The earliest a game could be scheduled was November 11. So all teams started their season that day or perhaps the day after. Duke and Villanova have already played five games too. About half the teams have played four games. So it's really not uncommon to see scheduling like this at the beginning of the year.

Tejas_Duke wrote:

Has anyone even bothered to ask Harper just why in the hell he scheduled 4 games in the space of 8 days, including one every other night, culminating in a visit to a perennial power, currently ranked #2?  Anyone? this just strikes me as sheer idiocy!

Do they play this many games during the regular season?  No! Twice a week, maybe three in seven days, but 4 games in 8 days!

Way to go Dave!

I'm pretty sure that the Canisius, Kentucky and UT-Martin games are all part of the same tournament which would likely explain why they are so close together.  
 

I don't see it as an issue. When the A-10 Tournament rolls around, a team that goes from the bottom to the championship game will play what, five straight days? Four at a minimum?

If one compares the men's  schedule to the women's schedules, one finds that they are playing roughly the same number of games over roughly the same time, & by December 6, the women will actually have played one more game.  The difference is that Ferry won't shut up about how many games they've played in how little time & Burt won't breathe a single word about it.  That tells me all I need to know about  why one program is successful & one isn't.