Bruce has lost a handful of games because he’s taken his team on the road to places others
won’t dare to, and he keeps doing it! The man is doing his best to save the sport, it is NOT a baffling decision.
Source: Wisconsin and Kansas State are in discussion to play in what has been dubbed the Brew City Battle at American Family Field, home of the MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers, on November 11th.
Mid-Major coaches: You better not accept anything less than $500k for guarantee games after this greedy stunt. They can afford it and don't let them tell you otherwise. If they want total control of the sport bleed those f*ckers dry.
You've got to be a fool if you don't think they're coming for NCAA Tournament auto-bids next. Anyone who signs off on this is complicit in killing college basketball.
F*ck'em.
NIT Changes:
For the 2024 NIT, conference regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two
For the first time EVER the reigning NIT Champions and reigning CBI Champions will meet.
@MattNorlander
, this game has Final Four (and One) written all over it.
Every non-power conference should file a lawsuit against the NCAA, the season has already begun (ie, official practices) and they’re regular season champions are no longer guaranteed postseason play.
Conference USA improves to 8-0 this postseason, the only conference undefeated so far.
- FAU: 2-0 NCAA
- North Texas: 2-0 NIT
- UAB: 2-0 NIT
- Charlotte: 1-0 CBI
- Rice: 1-0 CBI
All 5 participating teams transition to the AAC this offseason.
Virginia will host Northern Iowa on November 14th, the game has been guaranteed with compensation of $80,000, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
The West Virginia Mountaineers are (once again) the 1st of 361* NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball teams to release their 2022-23 non-conference schedule.
*Subject to change.
Virginia Tech and Penn State will play in a neutral-site non-conference game on November 14th at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
The United States were the 1st of 65 British Colonies to declare their independence and release their 1776-77 non-conference schedule.
Happy Independence Day!
Mississippi State and Utah State have agreed to play a neural site game in Panama City, FL on December 21st, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
NEWS: Per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
, Virginia and Florida will meet next season on November 10th as part of a multi-game event at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC.
Sources: The following 7 teams are tentatively set to compete in a BD Global organized event next season, likely The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase:
•Toledo
•Loyola Marymount
•Drexel
•Charlotte
•Samford
•Lehigh
•Valparaiso
Cost of Brutality Tracker (cc
@JonRothstein
):
James Madison at Michigan State: $100k
McNeese State at VCU: $85k
Abilene Christian at Oklahoma State: $90k
Fairleigh Dickinson at Buffalo: [Redacted]
Per source,
@TheD1Docket
has obtained the 2023 SEC Opponent pairings. Teams will play 5 opponents home & away, 4 home only, 4 away only.
Alabama
H: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss
H/A: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Miss St, Vandy
A: Mizzou, South Car, Tenn, Texas A&M
Auburn will host Georgia State in a non-conference game on December 2nd, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
, the first of a two-for-one series. Auburn will visit Georgia State in 2023 before hosting game 3 in 2024.
Kennesaw State will host Georgia State on December 2nd, the first game in a non-conference home & home series, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
The return game at Georgia State is scheduled to be played during the 2024-25 season.
Florida will host Connecticut on December 7th, concluding a two-game series between the two programs after being delayed by two seasons, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Breaking: Ole Miss and Southern Miss have agreed to play a non-conference game in Biloxi, MS this season, deal is “all but done” per sources, likely date is December 23rd.
Charlotte will host Davidson on November 29th, a continuation of the Hornets Nest Trophy rivalry. Deal renewed for three seasons; Davidson will host in 2024.
Sources: The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase is expected to take place in Ft. Myers, FL. The event currently has a field of 6 teams: Austin Peay, Drake, Drexel, Iona, Loyola Marymount, and Toledo.
Dayton will host Illinois-Chicago to open the season on November 9th, a game secured with a guarantee of $70,000 per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
North Carolina will host UNC Wilmington on November 7th in the season opener for both teams, concluding a three-game series between the two programs, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Here it is! The new D1 Docket! Now embedded on my blog, main page will include the standard list from home page with MTE listing and schedule release date:
UMBC was ranked 188th in KenPom the morning it beat Virginia, Fairleigh Dickinson is currently 298th, 8 spots bellow Louisville. Their best win was against 195th ranked Saint Joseph’s.
Wichita State has agreements in place to host the following teams this upcoming season, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
:
11/22: Sam Houston State
12/2: North Texas
12/15: Oral Roberts
12/22: Western Kentucky
There are 29 men’s games tonight and nearly half of them (14) will involve a D-1 team playing a non D-1.
The NCAA needs to put in a rule where teams are only allowed to play a max of one Non-Division 1 each year.
What do you guys think about a spreadsheet to track all non-conference games?
Still catching upon updates so far, don't hesitate to point out anything I've missed!
Colorado State will host Wright State on November 10th, a non-conference game secured with an $80,000 guarantee, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Appalachian State, Charlotte, UAB and UTSA are lay-ups for AAC expansion.
Adds schools in 2 huge markets with great leadership, plants another flag in SEC territory and brings in a school that’s been operating consistently at its ceiling during a transition form FCS TO FBS.
Scheduling has NEVER been more important in college hoops. If you're not giving yourself an opportunity to beat NCAA caliber teams, you're setting yourself up to be disappointed on Selection Sunday.
LSU will host Texas State on November 12th, 2021, a game secured with a guarantee of $85,000, per public records published by the LSU Athletic Department.
Virginia will host American University on December 22nd in a non-conference game, secured by a $85,000 guarantee, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Today I am 81 yrs young / heck only 19 yrs away from my goal of being 1st announcer to do a game on
@espn
at 100 .My dream & wish on my 81 st is to see LOVE among ALL people in our nation.Can happen if we simply treat ppl like we want to be treated God Bless All !
Southern Illinois will host Oklahoma State as part of its 2023-24 non-conference schedule.
It will mark the first time SIU hosted a power five opponent inside the Banterra Center in 16 seasons.
#MVC
#Big12
I’ll be away from Twitter & out of commission tomorrow due to some minor surgery; I’m sure there will be plenty of scheduling news (6 schedules dropped the day my oldest child was born), feel free to @ me with anything you see, it will help when I sort through the muck Saturday!
Vermont will visit Bradley on November 625th ($65k) and Virginia Tech on December 16th ($90k) in non-conference games, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Huge road victory to maintain momentum, Charlotte will be favored in every game down the stretch save a trip to the FedEx Forum.
Get a mini-bye before playing host to an in-state conference foe next Saturday. Halton will be rocking.
What a time to be a Forty-Niner!
Igor Milicic Jr. drops 22 points and 13 rebounds in a wire-to-wire victory at Tulane!!
Niners remain on top of the
@American_Conf
with their seventh consecutive victory!!!
#jUSt
|
#GoldStandard
⛏
Per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
:
As part of former HC Ron Sanchez's separation (along with financial compensation), Charlotte will host Virginia in neutral-site home game no later than during the 2025-26 season.
North Carolina A&T and UNC Greensboro will begin a home-and-home series on November 30th, 2022 at NC A&T, returning to UNC Greensboro in 2023, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Virginia will host James Madison on December 6th, concluding a three-game series between the two programs, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Wichita State will participate in the 2022 Hall of Fame Classic, played in Kansas City, MO on November 21st and 22nd, per public records obtained by
@TheD1Docket
.
Arkansas will host Old Dominion on November 13th, a non-conference game secured with a $90,000 guarantee, per public records obtained by friend of The Docket,
@joey_martelli
.