Matt Dougherty of The Sports Network has an interesting article on the various strengths and weaknesss of I-AA schedules. It's here .UMass is mentioned twice. Our Arch-foe Delaware is awarded the prize for the "weakest non-conference schedule"
If you want to do some figuring yourself, the A10 composite schedule is here. For example, JMU plays Bloomsburg, Appalachian State and VMI as its OOC. If the Dukes loose to last year's National Champions Appalachian State, and a win over Bloomsburg as a Div II win does not count towards playoff eligibility, then JMU needs to go 7-2 in the A10 just to get an at large bid....
