UNC, Michigan St. on top again with toughest non-league basketball schedules
Posted Sep 16, 2009
Despite a shaky backcourt situation and no real expectations of repeating as national champs, UNC has the toughest non-conference schedule in the country. They're the only team that's facing three likely preseason top-five foes (home vs. Michigan State, then a trip to Kentucky, and a faux-neutral date against Texas in Cowboys Stadium's basketball test-run for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game).
(Sports Illustrated)
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