RPI Musings

[Cajunsmike]

Another stupid question: what's the sagarin rating thing about? Is that based on rpi? I guess I just don't understand the huge, seemingly endless, proliferation of different 'ranking' sites out there.

My understanding is that Sagarin takes margin of victory into account in compiling their rankings. Not sure how else it compares to RPI.

[Policarp]

Sagarin still has some of the 2015-16 year weighted in. When this ages out (dont know when, it's well overdue) you'll see UL shoot up here. Sunbelt in general will improve.

[LaCajunsFan]

Sagarin still has some of the 2015-16 year weighted in. When this ages out (dont know when, it's well overdue) you'll see UL shoot up here. Sunbelt in general will improve.

Ah, that explains a lot: i saw on the @ruston board they have a thread based on sagarin rankings. In it, we are at virtuallty the same ranking as the mutts, when of course that is not at all the case. Guess you have to hang your hat on something when your team breaks the loosing streak of one of the worst teams currently playing, utsa.....in rustonia. Lol.

[BeauCajun]

My understanding is that Sagarin takes margin of victory into account in compiling their rankings. Not sure how else it compares to RPI.

Check with Boomer regarding the Sag. He's already the master of Mass. I'm sure he's fully aware of the Sag.

[Boomer]

Check with Boomer regarding the Sag. He's already the master of Mass. I'm sure he's fully aware of the Sag.

---No Beau you got this one wrong---VOB got me on the Massey deal and I have been faithful to it and how easy it is to just check it---BTW enjoyed the athleticism of the ladies this w/e!!!

[lcitsh]

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

[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