The Great West Conference might have a very specific
geographic reference in its title, but it's truly a league with a
national scope.
By stretching from New Jersey to the Dakotas and down to Utah
and Houston, the Great West has made sure that none of its members
have the cushy road trips that are a hallmark of other less
expansive leagues.
In the ACC, North Carolina and Duke are separated by about 15
miles, and for either school it's a short drive over to NC State.
Mississippi State is roughly 75 miles away from both its primary
SEC rivals, Alabama and Ole Miss. And while the Big East has some
monster trips, Seton Hall only has to drive 14 miles to play St.
John's in Madison Square Garden and just a couple miles more to
play Rutgers.
The shortest road trip you'll find in the Great West is the
348 mile round trip from South Dakota to North Dakota. Houston
Baptist benefits from the league's second shortest distance between
Great West rivals, it's a 582 mile round trip to play Texas-Pan
American.
After that, the miles start piling up in a hurry. When you
throw in non-conference road games against the likes of Boise
State, Michigan and Middle Tennessee, here's how things stack up
this season for Houston Baptist:
From Houston, TX to Ann Arbor, MI - 2,160 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Natchitoches, LA - 386 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to New Orleans, LA - 634 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Boise, ID - 1,491 miles
From Boise, ID to Omaha, NE - 1,359 miles
From Omaha, NE to Houston, TX - 792 miles
From Houston, TX to Memphis, TN - 972 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Dallas, TX - 225 miles
From Dallas, TX to Arlington, TX - 18 miles
From Arlington, TX to Houston, TX - 227 miles
From Houston, TX to Chicago, IL - 1,880 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Orem, UT - 2,344 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Edinburg, TX - 582 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Murfreesboro, TN - 1,336 miles (round
trip)
From Houston, TX to Newark, NJ - 2,822 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Grand Forks, ND 1,258 miles
From Grand Forks, ND To Vermillion, SD - 348 miles
From Vermillion, SD to Houston, TX - 911 miles
That's 19,745 miles worth of travel...and that doesn't include
another trip to Orem for the Great West Tournament in March.
Great West Conference Part 3
The Great West Conference might have a very specific
geographic reference in its title, but it's truly a league with a
national scope.
By stretching from New Jersey to the Dakotas and down to Utah
and Houston, the Great West has made sure that none of its members
have the cushy road trips that are a hallmark of other less
expansive leagues.
In the ACC, North Carolina and Duke are separated by about 15
miles, and for either school it's a short drive over to NC State.
Mississippi State is roughly 75 miles away from both its primary
SEC rivals, Alabama and Ole Miss. And while the Big East has some
monster trips, Seton Hall only has to drive 14 miles to play St.
John's in Madison Square Garden and just a couple miles more to
play Rutgers.
The shortest road trip you'll find in the Great West is the
348 mile round trip from South Dakota to North Dakota. Houston
Baptist benefits from the league's second shortest distance between
Great West rivals, it's a 582 mile round trip to play Texas-Pan
American.
After that, the miles start piling up in a hurry. When you
throw in non-conference road games against the likes of Boise
State, Michigan and Middle Tennessee, here's how things stack up
this season for Houston Baptist:
From Houston, TX to Ann Arbor, MI - 2,160 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Natchitoches, LA - 386 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to New Orleans, LA - 634 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Boise, ID - 1,491 miles
From Boise, ID to Omaha, NE - 1,359 miles
From Omaha, NE to Houston, TX - 792 miles
From Houston, TX to Memphis, TN - 972 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Dallas, TX - 225 miles
From Dallas, TX to Arlington, TX - 18 miles
From Arlington, TX to Houston, TX - 227 miles
From Houston, TX to Chicago, IL - 1,880 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Orem, UT - 2,344 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Edinburg, TX - 582 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Murfreesboro, TN - 1,336 miles (round
trip)
From Houston, TX to Newark, NJ - 2,822 miles (round trip)
From Houston, TX to Grand Forks, ND 1,258 miles
From Grand Forks, ND To Vermillion, SD - 348 miles
From Vermillion, SD to Houston, TX - 911 miles
That's 19,745 miles worth of travel...and that doesn't include
another trip to Orem for the Great West Tournament in March.