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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on December 21, 2006, 09:15:50 AM

Title: Big East RPI
Post by: tower912 on December 21, 2006, 09:15:50 AM

I know deep in our hearts we giggle when Louisville loses and when Cinci loses to Wofford, and then to Ohio State by a ton.   Last night, Miami lost Binghampton.    The BE RPI is going to be crap.   The cumulative SOS is going to be sub-crap.   8-8 in the BE will not get us into the dance.   TT and Duke will be a nice counterweight, but NDSU is going to be an anchor.   9-7 with 2 tourney wins, or 10-6 with 1 or we don't go dancing.

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: MarkMiller on December 21, 2006, 09:32:33 AM

Miami is in the ACC.

The Big East has no team under .500 at this point, but I agree with your comment that a sub .500 league record is no guarantee of advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: rocky_warrior on December 21, 2006, 09:35:38 AM

Quote from: tower912 on December 21, 2006, 09:15:50 AM

Last night, Miami lost Binghampton.

Uhh...Miami isn't in the Big East  ;D

Quote from: tower912 on December 21, 2006, 09:15:50 AM

9-7 with 2 tourney wins, or 10-6 with 1 or we don't go dancing.

That's really no different than last year.  Last year the only team that was under (or equal to) .500 in the BE that danced was Syracuse because they won the BET.  Not sure why you're all worried about RPI or having this panic attack now.  Same as it's always been: Win and we dance, lose and we don't.

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: DoubleMU0609 on December 21, 2006, 09:53:34 AM

You should check out Cracked Sidewalk's analysis of the "RPI Problem"

http://marquettebasketball.blogspot.com/2006/12/should-big-east-teams-be-concerned.html

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: tower912 on December 21, 2006, 10:27:06 AM

Thanks to all who pointed out my error.   I blame it all on newborn induced sleep deprivation.   Mea Culpa. ::)

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: WashDCWarrior on December 21, 2006, 10:35:00 AM

Can't believe you could make such a foolish mistake.

Now back to  the Big East, Boston College's loss to Vermont and Virginia Tech's 3 losses also hurt our conference RPI.  ;)

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: Classof2016 on December 21, 2006, 11:11:55 AM

UCONN's  cupcake schedule isn't exactly pulling us to the top either... Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Pepperdine, St. Mary's... National powers

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: spiral97 on December 21, 2006, 11:13:27 AM

When WE start taking care of winning ALL of our own games THEN we can start griping about the rest of the big east holding us back.. way I see it we have a few things still under our control to fix ;)

Title: Re: Big East RPI
Post by: spartan3186 on December 21, 2006, 04:58:01 PM

Quote from: Classof2016 on December 21, 2006, 11:11:55 AM

UCONN's  cupcake schedule isn't exactly pulling us to the top either... Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Pepperdine, St. Mary's... National powers

St. Mary's is somewhat respectable, they may be 6-7 but most of their losses have been to good teams (Nevada, UConn, USC, Seton Hall (yes i know those last two are debatable). Pepperdine has been in previous years, theyre awful this year but they have been good, i dont know when the contract was signed.