After my analysis below, it seems that the A10 is a pretty competitive legue that performed pretty well in out of conference games. Duquesne placed 6 in the conference standings...

Duquesne Opponents

Common:

None 

Once Removed:

Dayton (24-7, Beat Duquesne twice by average of 13 points, lost once by 8)

Dayton lost to Houston at home by 14 (BYU lost to Houston at home by 7) 7 points worse than BYU

Dayton beat Cinncy at home by 14 (BYU lost to Cinncy at home by 11) 25 pointes better than BYU

UMASS (20-11, Beat Duquesne by 19 at home)

UMASS beat West Virginia at home by 8 (BYU beat West Virginia away by 13) 5 worse better than BYU

VCU (22-13, Lost to Duquesne twice by an average of 8 points)

VCU lost to Iowa State at home by 4 (BYU lost to Iowa State by 15 @ home and 5 @ Iowa) 6 points better than BYU

St. Bonaventure (20-13, Lost to Duquesne 3 times by an average of 7 points)

St. Bonaventure beat OSU at home by 2 (BYU beat OSU at home by 14, lost at OSU by 10) 2 points worse than BYU

St. Louis (13-20, Lost to Duquesne twice by an average of 12 points)

St. Louis beat Wyoming at home by 10 (BYU beat Wyoming at home by 26 points) 16 points worse that BYU