Sun Belt RPI as of April 30, 2023

[VObserver]

11 Louisiana Sun Belt 39-13 15-6 8-5 16-2 0-0
42 Texas St. Sun Belt 31-21 8-8 4-3 19-10 0-0
49 South Alabama Sun Belt 35-13 11-5 6-5 18-3 0-0
54 Troy Sun Belt 33-15 12-6 7-1 14-8 0-0
57 Marshall Sun Belt 40-9 8-4 9-1 23-4 0-0
69 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 33-18 6-6 2-1 25-11 0-0
83 James Madison Sun Belt 27-16 8-8 5-4 14-4 0-0
101 Southern Miss. Sun Belt 20-22 5-8 0-0 15-14 0-0
121 ULM Sun Belt 24-28 9-11 2-3 13-14 0-0
135 App State Sun Belt 22-26 8-16 10-2 4-8 0-0
148 Ga. Southern Sun Belt 17-31 2-18 3-2 12-11 0-0
192 Georgia St. Sun Belt 17-33 2-15 1-3 14-15 0-0

[BeauCajun]

8 of the 12 teams in the top 101. Impressive for the conference. Of course the 4 best teams are in the West. East teams need to get better. Need to be at 4-0 this week.

[JMV JustMyView]

8 of the 12 teams in the top 101. Impressive for the conference. Of course the 4 best teams are in the West. East teams need to get better. Need to be at 4-0 this week.

You going to Tech wednesday?

[VObserver]

8 of the 12 teams in the top 101. Impressive for the conference. Of course the 4 best teams are in the West. East teams need to get better. Need to be at 4-0 this week.

The East desperately needs to improve their scheduling, and it wouldn't hurt most in the West to do so as well.

Non-Conference SOS for SBC East
GaSo 102
CCU 187
JMU 215
GaSt 221
APP 246
MU 278

Non-Conference SOS for SBC West
UL 2
TxSt 47
USA 97
Troy 126
ULM 165
USM 269

Given the general quality of programs in the SBC, any team having a non-conference SOS of worse than around 150 [and all should try for 100 or better] is hurting themselves and the rest of the SBC.

[BeauCajun]

You going to Tech wednesday?

That’s a big negatory on a Wednesday night. Not a good midweek(or any day)road trip.

[JMV JustMyView]

That’s a big negatory on a Wednesday night. Not a good midweek(or any day)road trip.

Yeah I will sit this one out also.

[ragin50]

The East desperately needs to improve their scheduling, and it wouldn't hurt most in the West to do so as well.

Non-Conference SOS for SBC East
GaSo 102
CCU 187
JMU 215
GaSt 221
APP 246
MU 278

Non-Conference SOS for SBC West
UL 2
TxSt 47
USA 97
Troy 126
ULM 165
USM 269

Given the general quality of programs in the SBC, any team having a non-conference SOS of worse than around 150 [and all should try for 100 or better] is hurting themselves and the rest of the SBC.

I would favor eliminating East and West divisions in all Sunbelt sports. This is especially true in football where the top 2 teams in the conference earn their way to the championship game.

[VObserver]

I would favor eliminating East and West divisions in all Sunbelt sports. This is especially true in football where the top 2 teams in the conference earn their way to the championship game.

There is no official divisional split in softball. My division was for convenience,as fans generally identify according to the football divisions.

[ragin50]

That’s true, but it obviously does affect scheduling in softball where we only play a few teams in the east.

[VObserver]

Speaking of the importance of non-conference SOS:

There are currently 12 non P5 schools in the Top 50 RPI. All but 3 have non-conference SOS in the top 40. Four have non-conference SOS in the top 10. Eight are in the top 25 in non-conference SOS. Only McNeese [61] and South Alabama [97] are outside the top 50.

[VObserver]

For those who complain about the SBC dragging down the RPI of its better members; as of games through yesterday, EVERY school in the SBC except UL has improved their RPI over OOC numbers since beginning conference play, and UL stayed the same [at 10].

[CajunVic]

Which 7 teams below LOUISIANA in RPI will bump them as a regional host?

[moorecajun]

For those who complain about the SBC dragging down the RPI of its better members; as of games through yesterday, EVERY school in the SBC except UL has improved their RPI over OOC numbers since beginning conference play, and UL stayed the same [at 10].

Good news for our conference; I hope we keep it going in that direction.

[VObserver]

Good news for our conference; I hope we keep it going in that direction.

If we can get even half the teams scheduling out of conference as well as Texas State, and get everyone to no worse than 100 non-conference SOS, the SBC can be self-promoting as well as most P5 conferences.