Basketball Scheduling, Alabama, and ACC Leadership

Every year, it seems like scheduling is the hot topic of Virginia Tech
basketball, as a weak non-conference schedule and a lack of non-conference
signature wins is used as the main reasons the Hokies are excluded from the NCAA
Tournament. If Tech doesn’t make it this coming season, there will have to be a
different reason.

Tech’s non-conference schedule was much-improved last year, and it will take
another step up this year.

2011-12
Opponents, Recent RPI
Team 2011 2010 2009 Average
BYU 8 27 29 21.33
Kansas State 18 5 80 34.33
Oklahoma State 62 35 19 38.67
Minnesota 81 63 42 62.00
Rhode Island 102 38 68 69.33
George Mason 25 163 51 79.67
ETSU 92 120 116 109.33
St. Bonaventure 126 149 193 156.00
The Citadel 295 199 175 223.00
EMU 328 205 318 283.67

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