Improved slate for State

Home: Georgia State, New Orleans, Northwestern, Winthrop, Florida, Holy Cross, N.C. Central, Georgia Southern, Elon

Road: Marquette, Arizona, UNC-Greensboro (@ Greensboro Coliseum)

Neutral: Akron, Austin Peay, Auburn

Analysis: The big games (Florida, Marquette) stay the same from last season with Arizona swapping in for Davidson.

Some of the filler (Elon, Georgia State) is a significant upgrade from the Presbyterian's and Lipscomb's of the world and Holy Cross is a potential pitfall.

If State repeats its 6-10 ACC record, it would have to go 11-4 outside the league to enter the ACC Tournament with a shot at a postseason bid.

Even if road trips to Marquette and Arizona end with a loss, and Auburn is as good as it was last year, that's a one-game mulligan.

The ACC schedule is a bear with two games with UNC and Maryland and road trips to Wake, rather early, and Florida State in the first three games.

TBA	Georgia State
Nov. 20	x-Akron, 3:30
Nov. 21	x-Austin Peay, 8:15
Nov. 22	x-Auburn, 8:15
Nov. 29	New Orleans, 2
Dec. 1	Northwestern, 7
Dec. 5	@ Marquette, 3
Dec. 12	y-Georgia Southern, 2
Dec. 17	Elon, 7
Dec. 20	@ Wake, 7:45
Dec. 23	@ Arizona
Dec. 29	Winthrop, 7
Dec. 31	@ UNC-Greensboro
Jan. 3	Florida, 3
Jan. 6	Holy Cross, 7
Jan. 9	UVa
Jan. 12	@ Florida State, 7
Jan. 16	Clemson
Jan. 20	Duke, 9
Jan. 23	@ Maryland
Jan. 26	UNC, 9
Jan. 30	N.C. Central, 2
Feb. 3	@ UVa, 7
Feb. 6	@ GT, 4
Feb. 10	VT, 7
Feb. 13	@ UNC, 4
Feb. 17	Maryland, 9
Feb. 20	Wake, 2
Feb. 27	@ Miami, 4
March 3	@ VT, 7
March 7	BC, 2

Notes: x-Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona, Fla.; y-Reynolds Coliseum.

- J.P. Giglio