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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3067079, member: 6927"] Before we run the risk of straying from the relevant point, my original statement which Alydar was countering was: "[I]But you don't have to be a P5 team to schedule up in the nonconference to seek out some quality wins." [/I] So let's not conflate "scheduling up" with "scheduling power-5 teams on your home court." It didn't do Ball State's resume any favors to host Vanderbilt this year, for example, nor did it help Louisiana Tech to host Ole Miss, nor did it help Mercer or UNLV to host Florida. And many mid-majors are successful in scheduling up in their nonconference: [LIST] [*]Drake: nonconference SOS #4, with 8 top-50 opponents [*]Green Bay: NC SOS #5, with 5 top-50 opponents [*]South Dakota State: NC SOS #6, with 6 top-50 opponents [*]Lamar: NC SOS #9, with 4 top-50 opponents [*]Quinnipiac: NS SOS #15, with 5 top-50 (and 8 top-100) opponents [*]Western Kentucky: NC SOS #21, with 6 top-50 opponents [*]Central Michigan: NC SOS #66, including 5 top-50 opponents [/LIST] So to say it's "nearly impossible" to schedule up is demonstrably false. [/QUOTE]