How to Improve College Basketball Conference Schedules
By Michael Schneid
Every conference should schedule like the Pac-12.
Pac 12 has a great scheduling system in basketball. Play two games a week. Play both Washington schools, or both Oregon schools, or both Arizona schools. This way, for a team like Oregon, you travel to the state of Arizona once, play both teams in a week and go home.
More conferences should adapt this method. Take the Big 12, which has recently added West Virginia, who doesn't fit in geographically and complained last year about travel issues. This move wouldn't be just to accommodate them but would benefit the schools and student-athletes as a whole.
You can play Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in one week. You can play Texas and Texas Tech, Baylor and TCU, Kansas and Kansas State. Makes travel much easier for players and coaches.
The new American conference is spread out everywhere. A team like Temple would benefit to playing at SMU and at Houston in the same week, rather than traveling from Philly to Texas twice.
This method of scheduling also helps fans that might want to travel. How great would it be for a fan from Kansas to see their team face both Oklahoma schools in one week?
It would benefit conferences, schools, players, and fans to explore a conference scheduling model similar to the Pac-12, where you play two close teams in the same week.
Every conference should schedule like the Pac-12.
Pac 12 has a great scheduling system in basketball. Play two games a week. Play both Washington schools, or both Oregon schools, or both Arizona schools. This way, for a team like Oregon, you travel to the state of Arizona once, play both teams in a week and go home.
More conferences should adapt this method. Take the Big 12, which has recently added West Virginia, who doesn't fit in geographically and complained last year about travel issues. This move wouldn't be just to accommodate them but would benefit the schools and student-athletes as a whole.
You can play Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in one week. You can play Texas and Texas Tech, Baylor and TCU, Kansas and Kansas State. Makes travel much easier for players and coaches.
The new American conference is spread out everywhere. A team like Temple would benefit to playing at SMU and at Houston in the same week, rather than traveling from Philly to Texas twice.
This method of scheduling also helps fans that might want to travel. How great would it be for a fan from Kansas to see their team face both Oklahoma schools in one week?
It would benefit conferences, schools, players, and fans to explore a conference scheduling model similar to the Pac-12, where you play two close teams in the same week.
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