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Here's the rundown on Lafayette's out of conference schedule:

@  Duquesne - A10 - (12-17) - RPI 162
@ St. Peter's - MAC - (17-12) - RPI 103 - Lost @ LC last year, 71-54
vs. Princeton - SmartGuys - (19-7) - RPI 121 - Lost @ home vs LC last year, 47-44
vs. Drexel - CAA - (18-10) - RPI 101 - Lost @ home vs LC last year, 69-68
vs. Swarthmore - Effete DII - RPI 3,000
@ Cornell - Ivy - (10-16) - RPI 269 (Beat Lehigh last year)
@ Marist - MAAAAC - (6-22) - RPI 288 (Beat HC last year)
vs. Cal State Northridge  - Big West - (13-16) - RPI 186 - Won @ home vs LC last year, 99-76
vs. Moravian - Obscure Religious League - DIII
@ Georgia Tech - ACC - (23-9) - RPI 16 - Beat UL-Lafayette last year, did not play LC
vs. Columbia - Ivy - (9-17) - RPI 286 - Lost in NYC vs LC last year, 82-73, also beaten by LU
@ St. Francis (NY) - NEC - (15-13) - RPI 226 - Beat Army last year

So, there are four good mid majors on their schedule, four more than Lehigh has.  It's a little dangerous to schedule that GTech game so late in the OOC schedule, especially with a young team that might have confidence issues.  Also, you heard it here first: they could lose to Swarthmore.

The average RPI of their opponents from last year is 176, which was Morehead State's RPI last year.  It should be noted, however, that such a comparison isn't neccessarily fair, since the quality of teams is bound to change from year to year.  St. Peters, for instance, is unlikely to have such a good season as last year, while Marist could rebound.  More on that sort of thing later...

  @ 2:06 PM