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Post by stlexplorer on Nov 9, 2012 12:18:11 GMT -5
Back again for another year of weekly RPI updates letting us know where everyone stands. Once again, I'll be using realtimerpi.com. I'm getting an early start on this, a Friday, so that we know where everyone ended up finishing the year last year so we can compare early on. As always, the early RPI standings can be ridiculous to follow because of the giant swings but still they're fun, especially in a year where we have tournament aspirations.
Final 2011-12 RPI Standings
20. Temple (0-0, 0-0)
31. St. Louis (0-0, 0-0)
38. VCU (0-0, 0-0)
41. Xavier (0-0, 0-0)
69. St. Joe's (0-0, 0-0)
73. St. Bonaventure (0-0, 0-0)
77. UMass (0-0, 0-0)
81. Dayton (0-0, 0-0)
87. La Salle (0-0, 0-0)
109. Duquesne (0-0, 0-0)
116. Butler (0-0, 0-0)
126. Richmond (0-0, 0-0)
167. Charlotte (0-0, 0-0)
187. GW (0-0, 0-0)
240. Fordham (0-0, 0-0)
256. Rhode Island (0-0, 0-0)
Explorers Weekly Schedule:
Nov 10 - vs. Delaware - 153 RPI
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Post by big5vet on Nov 9, 2012 14:29:33 GMT -5
Just to add another opinion to the mix, here's how Ken Pomeroy ranks the A 10 at preseason.
1. St Louis 25
2. VCU 31
3. St Joe 42
4. UMass 55
5. Richmond 60
6. Temple 61
7. Butler 63
8. La Salle 70
9. St Bona 96
10. Dayton 104
11. Xavier 114
12. Charlotte 144
13. Duquense 157
14. George Washington 172
15. Fordham 225
16. Rhode Island 245
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Post by luhoopsfan on Nov 9, 2012 21:48:09 GMT -5
Looks about right to me... 4th place to 8th place in the league is going to be wide open for any of those teams listed.
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Post by jellybean on Nov 10, 2012 7:30:07 GMT -5
I believe that some of these internet sites use an average over the last 5 years as their preseason rating. Don't get excited til they have 5-6 games under their belt.
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Post by goexplorers on Nov 13, 2012 16:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by luhoopsfan on Nov 13, 2012 20:53:59 GMT -5
Just keep winning and the rest will take care of itself
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Post by stlexplorer on Nov 14, 2012 0:11:07 GMT -5
Agreed. I'm going to wait a week to let the RPI shake out. With the marathon going on and some teams not even playing yet, I'll start posting the rankings once we get everyone at least a game in.
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Post by glorydays on Nov 14, 2012 7:02:08 GMT -5
Those Blue Hens won at Virginia last night ...59-53. Does that help our RPI. Was that a fluke? ( extreme lack of knowledge here.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2012 7:19:41 GMT -5
Opponent record is 50% of the RPI formula.
We can help our RPI with quality wins, but the quality of our opponents wins is useless. The frequency of their wins helps. Go Delaware!
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Post by glorydays on Nov 14, 2012 7:28:33 GMT -5
OK. Maybe the Hens are better than I thought and beating them is a very positive sign. \
Thanks for the explanation.....
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Post by luhoopsfan on Nov 14, 2012 8:28:41 GMT -5
It helps in that in all likelihood we will be a bubble team at which point, te number of wins against top 25,50,100 RPI teams comes into play
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Post by Shout out to my Cousin Bern on Nov 14, 2012 13:17:03 GMT -5
How is RPI calculated this early in the season?
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Post by explorerman on Nov 14, 2012 16:10:57 GMT -5
Or the fact that Virginia was without their best player and only dressed 8 players.. that could have had an effect
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2012 20:38:58 GMT -5
How is RPI calculated this early in the season? The ones that show us tied in first place are only using the current season math which is practically meaningless on such a small sample size because the teams that we have played have to be rerated as the season progresses. The ones that show us in 80th place are using 5-year trends for RPI which are also meaningless at this point because the rosters have changed. Pick your poison. |
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