Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Early look at next season's OCC schedules

...of the BCS schools (teams in bold do not have complete schedules, more on that later):

Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College - vs. Kent State (@ Cleveland), vs. Rhode Island (FCS), vs. Notre Dame, Central Florida
Clemson - vs. Alabama (@ Atlanta), vs. Citadel (FCS), vs. South Carolina State (FCS), vs. South Carolina
Florida State - vs. Colorado, vs. Florida, vs. Western Carolina (FCS), vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (FCS)
Maryland - vs. Delaware (FCS), @ Middle Tennessee, vs. California, vs. Eastern Michigan
North Carolina State - @ South Carolina, vs. South Florida, vs. William & Mary (FCS), vs. East Carolina
Wake Forest - @ Baylor, vs. Mississippi, vs. Navy, vs. Vanderbilt
Duke - vs. James Madison (FCS), Northwestern, Navy, @ Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech - vs. Jacksonville State (FCS), Mississippi State, @ Georgia, TBA
Miami (Florida) - Charleston Southern (FCS), @ Florida, @ Texas A&M, vs. Central Florida
North Carolina - vs. McNeese State (FCS), @ Rutgers, vs. Connecticut, vs. Notre Dame
Virginia - vs. Southern California, @ Connecticut, vs. East Carolina, vs. Richmond (FCS)
Virginia Tech - vs. East Carolina @ Charlotte, vs. Furman (FCS), @ Nebraska, TBA
Percentage of FCS teams - 13/46 (28.3%)

Big East Conference
Cincinnati - vs. Eastern Kentucky (FCS), @ Oklahoma, vs. Miami (Ohio), @ Akron, @ Marshall, @ Hawaii (6 games!)
Connecticut - vs. Hofstra (FCS), @ Temple, vs. Virginia, vs. Baylor, @ North Carolina
Louisville - vs. Kentucky, vs. Kansas State, vs. Middle Tennessee, vs. Tennessee Tech (FCS), TBA
Pittsburgh - vs. Bowling Green, vs. Iowa, @ Navy, @ Notre Dame, vs. Buffalo
Rutgers - @ Navy, vs. North Carolina, vs. Army, TBA, TBA
South Florida - vs. Tennessee-Martin (FCS), @ Central Florida, vs. Kansas, @ Florida International, @ North Carolina State
Syracuse - @ Northwestern, vs. Akron, vs. Penn State, @ Notre Dame, TBA
West Virginia - vs. Auburn, vs. Marshall, @ Colorado, vs. Villanova (FCS), @ East Carolina
Percentage of FCS teams - 5/37 (13.5%)

Big Ten Conference
Illinois - vs. Missouri (@ St. Louis), vs. Eastern Illinois (FCS), vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA
Indiana - vs. Ball State, vs. Murray State (FCS), vs. Western Kentucky (FCS trans.), Central Michigan
Iowa - vs. Maine (FCS), vs. Florida International, vs. Iowa State, @ Pittsburgh
Michigan - vs. Utah, vs. Miami (Ohio), @ Notre dame, vs. Toledo
Michigan State - @ California, vs. Eastern Michigan, vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. Notre Dame
Minnesota - vs. Northern Illinois, @ Bowling Green, vs. Montana State (FCS), vs. Florida Atlantic
Northwestern - vs. Syracuse, @ Duke, vs. Southern Illinois (FCS), vs. Ohio
Ohio State - vs. Youngstown State (FCS), vs. Ohio, @ Southern California, vs. Troy
Penn State - vs. Coastal Carolina (FCS), vs. Oregon State, @ Syracuse, vs. Temple
Purdue - vs. Northern Colorado (FCS), vs. Oregon, vs. Central Michigan, @ Notre Dame
Wisconsin - vs. Akron, vs. Marshall, @ Fresno State, TBA
Percentage of FCS teams - 8/42 (19.0%)

Big 12 Conference
Colorado - vs. Colorado State @ Denver, vs. Eastern Washington, @ Florida State, vs. West Virginia
Iowa State - vs. South Dakota State (FCS), vs. Kent State, @ Iowa, @ Nevada-Las Vegas
Kansas - vs. Florida International, vs. Louisiana Tech, @ South Florida, vs. Sam Houston State (FCS)
Kansas State - vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, vs. Fresno State, @ Louisville, vs. North Texas
Missouri - vs. Illinois (@ St. Louis), vs. SE Missouri State (FCS), vs. Nevada, vs. Buffalo
Nebraska - vs. Western Michigan, vs. San Jose State, vs. New Mexico State, vs. Virginia Tech
Baylor - vs. Wake Forest, vs. Northwestern State (FCS), vs. Washington State, @ Connecticut
Oklahoma - vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (FCS), vs. Cincinnati, @ Washington, vs. Texas Christian
Oklahoma State - vs. Washington State (@ Seattle), vs. Houston, vs. Missouri State (FCS), vs. Troy
Texas - vs. Florida Atlantic, @ Texas-El Paso, vs. Arkansas, vs. Rice
Texas A&M - vs. Arkansas State, @ New Mexico, vs. Miami (Florida), vs. Army
Texas Tech - vs. Tulsa, @ Nevada, vs. Southern Methodist, vs. Massachusetts (FCS)
Percentage of FCS teams - 7/48 (14.6%)

Pacific 10 Conference
Arizona - vs. Idaho, vs. Toledo, @ New Mexico
Arizona State - vs. Northern Arizona (FCS), vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, vs. Georgia
California - vs. Michigan State, @ Maryland, vs. Colorado State
Oregon - vs. Utah State, @ Purdue, vs. Boise State
Oregon State - @ Penn State, vs. Hawaii, @ Utah
USC - @ Virginia, vs. Ohio State, vs. Notre Dame
Stanford - @ Texas Christian, vs. San Jose State, @ Notre Dame
UCLA - vs. Fresno State, vs. Tennessee, @ Brigham Young
Washington - vs. Brigham Young, vs. Oklahoma, vs. Notre Dame
Washington State - vs. Oklahoma State (@ Seattle), @ Baylor, vs. Portland State (FCS), @ Hawaii
Percentage of FCS teams - 2/31 (6.4%)

Southeastern Conference
Florida - vs. Hawaii, vs. Miami (Florida), vs. The Citadel (FCS), @ Florida State
Georgia - vs. Georgia Southern (FCS), vs. Central Michigan, @ Arizona State, vs. Georgia Tech
Kentucky - @ Louisville, vs. Norfolk State (FCS), vs. Akron, vs. Temple
South Carolina - vs. North Carolina State, @ Vanderbilt, vs. Wofford (FCS), vs. Alabama-Birmingham
Tennessee - vs. Alabama-Birmingham, @ UCLA, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. Wyoming
Vanderbilt - @ Miami (Ohio), vs. Duke, vs. Rice, @ Wake Forest
Alabama - vs. Clemson (@ Atlanta), vs. Tulane, vs. Western Kentucky (FCS trans), vs. Arkansas State
Arkansas - vs. Western Illinois (FCS), @ Texas, vs. Utah State, TBA
Auburn - vs. Louisiana-Monroe, @ West Virginia, vs. Southern Mississippi, vs. Tennessee-Martin (FCS)
Louisiana State - vs. North Texas, vs. Troy, vs. Tulane, TBA
Mississippi - vs. Memphis, @ Wake Forest, vs. Samford (FCS), vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Mississippi State - @ Louisiana Tech - vs. Southeast Louisiana (FCS), @ Georgia Tech, vs. Middle Tennessee
Percentage of FBS teams - 8/42 (19.0%)

And for help with filling out those TBAs without the use of FBS teams...maybe later when the ACC and Big East regular season schedules are finalized...

And for ten OOC games to watch for...
  1. 9/13 - Ohio State @ USC
  2. 9/6 - Auburn @ West Virginia
  3. 9/20 - Georgia @ Arizona State
  4. 9/6 - Cincinnati @ Oklahoma
  5. 9/6 - Tennessee @ UCLA
  6. 9/13 - Arkansas @ Texas
  7. 8/30 - USC @ Virginia
  8. 8/30 - Alabama vs. Clemson @ Atlanta
  9. 8/30 - Illinois vs. Missouri @ St. Louis
  10. 9/27 - Virginia Tech @ Nebraska

No comments: