2026-2027 Season Schedule Thread

[KAOriginal]

Kenny Blakeney and his 3 trips to the NCAAs in past 4 years says the same about Skinn.....

 

[gmujim92]

Kenny Blakeney and his 3 trips to the NCAAs in past 4 years says the same about Skinn.....

Yeah we’re dodging Howard lol

 

[KAOriginal]

Yeah we’re dodging Howard lol

Cooley, etc all wont pick up our calls, we won't pick up Howard's or College of Charlestons.

Just matter where you are in the pecking order....

 

[psyclone]

I don't have a paid subscription to Mook's blog, but did get this abridged email and thought it might be of interest:

Atlantic 10 vs. Power Conferences​

A look at the Atlantic 10’s last five seasons in non-conference play and the NCAA Tournament​

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Here is a look at how the conference has matched up against the Big East, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, and ACC over the 2021-22 through 2025-26 window.
Overall, the A-10 went 58-101 against those five leagues. By opponent conference, the A-10 was 20-26 vs. the ACC, 16-25 vs. the Big East, 8-19 vs. the SEC, 7-16 vs. the Big 12, and 7-15 vs. the Big Ten.
Best A-10 wins by season
2021-22: This was the A-10’s strongest year in the sample, with a 19-21 combined record against the five leagues. The headline win was Dayton over No. 3 Kansas, 74-73, followed by Richmond over No. 13 Iowa, 67-63, in the NCAA Tournament, Dayton over No. 18 Virginia Tech, 62-57, and Davidson over Alabama, 79-78.
2022-23: The A-10 dropped to 8-21, with fewer high-end wins. The best results were Saint Louis over Providence, 76-73, Loyola Chicago over Clemson, 76-58, vcu over Pittsburgh, 71-67, and vcu over Vanderbilt, 70-65.
2023-24: The A-10 went 11-21, but it had a few strong wins at the top. Dayton beat No. 16 St. John’s, 88-81, Duquesne beat No. 24 BYU, 71-67, in the NCAA Tournament, and Saint Joseph’s beat Villanova, 78-65.
2024-25: The A-10 went 12-18, and this year included one of its best single wins of the whole period: Saint Joseph’s over No. 7 Texas Tech, 78-77. Dayton also had a strong run with wins over Marquette, 71-63, UConn, 85-67, and Northwestern, 71-66.
2025-26: The A-10 went 8-20, with its best win coming in the NCAA Tournament when vcu beat North Carolina, 82-78. Saint Louis added a strong SEC win over Georgia, 102-77, while Dayton beat Florida State, 97-69, and Marquette, 77-71.
In short, the A-10’s best moments were high-quality but sporadic: Dayton’s 2021 win over Kansas, Richmond’s NCAA upset of Iowa, Duquesne’s NCAA win over BYU, Saint Joseph’s win over Texas Tech, and vcu’s NCAA win over North Carolina stand out most. Compared with the Big East profile we looked at earlier, the A-10 had fewer total wins and less year-to-year consistency, but it still produced several top-tier wins against power-conference opponents.
NCAA Tournament Bids
The NCAA announced the expansion of March Madness to 76 teams. Some remain hopeful that this will benefit a few mid-major conference but I have my doubts.
Here is a look at Atlantic 10 bids from 2022 through 2026.
The Atlantic 10 had 8 total bids and went 5-8 in NCAA Tournament games.
The A-10’s best tournament years in this window were 2024 and 2026, when it earned 2 bids and won 2 games each year. Its weakest years were 2023 and 2025, when it was a one-bid league and went 0-1 both times.
The best cumulative non-conference record by winning percentage belonged to St. Bonaventure, which went 46-18, a .719 winning percentage, over the five-season span. Dayton had the most total nonconference wins, going 49-22, followed by St. Bonaventure at 46-18, vcu at 46-25, and George Mason at 45-20.
By season, the top A-10 non-conference team records were Davidson at 9-3 in 2021-22, Fordham at 12-1 in 2022-23, George Mason, George Washington, and Saint Joseph’s tied at 10-2 in 2023-24, Rhode Island at 10-1 in 2024-25, and Saint Louis at 12-2 in 2025-26.