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(01-03-2022 06:57 PM)BlazintheAtl1 Wrote:  

(01-03-2022 05:53 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  Strength of Schedule (SOS)

UAB’s Non-Conf. SOS is ranked 287th, while UNT is at 58.

Both teams played four top-100 teams, with UAB going 1-3 and UNT 2-2.

The main difference in non-conference schedules is UNT didn’t play the likes of Alabama A&M (331), Grambling State (330), and Mississippi Valley State (358). The lowest ranked team UNT played was UT Arlington (248).

Both schools played two non-D1 schools. Those games don’t factor into the stats.

This is why I don't understand NET and Kenpom...how are we ranked ahead of them?

in our range, it seems to me that the teams you lose to are huge.
UAB lost to #35, 45 and 95
UNT lost to #5, 92, 104

I think having 2 losses to teams around 100 hurts them more than our loss against South Carolina (especially since their worst loss was at home).

So, I understand why the current rankings are where they are (based on the criteria), and I would anticipate that if we end up with similar conference resumes, the final ranking would end up very close.

that having been said, I currently see this as a tossup game, and I would give the edge to the home team