“It comes down to how you perform against that schedule,” Pomeroy said. “So, even though Mizzou has not played difficult teams, they’ve looked consistently really good against those teams. The system doesn’t penalize you for playing a bad schedule. If you do well you’ll be rewarded.”
SLU, Mizzou basketball teams duking it out in various analytics
College basketball coaches annually try to create schedules that best fit their teams while also wanting a mix of opponents that will help generate a potentially good NCAA Tournament resume
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