GREAT News, we picked up a quality road win yesterday!! (seriously)

[Tugg Speedman]

realtime RPI updated yesterday

http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_222_Men.html

Thanks to UWM's seven game win streak, their RPI move to 99, breaking a 100 and qualifying as a "quality" road win for us.  So we now have a big "$" next to UWM on our schedule.

We are now a lock for the tourney!!!!

(some bad news is Rutgers RPI is 102.  We need them to win again to get back under a 100 to put them back on the quality road win ledger.)

[ChicosBailBonds]

Our expected RPI is now down to 70.3....only two schools in history have received an at large bid at that level.

[bobnoxious]

How many of those teams had an RPI that low in a 68 team field?  Thought so

[Tugg Speedman]

How many of those teams had an RPI that low in a 68 team field?  Thought so

Good point!  Three extra teams this year and a weak ACC and B12 and only two probably coming from the PAC10 suggests a 70 to 75 RPI is getting invited.

[ChicosBailBonds]

How many of those teams had an RPI that low in a 68 team field?  Thought so

None.  I'm sure you realize, however, that every year there are teams left out in the 40's, 50's and 60's.  With only 3 additional spots, I expect those spots to go to those types of teams.

We need to get that RPI moving in the right direction

[bobnoxious]

Scanning through realtime rpi,  the teams in the 40's-60's ahead of us while not bad have not had to play as tough of a conference schedule if they are in a major conference.  The bulk of the mid-majors in that group for the most part I do not see them getting an at large if they do not win their conference tournament.  (there are 3 horizon league teams in that group, cleveland state, butler and valpo)  I am pretty sure even though I have my glasses on and koolaid cup full this morning that there is still a pretty darn good chance it happens