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The official 2018-2019 basketball schedule has been released...

I get playing William Carey....but Rust? Millsaps? Good grief man! Put JSU, Alcorn, or any SWAC team on there before an NAIA team! Embarrassing as shit. USM isn't on the Millsaps schedule, so I assume that is a (late) exhibition game? WTF?
 
This is why Southern Miss schedules NAIA games. The information below is basketball budgets starting with the 7th ranked conference and below.

7. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #7
Average Budget: $6,278,593 (w/Wichita State)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (2)

1. Memphis $11,226,419
2. Connecticut $9,516,308
3. Cincinnati $7,421,986
4. SMU $7,086,547
5. Wichita State $6,920,933
6. Tulsa $6,174,244
7. Houston $6,023,125
8. Temple $5,920,903
9. South Florida $4,711,026
10. Tulane $3,987,379
11. East Carolina $3,187,963
12. UCF $3,166,282


8. ATLANTIC 10
2016-17 RPI- #8
Average Budget: $4,126,925
NCAA Bids Last Season: (3)

1. Saint Louis $6,414,061
2. VCU $5,676,415
3. Dayton $5,000,454
4. Richmond $4,849,596
5. URI $4,286,329
6. Duquesne $4,229,922
7. Saint Joseph’s $4,208,092
8. Fordham $4,126,729
9. UMASS $4,064,482
10. George Mason $3,342,681
11. LaSalle $2,946,555
12. Saint Bonaventure $2,917,071
13. George Washington $2,915,197
14. Davidson $2,799,370

9. WEST COAST CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #9
Average Budget: $3,858,831
NCAA Bids Last Season: (2)

1. Gonzaga $7,261,657
2. BYU $6,081,807
3. San Francisco $4,205,606
4. Portland $3,570,559
5. LMU $3,533,468
6. Santa Clara $3,345,588
7. Saint Mary's $2,956,340
8. Pepperdine $2,561,072
9. Pacific $2,558,711
10. San Diego $2,513,504

10. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #10
Average Budget: $3,606,644
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. San Diego State $5,734,713
2. UNLV $5,386,263
3. Colorado State $4,264,867
4. New Mexico $3,736,179
5. Wyoming $3,702,699
6. Utah State $3,363,296
7. Fresno State $3,234,934
8. Boise State $2,503,447
9. Nevada $ 2,288,942
10. San Jose State $1,851,101
11. Air Force NOT AVAILABLE

11. CONFERENCE USA
2016-17 RPI- #23
Average Budget: $2,769,458
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. UAB $4,189,826
2. UTEP $3,623,777
3. Old Dominion $3,583,117
4. Rice $3,427,660
5. Charlotte $3,280,507
6. Western Kentucky $2,759,058
7. Middle Tennessee State $2,726,526
8. Florida Atlantic $2,598,852
9. North Texas $2,433,472
10. Louisiana Tech $2,443,159
11. Marshall $2,333,564
12. Southern Miss $1,808,186
13. UTSA $1,791,403
14. Florida International $1,773,317

12. MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE (W/O Wichita State)
2016-17 RPI- #12
Average Budget: $2,561,900
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Bradley $3,128,419
2. Northern Iowa $2,899,699
3. Evansville $ 2,899,667
4. Loyola $ 2,745,553
5. Valpo $2,666,213
6. Drake $2,472,212
7. Illinois State $2,452,961
8. Missouri State $2,279,917
9. Southern Ill $2,241,413
10. Indiana State $1,832,975

13. COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2016-17 RPI- #11
Average Budget: $2,357,762
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. James Madison $3,483,621
2. Northeastern $2,913,795
3. Drexel $2,618,412
4. Hofstra $2,545,499
5. UNCW $2,257,718
6. Charleston $2,180,876
7. Elon $2,099,972
8. Towson $2,016,322
9. W&M $1,939,344
10. Delaware $1,521,971

14. MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #14
Average Budget: $2,258,727
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Ohio $3,101,150
2. Akron $3,088,920
3. Bowling Green $2,389,470
4. Toledo $2,340,047
5. Miami (OH) $2,329,719
6. Western Mich $2,183,818
7. Kent State $2,152,644
8. Buffalo $2,054,470
9. Eastern Mich $2,031,759
10. Ball State $1,905,730
11. Northern Ill $1,880,733
12. Central Mich $1,646,267

15. Big West
2016-17 RPI- #29
Average Budget: $2,221,047
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. UC Irvine $2,825,452
2. Hawaii $2,813,078
3. Long Beach State $2,717,429
4. UC Santa Barbara $2,453,112
5. Cal Poly $2,095,472
6. CS Northridge $2,060,900
7. UC Davis $1,862,783
8. UC Riverside $1,680,520
9. CS Fullerton $1,480,600

16. Western Athletic
2016-17 RPI- #18
Average Budget: $2,179,776
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Grand Canyon $4,306,041
2. Seattle $3,413,715
3. New Mexico State $3,003,045
4. UMKC $1,815,762
5. CSU Bakersfield $1,697,054
6. UT Rio Grande Valley $1,404,530
7. Utah Valley $1,116,338
8. Chicago State $681,728

17. Metro Atlantic Athletic
2016-17 RPI- #16
Average Budget: $2,120,858
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Siena $3,083,128
2. Fairfield $2,590,915
3. Quinnipiac $2,516,824
4. Iona $2,308,176
5. Manhattan $2,097,510
6. Monmouth $2,054,441
7. Canisius $2,027,506
8. Marist $1,865,144
9. Rider $1,774,910
10. Niagara $1,622,963
11. Saint Peter's $1,387,927

18. Horizon League
2016-17 RPI- #19
Average Budget: $2,117,054
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Milwaukee $2,877,237
2. Detroit Mercy $2,467,735
3. Wright State $2,445,427
4. UIC $2,231,609
5. Cleveland State $2,172,463
6. Oakland $2,111,833
7. Green Bay $1,776,757
8. Northern Kentucky $1,623,294
9. Youngstown State $1,347,141

19. Patriot League
2016-17 RPI- #22
Average Budget: $1,971,590
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Holy Cross $2,403,572
2. Bucknell $2,172,546
3. Boston University $2,093,165
4. Loyola (MD) $2,048,853
5. American $1,934,639
6. Colgate $1,821,178
7. Lafayette $1,816,334
8. Lehigh $1,482,439
9. Navy N/A
10. Army N/A

20. SUN BELT CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #13
Average Budget: $1,728,555
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. UL Lafayette $ 2,332,684
2. Little Rock $2,283,345
3. Georgia State $2,261,334
4. C Carolina $1,882,982
5. Texas State $1,824,046
6. South Alabama $1,754,970
7. App State $1,588,454
8. UT Arlington $1,549,654
9. Arkansas State $1,389,844
10. Ga Southern $1,361,765
11. Troy $1,355,678
12. UL Monroe $1,157,908

21. Summit
2016-17 RPI- #17
Average Budget: $1.719,995
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Denver $3,361,111
2. Oral Roberts $2,741,483
3. UPUI $1,564,479
4. South Dakota State $1,443,001
5. North Dakota State $1,417,450
6. Omaha $1,288,481
7. Fort Wayne $1,269,206
8. Western Illinois $1,238,197
9. South Dakota $1,156,551

22. America East
2016-17 RPI- #21
Average Budget: $1,704,362
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Stony Brook $2,435,574
2. Hartford $2,257,904
3. Albany $1,621,247
4. Binghamton $1,590,639
5. Vermont $1,579,502
6. New Hampshire $1,534,596
7. UMass Lowell $1,506,032
8 UMBC $1,485,381
9. Maine $1,328,389

23. Northeast Conference
2016-17 RPI- 30
Average Budget $1,642,828
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. Robert Morris $1,962,797
2. LIU Brooklyn $1,805,546
3. Bryant $1,796,753
4. FDU $1,695,086
5. Mount Saint Mary’s $1,687,798
6. Wagner $1,597,445
7. Saint Francis NY $1,529,048
8. CCSU $1,511,666
9. Sacred Heart $1,431,536
10. Saint Francis PA $1,410,698

24. Big South
2016-17 RPI- #27
Average Budget: $1,626,189
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Liberty $3,720,371
2. High Point $1,747,761
3. Campbell $1,581,464
4. Gardner Webb $1,505,676
5. Longwood $1,466,648
6. Charleston Southern $1,458,792
7. Winthrop $1,303,194
8. Radford $1,327,458
9. Presbyterian $1,215,955
10. UNC Asheville $934,569

25. Atlantic Sun
2016-17 RPI- #25
Average Budget: $1,567,633
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. NJIT $1,823,046
2. Jacksonville $1,653,294
3. Stetson $1,623,909
4. FGCU $1,723,011
5. Lipscomb $ 1,756,611
6. North Florida $1,538,518
7. Kennesaw State $1,435,160
8. South Carolina Upstate $987,517

26. Big Sky
2016-17 RPI- 29
Average Budget $1,528,844
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. Idaho $1,821,491
2. Weber State $1,799,880
3. Montana State $1,679,625
4. Montana $1,678,354
5. Northern Arizona $1,611,995
6. North Dakota $1,579,108
7. Eastern Washington $1,564,917
8. Northern Colorado $1,490,726
9. Sacramento State $1,433,424
10. Idaho State $1,290,851
11. Portland State $1,284,182
12. Southern Utah $1,111,575

27. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #15
Average Budget: $1,508,532
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Furman $2,179,662
2. Mercer $1,883,578
3. Samford $1,821,098
4. East Tennessee State $1,818,542
5. Chattanooga $1,793,638
6. The Citadel $1,527,117
7. UNC Greensboro $1,506,556
8. Wofford $1,506,228
9. VMI $1,322,136
10. Western Carolina $1,082,372

28. OVC
2016-17 RPI- 26
Average Budget $1.499M
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. Belmont $2.95
2. Murray $2.2
3. EKU $1.9
4. Morehead $1.5
5. UTM $1.34
6. TSU $1.3
7. APSU $1.3
8. SEMO $1.2
9. TTU $1.2
10. JSU $1.1
11. EIU $1.0
12. SIUE $1.0

29. Ivy League
2016-17 RPI- #20
Average Budget: $1,238,572
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)

1. Pennsylvania $1,546,923
2. Columbia $1,494,045
3. Dartmouth $1,386,651
4. Harvard $1,296,186
5. Yale $1,229,771
6. Princeton $1,117,914
7. Brown $1,044,289
8. Cornell $792,795

30. Mid-Eastern
2016-17 RPI- 32
Average Budget $1,208,068
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. North Carolina Central $1,752,803
2. Howard $1,682,347
3. Delaware State $1,521,971
4. Morgan State $1,363,395
5. North Carolina A&T $1,355,182
6. Bethune-Cookman $1,203,595
7. Norfolk State $1,170,179
8. Hampton $1,154,030
9. Maryland- Eastern Shore $1,135,732
10. Florida A&M $1,068,173
11. South Carolina State $806,005
12. Savannah State $752,761
13. Coppin State $738,712

31. Southland
2016-17 RPI- 28
Average Budget $1,190,460
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. SFA $2,188,109
2. TX AMCC $1,680,402
3. Lamar $1,377,911
4. Houston Baptist $1,273,000
5. Abilene Christian $1,109,152
6. Central Arkansas $1,095,560
7. Sam Houston State $1,087,458
8. Northwestern State $1,023,827
9. SE Louisiana $978,939
10. New Orleans $954,002
11. McNeese $819,396
12. Nicholls $697,767
13. Incarnate Word (not available)

32. Southwestern Athletic
2016-17 RPI- 31
Average Budget $770,015
NCAA Bids last season (1)

1. Texas Southern $1,400,553
2. Prairie View A&M $910,637
3. Alabama State $859,867
4. Alabama A&M $817,868
5. Grambling $678,446
6. Alcorn State $629,683
7. Jackson State $619,321
8. Arkansas Pine Bluff $507,962
9. Mississippi Valley State $505,795
10. Southern Baton Rouge- Not available
 
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