Teams are listed in order of their Average Schedule Strength National Ranking. That eliminates an easy solution to all three groups’ scheduling woes. Making matters worse, the other two leagues in a similar position this season-the WAC and Summit-aren’t convenient geographically. Each round of The Basketball Classic will be reset similar to the old NIT model. The opening tip is set for 7 PM and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Of course, with the ASUN’s conference season only accounting for 14 games, members are responsible for finding three or four extra contests a season relative to the rest of Division I. FGCU now heads to Coastal Carolina for a second-round match-up on Monday night. And of the 29 top 100 contests, just four will be at home and FGCU is responsible for half of that total. Of the 129 games scheduled, exactly 100 will come against teams from outside of the top 100. While ASUN teams’ home and road games approach parity, that wouldn’t be possible without each team scheduling an average of three games against non-D1 foes. However, UNF’s over-scheduling results in the Ospreys owning the largest gap in the conference-the worst of three that extend into triple digits.ĪSUN Non-Conference Games By Strength And Location Opponent Strength At the other end of the competitive spectrum, Stetson and NJIT also managed to do well in terms of scheduling to their recent performance, as did Jacksonville. Yes, the Eagles are one of three ASUN teams that under-scheduled, but they did so by just three spots. While the Ospreys lead the way in terms of building a difficult schedule, FGCU is a shining example of how a mid-major contender should put its November and December slate together. Reminder: Known Score = known matchups only Average Score = known games+average of potential bracketed matchups Maximum Score = known games+games against best potential bracketed matchups Minimum Score = known games+games against worst potential bracketed matchupsĪSUN Schedule Strengths And National Ranks Team *Denotes team will participate in a bracketed tournament. However, only North Florida ranks within the top 100-and among the top 20 in three of the four categories. While two teams, Jacksonville and Stetson, have schedules in the bottom 50 nationally, five teams rank among the top half of D1. And given the stability of these lineups, it’s not surprising the conference ranks in the top half of Division I in the Known Schedule and Minimum Schedule rankings but lower in the Average and Maximum ones. Lipscomb’s Carlyle Nusbaum was named preseason Player of the Year and Kennesaw State’s Katarina Morton was tabbed preseason Defensive Player of the Year.With none of its eight squads participating in a bracketed tournament, the ASUN is the only league with a completely set non-conference slate. In addition to Rick, two other ASUN members earned major preseason awards from the league. With Rick and Carroll returning for their junior years, the Eagles roster includes nine players back from last year’s squad, which reached a record-setting 27 wins, but minus a pair of major contributors in Leigh Pudwill and Marlene Moeller. While I believe we have a very high ceiling, there is a lot of work to be done.” We are certainly appreciative of being selected second, but we realize that the team chosen ahead of us and the teams listed behind us are all very capable. “To have championship aspirations is to understand what you are up against. “It seems that each year the ASUN conference is getting tougher and tougher from top to bottom,” said Eagles coach Matt Botsford. Kennesaw State (53), North Florida (39) and Jacksonville (29) rounded out the top five places. Streaks include games against all opponents. The Eagles also snagged two first-place votes. 2021 ASUN Baseball Conference Standings ASUN Standings Records include games against Division I opponents only.
FGCU earned 55 points in the preseason coaches’ poll, finishing just five points behind defending ASUN Champion Lipscomb, who earned 60 points.
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