AAC RPI Strength / # of Bids

[hoopmanx]

The selection committee uses RPI as the base for seeding teams because it allows for unbiased views.

For example, most college bball fans would blindly say Louisville is a top 2 seed. However, when you look at their true resume, it's easy to see that they haven't done anything amazing. In fact, the only difference between SMU and Louisville is that Louisville lost to teams with higher RPIs.

While I somewhat agree with your assessment of the Big 12, you are leaving out Iowa State. Pretty much 40% of their conference is playing at an elite level....and OU and Texas have good resumes as well. Now their bottom 4 teams definitely stink. They will get half of their teams in the NCAA.

Big XII
#2 - Kansas
#5 - IA State
#9 - Baylor
#13 - Oklahoma State
#33 - Texas
#45 - Oklahoma

Unbiased views? That may be the intent of the rpi buts it's far from its reality. Forgot Iowa st and Texas can blow me, as can ou. They have no business getting half their teams in.

[hoopmanx]

I'm just hoping we can make it competitive. In my opinion, Memphis is the top team in the league. They really should have beat Florida.

If we can have it within 10 with 10 minutes to go then I would be happy. They always killed us back in the Conf USA days.

I think Perry, Rudd, and Egbunu could give Goodwin and Nichols fits. USF went to the NCAA tournament 2 years ago but lost their bigs last year and now you have 2 good bigs in Perry and Egbunu. Who is in your starting back court now?

The entire team goes as Anthony Collins goes

[SMU 86]

I'm just hoping we can make it competitive. In my opinion, Memphis is the top team in the league. They really should have beat Florida.

If we can have it within 10 with 10 minutes to go then I would be happy. They always killed us back in the Conf USA days.

I think Perry, Rudd, and Egbunu could give Goodwin and Nichols fits. USF went to the NCAA tournament 2 years ago but lost their bigs last year and now you have 2 good bigs in Perry and Egbunu. Who is in your starting back court now?

The entire team goes as Anthony Collins goes

Should be a good game if Collins is on.

[EastStang]

As I understand RPI, the math gets really loopy. Thus, for example, we beat TCU and A&M, a Big XII and an SEC team. We continue to get points for every game TCU and A&M win the rest of the year. Thus, by scheduling up, we get some benefit from that. That's how the CAA managed 3 bids a few years ago, because all of their schools scheduled games against bottom dwellers in top 4 conferences. So, a lot depends for our conference on how its opponants faired. On the flip side, UVA's win over us, may help their RPI as the season goes on and in the ultimate of fates, may put them in the tourney instead of us since I think they are #4, 5 or 6 in the ACC this year.

[Rebel10]

USF04, have you even watched any of your our teams games? You don't sound very up to date on USF from a hoops perspective.

[Grant Carter]

USF04, have you even watched any of your our teams games? You don't sound very up to date on USF from a hoops perspective.

Why are you giving him such a hard time? Seems like he came here to post about the AAC overall. The only reason he said anything about USF is that you literally asked him 4 times so he gave a few generic responses.

[Rebel10]

I'm just hoping we can make it competitive. In my opinion, Memphis is the top team in the league. They really should have beat Florida.

If we can have it within 10 with 10 minutes to go then I would be happy. They always killed us back in the Conf USA days.

I think Perry, Rudd, and Egbunu could give Goodwin and Nichols fits. USF went to the NCAA tournament 2 years ago but lost their bigs last year and now you have 2 good bigs in Perry and Egbunu. Who is in your starting back court now?

The entire team goes as Anthony Collins goes

Collins does seem to be a very capable combo guard.

[OhioBrownFan]

I really like Iowa State, they returned a lot from a solid team last year. I'm a bit perplexed as to why they weren't on people's radars heading into the season. They have a real nice team.

In regard to Texas, I'm not sold on them being a consistent top 20 team, but they have the athletes and can knock off anyone on a given night (see MSU). I feel like you don't know what you're going to get with the team. Same story with North Carolina (not to change conferences), but is UNC the best team in the country or a 7-seed? You never know what team is going to show up.