RPI for basketball

[outrunner]

Now that our out of conference schedule is done here's where our RPI and our opponents are.

Going into last night our RPI was #97. This morning its at #63. Talk about a nice bump. And surprisingly, our loss to UCF right now is our worst loss. Our SOS is #104 and projected to be #18

Out of conference

22 Oklahoma State

45 Western Michigan

51 George Mason

63 USF

96 Loyola Chicago

128 Central Florida

128 Central Florida

149 Bradley

169 Youngstown State

241 Georgia

276 Stetson

295 Bowling Green

304 Maryland Eastern Shore

Big East

7 Louisville

19 Syracuse

27 UConn

29 Cincinnati

34 Temple

41 Georgetown

53 Marquette

63 USF

70 Seton Hall

75 Notre Dame

77 Pittsburgh

87 Rutgers

91 Villanova

101 Memphis

111 Providence

112 St Johns

128 Central Florida

145 Tulane

171 SMU

197 DePaul

229 Houston

Florida

10 Miami

14 Florida

63 USF

99 Florida Gulf Coast

108 Florida State

128 Central Florida

166 Florida International

195 North Florida

275 Florida Atlantic

276 Stetson

282 Jacksonville

304 Bethune Cookman

328 Florida A&M

[Bull Martin]

How are those calculated? They are so far off from the Sagarin and Kenpom computer polls (none of which mean anything). I'd have to guess that maybe the Sag and Kenpom polls still have in residual bias factors from last season rankings and the RPI is this season's results alone. Both methods at this point in the season have major flaws, but they converge as the season goes on and the bias is removed from the others.

[Joe]

RPI numbers to this point are useless.

[ctbrown24]

Well, I'm glad we pulled that Bowling Green game out...

[South_Florida_Flip]

RPI numbers to this point are useless.

Exactly. Let's see where we are after the next 18 games.

We need big wins in the league and there are plenty of opportunities for that.

[outrunner]

How are those calculated? They are so far off from the Sagarin and Kenpom computer polls (none of which mean anything). I'd have to guess that maybe the Sag and Kenpom polls still have in residual bias factors from last season rankings and the RPI is this season's results alone. Both methods at this point in the season have major flaws, but they converge as the season goes on and the bias is removed from the others.

http://statsheet.com/mcb/rankings/RPI

That's where I look. They have a short explanation on there.

RPI numbers to this point are useless.

This is true. But its still fun to look. As last night showed, that win bumped our RPI into the "bubble" range for right now. Its momentum. It solidifies our resume a little more. We've got 10 weeks to add to it.

[DELdaBull]

Victory is always nice.

[FatDaddyBull]

Here's the good note, no terrible losses that they'll throw on our resume around selection time. Imagine they'll all be top 100. And it would be great if George Mason had a good year. If we win enough in conference we'll add enough resume boosters.

Our basketball program has changed for the good as much as football for the worse over the last couple years.

[Reliable Source]

I am starting to get a little of last years feeling again. Heath teams apparently take some time to gel(see last year). We definitely need to fix our interior problems but we are moving in the right direction. Now we just have to toughen up. I will say, this team looked like a different team than the one that played UCF at the Dome.

Last year 7-6 OOC one ranked opponent.

This year 9-3 one ranked Opponent

Edited January 3, 2013 by Bullwinkle

[Reliable Source]

ps I love Anthony Collins. He is tough like Skip was soft.