Louisville win streak ends at 28 ...

[CajunMarineBBK]

CajunExpress I could not have said it any better myself you are so right.

[GoneGolfin]

I am not saying RPI is not a vailid measure,

I am.

Brian

[CajunEXPRESS]

Brian I am saying RPI is a tool, no tool is perfect. I still insist you have to win regardless of who you play to justify rank, anybody can lose to Alabama, now beating them once or taking a series says a lot. But losing? Prairie View can lose to the best of them.

I put more validity in who you beat than who you lose to.

[ulforlife]

Now that we have some week ending numbers, a few things ...

Louisville's WP component took a substantial drop from 1.000 to .9355, after going 2-2 this week. Given that WP is 25% of the formula, this alone will be a .0161 drop in their RPI. Now, you will need to account for the Top 25 bonus Louisville will earn for their win over DePaul. But this still results in a drop of .0135, assuming all other things to be equal (OWP, OOWP, and other bonuses).

The gap between the Cajuns and Cardinals heading into the week was .0123. One loss this week by the Cards would probably not have been enough to close the significant gap. But it looks like two may be when you consider that the Cajuns Adjusted RPI rose this week by .0031 (if you hold OOWP constant).

Hence, with a Cajun net advantage of .0043 (not factoring in Cardinals' OWP and OOWP and Cajuns' OOWP ... and none of the updated bonuses), there is a decent chance that the Cajuns slip by the Cardinals, at least for this week.

Brian

The NCAA doesn't release this every week though do they?

[GoneGolfin]

Brian I am saying RPI is a tool, no tool is perfect.

And I am saying that is far too kind of a statement regarding the RPI ... even moreso in softball than in baseball. It is a really bad tool.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

The NCAA doesn't release this every week though do they?

Release what, specifically?

All of this can be calculated/automated if you have the data and know the rules/formulas.

Brian