Conference RPI

[Coleman]

Anyone else find it crazy that the Big East is still #4 conference in RPI, ahead of the ACC?

With a very disappointing year for its #1 projected team...not a bad overall performance for the conference. Hard to call us a mid major conference.

MU is 86. Not updated for last night's win yet though.

FWIW, SLU is 22, Richmond is 47.

[wardle2wade]

If Georgetown can beat MSU at the Garden tomorrow, I think it would be a decent boost for the BE since everyone has two games with Gtown.  MSU is a very strong team in RPI/kenpom, but they're down a couple players so the Hoyas may have a chance at MSG.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Anyone else find it crazy that the Big East is still #4 conference in RPI, ahead of the ACC?

With a very disappointing year for its #1 projected team...not a bad overall performance for the conference. Hard to call us a mid major conference.

MU is 86. Not updated for last night's win yet though.

FWIW, SLU is 22, Richmond is 47.

The Big East is not even close to a "mid-major".  Most years it will be 3rd or 4th best conference in the land.

[Spotcheck Billy]

The Big East is not even close to a "mid-major".  Most years it will be 3rd or 4th best conference in the land.

perhaps only for the aspect of not having football but the basketball is strong in this one

[Coleman]

The Big East is not even close to a "mid-major".  Most years it will be 3rd or 4th best conference in the land.

Agreed. If we had SLU and Richmond this year, I think we'd be 2nd or 3rd.

[Windyplayer]

Agreed. If we had SLU and Richmond this year, I think we'd be 2nd or 3rd.

Dayton cracked the Top 25 earlier this year.

[San Diego Warrior]

The old big east would have been really top heavy this year with Syracuse, Pitt, Cinci, Louisville, and Nova all having really good seasons so far.

[jsheim]

Right. MU would have been toast. But we have a chance with the new BE this year. Next couple of years we compete with all of 'em regardless.

[frozena pizza]

I actually wish we had SLU in the conference this year.  Not sure about Dayton or Richmond but I would take either of them to get SLU.

[brandx]

Anyone else find it crazy that the Big East is still #4 conference in RPI, ahead of the ACC?

With a very disappointing year for its #1 projected team...not a bad overall performance for the conference. Hard to call us a mid major conference.

MU is 86. Not updated for last night's win yet though.

FWIW, SLU is 22, Richmond is 47.

With so many teams (including 5 or 6 bad ones), the ACC is eating itself. They will have substantially more team in the tournament than the Big East despite being ranked lower.

[Coleman]

With so many teams (including 5 or 6 bad ones), the ACC is eating itself. They will have substantially more team in the tournament than the Big East despite being ranked lower.

Well...yeah...they have more teams

[brandx]

Well...yeah...they have more teams

Maybe I should have put it this way ---- There will be ACC teams in with same record as BE team/teams that don't make it.

[source?]

I actually wish we had SLU in the conference this year.  Not sure about Dayton or Richmond but I would take either of them to get SLU.

Agree with this. I would also be ok with taking SLU and staying pat for a while. 11 worked for the B1G for a couple decades.