21.   That power elite at the top has convinced veteran Kansas State coach Bill Snyder that questions about weak nonconference games are rubbish.

22.   TCU also went to Indianapolis and Lexington, Ky., for nonconference games against Purdue and Kentucky.

23.   The Big East will have a losing record in nonconference games this season.

24.   The Bruins have a victory over Kansas, but also lost nonconference games to Pepperdine, Ball State and Villanova.

25.   The past two seasons, Northridge would play an AWC game then two nonconference games before its next conference contest.

26.   The other KSU nonconference games are against Texas-El Paso and Utah State.

27.   The Volunteers face SEC road challenges at Florida, Alabama and Arkansas, plus a nonconference home game against Notre Dame.

28.   There are no nonconference road games in November or December.

29.   They gave a few indications of vulnerability in early-season, nonconference games that were more competitive than people expected.

30.   This will provide even more major nonconference games, and keep strong the regional lineups, which are key to audience appeal until the final few weeks.