(04-12-2016 01:02 PM)YNot Wrote: NBE
NORTH DIVISION: Providence, *UConn*, St. John's, Seton Hall
EAST DIVISION: Villanova, Georgetown, Xavier, *Cincinnati*
MIDWEST DIVISION: Depaul, Marquette, Butler, Creighton
WEST DIVISION: *Gonzaga*, *BYU*, *St. Mary's*, *San Diego St.*
18-game conference schedule. 6 games (H-H) against the 3 schools in your division; 12 games against the rest of the conference (1 game per year, rotating home-away).
To limit travel costs and concerns, structure schedules so that there are only THREE 2-game road trips outside of your division. So, current Big East schools only have one 2-game West Coast road trip per season.
Division winners get automatic bye to BE tournament quarterfinals.
UConn, Cincinnati, San Diego St., and BYU = independent in football, but with some collaboration for media deals, late-season scheduling and bowl affiliations.
OR, add VCU and Dayton AND UConn and Cincinnati, along with Wichita St. and one additional WEST school:
NORTH DIVISION: Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown
EAST DIVISION: Xavier, *Cincinnati*, *UConn*, *VCU*, *Dayton*
MIDWEST DIVISION: Depaul, Marquette, Butler, Creighton, *Wichita St.*
WEST DIVISION: *Gonzaga*, *BYU*, *St. Mary's*, *San Diego St.*, *San Fran/Santa Clara/Pepperdine*
Schedule includes 8 games (H-H) within your division, 5 games against your "neighboring" division (NORTH v. EAST and MIDWEST v. WEST) and then 5 games against the other 10 schools (so you play everyone in the other two divisions every *other* year).
This model, however, probably loses because of opposition by Depaul, Marquette, and Butler, and would be harder to justify the $4 million per school from FOX.
Or, perhaps keep Depaul, Marquette, Butler, and Creighton in the EAST division with Xavier. This doesn't make as much sense geographically, but it ensures that the legacy Big East teams play each other annually.
NORTH DIVISION: Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown
EAST DIVISION: Xavier, Depaul, Marquette, Butler, Creighton
MIDWEST DIVISION: *UConn*, *Cincinnati*, *VCU*, *Dayton*, *Wichita St.*
WEST DIVISION: *Gonzaga*, *BYU*, *St. Mary's*, *San Diego St.*, *San Fran/Santa Clara/Pepperdine*