Congrats to the Ladies

[CalallenStang]

There are lots of RPI rankings out there, but the RPI ranking that the NCAA uses is located here:
http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weeklyrpi ... Brpi1.html

It hasn't been updated since last week - they update it every Tuesday afternoon. As of last week, we're No. 59.

Maybe this is wishful thinking however based on the above number then we should be in the dance. That says we have the 59th most difficult schedule in the country and it's 64 teams that make it to the dance,right?
Go Mustangs!

Except that conference tournament champs are guaranteed a bid...with teams in there like whoever wins the SWAC as well as teams in major conferences who had horrible seasons but go on a run in the tournament and win over a team that has wrapped up a bid already, the amount of at-large bids is drastically reduced and your RPI usually has to be at least up around 40 to be considered.

smu diamond m - yes. But it has its faults.

[PonyPride]

There are lots of RPI rankings out there, but the RPI ranking that the NCAA uses is located here:
http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weeklyrpi ... Brpi1.html

It hasn't been updated since last week - they update it every Tuesday afternoon. As of last week, we're No. 59.

Maybe this is wishful thinking however based on the above number then we should be in the dance. That says we have the 59th most difficult schedule in the country and it's 64 teams that make it to the dance,right?
Go Mustangs!

Right, in theory, but guaranteed bids screw up that process.

As for the formula, there are slight variations here and there, but basically it's pretty close to:
25 percent - team schedule strength and winning percentage/record
50 percent - opponents' schedule strength and winning percentage/record
25 percent opponents' opponents schedule strength and winning percentage/record

[George S. Patton]

There are lots of RPI rankings out there, but the RPI ranking that the NCAA uses is located here:
http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weeklyrpi ... Brpi1.html

It hasn't been updated since last week - they update it every Tuesday afternoon. As of last week, we're No. 59.

Maybe this is wishful thinking however based on the above number then we should be in the dance. That says we have the 59th most difficult schedule in the country and it's 64 teams that make it to the dance,right?
Go Mustangs!

Right, in theory, but guaranteed bids screw up that process.

As for the formula, there are slight variations here and there, but basically it's pretty close to:
25 percent - team schedule strength and winning percentage/record
50 percent - opponents' schedule strength and winning percentage/record
25 percent opponents' opponents schedule strength and winning percentage/record

That's why you have to pull for TCU to keep its strong season going.

[Scoops]

That's why you have to pull for TCU to keep its strong season going.

I know that makes sense, but it goes against my moral fiber to pull for Frog High to do well in anything, ever. I just won't do it.

[smu diamond m]

Go ponies! TCU play well, but not as good as us.

I think that works.

Do they judge the SOS based on prior RPI of opponents or what?

[CalallenStang]

Go ponies! TCU play well, but not as good as us.

I think that works.

Do they judge the SOS based on prior RPI of opponents or what?

Linky: http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/rpi_help/