RPI Musings

[VObserver]

Delaware State's 1 point road victory over a team with a winning record bumped the men up 3 spots.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

42 43 UT Arlington Sun Belt 12-4 6-4 0-0 4-0 2-0
72 72 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 11-6 4-5 1-1 5-0 1-0
84 87 Louisiana Sun Belt 12-4 4-4 0-0 6-0 2-0
103 103 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 10-6 3-5 2-0 3-1 2-0
137 143 Georgia St. Sun Belt 8-7 1-5 2-0 3-2 2-0
196 188 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 8-9 1-5 1-0 4-4 2-0
214 214 Little Rock Sun Belt 11-6 3-3 2-1 4-2 2-0
224 224 Troy Sun Belt 9-8 2-7 2-0 3-1 2-0
227 229 South Ala. Sun Belt 8-8 2-5 0-0 4-3 2-0
244 240 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 6-9 1-7 0-0 3-2 2-0
284 283 Texas St. Sun Belt 9-6 1-4 2-0 4-2 2-0
295 293 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 6-10 1-7 0-3 3-0 2-0

Women have work to do.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

47 46 UT Arlington Sun Belt 10-3 3-2 1-0 4-1 2-0
51 52 Little Rock Sun Belt 10-6 5-4 0-0 5-2 0-0
105 100 Troy Sun Belt 10-4 4-3 2-0 2-1 2-0
155 164 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 7-8 3-5 1-0 3-3 0-0
168 170 South Ala. Sun Belt 7-7 3-3 1-1 1-3 2-0
184 185 Louisiana Sun Belt 8-4 2-2 1-1 3-1 2-0
244 244 Texas St. Sun Belt 6-8 2-4 0-0 4-3 0-1
250 249 Georgia St. Sun Belt 5-9 2-2 1-2 1-5 1-0
259 263 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 6-8 2-5 1-0 2-2 1-1
313 315 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 4-10 1-5 0-0 2-5 1-0
320 319 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 3-13 0-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
340 340 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 3-11 1-7 0-0 0-4 2-0

Our women have a lot of work to do. We have played arguably the worst schedule in Division 1, and have not looked very good at all against teams with a pulse. Fortunately for us, there are only four or five of those in the conference, so we should be able to finish in the top half of the conference.

[lcitsh]

It looks like Minnesota's road loss to Michigan State was more harmful than Georgia's road win over Mississippi was helpful.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

43 42 UT Arlington Sun Belt 12-4 6-4 0-0 4-0 2-0
72 72 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 11-6 4-5 1-1 5-0 1-0
87 84 Louisiana Sun Belt 12-4 4-4 0-0 6-0 2-0
104 103 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 10-6 3-5 2-0 3-1 2-0
135 137 Georgia St. Sun Belt 8-7 1-5 2-0 3-2 2-0
196 196 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 8-9 1-5 1-0 4-4 2-0
216 214 Little Rock Sun Belt 11-6 3-3 2-1 4-2 2-0
221 224 Troy Sun Belt 9-8 2-7 2-0 3-1 2-0
231 227 South Ala. Sun Belt 8-8 2-5 0-0 4-3 2-0
250 244 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 6-9 1-7 0-0 3-2 2-0
284 284 Texas St. Sun Belt 9-6 1-4 2-0 4-2 2-0
292 295 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 6-10 1-7 0-3 3-0 2-0

The women's overall schedule strength is #283 out of 349 teams, it's #218 in non-conference play (thanks to Notre Dame). They have played 3 conference opponents, 2 of whom are among the lowest in the nation (#322 Arkansas State and #339 ULM). There are only 4 teams in the conference with winning records (Cajuns among them), and, at the moment, the SBC is the 19th rated conference in the rpi. It's pretty easy to assume, at this point, that the women will need to win the conference tournament to get into the NCAA tournament.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

50 47 UT Arlington Sun Belt 10-3 3-2 1-0 4-1 2-0
53 51 Little Rock Sun Belt 10-6 5-4 0-0 5-2 0-0
105 105 Troy Sun Belt 10-4 4-3 2-0 2-1 2-0
154 155 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 7-8 3-5 1-0 3-3 0-0
166 168 South Ala. Sun Belt 7-7 3-3 1-1 1-3 2-0
189 184 Louisiana Sun Belt 8-4 2-2 1-1 3-1 2-0
244 244 Texas St. Sun Belt 6-8 2-4 0-0 4-3 0-1
252 250 Georgia St. Sun Belt 5-9 2-2 1-2 1-5 1-0
254 259 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 6-8 2-5 1-0 2-2 1-1
313 313 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 4-10 1-5 0-0 2-5 1-0
322 320 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 3-13 0-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
339 340 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 3-11 1-7 0-0 0-4 2-0

[Turbine]

Lady Cajuns deserve their own identity and a return to better coverage.

[lcitsh]

Ouch.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

49 42 UT Arlington Sun Belt 12-5 6-5 0-0 4-0 2-0
67 73 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 12-6 5-5 1-1 5-0 1-0
80 108 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 11-6 4-5 2-0 3-1 2-0
119 91 Louisiana Sun Belt 12-5 4-4 0-0 6-1 2-0
133 145 Georgia St. Sun Belt 9-7 2-5 2-0 3-2 2-0
195 193 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 9-9 1-5 1-0 5-4 2-0
198 221 Troy Sun Belt 10-8 2-7 2-0 4-1 2-0
216 229 South Ala. Sun Belt 9-8 2-5 0-0 5-3 2-0
219 208 Little Rock Sun Belt 11-7 3-3 2-1 4-3 2-0
265 252 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 6-10 1-8 0-0 3-2 2-0
286 289 Texas St. Sun Belt 9-7 1-5 2-0 4-2 2-0
297 290 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 6-11 1-7 0-3 3-1 2-0

That didn't help.

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

54 49 UT Arlington Sun Belt 11-4 4-3 1-0 4-1 2-0
60 50 Little Rock Sun Belt 11-6 5-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
90 102 Troy Sun Belt 12-4 4-3 2-0 4-1 2-0
174 153 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 7-9 3-6 1-0 3-3 0-0
175 174 Louisiana Sun Belt 10-4 2-2 1-1 5-1 2-0
205 170 South Ala. Sun Belt 7-9 3-3 1-1 1-5 2-0
219 236 Texas St. Sun Belt 7-9 3-5 0-0 4-3 0-1
248 259 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 7-8 2-5 1-0 3-2 1-1
281 251 Georgia St. Sun Belt 5-11 2-4 1-2 1-5 1-0
304 309 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 5-11 2-6 0-0 2-5 1-0
315 321 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 3-14 0-9 1-2 2-3 0-0
339 340 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 4-12 1-7 0-0 1-5 2-0

[lcitsh]

Men: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

51 50 UT Arlington Sun Belt 16-5 8-5 0-0 6-0 2-0
87 83 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 15-6 6-5 1-1 7-0 1-0
96 89 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 14-7 5-6 2-0 5-1 2-0
113 118 Georgia St. Sun Belt 13-7 4-5 2-0 5-2 2-0
117 120 Louisiana Sun Belt 14-7 5-5 0-0 7-2 2-0
199 198 Troy Sun Belt 11-11 3-8 2-0 4-3 2-0
206 195 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 9-12 1-7 1-0 5-5 2-0
210 230 South Ala. Sun Belt 10-11 2-7 0-0 6-4 2-0
233 232 Little Rock Sun Belt 12-9 3-4 2-1 5-4 2-0
255 279 Texas St. Sun Belt 12-8 3-5 2-0 5-3 2-0
267 265 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 6-13 1-10 0-0 3-3 2-0
296 295 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 6-15 1-9 0-3 3-3 2-0

Women: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

51 52 UT Arlington Sun Belt 15-4 6-3 1-0 6-1 2-0
57 66 Little Rock Sun Belt 15-6 7-4 0-0 8-2 0-0
110 77 Troy Sun Belt 14-6 5-4 2-0 5-2 2-0
194 192 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 8-12 4-7 1-0 3-5 0-0
195 179 Louisiana Sun Belt 11-7 2-4 1-1 6-2 2-0
201 195 Texas St. Sun Belt 10-10 4-6 0-0 6-3 0-1
231 247 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 9-10 3-6 1-0 4-3 1-1
253 233 South Ala. Sun Belt 7-13 3-5 1-1 1-7 2-0
263 292 Georgia St. Sun Belt 7-13 4-4 1-2 1-7 1-0
264 281 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 8-12 3-7 0-0 4-5 1-0
323 319 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 4-17 0-11 1-2 3-4 0-0
327 331 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 5-15 1-9 0-0 2-6 2-0

It seems to me that, on the men's side, Texas-Arlington is the only viable at large possibility. UTA and Little Rock seem to be in position to be in consideration on the women's side. Cajuns will have to do some major work if they want to be considered for either NIT.

[LaCajunsFan]

Well, fwiw, we are the best rpi in the state


137 lsua&m
157 ltu@r
166 uno
201 Nichols
261 Tulane
271 SLU
279 msu
296 ulm
308 Southern
340 Grambling

[lcitsh]

Men: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

58 62 UT Arlington Sun Belt 16-6 8-6 0-0 6-0 2-0
71 77 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 16-6 7-5 1-1 7-0 1-0
106 108 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 14-8 5-7 2-0 5-1 2-0
107 106 Georgia St. Sun Belt 14-7 5-5 2-0 5-2 2-0
128 127 Louisiana Sun Belt 14-8 5-5 0-0 7-3 2-0
194 194 Troy Sun Belt 12-11 3-8 2-0 5-3 2-0
196 196 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 10-12 1-7 1-0 6-5 2-0
222 223 South Ala. Sun Belt 10-12 2-7 0-0 6-5 2-0
239 238 Texas St. Sun Belt 13-8 4-5 2-0 5-3 2-0
248 247 Little Rock Sun Belt 12-10 3-5 2-1 5-4 2-0
282 281 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 6-14 1-10 0-0 3-4 2-0
284 286 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 7-15 1-9 0-3 4-3 2-0

Women: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

45 49 UT Arlington Sun Belt 15-4 6-3 1-0 6-1 2-0
55 56 Little Rock Sun Belt 15-6 7-4 0-0 8-2 0-0
105 105 Troy Sun Belt 14-6 5-4 2-0 5-2 2-0
190 191 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 8-12 4-7 1-0 3-5 0-0
195 196 Louisiana Sun Belt 11-7 2-4 1-1 6-2 2-0
205 201 Texas St. Sun Belt 10-10 4-6 0-0 6-3 0-1
235 234 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 9-10 3-6 1-0 4-3 1-1
254 252 South Ala. Sun Belt 7-13 3-5 1-1 1-7 2-0
263 264 Georgia St. Sun Belt 7-13 4-4 1-2 1-7 1-0
265 266 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 8-12 3-7 0-0 4-5 1-0
324 324 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 4-17 0-11 1-2 3-4 0-0
329 327 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 5-15 1-9 0-0 2-6 2-0

[lcitsh]

Women: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

43 43 Little Rock Sun Belt 18-7 8-5 0-0 10-2 0-0
97 97 UT Arlington Sun Belt 16-6 6-3 1-0 7-3 2-0
108 109 Troy Sun Belt 16-7 6-5 2-0 6-2 2-0
163 163 Louisiana Sun Belt 14-8 3-5 1-1 8-2 2-0
174 174 Texas St. Sun Belt 13-10 5-6 0-0 8-3 0-1
195 195 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 10-14 5-8 1-0 4-6 0-0
232 235 South Ala. Sun Belt 8-15 4-7 1-1 1-7 2-0
237 238 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 11-13 4-8 0-0 6-5 1-0
258 258 Georgia St. Sun Belt 10-14 6-4 1-2 2-8 1-0
277 277 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 9-14 3-8 1-0 4-5 1-1
323 322 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 5-20 0-13 1-2 4-5 0-0
331 332 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 5-19 1-11 0-0 2-8 2-0

Men: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

41 43 UT Arlington Sun Belt 19-6 8-6 0-0 9-0 2-0
78 76 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 18-8 7-7 1-1 9-0 1-0
121 109 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 16-10 5-9 2-0 7-1 2-0
127 118 Georgia St. Sun Belt 16-9 5-7 2-0 7-2 2-0
147 161 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 13-13 2-8 1-0 8-5 2-0
160 154 Louisiana Sun Belt 15-11 5-7 0-0 8-4 2-0
193 191 Troy Sun Belt 14-12 5-8 2-0 5-4 2-0
204 222 Texas St. Sun Belt 15-9 4-6 2-0 7-3 2-0
210 205 South Ala. Sun Belt 12-13 4-8 0-0 6-5 2-0
244 250 Little Rock Sun Belt 13-13 3-7 2-1 6-5 2-0
251 264 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 8-16 1-12 0-0 5-4 2-0
312 298 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 7-19 1-11 0-3 4-5 2-0

[lcitsh]

Men: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17MBBrpi3.html

Rank Prev Rank Name Conf W-L Road Neut Home Non-Div I
36 44 UT Arlington Sun Belt 20-6 9-6 0-0 9-0 2-0
79 77 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 19-8 7-7 1-1 10-0 1-0
117 125 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 17-10 5-9 2-0 8-1 2-0
135 129 Georgia St. Sun Belt 16-10 5-7 2-0 7-3 2-0
151 155 Louisiana Sun Belt 16-11 6-7 0-0 8-4 2-0
158 148 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 13-14 2-9 1-0 8-5 2-0
189 194 Troy Sun Belt 15-12 5-8 2-0 6-4 2-0
208 206 Texas St. Sun Belt 15-10 4-7 2-0 7-3 2-0
213 210 South Ala. Sun Belt 13-13 4-8 0-0 7-5 2-0
247 244 Little Rock Sun Belt 13-14 3-8 2-1 6-5 2-0
258 252 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 8-17 1-13 0-0 5-4 2-0
315 311 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 7-20 1-11 0-3 4-6 2-0

Women: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weekly...17WBBrpi3.html

Rank Prev Rank Name Conf W-L Road Neut Home Non-Div I
48 47 Little Rock Sun Belt 19-7 9-5 0-0 10-2 0-0
107 103 UT Arlington Sun Belt 17-7 7-4 1-0 7-3 2-0
108 110 Troy Sun Belt 18-7 6-5 2-0 8-2 2-0
160 162 Louisiana Sun Belt 15-8 4-5 1-1 8-2 2-0
172 164 Texas St. Sun Belt 14-11 6-7 0-0 8-3 0-1
209 197 Appalachian St. Sun Belt 10-16 5-10 1-0 4-6 0-0
227 240 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 12-14 4-8 0-0 7-6 1-0
238 244 South Ala. Sun Belt 9-16 4-7 1-1 2-8 2-0
247 245 Georgia St. Sun Belt 11-15 6-4 1-2 3-9 1-0
271 273 Coastal Caro. Sun Belt 10-15 4-9 1-0 4-5 1-1
326 325 Arkansas St. Sun Belt 5-21 0-13 1-2 4-6 0-0
329 330 La.-Monroe Sun Belt 5-20 1-11 0-0 2-9 2-0

[IberiaCajun]

151 155 Louisiana Sun Belt 16-11 6-7 0-0 8-4 2-0

I thought we were 6-8 in conference?