RPI 5/8/2010

[GoneGolfin]

As I discussed in detail here ...

https://forumeus.com/sh...32&postcount=7

the Cajun RPI dropped a very small amount last night (.0016). If this were Friday, their Adjusted RPI (.5736) still would have been good for an ordinal rank of 35. However, several teams around the Cajuns entering yesterday's action saw their RPI value move higher. Thus the drop in the ordinal rankings to 39. But as you can see, positions 34 -> 39 are tightly packed (only .0021 separates them).

In some other good news ... Northwestern State is climbing higher. Their Base RPI is now 61 and their Adjusted RPI is 59. Their Base RPI is moving away from the 75 threshold (a fall below here would mean the Cajuns' .0012 RPI bonus would disappear). If they can move into the Top 50, this would mean a bonus of .0018 for the Cajuns. It would also improve the Cajuns' record against the RPI Top 50.

The Cajuns also moved up to 12-11 vs. the Base RPI Top 75 because Tulane dropped out of the Base RPI Top 75 (now #78).

The Cajuns' Non-Conference RPI is .5676, good for a #36 ranking. Their strength of schedule (SOS) is .5484, good for #44. The Sun Belt Conference RPI ranking is #5.

26 0.5869 San Diego 28 0.5821
27 0.5855 Virginia Tech 25 0.5855
28 0.5845 Kentucky 29 0.5803
29 0.5826 North Carolina 27 0.5826
30 0.5805 Oregon 30 0.5793
31 0.5793 Florida Atlantic 32 0.5781
32 0.5791 Pittsburgh 31 0.5791
33 0.5780 Western Kentucky 39 0.5720
34 0.5757 New Mexico 42 0.5673
35 0.5756 Texas A&M 33 0.5756
36 0.5754 Texas State 36 0.5736
37 0.5754 College of Charleston 34 0.5754
38 0.5740 Stanford 35 0.5740
39 0.5736 Louisiana 37 0.5724
40 0.5720 Oregon State 38 0.5720
41 0.5678 The Citadel 41 0.5678
42 0.5674 Liberty 40 0.5686
43 0.5659 Texas Tech 43 0.5659
44 0.5653 Kansas State 46 0.5623
45 0.5645 Tennessee 49 0.5603
46 0.5641 UC Irvine 45 0.5623
47 0.5640 Boston College 48 0.5610
48 0.5623 Appalachian State 44 0.5623
49 0.5617 Baylor 47 0.5617
50 0.5596 Southeastern Louisiana 52 0.5554

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

The Sun Belt conference also moved up in Conference RPI rankings (to #5), just beyond CUSA. The Big East is not far behind at #7. The Sun Belt and CUSA could go back and forth before it is all said and done.

Brian

[raginsaints]

So, if we sweep this weekend, will our RPI go any higher or are we just counting on other teams falling?

[Turbine]

Thanks Brian

[ulforlife]

So, if we sweep this weekend, will our RPI go any higher or are we just counting on other teams falling?

we want our opponents to win, while we win



igeaux.mobi

[GoneGolfin]

_ So, if we sweep this weekend, will our RPI go any higher or are we just counting on other teams falling? _

The RPI value is only partially dependent on the Cajuns sweeping this weekend. But my educated guess is that the Cajuns' RPI value will remain about the same in the event of a sweep. Meanwhile, their RPI rank will depend on the performance of the teams in the Cajuns' RPI vicinity.

Brian