He talked about his scheduling at the coaches clinic last year.
“Even if I lose every game, they still gotta pay me.”
He’s funny.
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Bracket Matrix & NCAAs
He talked about his scheduling at the coaches clinic last year.
“Even if I lose every game, they still gotta pay me.”
He’s funny.
Obviously the most important question is how strong (or weak) is the B1G. KenPom really likes the B1G right now with all 14 teams at or near the top 100. RPI, on the other hand, only has 8 teams in the top 100. I'm guessing as the season goes on KenPom and RPI will meet somewhere in the middle. Where? I have no idea because I've never paid attention to the discrepancy between the 2.
FWIW the lowest RPI to make the tournament is 67 ranked USC in 2011. So if we're not in that ballpark then we realistically have no shot. It would really suck if we have a solid B1G season, like 9-9 or 10-8, KenPom likes us, but our RPI doesn't rise enough for the committee to seriously consider us. I feel like that would make us the poster child for making RPI less of a factor on selection Sunday (which many people are already arguing for).
FWIW the lowest RPI to make the tournament is 67 ranked USC in 2011. So if we're not in that ballpark then we realistically have no shot. It would really suck if we have a solid B1G season, like 9-9 or 10-8, KenPom likes us, but our RPI doesn't rise enough for the committee to seriously consider us. I feel like that would make us the poster child for making RPI less of a factor on selection Sunday (which many people are already arguing for).
JDHalfrack
- Springfield, IL
FWIW the lowest RPI to make the tournament is 67 ranked USC in 2011.
I'm kind of a noob with all of this, but I don't follow this logic. How can the lowest RPI to make the tournament be 67 when 68 teams make it?
Oh wait, unless you mean lowest at-large invite, not counting auto-bids. Is that it?
I'm kind of a noob with all of this, but I don't follow this logic. How can the lowest RPI to make the tournament be 67 when 68 teams make it?
Oh wait, unless you mean lowest at-large invite, not counting auto-bids. Is that it?
Yes sorry, 67th RPI is the lowest at-large invite.
I've wondered this as well over the years. With the auto bids of minor conferences taking up a handful of slots you'd think there would be very few, if any, 60 something RPI teams get an at large bid at all. Not to mention the occasional fluke conference tourney winner that seems to get a slot most every year.
RPI isn't the end-all-be-all. A 60 something RPI team can get in over a higher ranked team. RPI has a ton of flaws and there is more and more heat on the committee to give more importance to advanced metrics like KenPom.