(10-31-2020 10:35 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: (10-31-2020 10:29 AM)BePcr07 Wrote: It should be considered that schedules would in almost every instance have looked different which may not have resulted in the same outcomes.
On the contrary—the divisions and permanent cross division rivals that were in place during all of this would likely be very similar to the protected rivalries that divisionless play would certainly have built in.
Divisons are 5 to 7 protected games with 1 to 3 rotating games
Divisionless would be 2 or 3 protected games with 5 or 6 rotating games
A 4 year divisionless schedule for UNC would be (assuming 3 protected rivalries of Duke, NC State, and UVA) would be:
Year 1: @Duke, @UVA, v. NC State, v. Miami, v. BC, v. Wake, @Ga Tech, @Pitt
Year 2: v. Duke, v. UVA, @NC State, @FSU, @Syracuse, @Va Tech, v. Clemson, v. Louisville
Year 3: @Duke, @UVA, v. NC State, v. FSU, v. Syracuse, v. Va Tech, @Clemson, @Louisville
Year 4: v. Duke, v. UVA, @NC State, @Miami, @BC, @Wake, v GA Tech, v. Pitt
Currently all ACC schools have 7 locked in conference games and 1 rotating game
Years 1 and 4 would result in 6 games against current annual opponents and 2 rotating opponents...a net change of 1 opponents
Years 2 and 3 would result in 4 games against current annual opponents and 4 rotating opponents...a net change of 3 opponents
So depending on the year and the format used, each teams schedule would see a change of between 0 to 4 games