Michigan's schedule broke so favorably. Illinois and Iowa once apiece and both in Ann Arbor, and don't have to go to Rutgers, which is funny to write. ETA: Though because of the depth, barttorvik still has you with the 2nd hardest schedule the rest of the way. Another edit: I guess Illinois only plays Iowa once (in Champaign) too. Yeah and we haven't played a team ranked better than 36 so far so we had a really soft cushion to start the year before it gets tougher. I was expecting a borderline tourney season and maybe it would have trended that way with a tougher start to the schedule, but we've been able to gain confidence, figure out rotations and determine Dickinson is a star. I'm sure we'll get batted around in February though.