The West Coast Conference announced changes to the men’s basketball scheduling and the format of the men’s and women’s basketball championships. The scheduling was passed by the Presidents during a March conference call.
Let’s break down the biggies:
The conference will now only be 16 regular season games
This is the big as all get out inclusion. Now, despite 10 teams, the WCC will not play every single opponent twice. Specifically: “Every institution will play seven WCC institutions twice, while playing one member at home and another away – based on approved criteria.”
What this means is for a team like Gonzaga, they would avoid playing the bottom of the league (Pepperdine), losing two potential massive hits to the RPI.