Utes Learn Match-Up for Challenge
The Mountain West Conference finally announced the pairings for the inaugural MWC/MVC Challenge against the Missouri Valley Conference next season, and the Utes are scheduled to play Illinois State at the Huntsman Center on Dec. 19.
The Redbirds are sitting at 14-2 at the moment, with a No. 55 ranking in the Ratings Percentage Index, on which the league said the match-ups were partly based. In future seasons, a committee comprised of three athletic directors from each league and representatives of each league's office staff will determine the match-ups.
Nine games between the leagues will be played each season for the next four, with one team from the 10-team MVC sitting it out each season. Next season, that will be Evansville, which finished last in the regular-season last year.
The Utes and Redbirds have never met, and their pairing next season means the Utes will play a road game in the challenge the following year.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, Brigham Young will kick off the challenge by playing Bradley at the Marriott Center on Nov. 13. Other match-ups include: Colorado State at Indiana State on Nov. 20; Southern Illinois at UNLV on Nov. 21; Air Force at Missouri State on Dec. 5; TCU at Wichita State on Dec. 12; Creighton at New Mexico on Dec. 19; San Diego State at Drake on Dec. 22; and Wyoming at Northern Iowa on Dec. 23.
The Redbirds are sitting at 14-2 at the moment, with a No. 55 ranking in the Ratings Percentage Index, on which the league said the match-ups were partly based. In future seasons, a committee comprised of three athletic directors from each league and representatives of each league's office staff will determine the match-ups.
Nine games between the leagues will be played each season for the next four, with one team from the 10-team MVC sitting it out each season. Next season, that will be Evansville, which finished last in the regular-season last year.
The Utes and Redbirds have never met, and their pairing next season means the Utes will play a road game in the challenge the following year.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, Brigham Young will kick off the challenge by playing Bradley at the Marriott Center on Nov. 13. Other match-ups include: Colorado State at Indiana State on Nov. 20; Southern Illinois at UNLV on Nov. 21; Air Force at Missouri State on Dec. 5; TCU at Wichita State on Dec. 12; Creighton at New Mexico on Dec. 19; San Diego State at Drake on Dec. 22; and Wyoming at Northern Iowa on Dec. 23.
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