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Message: [QUOTE="A10 fan, post: 2079413, member: 3154"] Unless there is a long tradition of games, such as the Big 5 in Philly, the top team in a region usually tries to avoid playing the teams right behind them. Georgetown didn't play GW in the 90s, even though GW was pretty strong under Jarvis. Heck, they didn't even look to schedule Maryland, a fairly major power in their own back yard. Schools do see those games as lose-lose. A game vs a fairly strong team that sees it as their Super Bowl. Xavier used the Crosstown Shootout to build up their program in the eyes of people in Cincy. Now the programs are viewed as equals. Why would UConn want that to happen. URI being competitive with UConn helps URI more than it helps UConn. Same thing with PC. UConn is a better program than both, but UConn will take some losses if they play those games home and away. [/QUOTE]