Anybody wonder whether the Utes might have to rebound from a season-opening exhibition loss to a Division II team again next season?

Probably, we wouldn't bet on it.

But in their first game after losing so much of their production, the Utes will be opening next year against Findlay University of Ohio, the team that won the Division II national championship over the weekend and finished a perfect 36-0 season. The Oilers became just the fourth Division II team to go unbeaten since 1957.

Perhaps fortunately for the Utes, the Oilers will be losing three of their top four scorers, all of whom started every game. And the Oilers don't generally shoot nearly as many three-pointers as did Southwest Baptist, which hit 16 of 32 in its stunning exhibition win over the Utes last season.

The meeting with Findlay will be one of two preseason games, just like last season, with the other being the closed exhibition scrimmage against the University of Colorado. Then, the Utes are scheduled to open the regular season against Idaho. The team is still working on arranging one final non-conference road game, before announcing the full schedule.