single-game "series" | ||
Date | Game | |
13 Feb | #50 Liberty at #60 Kennesaw State (Atlanta Challenge, Kennesaw, GA) | |
14 Feb | #39 Maryland vs #55 Old Dominion (Caravelle Resort Tournament, Conway, SC) | |
15 Feb | #28 Cal State Fullerton vs #21 Louisville (Clearwater Tournament, Clearwater, FL) | |
#50 Liberty at #48 Georgia Tech (Atlanta Challenge, Atlanta, GA) | ||
17 Feb | #72 Georgia at #60 Kennesaw State | |
#57 Loyola Marymount at #25 San Diego State | ||
#43 Southern California at #28 Cal State Fullerton | ||
#16 Pepperdine at #27 Long Beach State | ||
18 Feb | #60 Kennesaw State at #53 Mercer | |
19 Feb | #41 Kansas vs #15 Washington (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge, Mesa, AZ) | |
#26 Kentucky at #43 Southern California | ||
#11 Oklahoma State vs #2 Oregon State (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge, Surprise, AZ) | ||
20 Feb | #65 Florida International vs #48 Georgia Tech (Caravelle Resort Baseball at the Beach, Conway, SC) | |
#29 Arkansas vs #52 Central Florida (South Alabama Tournament, Mobile, AL) | ||
21 Feb | #39 Maryland vs #52 Central Florida (South Alabama Tournament, Mobile, AL) | |
22 Feb | #65 Florida International vs #59 North Carolina State (Caravelle Resort Baseball at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC) | |
#11 Oklahoma State vs #15 Washington (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge, Peoria, AZ) | ||
#41 Kansas vs #2 Oregon State (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge, Surprise, AZ) | ||
#29 Arkansas vs #39 Maryland (South Alabama Tournament, Mobile, AL) | ||
24 Feb | #50 Liberty at #55 Old Dominion | |
#27 Long Beach State at #62 UCLA | ||
#30 UC Santa Barbara at #16 Pepperdine | ||
#37 San Diego at #25 San Diego State | ||
#57 Loyola Marymount at #64 UC Riverside | ||
25 Feb | #60 Kennesaw State at #72 Georgia | |
Date | Game | |
27 Feb | #20 South Carolina at #54 Clemson | |
28 Feb | #54 Clemson vs #20 South Carolina (Greenville, SC (Fluor Field)) | |
1 Mar | #54 Clemson at #20 South Carolina | |
#56 Illinois vs #45 West Virginia (Chanticleer Classic, Myrtle Beach, SC) | ||
3 Mar | #19 Rice at #6 Texas Christian | |
#42 Dallas Baptist at #36 Texas A&M | ||
#16 Pepperdine at #28 Cal State Fullerton | ||
#43 Southern California at #30 UC Santa Barbara | ||
#25 San Diego State at #22 UC Irvine | ||
#57 Loyola Marymount at #27 Long Beach State | ||
#18 Florida at #52 Central Florida | ||
#64 UC Riverside at #37 San Diego | ||
4 Mar | #8 Mississippi at #61 Southern Mississippi | |
#52 Central Florida at #18 Florida | ||
6 Mar | #14 Houston vs #10 Louisiana State (Houston College Classic, Houston, TX) | |
#35 Nebraska vs #36 Texas A&M (Houston College Classic, Houston, TX) | ||
#6 Texas Christian at #43 Southern California (Dodgertown Classic, Los Angeles, CA) | ||
7 Mar | #4 Vanderbilt at #43 Southern California (Dodgertown Classic, Los Angeles, CA) | |
#14 Houston vs #36 Texas A&M (Houston College Classic, Houston, TX) | ||
8 Mar | #6 Texas Christian vs #4 Vanderbilt (Dodgertown Classic, Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Stadium)) | |
#10 Louisiana State vs #35 Nebraska (Houston College Classic, Houston, TX) | ||
10 Mar | #62 UCLA at #16 Pepperdine | |
#14 Houston at #33 Sam Houston State | ||
#28 Cal State Fullerton at #37 San Diego | ||
#25 San Diego State at #27 Long Beach State | ||
Date | Game | |
#6 Texas Christian at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
#43 Southern California at #22 UC Irvine | ||
#45 West Virginia at #50 Liberty | ||
11 Mar | #38 Nevada-Las Vegas at #31 Arizona State | |
#55 Old Dominion at #7 Virginia | ||
17 Mar | #72 Georgia at #53 Mercer | |
#19 Rice at #14 Houston | ||
#48 Georgia Tech at #60 Kennesaw State | ||
#25 San Diego State at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
#12 Florida State at #18 Florida | ||
18 Mar | #60 Kennesaw State at #58 Western Carolina | |
#40 New Mexico at #31 Arizona State | ||
#42 Dallas Baptist at #69 Texas-Arlington | ||
23 Mar | #37 San Diego at #24 Stanford | |
24 Mar | #21 Louisville at #9 Indiana | |
#40 New Mexico at #17 Texas Tech | ||
#54 Clemson at #58 Western Carolina | ||
#30 UC Santa Barbara at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
#62 UCLA at #25 San Diego State | ||
#53 Mercer at #72 Georgia | ||
#16 Pepperdine at #43 Southern California | ||
#33 Sam Houston State at #19 Rice | ||
#32 Mississippi State vs #61 Southern Mississippi (Pearl, MS) | ||
25 Mar | #45 West Virginia at #69 Texas-Arlington | |
#19 Rice at #33 Sam Houston State | ||
Date | Game | |
#7 Virginia at #50 Liberty | ||
31 Mar | #38 Nevada-Las Vegas at #27 Long Beach State | |
#3 Cal Poly at #16 Pepperdine | ||
#58 Western Carolina at #60 Kennesaw State | ||
#17 Texas Tech at #40 New Mexico | ||
#1 Louisiana-Lafayette vs #10 Louisiana State (Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic, Metairie, LA) | ||
#67 Creighton at #35 Nebraska | ||
#55 Old Dominion at #50 Liberty | ||
#18 Florida vs #12 Florida State (Jacksonville, FL) | ||
#33 Sam Houston State at #36 Texas A&M | ||
#9 Indiana at #26 Kentucky | ||
#34 Alabama at #63 Alabama-Birmingham | ||
#37 San Diego at #22 UC Irvine | ||
6 Apr | #27 Long Beach State at #25 San Diego State | |
7 Apr | #44 Tennessee at #58 Western Carolina | |
#53 Mercer at #48 Georgia Tech | ||
#72 Georgia at #54 Clemson | ||
#14 Houston at #1 Louisiana-Lafayette | ||
#42 Dallas Baptist at #6 Texas Christian | ||
#8 Mississippi vs #61 Southern Mississippi (Pearl, MS) | ||
#31 Arizona State at #38 Nevada-Las Vegas | ||
#16 Pepperdine at #3 Cal Poly | ||
#37 San Diego at #28 Cal State Fullerton | ||
#30 UC Santa Barbara at #43 Southern California | ||
#64 UC Riverside at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
Date | Game | |
#45 West Virginia at #39 Maryland | ||
#19 Rice at #36 Texas A&M | ||
8 Apr | #50 Liberty at #49 North Carolina | |
#26 Kentucky at #21 Louisville | ||
14 Apr | #14 Houston at #19 Rice | |
#33 Sam Houston State at #5 Texas | ||
#28 Cal State Fullerton at #62 UCLA | ||
#63 Alabama-Birmingham at #34 Alabama | ||
#9 Indiana at #46 Indiana State | ||
#39 Maryland at #50 Liberty | ||
#43 Southern California at #16 Pepperdine | ||
#18 Florida at #12 Florida State | ||
#38 Nevada-Las Vegas at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
#27 Long Beach State at #37 San Diego | ||
#58 Western Carolina at #54 Clemson | ||
15 Apr | #52 Central Florida at #23 Miami Florida | |
21 Apr | #38 Nevada-Las Vegas at #64 UC Riverside | |
#16 Pepperdine at #30 UC Santa Barbara | ||
#54 Clemson at #72 Georgia | ||
#42 Dallas Baptist at #11 Oklahoma State | ||
#22 UC Irvine at #62 UCLA | ||
#60 Kennesaw State at #48 Georgia Tech | ||
#27 Long Beach State at #57 Loyola Marymount | ||
22 Apr | #50 Liberty at #7 Virginia | |
28 Apr | #64 UC Riverside at #38 Nevada-Las Vegas | |
Date | Game | |
#57 Loyola Marymount at #30 UC Santa Barbara | ||
#6 Texas Christian at #42 Dallas Baptist | ||
#28 Cal State Fullerton at #43 Southern California | ||
#61 Southern Mississippi at #34 Alabama | ||
#33 Sam Houston State at #14 Houston | ||
#22 UC Irvine at #37 San Diego | ||
#21 Louisville at #26 Kentucky | ||
#7 Virginia at #55 Old Dominion | ||
#62 UCLA at #27 Long Beach State | ||
29 Apr | #46 Indiana State at #9 Indiana | |
5 May | #69 Texas-Arlington at #42 Dallas Baptist | |
#25 San Diego State at #37 San Diego | ||
#16 Pepperdine at #62 UCLA | ||
#27 Long Beach State at #38 Nevada-Las Vegas | ||
#22 UC Irvine at #43 Southern California | ||
6 May | #51 College of Charleston at #54 Clemson | |
#48 Georgia Tech at #53 Mercer | ||
12 May | #36 Texas A&M at #33 Sam Houston State | |
#57 Loyola Marymount at #22 UC Irvine | ||
#11 Oklahoma State at #42 Dallas Baptist | ||
#50 Liberty at #39 Maryland | ||
#4 Vanderbilt at #21 Louisville | ||
#14 Houston vs #19 Rice (Sugar Land, TX) | ||
#53 Mercer at #34 Alabama | ||
#62 UCLA at #28 Cal State Fullerton | ||
Date | Game | |
#37 San Diego at #27 Long Beach State | ||
#31 Arizona State at #40 New Mexico | ||
13 May | #37 San Diego at #64 UC Riverside | |
19 May | #62 UCLA at #22 UC Irvine |
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