Most teams play in a holiday tournament. Long ago I heard that the full tournament only counts as one game for scheduling purposes, and I assume that's still the case. It explains the ridiculous format of the 2k Empire Classic, where the 4 power conference teams host the 4 weak teams, then get to meet for the final two rounds, whether or not they win or lose. It's cost effective, getting 4 games in per team, without having to schedule them all back-to-back.
Here are the results from the first two rounds of tune up games:
Duke by 51 over Central Arkansas
Duke by 11 over Georgia St.
Georgetown by 11 over Central Arkansas
Georgetown by 8 over Georgia St.
Cal by 20 over Cal Baptist
Cal by 4 over Prairie View A&M
Texas by 13 over Cal Baptist
Texas by 14 over Prairie View A&M
Current Sagarin Ratings
96.15 Duke
86.71 Texas
78.30 Georgetown
74.65 California
74.20 Cal Baptist
73.18 Georgia St.
67.77 Prairie View A&M
62.44 Central Ark.
Sagarin "Recent" Ratings (which still factor in last season's results, but weight recent results higher)
95.26 Duke
87.58 Texas
78.81 California
76.67 Georgetown
72.72 Cal Baptist
71.64 Georgia St.
66.57 Prairie View A&M
60.99 Central Ark.
Average Performance of the 4 teams going to New York in their 2 tune up games:
94.265 Duke
80.095 Texas
78.595 California
72.765 Georgetown
I'd be satisfied with a 16 point loss to Duke, followed by a 6 point win against Georgetown.
Here are the results from the first two rounds of tune up games:
Duke by 51 over Central Arkansas
Duke by 11 over Georgia St.
Georgetown by 11 over Central Arkansas
Georgetown by 8 over Georgia St.
Cal by 20 over Cal Baptist
Cal by 4 over Prairie View A&M
Texas by 13 over Cal Baptist
Texas by 14 over Prairie View A&M
Current Sagarin Ratings
96.15 Duke
86.71 Texas
78.30 Georgetown
74.65 California
74.20 Cal Baptist
73.18 Georgia St.
67.77 Prairie View A&M
62.44 Central Ark.
Sagarin "Recent" Ratings (which still factor in last season's results, but weight recent results higher)
95.26 Duke
87.58 Texas
78.81 California
76.67 Georgetown
72.72 Cal Baptist
71.64 Georgia St.
66.57 Prairie View A&M
60.99 Central Ark.
Average Performance of the 4 teams going to New York in their 2 tune up games:
94.265 Duke
80.095 Texas
78.595 California
72.765 Georgetown
I'd be satisfied with a 16 point loss to Duke, followed by a 6 point win against Georgetown.
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