Grading FSU's non-conference basketball schedule

Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsUnlike football, basketball is more about playing a strong schedule rather than just racking up wins

On Monday Florida State basketball released their out-of-conference schedule for the 2016-17 season. Since FSU is an annual bubble team, getting the non-conference portion of the schedule right is critical. This means wins obviously, but more importantly it means gaming the terrible RPI system so that FSU looks their best come Selection Sunday.

So how did they do?

vs Charleston Southern (last year's RPI: 297): Hey, an RPI crusher right out of the gate, right? Well, not so fast. Coach Barclay Radebaugh has won the regular season in the Big South in two of the last…