2012 NCAA Schedule

The NCAA season is just a little more than a month away, so it's time to look at the road we have ahead of us.

Below is a schedule of the major meets that will be important to follow in 2012.  At first glance, a few important things jump out:

1) Note the scarcity of meets during the first weekend.  Alabama, Michigan, Oregon St., Stanford, and Nebraska (among others) won't compete until the second week.  Because of this schedule, most of these schools will be competing every weekend through conference championships without a break.  Pacing and resting major contributors will be paramount.  UCLA and Georgia may benefit by having that crucial week off at the end of the regular season.

2) Stanford only competes at home three times, two of which are their first two meets of the season. This means they will have to rely heavily on road scores for their RQS, which can be a risky little game.  (On the other hand, they will be incredibly reliant on their freshmen this year, and with the injury history there, the sparse schedule of only 9 total meets could be in their best interests.)  

3) There is a strong degree of difficulty overall.  Each of the top teams has at least 3 (and usually 4) meets against other top programs.  Even schools like Oklahoma and Nebraska that don't have built-in challenges against strong conference rivals have loaded their schedules.  This means that nearly every weekend has at least one interesting matchup.

2012 NCAA Schedule – All Times PACIFIC (deal with it)

Week 1: January 6^th-8^th

Friday – 1/6/12

4:00pm – Florida @ NC State

4:00pm – Cancun Classic – (Arkansas, LSU, Auburn, Arizona, Iowa, San Jose St.)

4:30pm – Denver @ Georgia

Saturday – 1/7/12

3:00pm – Oklahoma, Bowling Green, Wisconsin-Oshkosh @ Kentucky

Sunday – 1/8/12

2:00pm – Utah @ UCLA

Week 2: January 13^th-15^th

Friday – 1/13/12

3:00pm – Ohio State @ Michigan

4:00pm – Illinois @ Florida

5:00pm – Denver @ Nebraska

5:00pm – Kentucky @ Arkansas

5:30pm – Georgia @ Alabama

6:00pm – Utah State @ Utah

7:00pm – Oklahoma @ Oregon State

Sunday – 1/15/12

2:00pm – UCLA @ California

TBA – Quad Meet @ Stanford

Week 3: January 20^th-22^nd

Friday – 1/20/12

4:00pm – Florida @ Kentucky

4:30pm – Nebraska @ Iowa State

5:00pm – Georgia @ Auburn

5:00pm – LSU @ Arkansas

7:00pm – Oregon State @ Arizona

Saturday – 1/21/12

4:00pm – Alabama, Michigan State @ Penn State

4:00pm – Michigan @ Minnesota

5:00pm – Oklahoma, Utah State, Centenary @ Texas Women’s

Sunday – 1/22/12

2:00pm – San Jose State @ UCLA

2:00pm – Washington @ Stanford

Week 4: January 27^th-29^th

Friday – 1/27/12

3:00pm – Illinois @ Michigan

4:00pm – Arkansas, Maryland @ Florida

5:00pm – Alabama @ Auburn

5:00pm – NC State @ Oklahoma

6:00pm – BYU @ Utah

7:00pm – UCLA @ Washington

7:00pm – Stanford @ Oregon State

Saturday – 1/28/12

1:00pm – LSU @ Georgia

4:00pm – Missouri @ Nebraska

Week 5: February 3^rd-5^th

Friday – 2/3/12

3:00pm – West Virginia @ Michigan

5:00pm – Nebraska, Minnesota, Centenary @ Oklahoma

5:00pm – Auburn @ Arkansas

5:30pm – Florida @ Alabama

6:00pm – Georgia @ Utah

7:00pm – Oregon State @ Washington

Sunday – 2/5/12

12:00pm – Oklahoma @ Arkansas

12:30pm – Stanford @ UCLA

Week 6: February 10^th-12^th

Friday – 2/10/12

4:00pm – Alabama @ Kentucky

4:00pm – LSU @ Florida

4:30pm – Arkansas @ Georgia

5:00pm – Perfect 10 Challenge – (Oklahoma)

5:30pm – IGI Chicago Style – (UCLA, Illinois, Missouri, Boise St.)

7:00pm – Oregon State, Sacramento State @ UC Davis

Saturday – 2/11/12

4:00pm – Michigan, Washington, Southern Utah @ Nebraska

Sunday – 2/12/12

1:00pm – Utah @ Arizona State

2:00pm – Stanford @ California

Week 7: February 17^th-19^th

Friday – 2/17/12

3:00pm – Utah @ Michigan

4:30pm – Oklahoma @ Missouri

5:00pm – Florida @ Auburn

5:30pm – Arkansas @ Alabama

7:00pm – UCLA, California @ Oregon State

Saturday – 2/18/12

1:00pm – Kentucky @ Georgia

4:00pm – Nebraska @ Minnesota

TBA – Metroplex Challenge (Stanford)

Week 8: February 24^th-26^th

Friday – 2/24/12

4:00pm – Georgia @ Florida

5:00pm – Alabama @ LSU

5:00pm – Michigan, Texas Women’s @ Oklahoma

5:00pm – Nebraska @ Arkansas

6:00pm – Stanford @ Utah

7:00pm – Boise State @ Oregon State

Sunday – 2/26/12

2:00pm – Arizona State @ UCLA

Week 9: March 2^nd-4^th

Friday – 3/2/12

4:00pm – Michigan, North Carolina, Centenary @ Penn State

4:30pm – UCLA @ Georgia

5:00pm – Alabama @ Oklahoma

5:00pm – Minnesota @ Arkansas

6:00pm – Oregon State @ Utah

Sunday – 3/4/12

12:00pm – Florida @ Nebraska

2:00pm – Arizona, California @ Stanford

Week 10: March 9^th-11^th

Friday – 3/9/12

3:00pm – Georgia @ Michigan

5:00pm – Oregon State, Texas Women’s @ Denver

5:30pm – Missouri @ Alabama

6:00pm – Nebraska @ Utah

TBA – Stanford @ Arizona State

Saturday – 3/10/12

3:00pm – Arkansas, NC State @ West Virginia

Sunday – 3/11/12

11:30am – NC State @ Georgia

2:00pm – Oklahoma @ UCLA

Week 11: March 16^th-18^th

Friday – 3/16/12

3:00pm – Michigan State @ Michigan

4:00pm – Utah @ Florida

4:30pm – Arkansas @ Missouri

5:00pm – Iowa State @ Nebraska

5:30pm – North Carolina @ Alabama

7:00pm – New Hampshire, Seattle Pacific @ Oregon State

Saturday – 3/17/12

1:00pm – Oklahoma @ Ohio State

Week 12: March 24^th

Saturday – 3/24/12

12:00pm – Big Ten Championships (@ Iowa)

1:00pm & 6:00pm – Pac-12 Championships (@ Utah)

1:00pm – SEC Championships (@ Georgia)

2:00pm – Big 12 Championships (@ Oklahoma)

Week 14: April 7^th

Saturday – 4/7/12

1:00pm – NC State Regional

2:00pm – Arkansas Regional

2:00pm – Illinois Regional

4:00pm – Washington Regional

4:00pm – Auburn Regional

5:00pm – Utah Regional

Week 16: April 20^th-22^nd

Friday – 4/20/12

TBA - NCAA Semifinals

Saturday – 4/21/12

TBA – NCAA Team Finals

Sunday – 4/22/12

TBA – NCAA Event Finals