20 game conference schedule
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:33 pm
I listen to a podcast last month that the OVC is considering a 20 game conference schedule next year and a maximum on non D1 games.
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It would be nice to have OVC/Horizon League challenge double header men's and women's basketball. Both conferences have 11 schools so it could work out nicely.
I'm not sure that's really all that neccessary. If you look at most public DI schools in Illinois, outside of conference games, most schools have at least one other in-state school on their schedule in a season.sealhall74 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:42 am I would like to see a legislative push to force the public D1s to play each other now and then on a regular basis. If you invest in some of these potential in-state rivalries, kids would be less likely to leave the state IMHO.
I'm all for that idea. If you want to keep similarly-ranked schools, go off of something like the NET rankings, #1 in the conference vs #1 in the other conference. Year 1, everyone plays at the Horizon League team...year 2, everyone at the OVC team.screamingeaglepride wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:45 pmIt would be nice to have OVC/Horizon League challenge double header men's and women's basketball. Both conferences have 11 schools so it could work out nicely.