NCAA RPI Release 1/7

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http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa_mens_basketball_rpi

Marquette at 31.

[MUfan12]

Not a bad starting spot.

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Louisville - 9
Syracuse - 14
UConn - 27
Cincy - 34
Notre Dame - 37
Georgetown - 38
Seton Hall - 49
Rutgers - 56
SJU - 64
South Florida - 76
Villanova - 83
Providence - 136
DePaul - 176

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As for possible new conference mates...

Gonzaga - 5
Xavier - 117
Butler - 18
Creighton - 13
VCU - 32
St. Mary's - 87
SLU - 58
St. Joe's - 61

[mugrad2006]

Louisville - 9
Syracuse - 14
UConn - 27
Cincy - 34
Notre Dame - 37
Georgetown - 38
Seton Hall - 49
Rutgers - 56
SJU - 64
South Florida - 76
Villanova - 83
Providence - 136
DePaul - 176

Man this continues to just highlight how terrible DePaul is and has been.  Hoping they get this stadium thing figured out and find a real coach that can recruit the Chicago area.  It'd be great to have a true rivalry with them a la the Badgers.

[bobnoxious]

Didnt realize Becky would be as bad as she is

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Didnt realize Becky would be as bad as she is

They are at the level of their peer institutions, being the Harvard of the Midwest.

[oldwarrior81]

top 50 by conference:  (1/9)

8 -  Big East
6 -  Big Ten
6 -  Mountain West
5 -  A-10
5 -  Big 12
4 -  ACC
4 -  Pac 12
3 -  Missouri Valley
2 -  Ohio Valley
2 -  SEC
2 -  West Coast
1 -  Patriot
1 -  Summit
1 -  Sun Belt

[Dawson Rental]

top 50 by conference:  (1/9)

8 -  Big East
6 -  Big Ten
6 -  Mountain West
5 -  A-10
5 -  Big 12
4 -  ACC
4 -  Pac 12
3 -  Missouri Valley
2 -  Ohio Valley
2 -  SEC
2 -  West Coast
1 -  Patriot
1 -  Summit
1 -  Sun Belt

No Conference USA top 50.

59 - Memphis

62 - Kentucky

66 - LSU

71 - Pittsburgh

[brewcity77]

So if we were already in the new conference, based on latest reports...

13 - Creighton
18 - Butler
31 - Marquette
32 - VCU
38 - Georgetown
49 - Seton Hall

64 - St. John's
82 - Dayton
83 - Villanova
117 - Xavier
136 - Providence
176 - DePaul

Six top-50 teams is solid. Need Xavier to get back to being Xavier, and need the bottom to pick up the slack a bit, but if we can consistently have 5-6 top-50 teams, 10 top-100, and no one out of the top-150, that'd be a fantastic conference. Maybe not as top-heavy early on as some of the BCS leagues, but arguably a better overall conference than the Pac-12, Big 12, or SEC (SEC has 4 sub-200 teams).

[MarquetteDano]

I would add one thing to the list above... we would need at least one top team to be a top 10 team each season.  This season would look good but there would not be one top 3 seed NCAA team.  To be legit, need at least one Top 3 seed each season.

[The Equalizer]

So if we were already in the new conference, based on latest reports...

13 - Creighton
18 - Butler
31 - Marquette
32 - VCU
38 - Georgetown
49 - Seton Hall

64 - St. John's
82 - Dayton
83 - Villanova
117 - Xavier
136 - Providence
176 - DePaul

Six top-50 teams is solid. Need Xavier to get back to being Xavier, and need the bottom to pick up the slack a bit, but if we can consistently have 5-6 top-50 teams, 10 top-100, and no one out of the top-150, that'd be a fantastic conference. Maybe not as top-heavy early on as some of the BCS leagues, but arguably a better overall conference than the Pac-12, Big 12, or SEC (SEC has 4 sub-200 teams).

That same group of teams using end-of-year projections according to RPI Forecast:

11. VCU
15. Creighton
36. Butler

51. Marquette
70. Georgetown
71. Dayton
72. Seton Hall
78. Villanova
87. St. Johns
105. Providence
115. Xavier
128. DePaul

For this to change, the C7 will have to rack up some unexpected wins against Syracuse, UL, Pitt, Notre Dame, etc.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

As for possible new conference mates...

Gonzaga - 5
Xavier - 117
Butler - 18
Creighton - 13
VCU - 32
St. Mary's - 87
SLU - 58
St. Joe's - 61

"Gonzaga sucks! We don't want 'em!"

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

Wisconsin at 90. shwing.