For those that like to levy the weak schedule argument ...
… when dismissing potential national seeds, consider the following ...
Ole Miss (#7 RPI) is in the running for a national seed and is tied with Alabama for the SEC West lead (LSU hot on their heels). But Ole Miss has several losses to teams that are on the Cajuns' schedule.
Common Opponents ...
2-1 vs. Georgia State (three game weekend set)
2-0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (two game set)
3-0 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (three game weekend set)
2-0 at Southeastern Louisiana
1-0 vs. Arkansas State
0-2 vs. Southern Mississippi (one home game, one neutral site)
0-3 at Alabama (SEC weekend series)
1-2 at LSU (SEC weekend series)
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11-8 (10 home, 8 road, 1 neutral)
Ole Miss still has a game at Arkansas State remaining.
Ole Miss went 11-8 vs. the above opponents. Meanwhile, the Cajuns went 17-1 against the same opponents (10 home, 8 road).
I picked Ole Miss because they are a fellow contender for a national seed and the Cajuns have not faced them in head-to-head competition. They also have a large number of games in common with the Cajuns … unlike Vanderbilt which went 2-2 vs. common opponents with the Cajuns (WKU, LSU) and the schedules are unbalanced.
Brian
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