Being from a non-P5 conference is tough. UConn scheduled a series of teams that were expected to be better national contending teams and fell far short. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tenn, OK, Vanderbilt.
I don't think a single one of those teams was expected to be a national contending team. Notre Dame lost 5 starters. Tennessee lost 2 of their better players and were in their first year under a new coach. Ohio St. is rebuilding. Oklahoma and Vandy haven't been relevant in years.
When we're the contracts for those games signed?
UConn did pound California by 11 pts.