SBC RPI through Games of 4/21/2024

[VObserver]

It is to their benifit to play each other often during the regular season.

I wonder if the committee looks at how many teams played each other, and whether that sometimes affects tournament pairing?

We usually have same season home and home with LSU and McNeese, who we can depend upon to be at least reasonably good every year. We also usually have same season home and home with La Tech, Southeastern or Nicholls. ULM is in conference. We do not usually have all five of the home and homes every year.

We also do an alternate year home and home series with Baylor

The only thing I would do differently if I could would be to have an alternate year home and home series with Arkansas, Ole Miss or Mississippi State.

[CajunT]

We usually have same season home and home with LSU and McNeese, who we can depend upon to be at least reasonably good every year. We also usually have same season home and home with La Tech, Southeastern or Nicholls. ULM is in conference. We do not usually have all five of the home and homes every year.

We also do an alternate year home and home series with Baylor

The only thing I would do differently if I could would be to have an alternate year home and home series with Arkansas, Ole Miss or Mississippi State.

Not if they don't want to play here in a multi-season agreement.

[VObserver]

Oh, I don't doubt that we have tried and been refused. The SEC teams in general are pretty arrogant like that.

[VObserver]

Big 12 teams will play; we just don't have enough nearby. Until Houston joined this year Baylor was the closest

[VObserver]

SBC RPI through games of 4/24/2024

14 Louisiana [.65809]
16 Texas St. [.64594]
32 South Alabama [.60430]
54 Troy [.57134]
59 James Madison [.57077]
83 Coastal Carolina [.54703]
91 ULM [.53565]
122 Marshall [.50689]
146 Ga. Southern [.49261]
148 App State [.49155]
156 Southern Miss. [.48800]
247 Georgia St. [.42487]

The number in brackets after each school is their actual Adjusted RPI.

[VObserver]

SBC RPI through games of 4/25/2024

13 Louisiana [.66040]
16 Texas St. [.64675]
32 South Alabama [.60368]
53 Troy [.57153]
61 James Madison [.56951]
83 Coastal Carolina [.54706]
91 ULM [.53536]
122 Marshall [.50688]
147 Ga. Southern [.49248]
148 App State [.49129]
156 Southern Miss. [.48782]
248 Georgia St. [.42484]

[VObserver]

RPI Top 25 through games of 4/25/2024

1 Texas
2 Oklahoma
3 LSU
4 Georgia
5 Duke ACC
6 Stanford
7 Tennessee
8 UCLA
9 Missouri
10 Texas A&M
11 Florida St.
12 Alabama
13 Louisiana
14 Oklahoma State
15 Arkansas
16 Texas St.
17 Virginia Tech
18 Auburn
19 Florida
20 California
21 Baylor
22 Clemson
23 Arizona
24 Washington
25 Mississippi St.

[GoneGolfin]

SBC RPI through games of 4/25/2024

13 Louisiana [.66040]
16 Texas St. [.64675]
32 South Alabama [.60368]
53 Troy [.57153]
61 James Madison [.56951]
83 Coastal Carolina [.54706]
91 ULM [.53536]
122 Marshall [.50688]
147 Ga. Southern [.49248]
148 App State [.49129]
156 Southern Miss. [.48782]
248 Georgia St. [.42484]

Colorado State moving into the Base RPI Top 75 through yesterday's games is the reason the Cajuns jumped one spot in the RPI rankings (yesterday to today). Of course, Colorado State can just as easily fall out in the coming days (they are at #75 now). Baylor is another team that is near the edge ... #24 Base RPI (.0026 bonus at stake).

Brian

[VObserver]

Baylor swept BYU; that should help keep them in the Top 25 RPI. They have Houston next weekend. There is a good chance they will sweep that series as well.
Colorado State lost to Fresno. Not good.