Men's Basketball Schedule Released

The Men's Basketball schedule was released today...here it is, analysis below.

11.07.14 Notre Dame College (Ex).
11.15.14 AT DRAKE
11.19.14 WRIGHT STATE
11.25.14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
11.30.14 AT DETROIT
12.03.14 AT WESTERN KENTUCKY
12.06.14 ALABAMA A&M
12.09.14 AT DAYTON
12.13.14 CLEVELAND STATE
12.21.14 FERRIS STATE
12.28.14 AT SOUTH FLORIDA
01.03.15 CHICAGO STATE
01.07.15 AT KENT STATE
01.10.15 OHIO
01.14.15 AT AKRON
01.17.15 BALL STATE
01.21.15 EASTERN MICHIGAN
01.24.15 AT TOLEDO
01.27.15 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
01.31.15 AKRON
02.04.15 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
02.07.15 AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
02.10.15 WESTERN MICHIGAN
02.14.15 AT BALL STATE
02.18.15 MIAMI
02.21.15 BUFFALO
02.24.15 AT OHIO
02.28.15 AT MIAMI
03.03.15 KENT STATE
03.06.15 AT BUFFALO

Right sized, not one Power 5 team on the schedule.  There is a team from the A-10 and one from American Athletic, which are strong basketball conferences.  Drake is in the Missouri Valley.

Beyond the fact there are no big names (and no tournaments) on the schedule, there were two teams that finished in last year's top 100 Sagarin-wise (Dayton and Cleveland State) and two others in the top half of D1 (Wright State and Western Kentucky, both teams BG has been playing).  Chicago State and Alabama A&M are much lower-ranked teams and a couple other are in the middle.  (ending Sagarin rankings below).

DRAKE (190)
WRIGHT STATE (138)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (218)
DETROIT (202)
WESTERN KENTUCKY (162)
ALABAMA A&M (305)
DAYTON (33)
CLEVELAND STATE (94)
FERRIS STATE
SOUTH FLORIDA (196)
CHICAGO STATE (286)

Ferris State is a DII school and the only non-D1 team we play.  (As I have said before, I think playing one is OK).

If we are thinking home crowds will be increasing, we are not going to do it with interesting opponents, at least this year.

I am looking very forward to seeing what our new leadership will do.  Having said that, the schedule looks like the end of the Dakich era.