RE: UC new RPI rank, RPI Question

[Brian Johnson]

Our schedule is tough right now, when it matters most.
--- "Richmond, Dean" <address@hidden>
wrote:
> You have to be careful... Not all RPIs are created
> equal! Some are much more
> accurate than others. I had always used Jerry Palm's
> collegerpi.com until he
> started charging for daily updates. I have nothing
> against him (as a
> capitalist myself, I support his right to charge for
> his services, but I
> have a right to refuse to pay), but he is really
> good. His predictions of
> the field of 65 have been very accurate in the past.
> For daily updates, I
> use Warren Nolan. Try Warrennolan.com.    
>
> According to Warren Nolan, St. Joe's has a SOS of 41
> and UC's is 52. By the
> end of the regular season we will be nearly equal.
> You answered your own
> question because the SOS is a function of the entire
> season. St. Joe's has
> apparently played fewer really bad teams than we
> have. You also need to look
> at the closeness of the team's rpi or SOS. Sometimes
> teams are bunched
> together and one game can really make a difference. 
>
>
> Beware of rpi projections. There are just too many
> factors that can
> influence the final result. We have quite a bit of
> basketball yet to play
> before Selection Sunday.
>
> A few weeks ago some were posting about UC's
> schedule. I posted that it
> would comparable to Syracuse's schedule last year
> (they had a SOS of 47).
> Well, we will have a better SOS then Syracuse had
> last year. UC will end the
> regular season with a SOS in the lower 40s. In
> addition, nobody will finish
> the regular season with 7 tougher games than UC. I
> am not saying that the
> Cats will win the NC, but we can already see that
> this team is benefiting
> from some really good competition.
>  
> We win on Saturday and hang another banner at The
> Shoe!
>
> Dean Richmond
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Larbes [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 2:04 AM
> To: address@hidden; Jay Larbes
> Subject: [UC Basketball] UC new RPI rank, RPI
> Question
>
>
> First,
>
> Just to let everyone know who hasn't yet seen, UC
> jumped from #30 to #18 in
> the RPI after their victory over Charlotte
> yesterday!  That jump really
> surprised me.
>
> This leads me to my question.  I am beginning to
> seriously question the
> quality of the RPI.  Can someone explain to me how
> St. Joe's SOS is better
> than UC's?  They have played two teams with an RPI
> ranking below 40.  TWO.
> (Not that it matters for the RPI, but both of those
> were before Christmas:
> 11/14 against #11 Gonzaga and 12/09 against #26
> Boston College)
>
> St. Joe's SOS = 31
> UC's SOS = 46
>
> # teams played in the top 50:
> St Joe's:  4
> UC:  8
>
> After looking further, UC has played 4 teams over
> 200 in the RPI, while St.
> Joe's has played zero.  I guess that could explain
> it, but I think that
> playing high teams should weigh significantly more
> than weak opponents.
>
> Take it for what it's worth, just my 2AM rant ...
>
> - Jay


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