[Rosiak's Blog] Old Spice Classic Field announced, and the schedule as it looks now

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Old Spice Classic Field announced, and the schedule as it looks now
               

MU will face Xavier in the first round of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. at 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving, eliminating the last bit of mystery surrounding the Golden Eagles' opponents for the upcoming 2009-'10 season.

The Golden Eagles will then play either Creighton or Michigan in the second round. MU's game would be at 11 a.m. on Nov. 27 if it beats Xavier, or 1:30 p.m. if it loses.

The tournament then takes a day break on Nov. 28, before concluding on Nov. 29. All games will be played at the Milk House, which is located on the campus of Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.

The bottom half of the field features first-round matchups between Alabama and Baylor, and Florida State and Iona.

The full bracket, which was released Tuesday, can be found here.

The rest of MU's non-conference schedule was rolled out bit by bit toward the end of July on the school's Twitter account, and is now available in its entirety here.

The Golden Eagles open up with an exhibition game on Nov. 7 against the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and then face Centenary, their first Division I opponent, on Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bradley Center.

MU also hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 17 (time TBA), Grambling on Nov. 21 (time TBA) and South Dakota on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. prior to heading to Orlando.

The Golden Eagles return home on Dec. 5 for a game against North Carolina State (time TBA) and then host UW-Milwaukee on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

MU will travel to Madison to face the rival Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center on Dec. 12 (time TBA), and then return to the Bradley Center to close out their non-conference slate against North Florida on Dec. 19 (2 p.m.) and Presbyterian on Dec. 27 (2 p.m.).

MU's Big East opponents were determined in early July; dates and times are yet to be released.

The Golden Eagles will play home-and-home series against Villanova, DePaul and Providence; host Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers and South Florida; and travel to face Cincinnati, Connecticut, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse and West Virginia.
               

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