Hoops schedule of 18 games is easy for a 16-team conference if you set up 4 pods of 4 teams - 6 = H/A vs 3 podmates; 12 = 1 each vs all others (alt H/A every other year). Pods: West: UA, ASU, UU, BYU; North: CU, KSU, KU, ISU; South: OSU, TT, BU, TCU; East; UH, UC, WVU, UCF. Football schedule of 9 conference games is similary easy with the pods. 3 = vs podmates (alt H/A every other year), 6 = vs 2 from the other 3 pods (rotate thru and alt H/A vs each will ensure 1 H & A vs all teams in a 4-year span).

Huge proponent of to stop ranking these football teams till week 5. I realize they have to do it for hype and talking points.