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[QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 5032101, member: 488"]
I don't think most fans realize how big the gap is between their perception of what a non-conference schedule should look like and reality.  This is actually pretty standard for a top 50-75 program, especially in the age of expanded conference schedules.  You get one tournament, one home & home, and then maybe one showcase/challenge of some sort if you're lucky.  That's it.  Everything else is buy games.  The marquee programs like UConn, Duke, Kentucky, etc. are always going to have sexier schedules because they draw ratings & sell tickets.  It has nothing to do with desire.

I'd also encourage people not to fall for the BS narratives about non-conference scheduling keeping teams out of the dance or dragging down the seeding of other members.  The committee is always going to favor certain conferences and certain schools to the extent that it can be justified, as evidenced by Providence, St. John's, and Seton Hall all missing the tournament for far different reasons.  There is no objective basis for anything it does, and any school that attempts to jump through hoops in accordance with its flawed and incoherent reasoning is buying a bridge from the wrong broker.
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