Post by Commissioner on Aug 29, 2022 8:19:19 GMT -5
The decline of the conference seen through top-line, home non-conference games: Here are Horizon home games against P6, A10, AAC, MWC, and other ranked teams since fall 2007 (i.e. 2007-08 season) through last year (2021-22). Nothing you didn't really know, but kind of interesting nonetheless.
2007-08
Ohio State @ Butler (Butler 65, OSU 46)
#16 Drake @ Butler (Drake 71, Butler 64)
Ohio State @ Cleveland State (OSU 80, CSU 63)
DePaul @ Detroit (DePaul 70, UD 64)
Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 61, UWM 39)
St. Bonaventure @ Wright State (WSU 54, SBU 45)
2008-09
Northwestern @ Butler (Butler 57, NW 53)
UAB @ Butler (Butler 72, UAB 68)
Kansas State @ Cleveland State (KSU 69, CSU 59)
St. Louis @ Detroit (UD 72, SLU 57)
Massachusetts @ Green Bay (GB 84, UMass 67)
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 67, UIC 63)
2009-2010
#13 Ohio State @ Butler (Butler 74-66)
Xavier @ Butler (Butler 69-68)
Wichita State @ Cleveland State (WSU 69, CSU 54)
#6 West Virginia @ Cleveland State (WVU 80, CSU 78)
#20 Wisconsin @ Green Bay (GB 88, Wisc. 84)
Oregon State @ UIC (OSU 63, UIC 61)
2010-11
St. Bonaventure @ Cleveland State (CSU 69, SBU 51)
Duquesne @ Green Bay (Duq. 81, GB 71)
#5 Kansas State @ Loyola (KSU 68, Loy. 60)
Marquette @ Milwaukee (Marq. 75, UWM 72)
#19 Purdue @ Valparaiso (Pur. 76, Valpo 58)
Air Force @ Wright State (WSU 76, AF 61)
2011-12
#8 Louisville @ Butler (Louisville 69, Butler 53)
#8 Xavier @ Butler (Xavier 73, Butler 61)
St. Bonaventure @ Cleveland State (CSU 67, SBU 64)
St. John's @ Detroit (UD 69, SJU 63)
#17 Mississippi State @ Detroit (MSU 80, UD 75)
Wyoming @ Green Bay (GB 52, Wyo. 44)
Fordham @ Loyola (Loy. 64, Ford. 50)
DePaul @ Loyola (DeP 69, Loy. 58)
#14 Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 70, UWM 64)
Duquesne @ Valparaiso (Valpo 84, Duq. 68)
Charlotte @ Wright State (UNCC 70, WSU 66)
Cincinnati @ Wright State (UC 78, WSU 58)
2012-13
Marquette @ Green Bay (GB 49, Marq. 47)
Mississippi State @ Loyola (Loy. 59, MSU 51)
Colorado State @ UIC (UIC 64, CSU 55)
2013-14
Rhode Island @ Detroit (UD 70, URI 68)
#20 Wisconsin @ Green Bay (Wisc. 69, GB 66)
Virginia @ Green Bay (GB 75, UVa. 72)
Northwestern @ UIC (NW 93, UIC 58)
SMU @ UIC (SMU 73, UIC 65)
DePaul @ Milwaukee (DeP 80, UWM 71)
Central Florida @ Valparaiso (Valpo 85, UCF 70)
2014-15
#11 Wichita State @ Detroit (WSU 77, UD 68)
Central Florida @ UIC (UIC 71-60)
#5 Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 93, UWM 54)
George Mason @ Wright State (GMU 68, WSU 60)
2015-16
Central Florida @ Detroit (UD 95, UCF 89)
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 82, UIC 55)
Florida State @ Valparaiso (NIT) (Valpo 81, FSU 69)
St. Mary's @ Valparaiso (NIT) (Valpo 60, St.Mary 44)
2016-17
Georgia @ Oakland (OU 86, UGa. 79)
#21 Rhode Island @ Valparaiso (Valpo 65, URI 62)
2017-18
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 65, UIC 55)
2018-19
2019-20
DePaul @ Cleveland State (DePaul 73, CSU 65)
#25 West Virginia @ Youngstown State (WVU 74, YSU 65)
2020-21*
2021-22*
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 72, UIC 66)
Rhode Island @ Milwaukee (URI 82, UWM 58)
2022-23
Cincinnati @ Northern Kentucky
Oklahoma State @ Oakland
* Most non-conference games cancelled due to Covid
FWIW, there were also a lot more MVC and WCC teams, Ionas, etc. on the home schedules a decade ago.
2007-08
Ohio State @ Butler (Butler 65, OSU 46)
#16 Drake @ Butler (Drake 71, Butler 64)
Ohio State @ Cleveland State (OSU 80, CSU 63)
DePaul @ Detroit (DePaul 70, UD 64)
Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 61, UWM 39)
St. Bonaventure @ Wright State (WSU 54, SBU 45)
2008-09
Northwestern @ Butler (Butler 57, NW 53)
UAB @ Butler (Butler 72, UAB 68)
Kansas State @ Cleveland State (KSU 69, CSU 59)
St. Louis @ Detroit (UD 72, SLU 57)
Massachusetts @ Green Bay (GB 84, UMass 67)
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 67, UIC 63)
2009-2010
#13 Ohio State @ Butler (Butler 74-66)
Xavier @ Butler (Butler 69-68)
Wichita State @ Cleveland State (WSU 69, CSU 54)
#6 West Virginia @ Cleveland State (WVU 80, CSU 78)
#20 Wisconsin @ Green Bay (GB 88, Wisc. 84)
Oregon State @ UIC (OSU 63, UIC 61)
2010-11
St. Bonaventure @ Cleveland State (CSU 69, SBU 51)
Duquesne @ Green Bay (Duq. 81, GB 71)
#5 Kansas State @ Loyola (KSU 68, Loy. 60)
Marquette @ Milwaukee (Marq. 75, UWM 72)
#19 Purdue @ Valparaiso (Pur. 76, Valpo 58)
Air Force @ Wright State (WSU 76, AF 61)
2011-12
#8 Louisville @ Butler (Louisville 69, Butler 53)
#8 Xavier @ Butler (Xavier 73, Butler 61)
St. Bonaventure @ Cleveland State (CSU 67, SBU 64)
St. John's @ Detroit (UD 69, SJU 63)
#17 Mississippi State @ Detroit (MSU 80, UD 75)
Wyoming @ Green Bay (GB 52, Wyo. 44)
Fordham @ Loyola (Loy. 64, Ford. 50)
DePaul @ Loyola (DeP 69, Loy. 58)
#14 Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 70, UWM 64)
Duquesne @ Valparaiso (Valpo 84, Duq. 68)
Charlotte @ Wright State (UNCC 70, WSU 66)
Cincinnati @ Wright State (UC 78, WSU 58)
2012-13
Marquette @ Green Bay (GB 49, Marq. 47)
Mississippi State @ Loyola (Loy. 59, MSU 51)
Colorado State @ UIC (UIC 64, CSU 55)
2013-14
Rhode Island @ Detroit (UD 70, URI 68)
#20 Wisconsin @ Green Bay (Wisc. 69, GB 66)
Virginia @ Green Bay (GB 75, UVa. 72)
Northwestern @ UIC (NW 93, UIC 58)
SMU @ UIC (SMU 73, UIC 65)
DePaul @ Milwaukee (DeP 80, UWM 71)
Central Florida @ Valparaiso (Valpo 85, UCF 70)
2014-15
#11 Wichita State @ Detroit (WSU 77, UD 68)
Central Florida @ UIC (UIC 71-60)
#5 Wisconsin @ Milwaukee (UW 93, UWM 54)
George Mason @ Wright State (GMU 68, WSU 60)
2015-16
Central Florida @ Detroit (UD 95, UCF 89)
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 82, UIC 55)
Florida State @ Valparaiso (NIT) (Valpo 81, FSU 69)
St. Mary's @ Valparaiso (NIT) (Valpo 60, St.Mary 44)
2016-17
Georgia @ Oakland (OU 86, UGa. 79)
#21 Rhode Island @ Valparaiso (Valpo 65, URI 62)
2017-18
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 65, UIC 55)
2018-19
2019-20
DePaul @ Cleveland State (DePaul 73, CSU 65)
#25 West Virginia @ Youngstown State (WVU 74, YSU 65)
2020-21*
2021-22*
DePaul @ UIC (DeP 72, UIC 66)
Rhode Island @ Milwaukee (URI 82, UWM 58)
2022-23
Cincinnati @ Northern Kentucky
Oklahoma State @ Oakland
* Most non-conference games cancelled due to Covid
FWIW, there were also a lot more MVC and WCC teams, Ionas, etc. on the home schedules a decade ago.