Complete 2014-15 Michigan Basketball schedule released; 5-day B1G Tourney
Over at umhoops. MGoBlue has not posted it yet.
Schedule-
11/10 | vs Wayne State (ex) | |
11/15 | vs Hillsdale | |
Progressive Legends Classic (Regional Round) | ||
11/17 | vs Bucknell | |
11/20 | vs Detroit | |
Progressive Legends Classic (Brooklyn, NY) | ||
11/24 | Oregon | 9pm/ESPN3 |
11/25 | VCU/Villanova | TBD/ESPN_ |
11/29 | vs Nicholls State | |
ACC/B1G Challenge | ||
12/2 | vs Syracuse | 7:30pm/ESPN |
12/6 | vs NJIT | |
12/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | |
12/13 | at Arizona | |
12/20 | vs SMU | |
12/22 | vs Coppin State | |
12/30 | vs Illinois* | |
1/3 | at Purdue* | |
1/6 | at Penn State* | |
1/10 | vs Minnesota* | |
1/13 | at Ohio* | 7pm/ESPN |
1/17 | vs Northwestern* | |
1/20 | at Rutgers* | |
1/24 | vs Wisconsin* | |
1/27 | vs Nebraska* | 7pm/ESPN |
2/1 | at State* | |
2/5 | vs Iowa* | |
2/8 | at Indiana* | |
2/12 | at Illinois* | |
2/17 | vs State* | 9pm/ESPN |
2/22 | vs Ohio* | |
2/28 | at Maryland* | |
3/3 | at Northwestern* | |
3/7 | vs Rutgers* | |
B1G Tournament (Chicago, IL) | ||
3/11 | Opening Round^ | |
3/12 | First Round^ | |
3/13 | Quarterfinals | |
3/14 | Semifinals | /CBS |
3/15 | Championship | /CBS |
Postseason TBD |
August 21st, 2014 at 6:57 PM ^
August 21st, 2014 at 7:05 PM ^
Wow. We get Michigan State and Ohio State at home in February within five days of each other, so I can already tell that will be a slow, slow week around these parts. No matter, of course. If nothing else, we can be reasonably certain that ending the regular season with Rutgers will not be quite like ending the regular season with Indiana.
Actually, I think we play OSU twice in hockey around the same time. I might need to use some of that imaginary stress leave that comes with modding.
August 21st, 2014 at 7:14 PM ^
/s
August 21st, 2014 at 7:22 PM ^
August 21st, 2014 at 7:30 PM ^
I wonder what would be the best way to break up "weeks" for an all B1G fantasy basketball league. You'd have to score the first game of the week...but every team doesn't play every week. Researching and projecting Northwestern's bench players IS my kind of fun...
August 21st, 2014 at 7:36 PM ^
Here's the new format for the 14-team @B1GMBBall tourney. pic.twitter.com/GamCGbuoej
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) August 21, 2014
Best of luck to the bottom four seeds!
August 22nd, 2014 at 3:16 AM ^
That makes more sense. The bottom 4 are screwed. I saw 5 games in 5 days and even though it seems 4 days hasn't had an effect in the tournament, that seemed like a real bad idea.
August 21st, 2014 at 7:36 PM ^
August 21st, 2014 at 7:37 PM ^
August 21st, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^
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August 21st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
We are the only team to beat Nebraska in their arena last year.
August 21st, 2014 at 10:22 PM ^
In their arena EVER (last year was the first year)
August 22nd, 2014 at 11:58 AM ^
Is that the new "M" for Michigan? Either way, it should be, it's fantastic.
August 21st, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^
Minnesota once at home
Wisconsin once at home
Iowa once at home
Nebraska once at home
Do I dare call this a favorable schedule? And will M's 2016 schedule be ridiculously difficult?
August 21st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
August 21st, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^
I did a side-by-side comparison. All the conflicting dates with Hockey and Basketball
Date | Basketball | Hockey |
11/15 | vs Hillsdale | vs AIC |
11/29 | vs Nicholls State | vs RPI |
12/13 | at Arizona | at Boston College |
1/10 | vs Minnesota | vs Minnesota |
1/24 | vs Wisconsin | at Wisconsin |
2/22 | vs Ohio | vs Ohio |
2/28 | at Maryland | vs Wisconsin |
3/13 | B1G Tournament Quarters^ | vs State |
3/14 | B1G Tournament Semis^ | vs State |
^ if applies
Interesting to see Michigan doing double features in A2.
I pray that I won't have to miss either game on 12/13. Those are HUGE games for both teams.
August 21st, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
August 22nd, 2014 at 8:36 AM ^
Also of note is that the Feb. 1 game at MSU is on Super Bowl Sunday.
August 21st, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^
For those interested, the full women's hoops schedule was also released today. The nonconference schedule (which includes a Thanksgiving weekend appearance in the San Juan Shootout) looks pretty manageable, with only one almost certain loss (road game vs. Notre Dame).
Unlike the last couple of years, the Wolverines will have a difficult stretch early in Big Ten play, with four games in ten days in early January against PSU, MSU, Rutgers, and OSU. Then they have another tough stretch in late January and early February with consecutive matchups against Maryland, Nebraska, MSU, Rutgers, and OSU.
August 21st, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
Holy cow, I just realized both sports will be doing a 14-team tournament.
That's kind of crazy seeing a 5-day tournament.
August 21st, 2014 at 8:40 PM ^
Apparently Stadium Journey ranked the Crisler Center the 7'th best basketball arena in America.
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/news/03-28-2014/599/college-basketball-arena-rankings-2014
Others of note: Rupp Arena (Kentucky) #1
Phog Allen Fieldhouse(Kansas) #6
Breslin Center(sparty) #17
Assembly Hall(Indiana) #34
Here is their write up of Crisler
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/crisler-center-s831
I wasn't sure if it was already posted or I would have started another thread, but it's nice that other people have noticed how far the facilities have come.
August 22nd, 2014 at 8:20 AM ^
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August 22nd, 2014 at 10:49 AM ^
CorRupp Arena. The SEC's version of Assembly Hall in Bloomington, as far as home cookin' goes.
August 21st, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
Very favorable Big Ten schedule.