It’s back! Every year I try to track Purdue’s non-conference opponents to see how our overall NCAA profile looks. I try to see which games stay as marquee wins and which can grow into them. As we learned last year, this is a delicate balance. Purdue was 7-4 outside of league play, but lost all four chances at marquee out of conference wins at Texas, at Florida State, and against Notre Dame and Virginia Tech on a neutral floor. Our best out of conference win before March was over Belmont at home, as the Bruins earned the extremely rare at large bid from the Ohio Valley Conference by going 26-5 before the tourney and splitting with Murray State.
Non-Conference Opponents’ Update: December 5
