RPI after non conference is done

[ChicosBailBonds]

Our RPI is 122

Our strength of schedule was rated 149 out of 351

Big East is 3rd (projected to finish 4th) behind the Big 12 and Big 10 and Pac 12.  

We are projected to finish with the 6th best RPI in the conference, but very close to 4th...tightly bunched.

Time to play the games and blow this thing up.  18K crazy Nebraskans await next.


EDITED to correct conference info

[MU82]

Our RPI is 122

Our strength of schedule was rated 149 out of 351

Big East is 3rd (projected to stay there) behind the Big 12 and Big 10.  Big Ten is now projected to finish 5th....we'll see if that holds.

We are projected to finish with the 6th best RPI in the conference, but very close to 4th...tightly bunched.

Time to play the games and blow this thing up.  18K crazy Nebraskans await next.

Thanks for the info, Chicos.

BTW, I highly recommend the movie "Nebraska." There weren't 18,000 crazy Nebraskans in it, but there were plenty! Great acting and writing.

[EnderWiggen]

Big East is 3rd (projected to stay there) behind the Big 12 and Big 10.  Big Ten is now projected to finish 5th....

Wait, so is the Big 10 fifth or first/second?

[GGGG]

My guess is that he means American.

But the BE is not a mid-major.

[MarquetteDano]

Sagarin has the current following rankings:

1. Big Ten
2. Big 12
3. Big East
4. ACC
5. Pac-12
6. SEC
7. AAC
8. A-10

The only switch I would make is the ACC ahead of the Big East.  There are a lot of bottom feeders in the ACC weighing it down but there is no way the Big East is ahead of the ACC this year.  I would say fourth is about right.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wait, so is the Big 10 fifth or first/second?

My mistake, looking at the wrong column.  Big 10 currently 2nd and projected to finish 2nd


Current
Big 12
Big 10
Big East
Pac 12
ACC
SEC

End Year Projection
Big 12
Big 10
Pac 12
Big East
ACC
SEC

[Jay Bee]

Our RPI is 122

Our strength of schedule was rated 149 out of 351

Big East is 3rd (projected to finish 4th) behind the Big 12 and Big 10 and Pac 12.  

We are projected to finish with the 6th best RPI in the conference, but very close to 4th...tightly bunched.

Time to play the games and blow this thing up.  18K crazy Nebraskans await next.


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RPI after nonconference isn't done. RPI is dependent on how other teams do. It's constantly moving.

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

MU's nonconf schedule was bad from an RPI perspective. Their adjusted win/loss wasn't good, but can be overcome with an 11-7 conference mark. The nonconf schedule is what it is... can hope some of the crappy teams do OK in conference... but there are some skunks in there.

But talking about what MU's RPI is today? Irrelevant.

[chapman]

RPI after nonconference isn't done. RPI is dependent on how other teams do. It's constantly moving.

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

MU's nonconf schedule was bad from an RPI perspective. Their adjusted win/loss wasn't good, but can be overcome with an 11-7 conference mark. The nonconf schedule is what it is... can hope some of the crappy teams do OK in conference... but there are some skunks in there.

But talking about what MU's RPI is today? Irrelevant.

Agree, the actual number means nothing until late January.  But we can check out the "what ifs" with RPI Forecast.
http://www.rpiforecast.com/teams/Marquette.html

Currently expects an RPI of 66.8 based on a 10-8 conference record.  11-7 can expect an RPI of 54, 12-6 of 44.7.  All the losses are expected to still net small positives on RPI, all wins except GW and Southern expected to still be RPI drags.  All conference games except DePaul and Seton Hall will be good for the RPI.

[Lennys Tap]

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

Been picking nits and looking for storm clouds in MU's sunniest period in 4 decades since April, 2008.

[The Equalizer]

But talking about what MU's RPI is today? Irrelevant.

And yet, here you are.  Talking about MU's RPI today.

Yes, you have a point that RPIs can change.  That having said, while we'll probably pass DePaul, there probably isn't a person alive that thinks we'll catch Villanova. 

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

A simlar observation can be made about those (not necessarily you) who perennially pine for a tougher non-conference schedule--they're awfully quiet this year because MU's record in such games is currently poor.

I took a lot of heat over the years for saying that a tough non-conference schedule is worthless if you don't actually win those non-conference games.  And that conference play is far more important than non-conference.

Nary a peep this year, as our NCAA hopes rely almost completely on our conference performance, and our non-conference performance is dismissed as irrelevant.

If I recall, New Mexico and Arizona State were scheduled after we knew Vander Blue had left.  In retrospect, those two games should have been left as home-game cupcakes, giving Buzz more time to experiment with his rotations.  How many times in yesterday's game was the comment about Buzz still trying to figure out his combinations?  Two more games to play with probably would have helped him figure that out.

Plus we'd be in much better shape today with a higher RPI, a 10-3 record, and all 3 losses to top 25 teams.

[ChicosBailBonds]

RPI after nonconference isn't done. RPI is dependent on how other teams do. It's constantly moving.

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

MU's nonconf schedule was bad from an RPI perspective. Their adjusted win/loss wasn't good, but can be overcome with an 11-7 conference mark. The nonconf schedule is what it is... can hope some of the crappy teams do OK in conference... but there are some skunks in there.

But talking about what MU's RPI is today? Irrelevant.

That is correct, it always moves.  Maybe if I stated RPI after we finished our non conference schedule is done.  In other words, we don't play any more non conference games, but yes the RPI changes with every game we play, our opponents play, our opponents opponents play.  I guess I thought that was a given and people knew that, but understand where you are coming from.

[Benny B]

That is correct, it always moves.  Maybe if I stated RPI after we finished our non conference schedule is done.  In other words, we don't play any more non conference games, but yes the RPI changes with every game we play, our opponents play, our opponents opponents play.  I guess I thought that was a given and people knew that, but understand where you are coming from.

If you truly understood how completely irrelevant the static measure of RPI you posted was, then why did you even post it?  If your message was meant as projected conference RPIs following OOC play, then why not title the post "Updated Conference RPI Projection?"

[ChicosBailBonds]

I think you're dwelling on RPI a ton this year because MU's is currently poor.

I'd invite you to search my RPI posts over the last 7 years.  Nothing inconsistent at all in the approach.  I just post the numbers.  They are what they are, either good, bad or in the middle.  This year, in the middle.  Some years good at this point in time, other years not so good.  No difference.