Joe Dzuback of Villanova By The Numbers is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic-10.
A Look Back – Side-by-Side Analyses
A simple method to project winners and losers in conference play involves comparing scores against common opponents. It is crude, but, if timing and conditions are roughly equal, potentially effective for developing a rough sense on how the teams will match up. While the out of conference schedule features 189 games over (roughly) three months, there are quite a few common opponents. The problem with score and margin of victory comparisons is that they do not control [...]