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2009 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Schedule

Fri, Nov 13      Longwood  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Mon, Nov 16   USF  at Tampa, Fla.    7:30 p.m. 

 

Cancun Challenge 

Thu, Nov 19    Rider  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Sat, Nov 21     Oral Roberts  Charlottesville, Va.    2 p.m. 

Tue, Nov 24    Stanford  at Cancun, Mexico    7 p.m.  CBS College Sports

Wed, Nov 25   Kentucky/Cleveland State  at Cancun, Mexico    7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m.  CBS College Sports

 Big Ten/ACC Challenge 

Mon, Nov 30   Penn State  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m.  ESPN2

Mon, Dec 07   Auburn  at Auburn, Ala.    8 p.m.  CSN+/CSS

Sat, Dec 19     UNC Wilmington  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m.  CSN

Mon, Dec 21   NJIT  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Wed, Dec 23   Hampton  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Wed, Dec 30   UAB  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

2010 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Schedule 

Tue, Jan 05   Texas-Pan American  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Sat, Jan 09     NC State *  at Raleigh, N.C.    noon  Raycom

Wed, Jan 13   Georgia Tech *  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m. 

Sat, Jan 16     Miami *  Charlottesville, Va.    8 p.m.  ESPNU

Sat, Jan 23     Wake Forest *  at Winston-Salem, N.C.    4 p.m.  Raycom

Thu, Jan 28    Virginia Tech *  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m.  CSN

Sun, Jan 31    North Carolina *  at Chapel Hill, N.C.    7:45 p.m.  FSN

Wed, Feb 03   NC State *  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m.  ESPNU

Sat, Feb 06     Wake Forest *  Charlottesville, Va.    noon  Raycom

Wed, Feb 10   Maryland *  at College Park, Md.    7 p.m.  ESPNU

Sat, Feb 13     Virginia Tech *  at Blacksburg, Va.    8 p.m.  Raycom (Split)

Wed, Feb 17   Florida State *  Charlottesville, Va.    7 p.m.  ESPNU

Sat, Feb 20     Clemson *  at Clemson, S.C.    4 p.m.  RSN

Tue, Feb 23    Miami *  at Coral Gables, Fla.    7 p.m.  RSN

Sun, Feb 28    Duke *  Charlottesville, Va.    7:45 p.m.  FSN

Wed, Mar 03   Boston College *  at Chestnut Hill, Mass.    9 p.m.  ESPNU

Sat, Mar 06     Maryland *  Charlottesville, Va.    1:30 p.m. Raycom

2010  ACC Tournament 

Thu, Mar 11   ACC First Round  at Greensboro, N.C.    TBA 

Fri, Mar 12     ACC Quarterfinals  at Greensboro, N.C.    TBA 

Sat, Mar 13    ACC Semifinals  at Greensboro, N.C.    TBA 

Sun, Mar 14   ACC Final  at Greensboro, N.C.    TBA

Over the past ten years, college basketball has evolved to consider all mini-tournaments that occur before conference play begins as “pre-season” tournaments. Most college coaches use the November and December schedule to build team confidence as well as strategically play ranked and strong mid-major opponents in order to build a better RPI strength of schedule and a subsequent more impressive resume for the NCAA tournament selection committee. The following are what I hold to be the “Top 10″ pre-season tournaments to check-out for some great basketball. My choices were made based off of the 2009-10 pre-season rankings and overall team matchups. A bit for fans of all major conferences. If you have others that you think belong, please leave in the comments.

Top 10 Pre-Season Collge Basketball Tournaments

#1 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Nov. 30: Penn State at Virginia

Dec. 1: Maryland at Indiana; Michigan State at North Carolina; Northwestern at N.C. State; Virginia Tech at Iowa; Wake Forest at Purdue

Dec. 2: Boston College at Michigan; Duke at Wisconsin; Florida State at Ohio State; Illinois at Clemson; Minnesota at Miami

#2 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series

Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 22

Nov. 29: Nebraska at USC

Dec. 3: Washington at Texas Tech; USC at Texas; Baylor at Arizona State

Dec. 4: Colorado at Oregon State

Dec. 5: Oregon at Missouri; Iowa State at California; Washington State at Kansas State

Dec. 6: Kansas at UCLA; Arizona at Oklahoma

Dec. 16: Oklahoma State at Stanford

Dec. 22: Texas A&M at Washington

#3 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – SEC/Big East Invitational

Dates: Dec. 9-10 at Madison Square Garden (New York)

Dec. 9: Georgia vs. St. John’s; Kentucky vs. UConn

Dec. 10: DePaul vs. Mississippi State; Syracuse vs. Florida

#4 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Legends Classic

Dates: Nov. 18-22 (campus sites); Nov. 27-28 (semifinals and final in Newark, N.J.)
Teams: Michigan State, Florida, Rutgers, UMass

Michigan State: Valparaiso, Toledo
Florida: Georgia Southern, Troy
Rutgers: Vermont, Drexel

UMass: Cornell, one TBD

#5 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Cancun Challenge

Dates: Nov. 18-25 (Nov. 24-25 in Cancun, Mexico)
Teams: Kentucky, Stanford, Virginia, Cleveland State, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, Rider, Florida A&M

Nov. 24: Stanford vs. Virginia; Kentucky vs. Cleveland State

Nov. 25: Championship and Consolation

#6 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Dates: Nov. 19-22 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Teams: Dayton, George Mason, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Villanova, Boston University, Ole Miss

Nov. 19: Dayton vs. Georgia Tech, George Mason vs. Villanova, Indiana vs. Ole Miss, Boston University vs. Kansas State

#7 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Paradise Jam

Dates: Nov. 20-23 in Virgin Islands
Teams: Boston College, DePaul, East Carolina, Northern Iowa, Purdue, South Dakota State, Saint Joseph’s, Tennessee

Nov. 20: DePaul vs. Northern Iowa; Tennessee vs. East Carolina; Boston College vs. Saint Joseph’s; Purdue vs. South Dakota State

Maui Invitational

Dates: Nov. 23-25 in Maui, Hawaii
Teams: Arizona, Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Colorado, Chaminade

Nov. 23: Colorado vs. Gonzaga; Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt ; Maryland vs. Chaminade; Arizona vs. Wisconsin

#8 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – 76 Classic

Dates: Nov. 26-27, 29 in Anaheim, Calif.
Teams: UCLA, Clemson, Butler, West Virginia, Minnesota, Texas A&M, Long Beach State, Portland

Nov. 26: West Virginia vs. Long Beach State; Clemson vs. Texas A&M; Butler vs. Minnesota; UCLA vs. Portland

#9 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
Date: Nov. 17 in St. Louis, Mo., at Scottrade Center
Teams: Kansas, Memphis, Louisville, Arkansas, Central Arkansas, Oakland, Tennessee Tech (on Kansas-Memphis side), Appalachian State, East Tennessee State, Morgan State (on Arkansas-Louisville side)
Games: Louisville vs. Arkansas; Kansas vs. Memphis

#10 Pre-Season College Basketball Tournament – Wooden Classic

Date: Dec. 12 in Anaheim, Calif.
Games: Mississippi State vs. UCLA; Washington vs. Georgetown