2013-2014 Schedule

[HoopsBison]

Viterbo must be some connection Saul has back home.... I am kind of surprised we didn't get a game with Milwaukee or GB. I guess we already did a home and home with them just recently. Love to see some D1 teams on the non conference, but whatever this is still one of the best NDSU basketball schedules in our history. I wonder what the RPI SoS will be like.

Not sure if there is a connection or not but looking at their schedule they play Valley City State the night before in Valley City. Guessing that may be a major reason why they are in Fargo the following night.

Last year they played North Dakota Schools: Jamestown (2 times) Valley City State and MSUM. They went 1-3 in those games. This is an exhibition game.

[b15on]

[HoopsBison]

Thanks for sharing, getting excited for the season.

[NDSUstudent]

Breaking down the non-conference schedule....

Games vs NCAA tournament teams...Ohio State, Notre Dame, St Mary's
Games vs NIT tournament teams....Southern Mississippi
Games vs CBI tournament teams...Santa Clara(Won the CBI), Western Michigan, Bryant,
Games vs CIT tournament teams....Rider(potential game), North Dakota

Breakdown by last year's RPI...
9. Ohio State
25. St Mary's
27. Southern Miss
39. Notre Dame
68. Santa Clara
113. Western Michigan
139. Rider(potential game in Cable Car Classic)
141. Delaware
154. Towson
167. Bryant
222. North Dakota
297. Utah Valley
323. Rice(potential game in Cable Car Classic)

Definitely looks like our toughest schedule to date.

[ndsansa]

Love the schedule this year. Enough blow outs to build depth and enough tough non-conference games to build character and maybe pull an upset.

[NDSUstudent]

11 of our opponents are competing in postseason tournaments...

NCAA:
Round 2
6. Ohio State 59 11. Dayton 60
13. Delaware 78 4. Michigan State 93
14. Western Michigan 53 3. Syracuse 77

NIT:
Round 1
3. So Miss 66 Toledo 59
4. St Mary's 70 5. Utah 58.
7. Utah Valley 64 2. Cal 77

Round 2
4. St Mary's at 1. Minnesota 3/23/2014 2 p.m. ESPN2
3. So Miss at 2. Mizzou 3/23/2014 4 p.m. ESPNU

CBI:
SDSU 65 ODU 72

CIT:
Round 1
Towson 63 USC Upstate 60
IPFW 97 Akron 91
UNO 91 UN_ 75

Round 2
Towson 83 ETSU 77
IPFW 95 VMI 106
Omaha at Murray State 3/24/2014 7 p.m.

Round 3
Towson

[Hammersmith]

Pretty good. Around 42% of all DI schools make one of the tournaments. About 58% of our DI opponents made a tournament. I almost screwed up and counted all the conference opponents twice.

[DjKyRo]

If the NCAA didn't pick two of the most ridiculous 4-seeds in history as Louisville and Michigan State I'd say there's a decent chance Delaware could spring the upset. No way it happens against Michigan State but them against SDSU or UCLA I could totally see.

[NDSUstudent]

St Mary's beat Utah...they get to go to Williams Arena for their next NIT game.