Pete's Schedule Rankings

The 2007 Colonial Athletic Schedules

Key games:

08/30/2007 Delaware @ William & Mary
09/08/2007 New Hampshire @ James Madison
10/06/2007 Towson vs. Richmond
11/10/2007 New Hampshire @ UMass

Pos.	Team	Rating
1	William & Mary	29.09
2	Villanova	30.03
3	Northeastern	30.80
4	Rhode Island	32.09
5	Massachusetts	35.36
6	Richmond	35.97
7	James Madison	36.22
8	Hofstra	37.12
9	New Hampshire	40.20
10	Towson St.	41.12
11	Maine	42.53
12	Delaware	47.29

Pete's 2007 Colonial Athletic Pre-Season Schedule Previews

William & Mary: The top three schedules in the Colonial Athletic are very close. However, the Tribe edge out the others. The main reason for this is the fact that they face all of the top teams in the CAA, an improved Flames club out of Liberty, and have a date with in-state IA VA Tech.
Villanova: The Wildcats and Huskies are all but tied for the number-2 spot. I personally think the Wildcats have the most challenging schedule in the conference. In fact, if it was not for having the Tribe on this schedule, it may well be the most difficult in the country. The 2007 schedule includes a full compliment of the top CAA teams, as well as a very difficult non-conference slate that includes conference favorites in Penn and Lehigh. Maryland is the "money game".
Northeastern: The Huskies continue to have one of the A-10's most-challenging schedules; last season they were rated #2, and #1 the in 2005. In 2007, ironically it is the weak IA opponent in Northwestern that keeps this from being the most difficult schedule in the former A-10. Cal-Davis and Northwestern St. are excellent OOC games; with one expected to be a post-season contender and the other look in to get back to be playing for Thanksgiving.
Rhode Island: This is my favorite schedule from the CAA. A balanced conference slate, with challenging (yet achievable) non-conference slate. Even Army is an obtainable FBS goal. In conference, UMass and JMU are at home, with UD and UNH being away games ...while the FBS non-conference opponents are at Brown & home for what should be a much-improved Fordham.
Massachusetts: The Minutemen do not have to face the Dukes or Hens in 2007, which could again come back to haunt the conference in November. However, Holy-Cross and Colgate do not prove to be as good as advertised, it will be the conference slate that will put UMass into the play-off. You have to like that in-state "cash cow" with BC.
Richmond: Most of the Spiders potent offense returns in 2007 & with this schedule, the rest of the CAA better pay attention. OOC tilts against Bucknell and Stoneybrook are not overly difficult, and one decent season from Vandy does not a BCS power make.
James Madison: As with the Spider, JMU does not have a high-powered schedule & will be a team that should be playing in December.
Hofstra: The Flying Dutchmen have a very deceiving schedule for 2007. Even though UNH, UMass, and Furman are at home ...they are still UNH, UMass, and Furman. Most of the weakness in this schedule comes from mtaches with Albany and Stony Brook.
New Hampshire:A first rate opener against JMU will dictate the Cats entire season. A IA/FBS win is not out of the question here in week 3.
Towson St.:The Tigers began the summer as a "sleeper", but now people are talking. This is a good schedule, and all though the OOC portion is weak, both JMU and UMass are "road tilts".
Maine: The Black Bears schedule is very well balanced, and light in the non-conference FCS. UConn is a very powerful club
Delaware: I think this is the 3rd straight year that the Hens have had the weakest schedule in the A-10/CAA. I think it is time to take advantage of it. Let's see here ...the traditional powers of UD, YSU, UNI, Montana, Bethune-Cookman, and App State all have the weakest schedules in their respective conferences ...well now there is a topic for conversation. Is it the fact that these teams are usually ranked high & on other schedules ...or is it the fact that their schedules are weak that their records are so good?

Pete's 2007 Colonial Pre-Season Schedule Previews

Delaware
Date Opponent
8/30/2007 @ William & Mary
9/8/2007 vs. West Chester
9/15/2007 vs. Rhode Island
9/22/2007 @ Towson
9/29/2007 vs. Monmouth
10/6/2007 @ New Hampshire
10/13/2007 vs. Northeastern
10/27/2007 @ Navy
11/3/2007 vs. James Madison
11/10/2007 vs. Richmond
11/17/2007 @ Villanova

Hofstra
9/8/2007 vs. Furman
9/15/2007 @ Albany (N.Y.)
9/22/2007 @ Rhode Island
9/29/2007 vs. Stony Brook
10/6/2007 vs. Maine
10/13/2007 @ Towson
10/20/2007 vs. New Hampshire
10/27/2007 @ Villanova
11/3/2007 vs. William & Mary
11/10/2007 @ Northeastern
11/17/2007 vs. Massachusetts

James Madison
9/1/2007 @ North Carolina
9/8/2007 vs. New Hampshire
9/15/2007 vs. VMI
9/22/2007 vs. Coastal Caro.
9/29/2007 vs. Villanova
10/6/2007 @ Northeastern
10/13/2007 @ Rhode Island
10/27/2007 vs. Richmond
11/3/2007 @ Delaware
11/10/2007 @ William & Mary
11/17/2007 vs. Towson

Maine
9/1/2007 vs. Monmouth
9/8/2007 @ Connecticut
9/15/2007 @ Villanova
9/22/2007 vs. Massachusetts
10/6/2007 @ Hofstra
10/13/2007 vs. William & Mary
10/20/2007 @ Stony Brook
10/27/2007 @ Northeastern
11/3/2007 vs. Towson
11/10/2007 vs. Rhode Island
11/17/2007 @ New Hampshire

Umass
9/1/2007 vs. Holy Cross
9/8/2007 @ Colgate
9/15/2007 vs. Towson
9/22/2007 @ Maine
9/29/2007 @ Boston College
10/13/2007 vs. Villanova
10/20/2007 vs. Northeastern
10/27/2007 @ William & Mary
11/3/2007 @ Rhode Island
11/10/2007 vs. New Hampshire
11/17/2007 @ Hofstra

New Hampshire
9/8/2007 @ James Madison
9/15/2007 @ Marshall
9/22/2007 vs. Dartmouth
9/29/2007 @ Richmond
10/6/2007 vs. Delaware
10/13/2007 vs. Iona
10/20/2007 @ Hofstra
10/27/2007 vs. Rhode Island
11/3/2007 vs. Northeastern
11/10/2007 @ Massachusetts
11/17/2007 vs. Maine

Northeastern
9/1/2007 @ Northwestern
9/8/2007 vs. Richmond
9/15/2007 vs. Northwestern St.
9/22/2007 @ UC Davis
10/6/2007 vs. James Madison
10/13/2007 @ Delaware
10/20/2007 @ Massachusetts
10/27/2007 vs. Maine
11/3/2007 @ New Hampshire
11/10/2007 vs. Hofstra
11/17/2007 @ Rhode Island

Rhode Island
9/1/2007 vs. Fordham
9/8/2007 @ Army
9/15/2007 @ Delaware
9/22/2007 vs. Hofstra
9/29/2007 @ Brown
10/13/2007 vs. James Madison
10/20/2007 @ Richmond
10/27/2007 @ New Hampshire
11/3/2007 vs. Massachusetts
11/10/2007 @ Maine
11/17/2007 vs. Northeastern

Richmond
9/1/2007 @ Vanderbilt
9/8/2007 @ Northeastern
9/22/2007 @ Bucknell
9/29/2007 vs. New Hampshire
10/6/2007 @ Towson
10/13/2007 vs. Stony Brook
10/20/2007 vs. Rhode Island
10/27/2007 @ James Madison
11/3/2007 vs. Villanova
11/10/2007 @ Delaware
11/17/2007 vs. William & Mary

Towson State
8/30/2007 vs. Central Conn. St.
9/8/2007 @ Morgan St.
9/15/2007 @ Massachusetts
9/22/2007 vs. Delaware
9/29/2007 @ William & Mary
10/6/2007 vs. Richmond
10/13/2007 vs. Hofstra
10/20/2007 @ Colgate
11/3/2007 @ Maine
11/10/2007 vs. Villanova
11/17/2007 @ James Madison

Villanova
9/1/2007 @ Maryland
9/8/2007 @ Lehigh
9/15/2007 vs. Maine
9/22/2007 vs. Penn
9/29/2007 @ James Madison
10/6/2007 vs. William & Mary
10/13/2007 @ Massachusetts
10/27/2007 vs. Hofstra
11/3/2007 @ Richmond
11/10/2007 @ Towson
11/17/2007 vs. Delaware

William & Mary
8/30/2007 vs. Delaware
9/8/2007 @ VMI
9/15/2007 vs. Liberty
9/22/2007 @ Virginia Tech
9/29/2007 vs. Towson
10/6/2007 @ Villanova
10/13/2007 @ Maine
10/27/2007 vs. Massachusetts
11/3/2007 @ Hofstra
11/10/2007 vs. James Madison
11/17/2007 @ Richmond