RPI Rankings
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 8:50 pm
This is an interesting post found on the other board, it is by no means my opinion but I wanted to share it with those of you who haven't seen it, or those who don't visit the other board...
"After a relaxing day at the beach, thought I’d re-look at SMU’s BB record over the past 4 years based on our opponents RPI rankings. It isn’t pretty. First off, can anyone name the 3rd highest RPI-rated opponent we defeated this year?
Here are my findings. Over the past 4 years, our record is 67 – 48. Of our 67 victories, an astounding 43% came from opponents who had RPI rankings OVER 200, or in the case of 3 opponents, were not Division I and therefore had no ranking. During this season (2002) the average RPI of teams we defeated was 166. In 2001 it was 178, in 2000 it was 165 and in the year 1999 it was 160. That means for the last 4 years, the average RPI of teams we have defeated was 168 (excluding our 3 non-Division I victories).
Over the past 4 years, our record against teams going to the big dance is 4 – 20. This includes our 2 victories over Fresno State in 2000 (their RPI ranking was 25), a victory over Hawaii in 2001 (their RPI ranking was 55) and a victory over Lamar in 2000 (Lamar’s was 15-15 with an RPI ranking of 179, but they won the Southland Conference tournament). It also assumes that Tulsa, Hawaii, Texas Tech and Iowa make it this year (Iowa may be a reach).
Finally, the 3rd highest RPI-rated opponent we defeated this year was LaSalle. Their RPI ranking was 144.
I am not advocating the removal of Dement, far from it, but these are still interesting facts that shouldn’t be ignored."
[This message has been edited by BoazHoes (edited 03-11-2002).]
"After a relaxing day at the beach, thought I’d re-look at SMU’s BB record over the past 4 years based on our opponents RPI rankings. It isn’t pretty. First off, can anyone name the 3rd highest RPI-rated opponent we defeated this year?
Here are my findings. Over the past 4 years, our record is 67 – 48. Of our 67 victories, an astounding 43% came from opponents who had RPI rankings OVER 200, or in the case of 3 opponents, were not Division I and therefore had no ranking. During this season (2002) the average RPI of teams we defeated was 166. In 2001 it was 178, in 2000 it was 165 and in the year 1999 it was 160. That means for the last 4 years, the average RPI of teams we have defeated was 168 (excluding our 3 non-Division I victories).
Over the past 4 years, our record against teams going to the big dance is 4 – 20. This includes our 2 victories over Fresno State in 2000 (their RPI ranking was 25), a victory over Hawaii in 2001 (their RPI ranking was 55) and a victory over Lamar in 2000 (Lamar’s was 15-15 with an RPI ranking of 179, but they won the Southland Conference tournament). It also assumes that Tulsa, Hawaii, Texas Tech and Iowa make it this year (Iowa may be a reach).
Finally, the 3rd highest RPI-rated opponent we defeated this year was LaSalle. Their RPI ranking was 144.
I am not advocating the removal of Dement, far from it, but these are still interesting facts that shouldn’t be ignored."
[This message has been edited by BoazHoes (edited 03-11-2002).]