The likes of Mississippi Valley State and Florida A&M will appear far less frequently on Utah's nonconference men's basketball schedules, beginning in the 2020-21 season.
The Pac-12′s move to a 20-game conference schedule is being complemented by requirements for nonconference games. That will reduce the number of spots for lower-tier opponents, the conference announced Monday.
Pac-12 schools have scheduled below the new criteria “on occasion, but not as a regular occurrence,” commissioner Larry Scott said in a media teleconference. The standards are designed to help the Pac-12 land more teams in the NCAA Tournament field, via stronger schedules.