Here is our non-conference schedule with opponent's current KenPom rankings, which are obviously early and may change as the season progresses:
Denver (308) (win)
CS Fullerton (286) (win)
N Arizona (277) (win)
UC Davis (163)
Norfolk St (212)
@ Santa Clara (109)
(Neutral Site) Grand Canyon (73)
**Acrisure Final/Third Place (maybe we are playing one of SMU (59)/Cal Baptist(167)/Fresno State(246)/Washington State (93) or maybe not - the website for this tournament is really unclear)
Utah Valley (126)
Merrimack (186)
(Neutral Site) Oregon (35)
Summary: an absolutely pathetic schedule. UC Davis will be a significant upgrade from our first three games and roughly the median of our overall opponents. The games against Oregon and GCU are probably our only chances for quality non-conference Ws. There is only one true road game, which will be a tricky one at Santa Clara that we absolutely must win to have a credible bubble argument. Not much margin for error.
Denver (308) (win)
CS Fullerton (286) (win)
N Arizona (277) (win)
UC Davis (163)
Norfolk St (212)
@ Santa Clara (109)
(Neutral Site) Grand Canyon (73)
**Acrisure Final/Third Place (maybe we are playing one of SMU (59)/Cal Baptist(167)/Fresno State(246)/Washington State (93) or maybe not - the website for this tournament is really unclear)
Utah Valley (126)
Merrimack (186)
(Neutral Site) Oregon (35)
Summary: an absolutely pathetic schedule. UC Davis will be a significant upgrade from our first three games and roughly the median of our overall opponents. The games against Oregon and GCU are probably our only chances for quality non-conference Ws. There is only one true road game, which will be a tricky one at Santa Clara that we absolutely must win to have a credible bubble argument. Not much margin for error.
