Week 8 - Dec 23 to 29

[nwhoopfan]

I can't help you out there.... I only know about the Protestants


Is Our Lady of the Lake a D2 school??? I've never heard of them.

Based on the score, maybe D3. 104-37.

I think @Plebe actually knows something about them. I seem to recall seeing the name pop up in a score a year or two ago.

 

[Vowelguy]

Norfolk St knocked off its 2nd SEC school this year, beating Auburn. (previous W vs Mizzou)

 

[nwhoopfan]

NAIA

Today must've been a record day for D1 vs non-D1 games. There were at least 14.

Yeah, I was scratching my head a lot looking at all the scores today. Never heard of a bunch of these schools.

 

[Plebe]

Based on the score, maybe D3. 104-37.

I think @Plebe actually knows something about them. I seem to recall seeing the name pop up in a score a year or two ago.

Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) is an NAIA school in San Antonio.

Their athletics program is relatively new, started in 2007.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Nebraska hung in for a while, then got steamrolled by UCLA.

I think there have been a few injuries that dictated changes, but seems like Close keeps juggling the starting lineup even when she doesn't have to. A bit unusual for a team that is ranked #1, undefeated and has hardly been challenged so far.

 

[Vowelguy]

Tenn with a 31-4 fourth quarter even though it was up 83-46 at the end of 3.

 

[JellyBean]

Gearing up for this Michigan/USC game. Let's go, Blue!!

 

[TheFarmFan]

NAIA

Today must've been a record day for D1 vs non-D1 games. There were at least 17.


NCAA D3

• Mt St Mary (NY)
• Misercordia (PA)
• John Carroll (OH)
• Bryn Athyn (PA)
• Lebanon Valley (PA)
• Schreiner (TX)
• Westminster (MO)

NAIA

• Life Pacific (CA)
• Our Lady of the Lake (TX)
• Fisk (TN)
• Brenau (GA)
• Thomas (GA)
• Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
• Bluefield (VA)
• Tx A&M - San Antonio (TX)
• Wiley (TX)

National Christian Athletic

• Bethesda (CA)

Possibly an anecdotal day, but this is in accord with my sense that this has been one of the worst scheduled non-conference seasons in recent history. Maybe it's all the conference realignment causing the blue bloods to schedule conservatively and minimize travel (that's certainly the Stanford story), but the net effect is apart from a handful of awesome matchups, largely between UCLA/U$C/UConn/ND/Scar, even an ardent fan like me has barely bothered to tune in.

The lazy answer for the drop in ratings is the Caitlin Clark Effect, but I think the better answer is a lot of inexcusably uninteresting scheduling.

 

[Plebe]

Possibly an anecdotal day, but this is in accord with my sense that this has been one of the worst scheduled non-conference seasons in recent history. Maybe it's all the conference realignment causing the blue bloods to schedule conservatively and minimize travel (that's certainly the Stanford story), but the net effect is apart from a handful of awesome matchups, largely between UCLA/U$C/UConn/ND/Scar, even an ardent fan like me has barely bothered to tune in.

The lazy answer for the drop in ratings is the Caitlin Clark Effect, but I think the better answer is a lot of inexcusably uninteresting scheduling.

I see it as a long-term scheduling trend of a "race to the bottom". I'm convinced it's gotten worse every year for a number of years now. Most power conference programs are totally unmotivated to schedule tough nonconference games because they count on getting plenty of chances at quality wins in conference play.

The result is about 95% of the nonconference schedule is painfully boring.

I wish the WBB basketball committee would apply a scheduling bonus as they do in volleyball, where a team gets rewarded in the "adjusted RPI" if they play 50% of their nonconference schedule against teams in the top 75. This has been extremely effective in getting the top teams to schedule each other.

 

[cancontent]

Gearing up for this Michigan/USC game. Let's go, Blue!!

No Swords for this Michigan-USC match up. Makes things tougher for Michigan.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I see it as a long-term scheduling trend of a "race to the bottom". I'm convinced it's gotten worse every year for a number of years now. Most power conference programs are totally unmotivated to schedule tough nonconference games because they count on getting plenty of chances at quality wins in conference play.

The result is about 95% of the nonconference schedule is painfully boring.

I wish the WBB basketball committee would apply a scheduling bonus as they do in volleyball, where a team gets rewarded in the "adjusted RPI" if they play 50% of their nonconference schedule against teams in the top 75. This has been extremely effective in getting the top teams to schedule each other.

Just to be clear, the vast majority of the matchups with non-D1 teams, be they NAIA, DII or DIII involve non P4 schools. Some of the P4 schedules are suitably dreadful (a few playing no other P4 teams, or only playing them in tournaments, or playing an over-abundance of true "Little Sisters of the Poor" level teams) but the playing of the non-P4 schools was not much noticed in the P4 schedules.

I don't know the solution, and I'm not 100% sure it has truly gotten worse, but it is pretty awful. Exactly as you say, and especially with the larger conferences, your conference schedule for most schools appears challenging enough to ensure their opportunity for dancing.

 

[cancontent]

Michigan made it interesting for 3 quarters but USC had a 19-2 run to blow the game wide open in the 4th. Not having Swords hurt, but Hobbs, Holloway and Kampschroder did what they could. Olsen struggled in the first half but got going in the second half.

Enjoyed watching Marshall from USC yesterday. Talk about having a motor. Iriafen's foul trouble gave her more playing time yesterday and she took advantage of it.

 

[BRS24]

Another week done!