Center for Athletic Scheduling
The Center for Athletic Scheduling is a non-profit, student-run, organization whose mission is to provide athletic schedules that optimally meet specified constraints to intercollegiate athletic conferences across the country.
Created in 2006, the Center for Athletic Scheduling employs students who use mathematical techniques to create individual sports schedules for collegiate teams. It’s the only such university program in the world to employ undergraduate students. And, since every schedule is different math students are tasked with real-world problems to solve for clients!
Interested in Working for the Center?
Student-run since 2006
Our center offers a unique way for students to use mathematical formulas and problem-solving to create tailored schedules unique to the needs of collegiate teams. We have recently created schedules for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Conference (WIAC), the President’s Athletic Conference, the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, and the Middle Atlantic, Freedom and Commonwealth Conferences.
Prerequisites for Work in the CAS:
- Complete Math 309: Optimization Modeling
- Questions? Contact Dr. Andy Felt, CAS faculty adviser, at afelt@uwsp.edu.
Types of Schedules
Schedules have included constraints on the maximum number of consecutive home and away games, travel restrictions, requested home dates or match-ups, bye specifications, blackout dates, minimum games dates before repeated match-ups, etc. Please submit as much information as possible, with a thorough explanation for your schedule needs.
An electronic copy of each schedule will be sent via email.
A rough estimate of the typical time until schedule completion after the initial data is collected is 4-6 weeks. 2-week rush service is available with a 50% surcharge. Any number of complications may arise when constructing the schedule, so we can not provide an exact estimate for any given schedule.
The typical schedule will cost $400 but this price may vary based upon the complexity of the schedule requested.
You will receive an electronic invoice via e-mail, and we ask that you include a copy of this invoice with your payments.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point reserves the right to present or publish on all completed work. For example, we may present the completed schedules at a conference, or a university evaluation of the Center for Athletic Scheduling.
Contact
Email the Center for Athletic Scheduling at CAS@uwsp.edu. Professor of mathematics Andy Felt is the Center for Athletic Scheduling’s faculty adviser. Contact Andy at afelt@uwsp.edu.