Alas, there’s an open football practice to get out to, but here’s Maryland’s freshly released basketball schedule:
Nov. 4: Northwood, 8 (Exhibition)
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Nov. 13: UNC Wilmington, 8
Nov. 17: vs. Alabama in Puerto Rico Tip-Off, 5 (ESPN2)
Nov. 18: vs. Colorado/Wichita State in Puerto Rico Tip-Off, 6:30 or 9
Nov. 20: vs. Iona/Purdue/Temple/Western Michigan in Puerto Rico Tip-Off, TBA
Nov. 25: Florida Gulf Coast, TBA
Nov. 29: Illinois (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), 7:30 (ESPN)
Dec. 4: vs. Notre Dame in the BB&T Classic at Verizon Center, 4:45 (MASN)
Dec. 7: Mount St. Mary’s, 8
Dec. 14: Florida International, 8 (ESPN)
Dec. 23: Radford, 8
Dec. 28: Albany, 8
Dec. 31: Samford, 1
Jan. 3: Cornell, 8
Jan. 8: at N.C. State, 6 (ESPNU)
Jan. 11: Wake Forest, 7 (RSN)
Jan. 15: Georgia Tech, 1 or 4 (Raycom)
Jan. 17: at Florida State, 9 (ESPNU)
Jan. 21: vs. Temple (at the Palestra) , TBA (ESPNU)
Jan. 25: Duke, 9 (ESPN)
Jan. 28: Virginia Tech, 2:30 (Raycom)
Feb. 1: at Miami, 8 (Raycom)
Feb. 4: North Carolina, 4 (ESPN or ESPN2)
Feb. 7: at Clemson, 7 (ESPNU)
Feb. 11: at Duke, 4 (ESPN)
Feb. 16: Boston College, 9 (Raycom)
Feb. 18: at Virginia, 1 (Raycom)
Feb. 21: Miami, 8 (Raycom)
Feb. 25: at Georgia Tech, 2:30 (Raycom)
Feb. 29: at North Carolina, 7 (ESPN or ESPN2)
March 4: Virginia, 2 (Raycom)
March 8-11: ACC tournament in Atlanta
And for those wondering about the schedule strength, here’s a look at the nonconference opponents and their records and RPI figures from a year ago:
| Opponent |
W-L |
RPI |
vs. Notre Dame
|
27-7 |
9 |
vs. Temple
|
26-8 |
30 |
| Illinois |
20-14 |
48 |
vs. Alabama
|
25-12 |
80 |
| Cornell |
10-18 |
210 |
| Albany |
16-16 |
216 |
UNC Wilmington
|
13-18 |
218 |
Mount St. Mary’s
|
11-21 |
230 |
Florida Gulf Coast
|
10-20 |
282 |
Florida International
|
11-19
|
283 |
| Samford |
12-19 |
284 |
| Radford |
5-24 |
333
|
Plus, there’s five other possible opponents (plus a potential second game against Temple) in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Maryland will play either Colorado or Wichita State in the second game of that tournament:
| Opponent |
W-L |
RPI |
| Purdue |
26-8 |
12 |
Wichita State
|
29-8
|
60 |
| Colorado |
24-14 |
65 |
| Iona |
25-12 |
68 |
Western Michigan
|
21-13 |
174
|
—- Patrick Stevens
