Sentences with phrase «conference strength of schedule»

Look at their conference strength of schedule.

Not exact matches

It would be on brand for WVU to go 11 - 1 and get shut out of the Playoff because a.) the Big 12's strength of schedule fell apart, b.) they won't play a conference title game, and c.) some random terrible thing happens to them along the way.

Strength of schedule might matter in December, but getting to 11 - 1 to begin with is more important, and few power - conference teams have better chances to reach that mark.

He added that conference championships, and strength of schedule, both things that the committee looks at when evaluating teams, should work in the Big Ten's favor.

The Redbirds started 14 — 0, but their nonconference strength of schedule is ranked 316th in the country, and they were 3 — 2 in the Missouri Valley Conference through Sunday.

Oklahoma lost two games before Big 12 play, and outside of West Virginia's win over BYU and Oklahoma State's win over Pitt, the conference lost almost every important non-conference game, tanking the league's perception and strength of schedule metrics.

The Spartans have the same record, they won a conference that was not far in quality from the SEC, and after beating four ranked opponents, their strength of schedule is better than the Tide's.

It would be hard if that team didn't even play in their conference title, but if their strength of schedule was strong enough, it could happen.

The committee's first listed criteria is conference championships won, along with strength of schedule and head - to - head records.

Among the many factors the committee will consider are win - loss record, strength of schedule, head - to - head results, and conference championships won.

It's difficult to measure non-conference strength of schedule with precision, but one method is to look at the percentage of out - of - conference games each major conference plays against other major conferences (plus Notre Dame).