Purple Reign
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Not much of a step up to the MAC
Delaware - 20,684
Temple - 20,515
Central Michigan - 20,448
Old Dominion - 19,782
Toledo - 19,333
Ohio - 19,046
Northern Illinois - 17,760
Georgia State - 16,750
James Madison - 16,597 (and we know this is is going to shoot up)
Kent State - 16,152
Eastern Michigan - 15,885
Miami - 15,519
Western Michigan - 14,255
Bowling Green - 13,306
Massachusetts - 13,005
Buffalo - 12,981
William and Mary - 10,782
Akron - 10,185
Ball State - 8,947
Richmond - 8,567
I've seen a few MAC games on TV with their mostly empty stadiums and it looks pretty pathetic.
Sagarin:
1 PAC-10 (A) = 80.87
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 79.84
3 BIG 12 (A) = 75.42
4 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 74.32
5 BIG TEN (A) = 74.18
6 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 73.88
7 BIG EAST (A) = 73.27
8 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 70.19
9 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 66.63
10 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 63.09
11 COLONIAL (AA)= 61.81
12 SOUTHERN (AA)= 59.14
13 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 58.25
Where it will be a boost for UMass, as has already been stated, is the OOC.
-2 OOC home games a yr, a I-AA (only northeastern counters would be UNH and Maine), and one I-A. Since most BCS get 1 home to zero away, or 2 home for 1 away, or 3 home to 1 away deals vs non BCS, the majority of years this one home I-A game would likely be a non BCS.
-2 OOC away games a year with the likes of BC, Uconn, Syracuse, etc
Delaware - 20,684
Temple - 20,515
Central Michigan - 20,448
Old Dominion - 19,782
Toledo - 19,333
Ohio - 19,046
Northern Illinois - 17,760
Georgia State - 16,750
James Madison - 16,597 (and we know this is is going to shoot up)
Kent State - 16,152
Eastern Michigan - 15,885
Miami - 15,519
Western Michigan - 14,255
Bowling Green - 13,306
Massachusetts - 13,005
Buffalo - 12,981
William and Mary - 10,782
Akron - 10,185
Ball State - 8,947
Richmond - 8,567
I've seen a few MAC games on TV with their mostly empty stadiums and it looks pretty pathetic.
Sagarin:
1 PAC-10 (A) = 80.87
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 79.84
3 BIG 12 (A) = 75.42
4 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 74.32
5 BIG TEN (A) = 74.18
6 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 73.88
7 BIG EAST (A) = 73.27
8 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 70.19
9 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 66.63
10 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 63.09
11 COLONIAL (AA)= 61.81
12 SOUTHERN (AA)= 59.14
13 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 58.25
Where it will be a boost for UMass, as has already been stated, is the OOC.
-2 OOC home games a yr, a I-AA (only northeastern counters would be UNH and Maine), and one I-A. Since most BCS get 1 home to zero away, or 2 home for 1 away, or 3 home to 1 away deals vs non BCS, the majority of years this one home I-A game would likely be a non BCS.
-2 OOC away games a year with the likes of BC, Uconn, Syracuse, etc
